some games will live forever as classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1987 s iconic and
comedic adventure puzzle game maniac
mansion which debuted on the commodore
64 and Apple 2 it was later ported to
several other computer platforms and the
Nintendo Entertainment System
not only one of the first
point-and-click adventure games by
LucasArts to use their popular language
control utility called scum engine it
has also become iconic for it’s
thrilling b-movie horror plotline this
revolves around a bunch of friends who
are trying to rescue a girl who has been
abducted by a mad scientist who lives in
the creepy old Edison house on the edge
of town as the game opens you are also
told a tale of meteorite crash that
happened 20 years ago there have also
been mumblings of strange experiments
and creatures living amongst the
mansion’s family planning to rescue
sandy you play her boyfriend Dave who
enlist the help of his friends to sneak
in and get her out players start by
choosing two of these friends to
accompany Dave and can then switch
between these three characters at will
in order to solve strategic and
complicated puzzles throughout the game
your desired actions are carried out by
selecting verbs on the lower half of the
screen and applying them to objects
interestingly each character has a
distinct personality and may produce a
different means of tackling a problem
from the rest of their pals however if
the edison family captures any of the
kids they are thrown in a dungeon and
must be rescued by another character who
still has his or her freedom maniac
mansion is beloved for its use of comedy
and focus on a bizarre plot and
outrageous puzzle solving elements even
today fans continue to discover new
things about it when trying to unlock
all of its 15 possible endings
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1987 s iconic and
comedic adventure puzzle game maniac
mansion which debuted on the commodore
64 and Apple 2 it was later ported to
several other computer platforms and the
Nintendo Entertainment System
not only one of the first
point-and-click adventure games by
LucasArts to use their popular language
control utility called scum engine it
has also become iconic for it’s
thrilling b-movie horror plotline this
revolves around a bunch of friends who
are trying to rescue a girl who has been
abducted by a mad scientist who lives in
the creepy old Edison house on the edge
of town as the game opens you are also
told a tale of meteorite crash that
happened 20 years ago there have also
been mumblings of strange experiments
and creatures living amongst the
mansion’s family planning to rescue
sandy you play her boyfriend Dave who
enlist the help of his friends to sneak
in and get her out players start by
choosing two of these friends to
accompany Dave and can then switch
between these three characters at will
in order to solve strategic and
complicated puzzles throughout the game
your desired actions are carried out by
selecting verbs on the lower half of the
screen and applying them to objects
interestingly each character has a
distinct personality and may produce a
different means of tackling a problem
from the rest of their pals however if
the edison family captures any of the
kids they are thrown in a dungeon and
must be rescued by another character who
still has his or her freedom maniac
mansion is beloved for its use of comedy
and focus on a bizarre plot and
outrageous puzzle solving elements even
today fans continue to discover new
things about it when trying to unlock
all of its 15 possible endings
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