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Developers | |
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Initial episodes | LucasFan Games |
Later episodes | Various |
Engines | |
Adventure Game Studio | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 7, 2005[1] |
Maniac Mansion | |
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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 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 |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\acsetup.cfg[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\agssave.*[Note 1] |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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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 | ||
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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%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).