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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

Can be run under ScummVM

Also playable in Day of the Tentacle and Day of the Tentacle Remastered by using the computer in Ed Edison's room

One of the first graphic adventure games to feature cutscenes, multiple protagonists and multiple endings^[1]

General information

The International House of Mojo - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia

Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		The game had two different releases: original ("Version 1") and enhanced ("Version 2"). See: Version differences. Manual-based copy protection.
GOG.com
Steam		Pre-packaged with ScummVM.

Can be played online in your browser through the Internet Archive Software Library (progress can't be saved however).

Version differences

The original 1988 release ("Version 1") runs in 16 colors.

The enhanced 1989 release ("Version 2") has moderately improved graphics and new character animations. It runs at a slightly higher resolution with more colors.^[2]

For the 2004 VGA fan remake see: Maniac Mansion Deluxe.

Essential improvements

Compatibility on modern systems

In order to run the game on modern systems, you'll need to use DOSBox or ScummVM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\PREFS
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.*
Windows
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

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Input settings

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Audio settings

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	Hercules, CGA, EGA, MCGA, VGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	1.0
Processor (CPU)	Intel 8088
System memory (RAM)	256 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	CGA

The enhanced version requires 384 KB of RAM

References

[history-1] Maniac Mansion history - Maniac Mansion Fan

[versions-2] Maniac Mansion versions - Maniac Mansion Fan

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-{{ii}} This game is not available digitally.
 {{ii}} Can be played online in your browser through the [https://archive.org/details/msdos_Maniac_Mansion_1987 Internet Archive Software Library] (progress can't be saved however).

Developers

	LucasArts
Engines
	SCUMM
Release dates
DOS	March 12, 1988
Mac OS (Classic)	October 5, 1987
Windows	December 18, 2017
macOS (OS X)	December 18, 2017
Linux	December 18, 2017