What would you do in Maniac Mansion?

Bombadil · Thu 02/12/2004 20:01:21

Quote from: Rui "Puss in Boots" Pires on Thu 02/12/2004 19:53:54
...anyway, what's "Willow"?

It's a George Lucas' movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096446/
I'm sure you've seen or heard about it.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Thu 02/12/2004 21:21:02

Actually I hand't... but it sure was fun reading some reviews.

Review #1 - "Lord of the Rings it ain't"
Review #2 - "Better than lord of the Rings"

At any rate, back on topic and back to the mansion (geez, I might as well REALLY move in), I'd seriously consider adding a pinball machine to all those videogames. Maybe a "Smite the Meteor!" board. Hey, maybe I'd even find a way to fix the air hockey and add a couple shoot-em-ups, like Mad Dog McPhee, or whatever the name is. And Virtua Cop! And billiards! And a DART BOARD! AND A SOCCER MACHINE!!! AND HALF-LIFE!!!!!! AND A COPY OF EEEVERY LEC AND SIERRA GAME EVER MADE IN A VIRTUAL REALITY INTERFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE...

...sorry, I got carried away. Yeah. Pinball machine sounds good. :

EDIT -

QuoteIn Zak McKraken, is Katmandu I believe, theres a poster in the police station that says "WANTED: One purple meteor. For oozing slime and doing gobs and horrible things."

That always bothered me. Most LucasArts games are riddled with little such "easter eggs"... but chronologically, that's impossible. How can there be such a poster in Zak, and a poster for Zak McKracken in Maniac Mansion (which there is)? And these such things abound! I don't exactly remember where anymore, but I'm damn sure I saw Sam and Max statuettes in games that were made BEFORE Sam and Max.

Redwall · Thu 02/12/2004 21:56:17

The appearance of Sam and Max in Monkey Island and other early LEC games is because Sam and Max is a comic that the old LucasArts employees were quite fond of, which is the same reason they eventually made Hit the Road.

Scummbuddy · Fri 03/12/2004 01:59:32

Dragonrose, Bombadli just didnt use enough smileys or !1!'s in his post. I understood the sarcasim.

Bombadil · Fri 03/12/2004 07:29:05

I'm sorry if I offended someone. I was just joking.
I don't like using smilies. but if you want:

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jetxl · Sun 05/12/2004 12:01:06

November Oscar Oscar Bravo

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Sun 05/12/2004 12:07:21

World Hashish Anthill Toenail [SPACIAL] World Anthill Shoelaces [SPACIAL] Trodding Heights Antz Timberlake [INTERROGATIONAL SIGNAL]

Radiant · Sun 05/12/2004 12:08:06

For the record, the tentacle mating call exists in the original version - it's the record in Green Tentacle's room, and you can copy it to tape in the piano room (and play it to him, or send it to Mr. Eteer).
There exists a Nintendo (NES) version with non-scrolling screens, that had to be censored in a number of places because of inappropriate language or visuals (e.g. the statue that had pubic hair showing, according to the NES censorship staff, I'm not kidding!) Also NES found the name 'SCUMM' (the interpreter system) offensive.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Sun 05/12/2004 14:09:28

QuoteAlso NES found the name 'SCUMM' (the interpreter system) offensive.

Good grief, some people...

jetxl · Mon 06/12/2004 09:45:02

Dr Ed says "It will piss of the meteor" in the PC version a few times. They changed it in the NES version.
You have to remember that back in those days Nintendo was the reigning lord of consoles. There was no XBOX DOA Beachvoleyball. (ah, lest all stare at Kasumi for a while)

Mickey Bitsko · Tue 07/12/2004 16:34:53

Don't worry Bombadil, I could tell you were being sarcastic. Perhaps since I was also being a bit whimsical, I should have put smilies in my message.

I love most of the Sierra games, particularly the Space Quest series, but I've never been into looking for the easter eggs. But back when the games first came out, I did appreciate Sierra's attention to detail, and the easter eggs also gave us Sierra addicts a feeling that Sierra actually cared about us and gave us a bit more than our money's worth.

BruisedWeasel · Wed 08/12/2004 05:13:54

Quote
I think I once saw somewhere on the Internet that in that American NES-Release censored many things. The nude-statue in the hall behind the blue security door had disappeared.

You know, I'd been wondering why Nintendo Power showed an image of a statue there when they gave two walkthroughs for that game. I kept wondering if it came through the mail, or was something I had to unlock, or the NP staff just had a better version than me, or I was in a different hallway. I had searched all over the house for that statue!

Frankly, I don't know what I'd do in that mansion. Probably bake some bread and search the fridge for Kraft Singles. And have arse sex with the hamster.

Radiant · Wed 08/12/2004 08:02:49

More trivia...
The Zak poster in fact only appears in the hi-res version of MM, which was released later when LucasFilm updated some of their classics.
IIRC, the steel security door is only present in the PC versions (and later made variants such as the NES version), because for instance the C=64 version didn't need copyright.

Rui 'Trovatore' Pires · Wed 08/12/2004 09:09:05

QuoteThe Zak poster in fact only appears in the hi-res version of MM, which was released later when LucasFilm updated some of their classics.

AAaaahhhh!!!! Riiiight!

Bombadil · Wed 08/12/2004 17:07:48

I think in the version I played it when I was a child didn't have the poster of Zak.

Mephistophilis · Fri 10/12/2004 20:06:01

Pesonally I'd Jack the Edsel, leave the bimbo to become a zombie and high tail it out of their making millions in street racing before selling the car and retiring to my Hawaiian Mansion.

auhsor · Sat 11/12/2004 13:34:57

And for the story behind the NES version, look no further than here: http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/maniac.html

And if I were in the mansion I would get the petrol out of the car and put it in the chainsaw... Or was the car empty. I forget now.

btw, I love your sig pic Bombadil, quite funny

Radiant · Sat 11/12/2004 22:15:45

The car has enough gas to launch it into orbit. Try it some time!

Bombadil · Sat 11/12/2004 22:46:49

Quote from: auhsor on Sat 11/12/2004 13:34:57
btw, I love your sig pic Bombadil, quite funny

I didn't do it. I found it somewhere on (or in?) the Internet.

Quote from: Radiant on Sat 11/12/2004 22:15:45
The car has enough gas to launch it into orbit. Try it some time!

Unless the game says so, I don't think that car runs with gas. It would need a big amount of gas to exit the Earth gravitation field. If tomorrow I get bored, I'll calculate the gas needed to do it. ^^

Quote from: Mephistophilis on Fri 10/12/2004 20:06:01
Pesonally I'd Jack the Edsel, leave the bimbo to become a zombie and high tail it out of their making millions in street racing before selling the car and retiring to my Hawaiian Mansion.

I'm sorry for ruining your dreams, but I think you won't be able to do that because the car has no wheels ^^.

auhsor · Sun 12/12/2004 06:08:13

Quote from: Radiant on Sat 11/12/2004 22:15:45
The car has enough gas to launch it into orbit. Try it some time!

Oh yeah I remember that now. That was cool...

But you don't seem to realise how long I tried to be able to get the petrol out of the car to fill up the chainsaw... Stupid useless chainsaw...