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- Maniac_Mansion abstract "Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. Initially released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II, it was Lucasfilm's foray into video game publishing. The game follows teenager Dave Miller as he ventures into a mansion and attempts to rescue his girlfriend from an evil mad scientist, whose family has been controlled by a sentient meteor that crashed near the mansion 20 years earlier. The player uses a point-and-click interface to guide Dave and two of his friends through the mansion while avoiding its dangerous inhabitants and solving puzzles.The game was conceived in 1985 by Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick. They based the story on horror film and B movie clichés with humorous elements, and they based the game's characters on people they knew and characters from movies, comics, and horror magazines. The developers based the mansion's design on the Main House at Skywalker Ranch, outlining the map and pathways prior to programming. The interface came from the designers' desire to improve on contemporary text parser-based graphical adventure games seen in earlier adventure titles. To reduce the effort required for creating the game, Gilbert implemented a game engine called SCUMM, which would be re-used for many other LucasArts titles. The game was ported to several other platforms; the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) version had to be considerably modified to follow Nintendo of America's content policies, which barred material deemed inappropriate for children.Regarded as a seminal adventure title, Maniac Mansion was critically acclaimed; reviewers lauded its graphics, cutscenes, animation, and humor. Reviewers and other developers have considered its point-and-click interface revolutionary; the system has led competitors to adopt similar interfaces. The game influenced numerous other titles, has been placed in several "hall of fame" lists, and has led fans to create remakes with enhanced visuals. A TV series, written by Eugene Levy and starring Joe Flaherty, was created in 1990 and lasted for three seasons, filming 66 episodes. Lucasfilm Games released the sequel Day of the Tentacle in 1993, which also received critical acclaim.".
- Maniac_Mansion composer David_Hayes_(musician).
- Maniac_Mansion composer George_Sanger_(musician).
- Maniac_Mansion computingMedia Floppy_disk.
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- Maniac_Mansion computingPlatform Amiga.
- Maniac_Mansion computingPlatform Apple_II.
- Maniac_Mansion computingPlatform Atari_ST.
- Maniac_Mansion computingPlatform Commodore_64.
- Maniac_Mansion computingPlatform IBM_Personal_Computer.
- Maniac_Mansion computingPlatform Nintendo_Entertainment_System.
- Maniac_Mansion designer Gary_Winnick_(game_developer).
- Maniac_Mansion designer Ron_Gilbert.
- Maniac_Mansion gameArtist Gary_Winnick_(game_developer).
- Maniac_Mansion gameEngine SCUMM.
- Maniac_Mansion genre Graphic_adventure_game.
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- Maniac_Mansion alt "A grey-haired man with a grey beard wearing black jacket and grey shirt, talking with a whiteboard behind him.".
- Maniac_Mansion alt "A middle-aged man with a brown and grey bear wearing a black shirt and green jacket.".
- Maniac_Mansion artist "Gary Winnick".
- Maniac_Mansion caption "Ken Macklin's cover artwork depicts five of the playable characters: Syd, Dave, Bernard, Razor, and Jeff.".
- Maniac_Mansion composer George_Sanger_(musician).
- Maniac_Mansion composer "Chris Grigg".
- Maniac_Mansion composer "David Hayes".
- Maniac_Mansion composer "David Lawrence".
- Maniac_Mansion composer "David Warhol".
- Maniac_Mansion composer "Home computers".
- Maniac_Mansion composer "NES".
- Maniac_Mansion designer Gary_Winnick_(game_developer).
- Maniac_Mansion designer Ron_Gilbert.
- Maniac_Mansion engine SCUMM.
- Maniac_Mansion eurog "9".
- Maniac_Mansion footer "Douglas Crockford managed the conversion process for the game's Nintendo Entertainment System version, while Tim Schafer play-tested the port.".
- Maniac_Mansion genre Graphic_adventure_game.
- Maniac_Mansion hasPhotoCollection Maniac_Mansion.
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- Maniac_Mansion image "Douglas Crockford - Georgia Tech 2010.jpg".
- Maniac_Mansion image "Tim Schafer 2011.jpg".
- Maniac_Mansion media Floppy_disk.
- Maniac_Mansion media ROM_cartridge.
- Maniac_Mansion modes Single-player_video_game.
- Maniac_Mansion name "Maniac Mansion".
- Maniac_Mansion platforms Amiga.
- Maniac_Mansion platforms Apple_II.
- Maniac_Mansion platforms Atari_ST.
- Maniac_Mansion platforms Commodore_64.
- Maniac_Mansion platforms IBM_Personal_Computer.
- Maniac_Mansion platforms Nintendo_Entertainment_System.
- Maniac_Mansion quote "All adventure games of the time required typing, and this is understandable given that most of them were text based. A few games, most notably the Sierra ones, had graphics but they still required typing. I never understood this and felt that it was only taking it halfway.".
- Maniac_Mansion quoted "true".
- Maniac_Mansion released "--10-22".
- Maniac_Mansion rev "ACE".
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- Maniac_Mansion rev "Commodore User".
- Maniac_Mansion rev "Mean Machines".
- Maniac_Mansion rev "The Games Machine".
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- Maniac_Mansion rev "Zzap!64".
- Maniac_Mansion rev1score "820".
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- Maniac_Mansion salign "center".
- Maniac_Mansion source "Ron Gilbert on the then-common input method in adventure games".
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- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:1987_video_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Adventure_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Amiga_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Apple_II_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Atari_ST_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Comedy_video_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Commodore_64_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Console_adventure_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:DOS_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Jaleco_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:LucasArts_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Nintendo_Entertainment_System_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Parody_video_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Point-and-click_adventure_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Realtime_Associates_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:SCUMM_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:ScummVM_supported_games.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Video_games_developed_in_the_United_States.
- Maniac_Mansion subject Category:Video_games_featuring_female_protagonists.
- Maniac_Mansion type 1987VideoGames.
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- Maniac_Mansion type AdventureGames.
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- Maniac_Mansion type AppleIIGames.