The Monkey Island series began in 1990, during the golden age of point-and-click adventure games. The games have predominantly been developed by LucasArts (also known as Lucasfilm Games), who developed numerous iconic point-and-click games in the 90s, including Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle. The point-and-click genre was incredibly popular throughout the 90s, with the genre's storytelling, notoriously tricky puzzles, and comedy keeping players coming back for more.