Day of the Tentacle
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Developers | |
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LucasArts | |
Engines | |
SCUMM | |
Release dates | |
DOS | June 25, 1993 |
Mac OS (Classic) | 1993 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 93 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Relaxed |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | Adventure |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Comedy, Sci-fi, North America |
Series | Maniac Mansion |
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 |
Day of the Tentacle is a singleplayer adventure game in the Maniac Mansion series.
Key points
- Also known as Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle.
- Can be run under ScummVM.
- Includes the original Maniac Mansion, which can be played in-game (by accessing Weird Ed Edison's computer).
General information
- The International House of Mojo - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Floppy release (with manual-based copy protection) and a fully voiced CD-ROM "talkie" release (no copy protection). |
- This game is not available digitally, but Day of the Tentacle Remastered includes a "classic" mode which faithfully recreates the original experience.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | |
Mac OS (Classic) |
- The DOS configuration file is
<path-to-game>\DOTT.INI
in the floppy version and\DOTT.CD\DOTT.INI
in the CD-ROM version.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.* |
Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Only Music volume can be adjusted. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio | ||
General MIDI audio |
- This game supports the Roland MT-32 and General MIDI for music, and takes advantage of the additional sound effects provided by the CM-32L/LAPC-I.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Speech in CD-ROM version only | |||
French | ||||
German | Speech in CD-ROM version only | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Russian | Fan translation by «Бюро переводов Old-Games.Ru» | |||
Spanish |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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DOS video modes | VGA |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | iMUSE |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | Intel 386 |
System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | 2 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 14 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | VGA |
- The CD-ROM version requires 2 MB of RAM