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| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Initial episodes | LucasFan Games |
| Later episodes | Various |
| Engines | |
| Adventure Game Studio | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | May 7, 2005[1] |
| Maniac Mansion | |
|---|---|
| Maniac Mansion | 1988 |
| Day of the Tentacle | 1993 |
| Maniac Mansion Deluxe (unofficial) | 2004 |
| Maniac Mansion Mania (unofficial) | 2005 |
| Day of the Tentacle Remastered | 2016 |
Key points
- Series of freeware fan-made episodic games set in the Maniac Mansion expanded universe
- All episodes are in German. Eighteen are available in English, and a few in other languages
General information
- Official website
- ManiacWiki (in German)
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official website |  |
Each episode must be downloaded separately. The whole series can be easily installed using the Maniac Mansion Mania launcher. See: Essential improvements | |
- This fan-fiction series stars the original cast of Maniac Mansion and Day of the Tentacle. It also introduces a host of new characters, some of them spoofs of pop-cultural icons.[2]
- A grand total of 97 original, 51 special and 37 "alternative" episodes have been created by different contributors (as of December 31, 2017).
Essential improvements
The series' launcher.
The series' launcher
- The Maniac Mansion Mania launcher (in English and German) facilitates downloading, setting up and running the individual episodes.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\acsetup.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\agssave.*[Note 1] |
Video settings
General options (early episodes)
General options (middle episodes)
General options - DirectDraw 5 (later episodes)
General options - Direct3D 9 (later episodes)
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Select episodes only | |||
| French | Select episodes only | |||
| German | ||||
| Italian | Select episodes only | |||
| Russian | Select episodes only | |||
| Spanish | Select episodes only |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 | Only available in later episodes. |
| DirectDraw | 5 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium | |
| System memory (RAM) | 64 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 5 compatible | |
- Direct3D mode requires a DirectX 8.1-compatible GPU.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details).