Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle

by LucasArts

Product Features

• First released in 1993, but with production values so good, they're still better than most games today.
• For DOS, or Windows 95 / 98 in DOS mode. Some sellers may offer XP / Vista compatibility; see individual listings.
• Day of the Tentacle is the sequel to Maniac Mansion

Product Details

• ASIN: B00079WOJY
• Media: CD-ROM
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,391 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything old is new again..., December 30, 2005

By 

Michael Clark - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (CD-ROM)

To this day, I still consider the old Lucas Arts games to be on par with Halo and the like. Witty, Montey-Python-esque humor beats shiny graphics anyday. My proof? First is FFVII, and second is this gem. If you've ever played Monkey Island this is for you. If not, buy Monkey Island, and then buy this. Trust me. Despite its age, it still creates interesting characters and awesome dialogue that simply cannot be beaten. There's even a SCUMM interpreter (google it), that can make it run on Window's XP. The only negative part is that it might be hard to find, especially for a good price.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easily one of the best games in the adventure genre, January 14, 2007

By 

Steven Scott "LeChuck" (L.A., CA) - See all my reviews
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= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (CD-ROM)

Day of the Tentacle is a fantastic adventure. No top 10 adventure game list should be without it. It was developed at LucasArts in their adventure game hey day and was created by Tim Shafer, the man behind other marvelous games such as Full Throttle, Grim Fandango, and the more recent platformer, Psychonauts.

DOTT is the sequel to the first LucasArts adventure title, Maniac Mansion. The only original playable character from that game is Bernard. Along with his friends, Laverne and Hoagie, he must stop an evil tentacle from taking over the world, so they are once again, off to the Edison's mansion. Just like the original game, you take control of three different characters to solve puzzles, but what makes this game so unique, is the three of them are all in the mansion, but in the past, present and future. That makes for some very interesting time altering puzzles. Changing things in the past of course affects the future, so you sometimes must rely on the other characters to help you progress. This keeps it entertaining and fun, because if you get stuck with one character, you can always just switch to another and try to solve different puzzles. For even more playability, the original Maniac Mansion is included in this game. Just use Ed Edison's computer and you can play the whole thing. Very humble beginnings.

The jokes in here are hilarious, and the characters memorable. The graphics were really great and still look good, like an animated cartoon. The sight gags and animation are very Looney Tunes and the puzzles aren't too challenging, even for a new gamer. This one I can still play ever so often and not get tired of it. They really don't make them like this anymore. Hopefully Tim Shafer will return to the world of adventure gaming soon because it needs him desperately.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maniac Mansion 2, August 22, 2006

By 

Seanna - See all my reviews

= Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle (CD-ROM)

Day of the Tentacle is the sequel to Maniac Mansion, but although based on the same basic premise, is a completely different game.

With insane artists that were seemingly taken directly from Warner Bros.' classic Road Runner, combined with the talent of the likes of Ron Gilbert, Day of the Tentacle is more than just a game: it is an insane, surreal adventure with a long and complex story.

Basically what happens is this: Purple Tentacle, one of crazy Dr. Fred's creations, drinks contaminated water from Dr. Fred's Sludge'o'matic, mutates into an insane genius and grows arms, and now he's plotting to take over the world. In an effort to stop him, Dr. Fred sends the three insane friends, Bernard, Hoggie and Lavern back in time to yesterday, in order for them to turn off the Sludge'o'matic and stop the sludge from spilling into the river. Naturally, the cheap doctor uses a fake diamond over a real one in his time machine, which blows up sending Hoggie 200 years into the past and Lavern 200 years into the future.

This is where the story begins: with the help of a few items you can pass through time with the use of the Chronojohn you must bring back Hoggie and Lavern and stop evil Purple from taking over the world.