Maniac Mansion

But whether you prefer the PC’s superior visuals and mouse support or the NES’ excellent music and far greater availability, you really can’t go wrong: unlike ICOM’s MacVenture series, no attempts were made to simplify the actual gameplay for a younger audience. With two uniquely outstanding takes on this B-movie masterpiece to choose from, you’d have to be a real tuna head to pass up a night with the Edisons – and Dr. Fred is always happy to welcome new brain donors.

Você deve ajudar Dave, Razor, Wendy e outros amigos a resgatar Sandy. Um cientista do mal, que mora na mansão, quer transferir seu cérebro para uma máquina maluca e você deve impedí-lo. Neste game, será necessário pensar muito - você deve descobrir os segredos e tomar decisões. O jogo pode ser gravado (save) e continuado sempre (restore), mesmo tendo desligado o console.

Although Parasite Eve is the official cinematic RPG, I believe Maniac Mansion deserves that spot. I will admit that the graphics would seem to disqualify it, but every other aspect of it reminds me of the silver screen far better than PE ever did. With wonderful music, a silly and psychotic storyline, a phenomenal amount of replay value, and average graphics (I probably shouldn't have ended on that one), Maniac Mansion is a definite classic that every RPG nut should own.

Maniac Mansion combines arcade action, visual clues, perplexing puzzles and a great sense of humor to create one of the best arcade adventure I've seen.

Spätestens nach dem Spielen von Maniac Mansion stellt ihr euch die Frage, warum fleischfressende Pflanzen eine Vorliebe für Pepsi-Cola entwickelt haben oder warum Radioaktivität für eine blaue Hautfarbe sorgt. Insgesamt stellt das Modul für alle Adventure-Freunde einen absoluten Pflichtkauf dar, sofern sie das Modul nicht eh schon besitzen sollten.

If you aren't a fan of point-and-click games, this one doesn't do anything so gripping that it will convert you. But, for a 15-year-old that has almost as much, if not more, to offer than some current games, Maniac mansion is worth just about any price you can find it for.

Es ist eines der besten Adventures das Ich je gespielt habe, sowohl von der Handlung, der Technik wie auch von den Puzzles her gesehen.

Die deutschen Versionen von Lucasfilms köstlichem Grusel-Jux-Adventure sind jetzt für alle 16-Bit-Computer erhältlich. Auf Amiga, ST und PC sind Grafik und Spielwitz gleich gut.

Die deutschen Versionen von Lucasfilms köstlichem Grusel-Jux-Adventure sind jetzt für alle 16-Bit-Computer erhältlich. Auf Amiga, ST und PC sind Grafik und Spielwitz gleich gut.

Maniac Mansion ist natürlich für jeden Adventurefan einen Blick wert, zumal man sich zumindest das recht gelungene Fan – Remake kostenlos herunterladen kann.

Als bisher einziges Adventure ist Maniac Mansion actionmüden Videospielern uneingeschränkt zu empfehlen, da es zu den originellsten Vertretern des Genres zählt. Man darf aus einer Handvoll jugendlicher Helden mit unterschiedlichem Background drei Figuren auswählen. Da das Abenteuer in jeder Heldenkombination lösbar ist, ergibt sich eine jeweils leicht veränderte Handlung. Für Überraschungen ist auch so reichlich gesorgt, trotz ungewöhnlicher Situationen und Protagonisten ist aber jede Aufgabe mit Logik lösbar. Die Grafik ist ansprechend, alle Soundeffekte sind geschickt zur Untermalung verschiedener Situationen eingesetzt. Maniac Mansion ist rundum gelungen und durch die Lucasfilm-typischen Zwischensequenzen zusätzlich veredelt.

No matter whether you look at it from a historical point of view or just to find a great Adventure game - Maniac Mansion always fits. Its importance in the history of computer games is undeniable, and so is the quality of the gameplay and story.

Well a good storyline, nice design, simple controls and challenging puzzles all add up to a clean.

In its early days of glory, Lucasfilm Games publishes about 1-2 adventure or quest games per year. The company is well known for the superb graphics and gameplay in its games. Among these titles is Maniac Mansion—a classic adventure game from the days when the PC XT rules the world. The game has even inspired a television series by the same name.

