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This is the one folks!
This is the game that started the LucasArts adveture games!
The first scumm point and clikc adventure!!!

Well, this is a VGA remaks, but still...

Does this mean that Zak McCracken and the Alien Mindbenders are up next?
The game is abandonware (not a remake yet), but that's really a game I've been trying to push through. Uploaded it and even wrote my own review for it (really - my very own), just waitong for someone to put update it into the main site...

Just the games where everytime i must pick up close open use walk etc. are not my style

This is a GOOD one! I think it's better than the original. My nephew and me played this for a week this summer. Lots of fun.

And Loom too. Golly jeepers. Man you've been working overtime. Have a beer on me!

Yay, another AGS game. Although I didn't play through this remake heaps, I have heard that it is pretty true to the original. And the original is one of my favoutite games EVER. That might be because it is one of the first game I ever played on our C64.

Also check out LucasFan's sequal for Zak. I'm not sure it's as good, as I didn't play the whole thing.

Oh well, sorry to say but it doesn't do justice to the fiurst part!
The first part took you through many real life riddles (and some popular - to make fun of - stories). It explained the pyramids on Mars, the hidden meaning of the sphings, the deiapearence of Elvis... and even gave you an inside to the mentality of a yak :blink:
But the sequal is just, well, just...
It's a fun little game, but all the puzzles are sooooooo simple and there's not much of a plot really. Couldn't measure up to any real adventure game - sorry.
Still liked it, but then again I'm a fan of Zak!!!

Yeah thats what I was thinking. I heard some stuff that it wasn't that great. I never really played the first game much. I did finish it tho, but with the help of a walkthrough. I guess I'm more of a MM guy, and this remake is awesome.

Remove that dosbox compatibility icon! This game isn't runnable with dosbox. It works with wine but settings are hard to set.

"This program cannot be run in DOS mode." => damn you

Is there a way to get out of the Dungeon?

I had all my three people in there and I don't know how to get them out.

There's a brick on the wall that's not quite like all the others...

Hmmmmm. I'll look into that. :ok:

Thanks. :ok:

Lots of questions.

1) How do I get the electric wires? I've shut the power off, so now what?
2) How do I get Edna out of her room?
3) What's the card key go to?
4) What's the purpose of the sponge?
5) Purpose of the radioactive water?
6) How do I get the casette tape?
7) Purpose of the package?
8) Purpose of the dimes?
9) Purpose of the stamp?

Lots more, but that'll do.

Well this game has different ways of playing!
The things you find do not all have a purpose!
It depends which kids you chose at the begining!
If you have Bernard then after the lights are off he can take a flashlight and go up to the atic to fix the wires...
The coins will go into the telescope (so you can read the numbers of the safe), the radioactive water makes a plant grow, so you can climb up it!
The sponge can collect the developing fluid (to make pictures, not all kids can do that).
The casette tape is in the library (try the borads to the far right - past the stairs).
To make Edna leave you need to get her to the phone (if I remember correctly)...
But those are the things you should figure out your self - that's the point of an adventure!
Only if you're really stuck at one point and can't go on should you ask for help! Otherwise it's not that fun!

Hey I have a question, how do you break people out of the dungeon?

At the start of the game, you need two people in the dungeon to stage a breakout, and you'll always need to leave someone behind. There's a brick on the wall which you'll need to find by mousing over it.

Later on, you can get a key to open the door from the outside.

:ok: This is great.Its just almost like the original one. This is one of the first NES games i played that i really enjoyed way back in the day. Heres a tip I still remebered to do after all the years; Its quite simple not to get any of your guys in the dungeon in the beginning, all you have to do is spin the first person you take in the house around and run outta the kitchen door, when Nurse Edna is chasing you, she will not run out after you, and then she is gone out of the kitchen...

Day of the tentacle is an sequel to this game isn't it?

Yep. Same scientist, same tentacles, same Bernard.

