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Maniac Mansion

Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick's 1987 B-movie comedy: the game that invented the point-and-click adventure as we know it, and the SCUMM engine behind Monkey Island.

Dave's girlfriend Sandy has been kidnapped by the mad Dr. Fred, who lives in a creepy mansion with his family and a meteor from outer space. Pick two friends to join Dave, and break in to save her.

The full original Maniac Mansion is playable inside Day of the Tentacle Remastered.

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About the game

There are seven kids to choose from, each with their own skills, and you switch between your three at any time. Different teams find different solutions and different endings.

Instead of typing, you click on verbs and objects on screen. That simple idea, and the SCUMM engine built for it, shaped LucasArts adventures for the next decade.

History

Designed by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick at Lucasfilm Games and released in 1987 for the Commodore 64 and Apple II, then for DOS, Amiga, NES and more.

Its sequel, Day of the Tentacle, followed in 1993. The 2016 remaster of that sequel includes the original Maniac Mansion as a playable extra.

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Ways to play

GOG.com Day of the Tentacle Remastered, with Maniac Mansion inside
Paid Open

Extras

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