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Maniac Mansion will still be playable in Day of the Tentacle Remastered

Day of the Tentacle Remastered is faithfully restoring just about every element of the 1993 LucasArts original game. And that means everything, as Double Fine has confirmed that the playable version of Maniac Mansion found in the original will also be present in the remaster.

Ozzie Mejia

October 24, 2015 3:40 PM

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In the original Day of the Tentacle, there was a place in the story where the player could stop and play the full original classic Maniac Mansion on an old Commodore-style computer. It was an interesting easter egg and one that was unlike anything seen at the time. But surely, with developer rights being where they are, there's no way that bonus could find its way into Day of the Tentacle Remastered, right? Actually, as it turns out, it can!

Speaking to Shacknews at IndieCade, Double Fine VP of Development Matt Hansen made sure to point out that the full Maniac Mansion game is indeed fully intact within Day of the Tentacle Remastered. For those that played the original Day of the Tentacle, it's in the exact same spot as it was before. Is Maniac Mansion itself fully remastered? Unfortunately, no, it's just as it was, but fans of the original game aren't about to quibble with that minor detail, given that it's widely regarded as one of the greatest adventure games of its era.

As for whether other LucasArts games are in line to receive the remaster treatment, Double Fine's Tim Schafer remains hopeful. In the meantime, there's even more to the ever-so-brief hands-on from Day of the Tentacle Remastered that Shacknews posted earlier today. For more on the game and more from Tim Schafer, be sure to return to Shacknews soon.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?