Okay what happened to being able to put the hamster in the microwave?
I know that nintendo had them remove it for the NES port but since this was a remake they could have left it in. It's not that im a sicko, it's just that i thought it was a great way to kill of dave, and lets face it, he is quite useless and dosent deserve to be there when his girlfriend gets freed, he even refuses to speak to her when he makes it into the lab. plus this gives bernard a chance to be her hero, it's about time some one gave the guy a break

Still though this is a fantastic remake of one of my fravourite games

Actually in the nes version you could still put the hamster in the microwave, but only with Syd and Razor you could do it with.

hmm.. im in the painting room and on this remake it dont work to put the paint remover on the pink painting! Neither does it work to climb up the tentacle plant when u give him radioactive water... is this a glitch or what ?

Thanks for a great remake

ok, i found out about the paint removal thingie but i still cant climb the man eating plant.. whats wrong ? what shall i do.

ok, i found out about the plant too.. no worries haha

pz

Hehe yeah, he did change a few things when he remade the game...

Okay...in the walkthrough it says that I need to use the quarter in the Meteor Mess game and that I can only do it after I see Dr Fred playing it...but when they show Fred in the game room he can't play the game cause he says "I guess the power's out"...what do I do now?Please help!

Thanks!

How do i get the key thats in the lamp?

You can also sneak through Edna's room another way... It's not as sly, but it does the job. You can send someone in there to get caught, and then sneak another person through before she comes back from the dungeon.

Okay, to get Dr. Fred to play the game, first Bernard has to fix the wires behind the paint room. And the key on the lamp? I'm assuming you mean the chandelier in the living room... You have to go to the room with the piano, play the record on the victrolla (the high-pitched sound) and record it on the tape you find in the library. Then play the tape in the living room... And viola! You've broken all the windows!

i still cannot remove the pink painting. Help me please.

thanks.

someone ever tried to fill the gasoline of the car in the garage into the chainsaw?:max:
... just a legend

i still cannot remove the pink painting. Help me please.

thanks. [/b][/quote]
oh.. i'm found out about paint blotch... it's closed.

A "technical" question... the setup gives option to enable a "speech pack"... is this already available? :drool: If so: Where do I get it?

Naah, I don´t think so. There are some voice scenes in the german version. But they are just adapted from dott. I´m not really sure but I don´t think that there are any voice files for the whole game yet.

brush and paint remover on the paint splotch on the wall will get you further

use the radioactive water to make the plant grow..give the plant some pepsi to make him burp so he can't bite ya.

If my memory serves me correctly with the paint can you have to open it first then use the paint brush on the paint can then on the splooch, they changed this from the original I know.

Ah yeah, I thought I heard one of those... too bad, but thanks anyway.

This game is NOT runnable in dosbox nor in DOS mode at all.
Seems I've wasted your bandwidth downloading it.

No, you just don't need Dosbox (as the game description say anyway, IIRC), cause it's a windows-game LOL ;)

What gave you the idea that I have (or ever had, or ever will) Windows?
My point was that the dosbox compatibility icon should be removed.

Hmm I can see how he was confused if the icon is there. Games should be checked first before they get that icon.

I found a walkthrough somewhere that tells you the many ways to kill Dave, eg. hamster in microwave, swimming pool... I accidentally discovered another one on my own, which is playing the cassette tape (found in the library) on the green tentacle's stereo. I don't think I recorded anything on it, but it still made screechy sounds. Anyway, I was just testing the tape, and Green Tentacle screams: "The Tentacle Mating Signal!"

Well, it made me laugh...

This is fun game :kosta: :kosta:

One of best games ever made...

POTENTIONAL SPOILERS POTENTIAL SPOILERS POTENTIAL SPOILERS

Just warning ya





whew boy..I am sure you beat it by now but if you haven't let me see if I can assist.

How do I get the electric wires? I've shut the power off, so now what?

With the power off you need the tool kit (garage) and you need the flashlight and some batterys, turn on the flashlight and fix the wires with tools and please please turn on the power when your done.

How do I get Edna out of her room?
Walk in there and she will follow you, but you don't get her out of the room, you only can distract her. Shes a lonely lady (to say the least) and loves phone calls even from strangers.

What's the card key go to?
You'll find the slot towards end game-be sure to be dressed for the occasion


What's the purpose of the sponge?
When you have Mike you will need it to get the developer, but you got to follow the pipes.

Purpose of the radioactive water?
It makes Plants grow, and I wouldn't try it at home.

