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Maniac Mansion

TitleManiac Mansion
First release1987
DeveloperLucasfilm Games
PublisherLucasfilm Games
PlatformsAmiga, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, NES / Famicom, PC (Windows)
Genresadventure video game, point-and-click adventure
Players1 player
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
DOS: 1987-01-01
Commodore 64: 1987-10-01
Apple II: 1988-01-01
NES / Famicom: 1988-09-13 (NTSC-J), 1992-09-18 (NTSC), 1992-10-22
Amiga: 1989-01-01
Atari ST: 1989-01-01 (PAL)
Wikidata IDQ240143

Select from six playable friends to infiltrate a mad scientist's estate and rescue a kidnapped girlfriend. Using a point-and-click interface, you maneuver characters through nonlinear environments to solve puzzles. The gameplay requires coordinating different abilities to bypass dangers and navigate the mansion's various rooms while avoiding the influence of a sentient meteor.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q240143) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (apple2/maniac-mansion) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (c64/maniac-mansion) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (amiga/maniac-mansion) · last updated 2026-09-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (nes/maniac-mansion) · last updated 2026-10-25 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (10984,32630) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (6479) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (1432,79603,125167) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (69849) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (42163) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (89785) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (18): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Lucasfilm Games · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Lucasfilm Games · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Lucasfilm Games · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
Commodore 64 Longplay [378] Maniac Mansion (US)
World-of-Longplays · Commodore 64 version · longplay · 2:05:45auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
Maniac Mansion (NES) Playthrough
NintendoComplete · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 3:10:36auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
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