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Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion changed adventure games forever by introducing multiple playable characters, each with unique abilities that influence puzzle solutions and story outcomes. The bizarre Edison family, strange experiments, and delightfully absurd humor create an unforgettable setting where almost anything can happen. Exploring the mansion rewards curiosity, while clever writing ensures even failed attempts remain entertaining rather than frustrating. Several possible endings encourage replaying the adventure with different character combinations, revealing fresh situations every time. Just remember that entering suspicious mansions because someone disappeared there has never been considered excellent vacation planning.
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Rating: 4.16 / 5.00 (145 votes)


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Maniac Mansion review

Zero Magazine (1989): "Maniac Mansion is a Lucasfilm game, in the vein of Zak McKracken, and owes a lot to the Sierra On-Line style. But it's a lot better executed than Sierra games, with speedy sprites and good use of your micro's memory to store screens, rather than loading them from disk every time."

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Status: NOT abandonware
Also published for: Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, C64, NES
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Comments

  • Doctor Fred 03/10/2021 19:14
    No, Maniac Mansion is WAY better than "Zak McKracken". I think you just like to lack and use the word "lack" like a gen z'er that doesn't know better or what to say. Maniac Mansion was the best, hands down. Still is!!!
  • Alias Binaural 10/04/2015 18:12
    A great game, a classic! Day of the Tentacle wasn't the same thing, too easy.
  • Zak 06/04/2015 08:01
    As a huge fan of Zak McKracken, I like Maniac Mansion too, but I find it less... enjoyable. Zak has something that Maniac Mansion lacks...
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