The Secret Of Monkey Island (SCD) Premium Edition

Guybrush Threepwood walks into a Sega CD, and somehow, that's not even the weirdest thing about this release. The Secret of Monkey Island Premium Edition for Sega CD (available on Nintendo Switch via Limited Run) is one of the most unexpected and delightful physical releases in recent memory, pairing LucasArts' point-and-click masterpiece with a disc playable on your retro Sega CD console. The Premium Edition includes an individually numbered book-style rigid box with silver foil stamping and certificate of authenticity, a game manual, three art cards, a reversible 18" x 24" poster, a commemorative coin, a retro case enamel pin, and the legendary "Ask Me About Loom" button.

That button. If you know, you know. It's one of gaming's greatest in-jokes, pulled straight from the game itself and turned into a wearable piece of LucasArts history.

The book-style rigid box with silver foil stamping gives this the shelf presence of a rare first edition, and the numbered certificate confirms its limited nature. Monkey Island invented a comedic voice for adventure games that's been imitated endlessly but never matched. Insult sword fighting, rubber chickens with pulleys, and a protagonist who wanted to be a pirate.

It's pure magic. Having it on a Sega CD disc is a cross-platform curiosity that makes this release feel like a collector's fever dream in the best possible way. The commemorative coin and enamel pin add tactile weight to the package.

This one belongs behind glass.