How do I get the casette tape?
Its in the library, look at the panels

Purpose of the package?
To make Friends with Wierd Ed..if thats your thing. He is useful in the endgame.


Purpose of the dimes?
You will know what to do after you water the plant a bit with the radioactive water.



Purpose of the stamp?
Remember the message when you turned on the TV..some of the characters can send things to the publishers, mix and match

Potential Spoiler Alert Potential Spoiler Alert







its a multistep process...get the blank tape
get the Green Tentacles record
record the record onto the blank tape in music room
play new recorded tape in tape player in chandileer room
pick it up from glass and be careful we don't need you to get tetnus. :blink:

It took me a long time to figure all that out, you pratically gave the whole game play away!

This is a game where you have to use your brain. At least, a little bit.

Unlike the Snes game smashtv

Then they had to go and not let you use the chainsaw. Why? mindless slaughter with tools of mutilation undoubtedly have occured in that house..

how will i get radioactive fluid ? i become crazy

I don't think you can pick up the radioactive fluid.
I think it is just there are 'background scenery' so to speak. :)

so how can i make man eating plant grow? where will i find radioactive water?

Have you been out the back exit yet?

The swimming pool has radio-active water in it. Use your empty jar on it to get some. :ok:

thank u very much , now it will be entertain, and an extra question where ll i find extra battery to fix cables?

Also in the back..in the same area :) they are not in plain sight though

frodo need ur advice

adrian thank u, can u say more open i have coins i found telescope, i have keys , i have tool box, but my battery finished, pls, this game is insane

Spoiler Alert Spoiler Alert Spoiler Alert





look inside the radio

i can not reach radio and how will i enter labrotory?

This might be alot easier if you register to the forum and then I can PM you rather than flood the game discussion board with hints if you would like. Besides that way I can assist you even if I have to go to work tonight.

maybe I should consider putting together a FAQ :D

ok faq ll be ok and ill register here, but im inthe middle of the game i dont want to losemy attention,
faq
1-how to reach radio?
2-what is the purpose of fixing wires?
3-what is the purpose of old tree which i saw from telescope?
4-how ll i enter labarotory?
5-what is the meaning edna 5235?

Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers Spoilers

ye been warned


1. You need to drain the pool first..try the main water valve
Under the front porch
2. To fix the arcade games, which is important for getting into the lab

3. to show you which direction the telescope is moving and to make scenary

4. you need a key and a combination for the lock

5. That's Edna's phone number..very useful

I got to take off now and cook dinner- so good luck to you mate

@ Guest

Want to see a funny scene?

Save your game before doing this.



When playing with Razor, get her to make a demo tape, then send that tape to 222 SkyScraper way. When you get the record contract, show it to Tentacle.

LOL

LOL I like "accidently" blowing up the mansion sometimes, nothing like a mushroom cloud to kill ones tension

***DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME KIDS***







Try putting the hamster into the microwave. LOL

There's nothing quite like cooked hamster when you are feeling peckish. :bleh:

and if you do put the hamster in the microwave...please don't give it back to his owner without saving the game. Some people can be so sensitive :bleh:

I must confess. I hadn't thought of giving the hamster back to Ed - cooked or other wise.

I'll need to give that one a try. :D


EDIT - Drain the pool and make some one go down there (as if they were getting the radio). Leave them in there, then refill the pool. LOL

LOL Glub Glub Glub..you will have to let me know how Ed handles the Cooked Hamster, I haven't tried it on this version of Maniac Mansion LOL

It's funny when Bernard sees the Tentacle for the first time.



AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH (runs away)

LOL LOL LOL

Or just leave the pool empty. Even funnier when EVERYBODY dies.

I cant the game to run. When I change configuration on the setup to run in a windows instead of full screen it works. But when I launch it in full screen mode, I just get a black screen and nothing happens.

Anyone else have that problem?

could be caused by alot of problems, maybe your refresh rate is set wrong for this game?

Running it in dos-box or what OS? We need info before we can help you :ok:

Well, Im running it on windows XP. Cant recall how to check my refresh rate though...

Thanks you for any responses...

I changed the graphics mode to 600 by 400 and it seems to work now.

