Ok so i've played first monkey island and i am currently playing monkey island 2 on steam. I was wondering where i can buy a digital version of the the third game that has the least intrusive drm. Also i dont mind buying retail version but that's only as the last resort

Unless I'm very much mistaken I don't think the third Monkey Island game (Curse of Monkey Island) was/is available through digital distribution.

I bought the disc/retail box when it was released and that's the only way I've ever seen it available. I would look for one on amazon or ebay. They aren't too expensive. Then if you have trouble playing it on your computer, use ScummVM. That's how I play it now.

Dam i thought so :(
Can you tell me what drm is like, do i need to have the disc in the drive to play?
I'm guessing the 4th one is also unavailable for digital distribution

There is no DRM on the Curse of Monkey Island disc. I just copied the files from both discs (it's a 2 disc set) and then played it using ScummVM. They have a tutorial on their site about which files are needed. No disc necessary.

Or there is a launcher that supposedly lets you play the game on 64bit systems without using ScummVM, but I haven't tried it yet. Not sure if it needs the disc or not. It's located here:

http://quick.mixnmojo.com/software/cmi-setup


For Escape from Monkey Island, I haven't seen that for digital distribution either. I tried playing my disc the other day but it doesn't work on my pc. And I don't like the game enough to jump through hoops for it. But if you want to try the substitute launcher it's located here:

http://quick.mixnmojo.com/software/emi-launcher

Edit: I would love for GOG to get the whole series on here someday. I'd definitely buy it just as a backup, and to get some of the "extras" like concept art and stuff.

Holy crap that's a lot of info thanks a lot :D Guess i'll have to order it from amazon

I also agree that GOG should get the whole series here it would be brilliant. I would love to have the extras that would come with it

You're welcome. Hope you enjoy playing! It's one of my favorite games.

I agree that I hope GOG is able to get Curse of Monkey Island and Escape from Monkey Island. Those games were hilarious and I hope to be able to play them again.