Maniac Mansion - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures

This month we go back to the roots of the classic LucasArts/Lucasfilm Games adventure games with Maniac Mansion and its sequel, Day of the Tentacle! I go through the creation of the game, the challenges and new systems that were designed to get the game going, the NES port, the TV show, and how it's sequel bacame one of the best games of all time. Plus, Michaela drops in to help mix up a purple tentacle cocktail.

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Maniac Mansion Assets

1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD64ExGHBWE

Ron Gilbert – GDC 2011 Maniac Mansion Postmortem

A-4:15 - The original lucasfilm team and game concept

B-9:14 - Graphical Adventure Sierra

C-13:45 - Map

D-17:33 - Commodore art

E-25:14 - Cutscenes

F-35:24 - NES Port

G-37:42 - Lessons (Intro)

2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ0W4tOt84k

Lucasfilm Computer Chronicles

3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWI8f9QpnR8

Lucasfilm Games 1987 All Company Meeting

4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EEBeJicnAQ

IGN DOTT Remaster Interview/Announce

5- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZHeBQmnZSE&t=1217s

Oral History of Chip Morningstar – Computer History Museum2019 32:14 SCUMM

6- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvkftAcxyw&list=PLkKL5VDOhkDWtLLPcC8q7Y8idsZrABPyJ&index=15&t=221s

G4 Icons Lucasarts

7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=2174s

Bajakian/Land @SFCM Day of the Tentacle 36:15

8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjF4eMrYfG0&t=645s

Making of Day of the Tentacle Remaster – Double Fine

A-:31 what to do?

B-1:17 The remaster

C-6:45 Talkie

9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TG0esy1g8s

Intro Video DOTT

10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8AGwZ5mp_U&list=PL8jKLXgxP8DHGHIsJHImFI3noFQm3xA7J&index=14

GDC 2014 - LucasFilm Games Post Mortem

A-23:14 Tom Arnold Lucasfilm Creativity

B-33:47 Ron Gilbert SCUMM

11- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAZwp8tFE1Q

Maniac Mansion TV Commercial

https://mixnmojo.com/ -Concept Art

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