Say Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆

More Zak McKracken shenanigans!

This one isn't particularly in Zak McKracken, but my favorite Zak McKracken reference in Maniac Mansion instead. Maniac Mansion being another fantastic game I love

LucasArts in-game references are the best ~☆

#LucasArts #LucasArtsMonth #ManiacMansion #retrogaming #retrogames #retro

Jul 12, 2024 at 3:50amWeb
Show threadRobJul 12, 2024
@sayomgwtf Wasn't Maniac Mansion developed before Zak MacKracken? Was it some "upcoming title" ad or something?🤔
Show threadBITNACHTJul 12, 2024
@rob @sayomgwtf You are correct. The original Maniac Mansion had a Star Wars poster at this location. The screenshot is from a much later, reworked version of the game.
Show threadRobJul 12, 2024
@bitnacht @sayomgwtf Alright, so which version is that screenshot from? On what platform?
Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024
@rob @bitnacht Enhanced version on desktop, that's the one that was released a year after Zak McKracken
Show threadBITNACHTJul 12, 2024
@rob @sayomgwtf My guess would be it is actually from Day of the Tentacle. You can play the entire Maniac Mansion game inside of DOTT when you use a computer in the Mansion.
Show threadRobJul 12, 2024
@bitnacht @sayomgwtf Thanks for pointing out. Have to replay #DOTT soon. 👍
Show threadBobJul 12, 2024
@rob @sayomgwtf I would bet that it was a piece of gag scenery art that then became an actual gdd @grumpygamer amirite?
Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024

@rob The original C64 version was released in 1987, a year before Zak McKracken was released. The Enhanced Version (the version this screenshot is from), was released after Zak McKracken in 1989.

The original poster was a Star Wars one 😊

Show threadedo999Jul 13, 2024
@sayomgwtf @rob The poster was removed from the NES version
Show threadRon Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)Jul 13, 2024
@rob @sayomgwtf it was done for the PC maniac mansion. Which happened after C64 Zak.
Show threadTorbjörn AnderssonJul 13, 2024

@grumpygamer @rob @sayomgwtf

Similar to how the FM Towns version of Zak McKracken changed a Rescue on Fractalus! poster to an Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade one.

I think (Disney's crippling fear of my money means I can't play it) the lower resolution versions of Zak didn't have a poster at all, so I'm surprised they picked Rescue on Fractalus! to begin with.

Show threadATMcashpointJul 13, 2024
@et_andersson @grumpygamer @rob @sayomgwtf The Fractalus poster in Zak was one David Fox game advertising another David Fox game, so it seems pretty natural IMO.
Show threadTorbjörn AnderssonJul 13, 2024

@atmcashpoint @grumpygamer @rob @sayomgwtf

I guess, but was there any computer at the time that could run both Rescue on Fractalus! and the high-resolution version of Zak McKracken?

Show threadakiran_nJul 12, 2024
@sayomgwtf like the chainsaw without gas and the can of gas for chainsaw not having the chainsaw? 😂
Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024
@akiran_n I posted about this one today! You and so many others kept on mentioning it, I just had to haha
Show threadbartholin (war, war never changes arc)Jul 12, 2024
@sayomgwtf I've tried Maniac Mansion once, and I got frustrated when all my characters were quickly captured by the bad guys 
Show threadAngua Jul 12, 2024
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Shame as I always find the puzzles / tactics I found hardest to work out are the most fun to repeat later.

Save & load often and run fast.
Admittedly you have to plan everything to have the right characters, with the right objects, in the right place at the right time.
Getting nabbed can be a shortcut saving hoofing it down all the stairs too often. Done carefully only a few times are unavoidable / easier.

If you don't mind losing the no dying bonus, try The Cave - similar choice of characters / gameplay, better graphics, maximum schadenfreude.

Or the DOTT like Thimbleweed Park - "homage, but non copyright infringing" to MM and others and feelgood factor that RG gets paid.

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Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024
@AnguaDelphine @bartholin I bought The Cave and I can't wait to get started on it, I love Ron Gilbert's work
Show threadAngua Jul 13, 2024
@sayomgwtf

Brilliant, It's a space hog but fun - enjoy.
Difficult to recommend / review without spoilers, but it is like a modern MM.
Return To Monkey Island was OK, but I did not like the graphic style at all.

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Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024
@bartholin Aiee, give it a chance again if you can - it's a lot of fun ❤️
Show threadMoahJul 12, 2024
@sayomgwtf I think Maniac Mansion is underrated, especially compared to its sequel.
Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024
@Moah I absolutely agree, I love it the most
Show threadDaveJul 12, 2024
@sayomgwtf Best in-game reference I remember is being able to play the full Maniac Mansion game on a computer inside Day of the Tentacle :D
Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024
@anathem That is simply one of the best ones there is ❤️
Show thread🄯 CarlOSJul 12, 2024
@sayomgwtf I really really love that game! I need to play it once again in my life.
Show threadSay Mistage ʕ•ᴥ•ʔﾉ☆Jul 13, 2024
@carloshr Which one? Maniac Mansion or Zak McKracken? You can't go wrong with either of those tho ❤️
Show threadBobJul 12, 2024
@sayomgwtf NES-version MM enhancer: https://redtentacle.itch.io/redtentacle
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Play Maniac Mansion (NES) on your computer, without having to use a gamepad!

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