Nevermind! Thanks

hey guys i cant download the game ;(

Any suggestions? PLEASE

Well the download link should take you to our sister site Abandonia Reloaded. You can download it from there - because this is a remake (not the original game) we don't have it here. Unfortunately the original is ESA protected, as are all LucasArts games.

you misunderstoodme...the game isn't there, 404 :(

You are right. I just checked it out, and got the same message. Thanks for pointing that out.

I left a message on the forum on AR for that game. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. Check back again every so often.

:ok:

Thanks for the help Frodo

It has been fixed on AR :)

any1 no where 2 find a walk thru or faq 4 the mansion?

http://www.gamefaqs.com/ they have tons of game faq's

Hi, I tried running the game under linux using wine. The game comes up and I get sound and everything, but the mouse does not move. If I press a button, it selects the character under the mouse poiinter so it would seem that the mouse buttons work, but no movement. Has anyone else had this happen to them?

Thanks!

How to get out of jail/cell/dungeon?

Is the maniac mansion deluxe site down ? cant find it anywhere anymore

Oh yeah have they made it in danish yet. i saw they had translators for Danish but now i cant find the site >_<

I know I know all solutions to all riddles in MM.

So if you still want to know how to get out of the dungeon.... :whistle:

There's this brick you can press (near the skeleton) and the door opens... :angel:

Have you tried to send the tape with a recording of
the broken record to the merchandiser? :D

Or to pull the stain in the dining room?

:bleh: The little expert. I have the NES* game and pc game

rom

I had the Amiga game as well....! :Brain:

And I also sent the script to the merchandiser when
I wrote in it with somebody else than Wendy... :D

It would be cool if they made 2 kinds of the maniac mansion Deluxe.. a version where u can go to many other rooms like in the living room there is some stairs u cant get up at.. make it possible to see whats up there and stuff.. ^^

Yeah!
I was always wondering what's up there!
And I was always angry about the chainsaw without fuel since I played Zak McKracken and was on Mars... :D

This is one of my favorite old games, I'm psyched that there's a remake. I just hope it works on my computer, half the games here don't. I remember playing this on the C64, it's what got me addicted to adventure games. I hope this works, I can't wait to play the 'new & improved' version!!!

For the love of God someone help me... I can not get the radioactive water! Believe me, I have tried...

I emptied the pool, went down with Dave with an empty jar and clicked on the radioactive slime with the empty jar, and Dave says "I don't think so."

Then, I went down AGAIN with a jar full of water and tried to click on the radioactive slime again, and Dave still says "I don't think so."

I have come so far and done alot of this crap but I can not get this plant to grow! It just sits and burps...

Someone help!

Also, if no one can help me out, what is the combination for the safe for MM Deluxe? That is all I really need.

And it isn't any of the combinations from the old Monster Mansions, like 1230 or 1029 (hehe I have already tried). I think it is a new code for this version.

Spoke too soon... I figured it out.

For future reference to anyone else who rarely has this problem it seems, dunk the empty jar in the pool.

And the code on my version is...

SPOILER ALERT--------------------------------------------------------------------













3621

Geez.
I played MM on the C64 as well. And you should know that ALL Lucasfilm adventures go to save/load menu by hitting F5 :sneaky:

Since you never got the radioactive water, you couldn't ever solve the game is that right?

I finally got it taken care of and beat the game, thanks!

Also, it is cool to go back to your old saved games and beat the games in different ways!

As I lift up my glass of radioactrie water, here's to Maniac Mansion!

Don't forget to drink a can of Pepsi afterwards! :D :cheers:

Having a really weird problem with Maniac Mansion Deluxe on the PC. Whenever I use the telescope i cannot ever see a combination for the safe. If i go once left I see mars and the little space monster. First position is the tree. Once to the right and I see the corner of the house (upper corner, rain gutter) and twice to the right reveals what looks like a drawn window with a spider hanging off the bottom. NO where is there a code to unlock the safe. I have tried every possible combination of moving the telescope around... WTH am I doing wrong or what did I forget to do?

