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Day of the Tentacle

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Re: Day of the Tentacle

#11
Another commenter linked to the remastered (hi-res) version for desktop, but it's also available for iPad for $4.99... and if tablets aren't the perfect medium for original point-and-click adventure games then I don't know what is:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/day-of-the-tentacle-remaster...

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #10

This game captured a magical point in gaming where me my brother and my mother were playing on our PC, and my cousin and uncle were playing on another at the same time, keeping each other up to date on progress. We all were blocked at the same point until my uncle found the puzzle where you have to close a door to get the keys, and as soon as he found it he phoned my mom and we all progressed. That type of puzzle dis…

The key action to getting Ben Franklin his thunderstorm was a bit too much, no?

Re: Day of the Tentacle

#13
I have so many good memories of playing this game with friends back in the 90s. I played it again recently with my teenager nephews and they loved it. The humor still works and the puzzles are challenging.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

#14
While Loom will always have a special place in my heart, DotT is possibly the best all-around adventure game from my childhood; particularly considering that the LA games have aged far better than most of the others.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #10

This game captured a magical point in gaming where me my brother and my mother were playing on our PC, and my cousin and uncle were playing on another at the same time, keeping each other up to date on progress. We all were blocked at the same point until my uncle found the puzzle where you have to close a door to get the keys, and as soon as he found it he phoned my mom and we all progressed. That type of puzzle dis…

The key action to getting Ben Franklin his thunderstorm was a bit too much, no?

No the keys were given to the masked man in the present day, who was breaking into the car. He gives you the crowbar for the keys.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #10

This game captured a magical point in gaming where me my brother and my mother were playing on our PC, and my cousin and uncle were playing on another at the same time, keeping each other up to date on progress. We all were blocked at the same point until my uncle found the puzzle where you have to close a door to get the keys, and as soon as he found it he phoned my mom and we all progressed. That type of puzzle dis…

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Re: Day of the Tentacle

#19
Sam & Max, Day of the Tentacle, Full Throttle, floppy disks and dreaming of one day getting a huge 17" CRT monitor on a Pentium, that was my early teenage years.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The key action to getting Ben Franklin his thunderstorm was a bit too much, no?

No the keys were given to the masked man in the present day, who was breaking into the car. He gives you the crowbar for the keys.

I believe he meant the action needed to trigger the rain.
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