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Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

To trigger the rain you needed the whole setup: gold, vinegar, and oil. The puzzle we were stumped at had nothing to do with that.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

#23
post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

To trigger the rain you needed the whole setup: gold, vinegar, and oil. The puzzle we were stumped at had nothing to do with that.

I thought you needed to wash the carriage? That was a bit obscure for me as a kid.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #23
post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To trigger the rain you needed the whole setup: gold, vinegar, and oil. The puzzle we were stumped at had nothing to do with that.

I thought you needed to wash the carriage? That was a bit obscure for me as a kid.

Oh yes washing the carriage did trigger the storm you are right. But to get a lightning you needed the whole rig

Re: Day of the Tentacle

#25
post #5

Yet to play this one. Recently played Full Throttle and it was great. I guess I have to go back and replay Maniac Mansion since the 90s?

Just play Day of the Tentacle. I've been playing games since the Atari days. Day of the Tentacle is one of the greatest games of all time.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

#26

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...

Nice. Any clue if other games are also available like Monkey Islands, Maniac Mansion, etc?

Re: Day of the Tentacle

#27

This is one of my favorite games from my childhood. If you haven't ever played it, you owe it to yourself to purchase the remastered version [1] and play it through (it's only $3.79). It's incredibly entertaining and witty. I doubt this game will ever get stale. [1]: https://www.gog.com/game/day_of_the_tentacle_remastered

It's not necessary to have played Maniac Mansion beforehand? I'll admit this has been my main hesitation. I remember when Monkey Island III was big in the late 90s, I was hesitant because I hadn't played the two games that came before it.

I ended up doing it anyway at the time, but later I would play all three, and the third one really benefits - in my view anyway - from having played the first two ones, even though they can all stand on their own. So I wonder whether Day of the Tentacle is similar?

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #27

This is one of my favorite games from my childhood. If you haven't ever played it, you owe it to yourself to purchase the remastered version [1] and play it through (it's only $3.79). It's incredibly entertaining and witty. I doubt this game will ever get stale. [1]: https://www.gog.com/game/day_of_the_tentacle_remastered

It's not necessary to have played Maniac Mansion beforehand? I'll admit this has been my main hesitation. I remember when Monkey Island III was big in the late 90s, I was hesitant because I hadn't played the two games that came before it. I ended up doing it anyway at the time, but later I would play all three, and the third one really benefits - in my view anyway - from having played the first two ones, even though…

I played DotT without ever having played MM and really enjoyed it.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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post #27

This is one of my favorite games from my childhood. If you haven't ever played it, you owe it to yourself to purchase the remastered version [1] and play it through (it's only $3.79). It's incredibly entertaining and witty. I doubt this game will ever get stale. [1]: https://www.gog.com/game/day_of_the_tentacle_remastered

It's not necessary to have played Maniac Mansion beforehand? I'll admit this has been my main hesitation. I remember when Monkey Island III was big in the late 90s, I was hesitant because I hadn't played the two games that came before it. I ended up doing it anyway at the time, but later I would play all three, and the third one really benefits - in my view anyway - from having played the first two ones, even though…

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