I love adventure games. There's probably nothing in the realm of electronic media I enjoy more than a point-and-click adventure. Unfortunately I'm a reviewer of consoles, and consoles rarely get any of these for one very good reason: It's a bitch to point and click with a gamepad. So it was, in my opinion, pretty gutsy for LucasArts (then LucasFilm Games) to take its first PC hit and license it for the NES. Sure Maniac Mansion was already a success, but the limitations of Nintendo could have easily marred the reputation of this classic. Luckily, they didn't, and the cart is almost as good as the original.

Maniac does have faults, though. You cannot control all three kids at once, they tend to wander all over the place and the lack of sound effects reduces atmosphere. However, Maniac is still an enjoyable romp.

Maniac Mansion ist mit Sicherheit eines der besten Adventures für den Amiga überhaupt. Die kleinen Mängel bei Grafik und Sound sind sofort vergessen, wenn man sich auf dieses intelligent und humorvoll gemachte Abenteuer erstmal eingelassen hat!

All in all, Maniac Mansion was a fine way to help kickstart the point-and-click era back in the day. If you play adventure games more for the exploration than for complex story and characters, MM should definitely appeal to you, even today, though it hasn't stood the test of time as well as some games. Compared to later SCUMM adventures, it's been surpassed in almost every area — graphics, story, characterisation, even interface — but hey, trailblazers can't be expected to be perfect. Despite these weaknesses, it's still quite solid and enjoyable, and well worth playing, if largely for the historical relevance.

Si bien Maniac Mansion es una aventura imprescindible, no ya por la calidad que tenga sino por la grandísima importancia histórica que tiene, también es una aventura sobrevalorada. Tanto el jugador como el crítico ven contaminada su objetividad por una nostalgia malsana. Como dice el refrán, el amor es ciego, sin embargo, aún suponiendo una enorme revolución tanto a nivel técnico como a nivel de diseño, esta aventura, la primera totalmente en point&click y la primera que muchos han jugado, tiene defectos, puede que propios de un diseñador y una compañía primerizos, pero defectos al fin y al cabo, que se tapan sistemáticamente, ensalzándose las virtudes con exageración enfermiza.

Overall, the game is fun as hell. Problem solving has never been such a pleasure until this game strolled into town. Because of its in-depth problem puzzles, it can be enjoyed by many ages. And the fun isn't lost on the replay, as you can assemble a new trio of friends, therefore creating an entirely different chain of events. The humor addition is just one extra push to making Maniac Mansion a huge success in my book. The only real complaint I have is that I'm merely borrowing this game for the review. Good luck getting it back, Paul! (Insert sinister laugh here)

If you’re looking for a p’n’c to tide you over, Maniac Mansion isn’t the one to go for. Even with its "different" routes through the game depending on the team you pick, it’s just not that fun to play through, whether you have Razor, Bernard, or Syd bring up the rear. I’d only recommend this to the person who absolutely has to play through every LucasArts games, or, if possible, if you could play it before you’ve played the later and better games. Otherwise, coming to this after the likes of the Monkey Island series (yes—even 4), Grim Fandango, and Loom is going to leave you feeling manic yourself.

The adventure displays no particular finesse in the graphics department, and the sound is typical laughable ST bleepy stuff, but in such a game none of this necessarily matters if the brain that programmed the puzzles and situations is on the ball, or at least to your personal liking.

The main problem with Maniac Mansion is its complexity, which will turn off all but the most dedicated gamers. There are dozens of items to juggle, and figuring out how each is used requires a lot of trial and error. Some solutions tend to defy logic (give the plastic fruit to the tentacle??) The order in which you complete tasks is critical, and timing is sometimes a factor as well. Last time I checked, video games were supposed to be fun, not work! My cartridge contained a battery back-up that allowed me to skip ahead to the previous owner's spot to get a peek at the advanced stages. That's right - 17 years old and the battery is still working! I know a lot of gamers have fond memories of Maniac Mansion, but I don't think this adventure has aged particularly well.