First you must open the picture in the attic to reveal the safe....then the combo will be seen where you saw the picture and spider earlier

is there a walkthrough for this game

is there a walkthrough for this game anywhere?

helllllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooooooo :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help: :help:

http://www.the-spoiler.com/ADVENTURE/Lucas...s/maniac.2.html - walkthrough

thank you :)

i gave the green tentaclethe bowl of fruit but he wont accept the can of pepsi cause he says it makes him burp? :S

Give him the fruit drink then.

as a tentacle fan, i was really excited about playing this game...however, whenever i start the game, the mouse cursor doesn't move...it's in windows mode, 600x400- i set it up to open in another screen. HELP!!!!!!!! :cry:

Unless you are using a standard port mouse (ps2, or Serial) then it won't work unless you play it in Dos-Box.

Hey! i have an USB optical mouse with ps2 adaptor and the cursos doesn't moves
however i have changed de mouse and put a serial mouse and the problem continues

any solution?thank's

i'm using Win XP

One. Goddamn. Post. Above. Yours!!!
Take note of what reads after the second "unless".

Yeah, i've already tryed in DosBox but appears the missage:

"This program cannot be run in DOS mode"

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/5...sbox4rp.th.jpg

Try SCUMM - http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php

That should work. :ok:

in scumm doesn't works because the program doesn't read the format file. :(
scumm reads the extension .1c (for example in the game "Flight of the Amazon Queen"), but in Maniac Mansion there is no any file with the extension .1c

i wan't to play Maniac Mansion Deluxe :cry:

Since when could you not download Maniac Mansion deluxe????
I downloaded this game 6 month ago, i dont have it anymore, but why was it allowed back then, and not now????

werent some games available until the ESA wanted them back?

It's at least odd, since MMDX is a fan remake. However, what happened back then was pretty hectic and the admin crew had been removing anything that might have had the slightest chance of being the reason of ESA strike.

I'll contact Kosta.

a shame that you cant download this redux-version anymore. It is weird, i thought they had the premission from lucas-games....

Kosta informed me that Lucas Arts demanded removal of this game because they consider it to be a serious case of IP infrigement.

Unfortunately, they are right, since every fan-game and fan-remake can be accused of that.

fifth-horseman: does that mean i have to erase the copy i have of the game, from when i thought it was legal??? Does this mean that i have to erase the file, all traises of it, smash my computer, then burn it, and then turn my self in??

Yes, that's exactly what will happen!
Though you erased all the traces of that game from your pc you are guilty and thus doomed. Best thing you can do is close your prison cell door from the inside and hide under the bed because you're such a bad bad bad boy!
:roflol:

Of course not. Why the heck would you do that for, anyway?
All it means is that Lucas Arts can forbid any site(s) from distributing it.

Uhhh, what? Freeware remake belonging to a now-deceased group, but it's listed as ESA protected? :huh:

Okay never mind me, I somehow missed the last page and a half. Darn LucasArts and their trigger-happy lawyers.

Copyrights are copyrights. They paid for them, they own them.

There are other places to download the game, which I would suggest doing and preserving yourself a copy.

Hi folks.. a simple question:
when i use the telescope and push twice the right button, the right combination is supposed to be revealed. Instead here i can only see a big spider hung on the roof. Is it actually hiding anything important??

Cheers

by the way.. MASSIVE game..

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(nonnoparmiro @ Sep 13 2006, 12:23 AM) [snapback]254690[/snapback]</div>
SPOILER ALERT

Posted too early.. sorted it out by myself!

And, more important, learnt the lesson: first read ALL the posts, then, eventually, ask questions.. Am I right, dear administrators?!

I loved this playing this game back in the DOS days

I think I beat it every way

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Aug 7 2006, 02:08 PM) [snapback]247189[/snapback]</div>they didn't pay anything for copyrights, they don't need to.

i bought Day of the Tentacle, first on Discette, then on CD.
in the Day of the Tentacle-mansion you could play the original game: maniac mansion on cousin fred (whatever his name is (the guy with the hamsters)) computer.
The original maniac mansion is a part of Day of the Tentacle, so if i own a copy of Day of the Tentacle, dont i also have the right to play this game????

