Maniac Mansion - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures
01/03/25 • 40 min
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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 Museum 2019 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
https://www.mobygames.com/ - Archive Images
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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*Please Drink Responsibly*
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 Museum 2019 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
https://www.mobygames.com/ - Archive Images
Previous Episode
The Dig - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures
2 RecommendationsThis month we carry on with our LucasArts point & click classic adventure games by taking an expedition with Boston Low to investigate a mysterious asteroid, mix up a life crystal cocktail, and dive into the creation of this game.
We look at the troubled development, the eventual release, and try to figure out Steven Spielberg's role in the creation of The Dig!
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Sound Clip List
1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nSfN_Uwruo
Bad Influence Early look at The Dig 1993
2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JP3fUcqXzSY
Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Moriarty’s Version
3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVez1zIEOpY
Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Has Sean Clark snippets
4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci9WsfwUJjI
Interactive Entertainment Magazine – 1995 – Game Review (November)
5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p15ijBIvCTM
Interactive Entertainment Magazine CES Coverage 1994 – ILM early report
6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YeWTXTwchw
Noah Falstein Orodev 2017 Early Dig Project Leader
7- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=633s
Bajakian Land Interview – Atmosphere of the Dig
8- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1744s
Ron Gilbert PAX 2013
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Monkey Island - LucasArts Point & Click Adventures
2 RecommendationsIn the final episode of Season 1 of Drink the Video Games I take a look at one of the most beloved adventure franchises of them all...Monkey Island! I dig into the creation of the game, talk about the changes over its 22 years, and even mix up a Grog with Michaela from Drink the Movies!
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Monkey Island Assets
1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujyC9XUrNW4
LucasArts News Report (ca. 1990) -- Monkey Island and LOOM!
2-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b98ILfm3Peo
Lucasfilm Games Employees Run Amok Circa 1990
3-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEKqTvKIZP0
SegaCD Advert
4-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNpjGvJwyL8
Ron Gilbert – Monkey Island not a hit
5-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgzWorfLjeE&t=725s
Ron Gilbert – Talks at Google (About follow up games)
6-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYvkftAcxyw&t=781s
G4 Icons LucasArts
7-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Onc7UPagZlQ
IGN TellTale Announcement
8-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAxxj_moz18
Devolver Announcement
9-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0EqG6RYn9Y&t=637s
Michael Land iMuse 15minute
10- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6IYgWh-qnY&t=1669s
PAX 2013 – Storytime with Ron Gilbert
11-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpxAXUQAWSs
Escape from Monkey Island Trailer – International House of Mojo
12- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tp2BmcXlwc
Ron Gilbert Short
Concept Art Comes From: https://legendofmi.com/
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