"The Commodore 64 is quite possibly the greatest computer ever built, and Maniac Mansion would not exist without it. Its combination of simplicity, sophistication and limitations provided the perfect storm of creative and technical innovation that allowed Maniac Mansion to go on to define the point-and-click genre. It was a joy and wonder to program and will forever remain my favourite computer." -- Ron Gilbert, co-designer and programmer (Maniac Mansion)
Thanks for sharing this. Brings back memories for sure. I finished the game multiple times in multiple scenarios. Can't remember every one of them, i remember only parts. Absolutely captivating game and it ran very well on the C64.
Man, the painting in the attic above ednas room always freaked me out when I was a kid because of those teeth. Anyway: I LOVE this game. It was the second game I played on the C64. The first one was Giana Sisters (with the Super Mario hack) and then I played this masterpiece. The third was Zak McKracken. I just fell in love with the C64 back then. So great memories.
Used to play this in my friends garage back in the late 80's. Was so spooky getting chased in the house while playing in a large dark garage on the c64.
Man. This game is largely responsible for shaping me into the person I became. Taught me many things. And today is the first time I saw the meteor (and the ending) in over 20 years!
The C64 is the original version of this game. The C64 is a bit slow to run this game, and it takes time for the C64 to process the side scrolling, but its still the original game. The space limitations of the disk meant there was no copy protection on the C64 version, but other ports of the game had it.
It amuses me that the C64 version has better sound and music than the Amiga version. And here I was thinking I was missing out back in the day...Hell, I even like the simplified graphics of the 64 better. Strange.
@@Dukefazon Back in the early 90's I wrote Lucas Arts a letter requesting a movie. They released a television show, it wasn't nearly as good as the game and didn't seem related at all, To this day, I'd be into the idea of a movie, but the 90's were quirky and creative, off-colored and inappropriate, all of the things that the 2000's aren't.
Maybe the best looking game on the CBM64. As a speccy man I liked to laugh the CBM with its chunky graphics but it works real well here, they could have never done this on a Speccy
When you collected the recording of the high-pitched sound onto the tape, WHY DIDN`T you go straight to the LIVING ROOM to BREAK THE CHANDELIER with it?
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"The Commodore 64 is quite possibly the greatest computer ever built, and Maniac Mansion would not exist without it.
Its combination of simplicity, sophistication and limitations provided
the perfect storm of creative and technical
innovation that allowed Maniac Mansion to go on to define the point-and-click genre.
It was a joy and wonder to program and will forever remain my favourite computer."
-- Ron Gilbert, co-designer and programmer (Maniac Mansion)
Thanks for sharing this. Brings back memories for sure. I finished the game multiple times in multiple scenarios. Can't remember every one of them, i remember only parts.
Absolutely captivating game and it ran very well on the C64.
Man, the painting in the attic above ednas room always freaked me out when I was a kid because of those teeth.
Anyway: I LOVE this game. It was the second game I played on the C64. The first one was Giana Sisters (with the Super Mario hack) and then I played this masterpiece. The third was Zak McKracken. I just fell in love with the C64 back then. So great memories.
Used to play this in my friends garage back in the late 80's. Was so spooky getting chased in the house while playing in a large dark garage on the c64.
Exactly. Edna in the kitchen was hair-raising!
Man. This game is largely responsible for shaping me into the person I became. Taught me many things. And today is the first time I saw the meteor (and the ending) in over 20 years!
these commodore shaped us were old...look at this gen filled with shitty games..we where lucky
And the game has multiple endings like putting meteor into the (flying)car in the garage and launching him into space. Great game, great memories.
I never knew this was on the C64! OMG! I would have loved this back in the day!
The C64 is the original version of this game. The C64 is a bit slow to run this game, and it takes time for the C64 to process the side scrolling, but its still the original game. The space limitations of the disk meant there was no copy protection on the C64 version, but other ports of the game had it.
Fuckin' brilliant. A lot of games I first learned to appreciate when I got a bit older, this was one of them. And one of the best.
That intro music, epic
Great ending! There are so much different endings of this game...
the childhood.Of the white one at the end was hard to go through. C64.
It amuses me that the C64 version has better sound and music than the Amiga version. And here I was thinking I was missing out back in the day...Hell, I even like the simplified graphics of the 64 better. Strange.
The C64 was the original, after all.
Odd that Wendy wasn't the one standing off-camera at the talk show in the end. Is that a change that was made for the NES version?
Where is the GoFundMe page to make a live action Maniac Mansion Movie???
Also Zak McCracken.
That’s a really dumb idea. Today they would butcher it.
@@Dukefazon Back in the early 90's I wrote Lucas Arts a letter requesting a movie. They released a television show, it wasn't nearly as good as the game and didn't seem related at all, To this day, I'd be into the idea of a movie, but the 90's were quirky and creative, off-colored and inappropriate, all of the things that the 2000's aren't.
Aaaah the game where I learned not to push every button you see. Specifically a big red button that has a warning "Do Not Push" next to it
Maybe the best looking game on the CBM64. As a speccy man I liked to laugh the CBM with its chunky graphics but it works real well here, they could have never done this on a Speccy
When you collected the recording of the high-pitched sound onto the tape, WHY DIDN`T you go straight to the LIVING ROOM to BREAK THE CHANDELIER with it?
Which version are you using of the game? I need a working .d64 please. Many thanks.
I used the easyflash cartridge version released by Onslaught csdb.dk/release/?id=98674
die enemy die