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==Music==
 
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This is probably the sparsest soundtrack for a LucasArts adventure game, with just the game's main title theme and a short bit of music that you hear when you play the Green Tentacle's demo tape. That said, what we do get is fairly decent; both tracks are definitely catchy, and the main theme establishes the game's sci-fi setting quite well. The main theme's title comes from the later [[Maniac Mansion (NES)]].
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This is probably the sparsest soundtrack for a LucasArts adventure game, with just the game's main title theme and a short bit of music that you hear when you play the Green Tentacle's demo tape. That said, what we do get is fairly decent; both tracks are definitely catchy, and the main theme establishes the game's sci-fi setting quite well. The main theme's title comes from the later [[Maniac Mansion (NES)]]. [[Chris Grigg]] and [[David Lawrence]] are both credited as composers; it's unknown whether they each worked on one of the game's two tracks, or whether they wrote them together, though according Chris's resume he was responsible for arranging the sound data to work with the SCUMM engine.
  
 
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  | Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Chris Grigg}}, {{TrackListComposer|David Lawrence}}
 
  | Composer    = {{TrackListComposer|Chris Grigg}}, {{TrackListComposer|David Lawrence}}
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:OlfinBedwere|OlfinBedwere]]
 
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* '''Game Credits:'''  
 
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** '''Original music by:''' {{Credits|Chris Grigg}}
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** ''Original music by:'' {{Credits|Chris Grigg}}
** '''Original music by:''' {{Credits|David Lawrence}}
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** ''Original music by:'' {{Credits|David Lawrence}}
** '''Sound effects by:''' {{Credits|Chris Grigg}}
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** ''Sound effects by:'' {{Credits|Chris Grigg}}
  
(Source: [[:File:Maniac Mansion - C64 - Credits 1.png|1]] [[:File:Maniac Mansion - C64 - Credits 2.png|2]] [[:File:Maniac Mansion - C64 - Credits 3.png|3]])
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(Source: [[:File:Maniac Mansion - C64 - Credits 1.png|1]], [[:File:Maniac Mansion - C64 - Credits 2.png|2]], [[:File:Maniac Mansion - C64 - Credits 3.png|3]])
  
 
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==Links==
 
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/maniac-mansion http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/maniac-mansion] - MobyGames.
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/c64/maniac-mansion mobygames.com/game/c64/maniac-mansion] - MobyGames.
* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/c64/583712-maniac-mansion http://www.gamefaqs.com/c64/583712-maniac-mansion] - GameFAQs.
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* [http://www.gamefaqs.com/c64/583712-maniac-mansion gamefaqs.com/c64/583712-maniac-mansion] - GameFAQs.
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion] - Wikipedia.
 
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion] - Wikipedia.

Latest revision as of 08:12, 20 November 2017

Maniac Mansion
Maniac Mansion - C64 - USA.png
Platform: Commodore 64
Year: 1987
Developer: Lucasfilm Games, LLC

Maniac Mansion is an adventure game developed by LucasArts, originally released for the Commodore 64 in 1987, and ported to many other systems in the years since. The storyline features the usually mad-but-harmless scientist Dr. Fred Edison being possessed by a meteor, after which he kidnaps a cheerleader from the local high school and creates a device that'll suck her brains out. Her boyfriend, Dave gets the help of two friends (from a pool of six other characters), with the goal of breaking into the Edison family home and stopping Dr. Fred.

This was the first game to make use of the SCUMM engine, and is generally considered to mark the official start of LucasArt's line of adventure games. Unlike most of their later games, it's possible to make the game unwinnable. However, it's still much more forgiving than most other adventure games of this era, as it requires you to make a poor selection of characters at the start and/or commit several major errors during the storyline.

Screenshots

Maniac Mansion - C64 - Character Select.png

Character selection. Rule #1: Never, ever pick Jeff.

Maniac Mansion - C64 - Intro.png

Bernard's probably the most useful character, but also a major wimp.

Maniac Mansion - C64 - Outside Mansion.png

Getting into the mansion is the first puzzle you'll face.

Maniac Mansion - C64 - Nurse Edna.png

This is one dinner invite you really don't want to take up.

Maniac Mansion - C64 - Dungeon.png

Encountering the residents will usually result in a direct trip to the dungeon.

Maniac Mansion - C64 - Green Tentacle.png

Dr. Fred's prized pet, the Green Tentacle.

Music

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Maniac Mansion - C64 - Album Art.png

This is probably the sparsest soundtrack for a LucasArts adventure game, with just the game's main title theme and a short bit of music that you hear when you play the Green Tentacle's demo tape. That said, what we do get is fairly decent; both tracks are definitely catchy, and the main theme establishes the game's sci-fi setting quite well. The main theme's title comes from the later Maniac Mansion (NES). Chris Grigg and David Lawrence are both credited as composers; it's unknown whether they each worked on one of the game's two tracks, or whether they wrote them together, though according Chris's resume he was responsible for arranging the sound data to work with the SCUMM engine.

Recording

# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Maniac Theme Chris Grigg, David LawrenceChris Grigg 1:28
Download
02 Demo Tape Chris Grigg, David LawrenceChris Grigg 0:27
Download

Credits

(Source: 1, 2, 3)

Game Rip

Format

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Releases

  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Maniac Mansion
Platform: Commodore 64
Released: 1987-10-??
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games, LLC.
  Germany.svg   Germany
Maniac Mansion - C64- Germany.jpg
Title: Maniac Mansion
Platform: Commodore 64
Released: 1988-??-??
Publisher: Lucasfilm Games, LLC.

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