About Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure video game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games. It follows teenage protagonist Dave Miller as he attempts
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The game takes place in the mansion of the fictional Edison family: Dr. Fred, a mad scientist; Nurse Edna, his wife; and their son Weird Ed. Living with the Edisons are two large, disembodied tentacles, one purple and the other green. The intro sequence shows that a sentient meteor crashed near the mansion twenty years earlier; it brainwashed the Edisons and directed Dr. Fred to obtain human brains for use in experiments. The game begins as Dave Miller prepares to enter the mansion to rescue his girlfriend, Sandy Pantz, who had been kidnapped by Dr. Fred. With the exception of the green tentacle, the mansion's inhabitants are hostile, and will throw the player characters into the dungeon—or, in some situations, kill them—if they see them. When a character dies, the player must choose a rep
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About Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion is a game developed by Lucasfilm Games. Released in 1987, Maniac Mansion falls under the Point-and-click and Adventure genres. It holds an overall rating of 87/100 based on 136 ratings.
The game is available on C64, Atari-ST, PC, Mac, DOS and can be found on Steam, GOG.. Game modes include Single player.
The game explores themes of Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror, Comedy and is played from a Side view perspective.. Players who enjoy Maniac Mansion might also like the 8 similar games listed above.