Brings back nice memories. I actually never finished the game when I was younger. The fact you can't save progress is the reason, plus I'm kind of dumb. Anyway, I wish the re-release of game would have had option to save progress. I guess that would've required time and money that the "big whigs" weren't willing to dish out money for. Oh well. Still...
Maniac Mansion1987
Maniac Mansion
1987 Lucasfilm Games75Good
Playtime
ShortTypically 5 hours
Playable on
- Steam DeckPlayable
- Steam MachinePlayable
Available on
- $5.99
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- October 1, 1987
- Developer
- Lucasfilm Games
- Publisher
- Lucasfilm Games
- Genres
Overview
Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts to rescue his girlfriend from a mad scientist, whose mind has been enslaved by a sentient meteor. The player uses a point-and-click interface to guide Dave and two of his six playable friends through the scientist's mansion while solving puzzles and avoiding dangers. Gameplay is nonlinear, and the game must be completed in different ways based on the player's choice of characters. Initially released for the Commodore 64 and Apple II, Maniac Mansion was Lucasfilm Games' first self-published product.
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Reception
Players85
Great- Steam85from 143 reviews
I’ve played this game on 1991 when i got my first computer. I played it all my living hours as possible (i was 15 and shared the computer with my big family). My original computer was an XT clone with Hercules Amber monitor. No mouse. No harddrive. No Soundcard. The game came in two floppy disks 5 1/4”. I had the photocopies of the door codes, barely...
Classic point & click released in 1987, a living fossil in the AI age. Control is wacky, no BGM (not sure if it's the game or my setting), pixelated graphics, still recommend all to all gamers, give it a try, see how far you will go.
I loved the NES version as a kid and since this is the only version on Steam I've got to recommend this classic. That being said, it doesn't have those classic music tracks that really helped that version stand out. There are also some bugs and an unintuitive user experience. So, while the base game is worth playing ... it also isn't going to totally...