I know Monkey Island is popular, is the first one really the best? The graphics look terrible, well it is nearly 18 years old now, but is it good?

If I play a Monkey Island I may as well start from the beginning even with the terrible graphics.

Any other recommendations?

Syberia , King's Quest, Monkey Island, Larry ( not the latest crap ), The Longest Journey, Myst Series are just some of the best. They may be kind of old, but they are still tons of fun!

Anywayz, have you got Zack & Wiki? Do it then!

full throttle--great game
freddy farcas--he was a frontier pharmacist
any of teh indiana jones series, also look up the police quest series

Is Zack & Wiki a point and click? Awesome.

its the closest thing to a point and click the home based machines have seen in awhile--save pc

Grim Fandango! My wife and I really liked that one. We get the urge to bust it out and play it again every now and then.

I also really liked King's Quest I thru IV and the original Myst.

^yes kings quest are fun
then if you really feel like a stretch go for teh hugo series--House of horro for DOS was a blast...pick up the rubber bong

Diablo 1 and 2

King's Quest 6 + 7 turned me onto the genre, though you miss a bit of the backstory by starting there.