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Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by cliff »

Svip wrote: post #27
theli0nheart wrote: post #6

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…

DOTT is a totally free-standing game -- and amazing.

They address this in the linked article (also from personal experience) -- you really don't need any context from Maniac Mansion to thoroughly enjoy DOTT and they are really totally different games in style and substance.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by johnmw »

theli0nheart wrote: post #6

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

And if you just want to give it a try first, you can play the old version online [1]

[1]: https://playclassic.games/games/point-n-click-adventure-dos-...

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by kerouanton »

I still love all those games, and play them from time to time using ScummVM [1], which I installed on my PC and Mac. Back at the time, I bought them in boxed editions and was so thrilled to get them! I still have those original games as part of my greatest 80's collection items. The SCUMM engine is also very interesting to look at, internally.

[1|: https://www.scummvm.org/

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by agildehaus »

Maro wrote: post #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.

The Dig was one of my favorites. Conceived by Spielberg with a script by Orson Scott Card of all people.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by scoutt »

mr-ron wrote: 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 puzzle that blocked me for days was that of reading some kind of boring manual to a horse to make it sleep. I still remember myself (a kid) jumping all around the room.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by dave_sid »

Svip wrote: post #27
theli0nheart wrote: post #6

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…

Nah. I played it before Monkey island and have never played manic mansion. I remember being addicted to it right away and thinking it was hilarious. I remember having to load about 10 floppy discs sitting next to the PC. Good fun.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by okket »

Svip wrote: post #27
theli0nheart wrote: post #6

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…

You don't need to have played or know anything about Maniac Mansion to enjoy Day of the Tentacle. I would not even recommend to play MM first, because MM is stupendously hard and frustrating compared to DotT. Play it after.

BTW: In the version of DotT I played in the 90s there was a funny easter egg: A computer in the game was running a playable version of Maniac Mansion. I don't know if this is part of the remastered version though.

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by bjconlan »

baxtr wrote: post #26
crazygringo wrote: post #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...

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

A little more 'evolved' (not scumm) but 'Grim Fandango' was also recently updated (well in the last few years) for newer platforms. Ron Gilbert & Co's Thimbleweed Park perhaps deserves a mention here too .

Re: Day of the Tentacle

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Post by philpem »

Forbo wrote: post #23
mr-ron wrote: 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.

Yeah I wouldn't expect a kid to know "sod's law" -- that whenever it's a nice day and you start washing the car, it'll start raining soon after...
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