Maniac mansion | Retro Junk

Breadcrumb

Controls

Activity
- Last Active Threads

gaastra 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 473 Account Disabled	Who played maniac mansion for the nes or pc? I used to play this all the time as a kid Anyone ever do the microwave hamster trick or the bottled pool water in the microwave trick. The ghost trick was fun to.

	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Butt-Head 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 186	I used to borrow my friends cartridge of Maniac Mansion for the NES and play it. Loved it, and it openend my eyes for games like The Secret Monkey Island and Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, which may very well be my favorite computer game of all time. Haven't played Maniac Mansion for a while now, but I remember it was very easy to finish with Bernard in the team.
	Come to Butt-Head...
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

darthmunk
8 years 6 months ago
Posts: 3365
I have that game for NES, but never got into it.
Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes | No

Herokip93 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 374	this was my fav game of all time...sorry mario 3... i had it for nes with the cartridge where u can blow up the hamster dudes...dont pick up the chainsaw, you're never gonna find gas for it hooya- beat this game without blowing up everyone to do it. Dave sucks.
	Dude, chicks are like voltron, the more you hook up the better it gets-Tucker (red vs blue)
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Butt-Head 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 186	Herokip93 wrote: Dave sucks. He really does. Ironic how the obligatory kid has to be the one of least use.
	Come to Butt-Head...
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Mad-Mike 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 539	For me it was Monkey Island first, then move ahead about 10 years, I get a NES Emulator and downloaded Maniac Mansion, I have to say, I prefer Monkey Island to any Maniac Mansion game. Maniac Mansion is cool, but I always liked the Monkey Island game, and thought it was neat that they actaully managed to create a game where the sole reward for getting something right was not "not dying", but "not getting frustrated".

	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Borgem 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 162	While I like Maniac Mansion I prefer it's sequel: Day of the Tentacle. It was the first adventure game I played and the graphics, voice-acting and humour blew me away. Not to mention the fact that Purple Tentacle is one of the coolest villains ever. "I feel like I could...like I could....TAKE ON THE WORLD!!"
	You know what they say: If you wanna save the world you gotta push a few old ladies down the stairs
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

NeonNightrider 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 337	Anyone recall this Maniac Mansion trick? I remember hearing about it on Video Power: With anyone on your team, go into Nurse Edna's room. Then, before she takes you to the dungeon, go to "New Kid" and select either of the other two. Stay with whomever you choose for about 15 seconds, then go back to the kid in Edna's room. She will now be frozen, and you can collect any items without fear of being captured. I remember when I found out that you could put Weird Ed's hamster in the microwave, and I begged my parents to take the game back. Yeah, I know that sounds stupid, but I was only 7 or 8 back then! I heard that they took this out in later versions of the game; I never even tried my copy to see if it was one of the early releases. Damn, I could've had a collectors' item! Finally, I agree that Dave was worthless. I always stuck him outside the house to wait for Weird Ed's package.

	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Wordplay 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 202	Remember reading about it on Nintendo -magazine, but it was never published in Finland. Got the walkthrough, but not the game. :\|
	---
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

System
8 years 6 months ago
Posts: 74809
I remember the TV show on the now gone Family Channel.
Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes | No

Borgem 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 162	I've never played the NES version of Maniac Mansion but I've read that it was heavily censored by Nintendo. For example, on the PC/Amiga version there's a message on the wall which says: For a good time, call Edna which apparently was replaced with something less...exclipit. Also, if Edna catches you she either says: "I should have tied you to my bed" (if the character's a boy) or "You're lucky that you're not a boy" (or something like that, if the character's a girl). Here's an article about the things I wrote about in my post. http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/maniac.html
	You know what they say: If you wanna save the world you gotta push a few old ladies down the stairs
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Vic-20 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 62	Those Scumm/Lucas Arts games are great. Me too I was a Monkey Island junkie, played Sam and Max, Full Throttle, got a bit into Loom but spent most of my time in the Sierra games (Kings/Police/Heros Quest, Leisure Suit Larry). And I also agree, Maniac Mansion II was quite a bit better than I. I heard a rumor a while back that Lucas Arts was thinking of bring back the Sam and Max series though Im not sure if that ever got the green light.
	Smurf the Skull! Smurf over 'em! SMURF 'EM ALL!
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Vic-20 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 62	Oh btw they are running a great show on G4TV (I think its Icons) about the guy/team who made Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion and the like.. Definately worth checking out
	Smurf the Skull! Smurf over 'em! SMURF 'EM ALL!
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Borgem 8 years 6 months ago Posts: 162	The adventure games from LucasArts were all great (well, I haven't played Zak McKracken or The Last Crusade yet so I can't say anything about them). They were funny, had extremely memorable characters and later on voice-acting that was far above the one heard in other games (at least in my opinion). The Sierra games were also really good, I always felt that the Hero's Quest/Quest for Glory series were the best games ever made by Sierra, or maybe the first Gabriel Knight game holds that position I'm not sure. I can't think of a better plot in an adventure game than the one in Sins of the fathers.
	You know what they say: If you wanna save the world you gotta push a few old ladies down the stairs
	Are you sure you want to delete this post? Yes \| No

Edgold707 viewing: Official Categories >Chit Chat >RetroDaze

Contact | Report a Bug | Privacy Policy | Advertise