http://lungfishopolis.com/2008/11/free-game-friday-maniac-mansion-deluxe/ Video games on our minds Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:12:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://lungfishopolis.com/2008/11/free-game-friday-maniac-mansion-deluxe/#comment-1302 Top Fifty: 50-46 | Lungfishopolis.com Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:46:10 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=89#comment-1302 [...] 48-Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm Games, Commodore 64, 1987) A few years back, I discovered a fan remake of Maniac Mansion called Maniac Mansion Deluxe which I could download and play on a modern PC. I did so, and was delighted to find that I still remembered how to get through all the game’s puzzles. I finished it in two evenings. But back when I first played it on my Commodore, before the era of The Internet, it took many months. During those months, I’d confer with other kids on the playground, exchanging strategies and learning what worked to get past Purple Tentacle and Dr. Fred. It was a different era, and to me Maniac Mansion is the best of the SCUMM games. More than twenty years later, the game still has an undeniable charm. [...] [...] 48-Maniac Mansion (Lucasfilm Games, Commodore 64, 1987) A few years back, I discovered a fan remake of Maniac Mansion called Maniac Mansion Deluxe which I could download and play on a modern PC. I did so, and was delighted to find that I still remembered how to get through all the game’s puzzles. I finished it in two evenings. But back when I first played it on my Commodore, before the era of The Internet, it took many months. During those months, I’d confer with other kids on the playground, exchanging strategies and learning what worked to get past Purple Tentacle and Dr. Fred. It was a different era, and to me Maniac Mansion is the best of the SCUMM games. More than twenty years later, the game still has an undeniable charm. [...]

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