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(polle @ Sep 24 2006, 08:29 AM) [snapback]257052[/snapback]</div>If you own a copy of Day of the Tentacle, you have the right to play that copy of Day of the Tentacle (and of course you can use it to play Maniac Mansion of Fred's computer if that's what you prefer). But no right further than that.

This is a super awesome game!! I remember playing it when I was around 5 years, and I got scared when Edna came for you! LOL

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(elenastd @ Sep 28 2006, 02:30 PM) [snapback]257937[/snapback]</div>Everyone was! And I am still.... :ph34r:
:D

Only time I ever played this game was via the Day Of The Tentacle bonus, where you could play Maniac Mansion through Ed Edison's computer. Never got far.

Uh, you missed Chuck the plant's first approach for example! LOL

And the toilet joke. And the phoning joke. And the... OK I stop it.

I notice the remake is still missing certain graphics and sounds. The enhanced 1989 PC-VGA version still better. Strange but the october 1987 original pc version is also in VGA

Hey, I can't seem to get the music to work. Sound effects work fine though. Running it in Windows XP. Any ideas??? Thanks.

Better do not run it under XP. Try DosBox. This should do it.

Or did you accidently disable the music. Happended to me... :whistling: :D

Thanks for the quick reply. But, I tried in dos box and it said unable to run in dos. Any other suggestions to make the music work? Thanks.

Have you tried VDS Sound - http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=programs
or Scumm - http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php

:ok:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Oct 21 2006, 04:55 AM) [snapback]262676[/snapback]</div>But you are trying to run the original Maniac Mansion and not the "Deluxe" remake, right?

Nope, running Maniac Mansion Deluxe. It runs fine just absolutely no music. I dont know.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Oct 26 2006, 08:58 AM) [snapback]263631[/snapback]</div>if youre using the deluxe version, the sound problem is most propably a windows problem, as the deluxe version IS a windows program, which can NOT be run under any dos- or dos-related OS.

so, concernin g your sound-problem, check your windows sound, (your speakers, too), or, if you DO have sound in windows and just not in the game, you may want to re-install the game.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Guest @ Oct 26 2006, 08:58 AM) [snapback]263631[/snapback]</div>Check your midi sounds :bleh:

Heheh I played it a lot, but never went too far, because I was afraid back them.

Try putting the jar of radioactive water in the microwave. Radioactive steam is killer.

I prefer drowning one of the characters in the swimming pool :ok:

What is the secret keypad hidden in the wallpaper for??? Everytthng I type in just makes the house self destruct!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(SUPER GUEST @ May 10 2007, 01:56 PM) [snapback]289813[/snapback]</div>Huh? :huh: In what room? The one that you reach by pulling the gargoyles head?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Icewolf @ May 10 2007, 02:01 PM) [snapback]289831[/snapback]</div>Huh? :huh: In what room? The one that you reach by pulling the gargoyles head?
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No, there's a numeric keypad hidden in the wallpaper...I think it's the third floor...in the hallway
where the doors to the doctors office and video game room are.....if you roll the mouse over the wallpaper near the floor in the far corner to the left of the steel door....there's a hidden keypad you can type a 4 digit number into...but when you type in any old random number the house explodes in 60 seconds!!
I can't figure out what the hell its for or where to get the code...
anybody know??

Superguest. Are you sure the house exploding is connected to this keypad? :whistling:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Super Guest @ May 10 2007, 07:44 PM) [snapback]289855[/snapback]</div>You mean left of that french statue which purpose I never figured out there is a hidden keypad in the wall....?!?!?1111 :omg2:
I have to check that out! :w00t:

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Frodo @ May 10 2007, 08:36 PM) [snapback]289868[/snapback]</div>YES! Most defintly...after you access it and type something in, the meltdown alarm sounds and then you hav e few seconds and then everybody dies. Move the mouse along the blue wallpaper near the baseboard in the corner of the hallway.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Icewolf @ May 11 2007, 07:19 AM) [snapback]289899[/snapback]</div>You mean left of that french statue which purpose I never figured out there is a hidden keypad in the wall....?!?!?1111 :omg2:
I have to check that out! :w00t:
[/b][/quote]

No, there's no statue...It's under a painting on the wall of a lady's profile, to the far left of a candle stick.

there is something that i dont understand.

