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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.
Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic game developed and published by LucasArts. It is the sequel to the 1987 game Maniac Mansion. Play Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle online!
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle game descriptionPurple Tentacle, one of the crazy Dr. Fred’s creations, drinks contaminated water from Dr. Fred’s Sludge-o-matic.
He 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 three friends, Bernard, Hoagie and Laverne 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, thus preventing the whole incident. Naturally, the cheap doctor uses a fake diamond over a real one in his time machine, which blows up sending Hoagie 200 years into the past and Laverne 200 years into the future.Now the player must bring back Hoagie and Laverne, with the help of the time machine’s ability to move objects between time periods, and then stop evil Purple from taking over the world.Day of the Tentacle is a point-and-click adventure game and a sequel to Maniac Mansion. The player controls Bernard, and later also Hoagie and Laverne, being able to switch between them at any time. By using the commands at the bottom of the screen, the character can pick up items, use them on other things, talk to people and more. Any of the three friends can also send his items across time to another friend.The game takes place in the same area, but in three different eras, and thus affecting history takes a vital part in some puzzles.
For instance, Hoagie can hide an item in the 18th century, and Laverne discovers it in the 23rd century – but by then, the item may have been affected by time and changed its properties.The CD version of the game contains voice-overs for all the dialogues. Play Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle onlineYou can play Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle online here, in web browser, for free!
In the original Day of the Tentacle, there was a place in the story where the player could stop and play the full original classic Maniac Mansion on an old Commodore-style computer. It was an interesting easter egg and one that was unlike anything seen at the time. But surely, with developer rights being where they are, there's no way that bonus could find its way into Day of the Tentacle Remastered, right? Actually, as it turns out, it can!Speaking to Shacknews at IndieCade, Double Fine VP of Development Matt Hansen made sure to point out that the full Maniac Mansion game is indeed fully intact within Day of the Tentacle Remastered. For those that played the original Day of the Tentacle, it's in the exact same spot as it was before. Is Maniac Mansion itself fully remastered? Unfortunately, no, it's just as it was, but fans of the original game aren't about to quibble with that minor detail, given that it's widely regarded as one of the greatest adventure games of its era.As for whether other LucasArts games are in line to receive the remaster treatment, Double Fine's Tim Schafer remains hopeful.
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In the meantime, there's even more to the from Day of the Tentacle Remastered that Shacknews posted earlier today. For more on the game and more from Tim Schafer, be sure to return to Shacknews soon. Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it.
Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?
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