Sure Maniac Mansion belongs to Lucasfilm and is protected by ESA, BUT Maniac Mansion Deluxe is Fanmade and therefore a Remake.

So:

1. Why is it ESA-Protected?????? (Games that is made from Fans and is protected from ESA. The World is doomed. :w00t: )
2. It should go to Reloaded not Abandonia.

Thank you for your Time. ^^

1. LucasArts owns not only the copyright to the original MM itself, but also to all characters and events therein. Since MM Deluxe is effectively a fan-made remake, LucasArts had the right to demand its removal (or otherwise start filing copyright infrigement lawsuits).
2. It was put here before Reloaded even existed. I think Reloaded has an entry for it too.

Maniac Mansion is from 1987 and is more then 15 years old and is hence no more protected or? If Maniac Mansion is no more protected so is Maniac Mansion Deluxe too since it is based on the Original and Why is there no Review of the Original? <_<

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Jun 22 2007, 03:59 PM) [snapback]295783[/snapback]</div>Does that mean if you wanted to make a legal fan-remake, you would have to do something like this?
Original:
Syd, musician, yellow tie
Fan-game:
Ryd, guitar-player, red tie <_<

And it wouldn't be the Edisons but the Hedisons and such crap?
I already hate it, when the do that with soccer games when they didn't pay for the origÃ*nal license... <_<

You still don't get it, do you? MM Deluxe has been removed since LucasArts threatened to sue the authors for copyright infrigement. Look that up, will you?

Precisely. <_< And even then you might get in trouble because the plot of the game is subject to copyrights as well.

I gave the plant the radio active water and the can of pepsi and it grew but when I walk to the top of the plant with dave he does not go through the door. Anybody know how to make him enter through the hatch door? I am playing the original Commodore 64 version through an emulator.

I don't get this "fan remake" thing... I had MM on my old Atari, and it looked EXACTLY THE SAME as these screenshots. Same character design and everything. So This "fan remake" is probably some kind of translation of the Atari version. Or something...

The Atari version is indeed pretty similar to MMDx, but not the same. There is a second version of original MM for DOS that uses EGA graphics and is nearly the same as the one for Atari.
From top to bottom: Maniac Mansion for DOS, Maniac Mansion for Atari, Maniac Mansion Deluxe.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ma...ameShotId,8520
http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-...meShotId,44276
http://www.mobygames.com/game/window...meShotId,73745

http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/30...%20Deluxe1.png http://www.abandonia.com/games/en/30...%20Deluxe2.png

This is a pretty good remake of the game, but I like playing the orignal better.

Fun old game, plenty of nostalgia. A word of advice: don't use a walkthrough, just be patient. If that doesn't sound like fun, this low-graphics old game probably isn't for you.

I dont mean to start any problems but if this is the case can you please try to explain this. Ive downloaded it and it works fine.

**Edit

I now realize how old this topic is, and that im replying to a post that was 4 years ago, but still, they claim to have been hosting the file for 3 years prior to the post im replying to.

http://www.gamershell.com/download_5988.shtml

Maniac Mansion Deluxe Full Release
home > Download Section > Full Games
Size: 5.56MB
Downloads: 35,557
Hosted since: May 21, 2004, 8:33 pm
Filename: maniacmansiondeluxe.zip

Description:
Maniac Mansion Deluxe Full Release

The game uses the Adventure Game Studio engine. Even then, this game would be more under Abandonia Reloaded than this portion of the site.

And what does that mean for us?

That presumably LucasArts isn't oing after sites hosting the game other than the authors of the remake?

Or that they only go for sites that actively come to their knowledge because they create publicity - like Abandonia. (You'll figure out to whom which they/that/their refers.)

I considered this game a bit difficult without a Walkthrough.

I thought it funny that the characters in the game had disproportionate heads. One thing I loved to do was ring the bell several times to torment them. Another thing I found funny was Dr.’s wife chasing you out of her room.

I realized that there were two forms of game over:

- all characters are captured by the wife, son or one of the tentacles, but the game continues even if it is impossible to resume;
- you press the button (or something) and detonate the nuclear reactor (or something) - and the mansion explode killing everyone.