<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
1993	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1987	O
game	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
follows	O
Bernard	B-Application
Bernoulli	I-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
Hoagie	O
and	O
Laverne	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
evil	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
-	O
a	O
sentient	O
,	O
disembodied	O
tentacle	O
-	O
from	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pair	O
carried	O
over	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
elements	O
from	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
forwent	O
the	O
character	O
selection	O
aspect	O
to	O
simplify	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
the	O
eighth	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
simultaneously	O
on	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
and	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
to	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
has	O
featured	O
regularly	O
in	O
lists	O
of	O
"	O
top	O
"	O
games	O
published	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
decades	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
referenced	O
in	O
popular	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Schafer	O
's	O
current	O
studio	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
release	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
two-dimensional	O
adventure	O
game	O
formula	O
,	O
first	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
original	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
direct	O
the	O
controllable	O
characters	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
by	O
clicking	O
with	O
the	O
computer	B-Device
mouse	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
SCUMM	B-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
original	O
interface	O
of	O
having	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
being	O
taken	O
up	O
by	O
a	O
verb	O
selection	O
and	O
inventory	O
;	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
Sam	B-Application
&	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Hit	I-Application
the	I-Application
Road	I-Application
,	O
the	O
engine	O
was	O
modified	O
to	O
scroll	O
through	O
a	O
more	O
concise	O
list	O
of	O
verbs	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
mouse	O
button	O
and	O
having	O
the	O
inventory	O
on	O
a	O
separate	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
uses	O
time	O
travel	O
extensively	O
;	O
early	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
three	O
main	O
protagonists	O
are	O
separated	O
across	O
time	O
by	O
the	O
effects	O
of	O
a	O
faulty	O
time	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
one	O
puzzle	O
requires	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
while	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
era	O
where	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
has	O
succeeded	O
,	O
to	O
send	O
a	O
medical	O
chart	O
of	O
a	O
Tentacle	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
having	O
it	O
used	O
as	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
flag	O
,	O
then	O
collecting	O
one	O
such	O
flag	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
Tentacle	O
disguise	O
to	O
allow	O
that	O
character	O
to	O
roam	O
freely	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
whole	O
original	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
resembling	O
a	O
Commodore	O
64	O
inside	O
the	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
game	O
;	O
this	O
practice	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
repeated	O
by	O
other	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
's	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
unprecedented	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Five	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
—	O
a	O
mutant	O
monster	O
and	O
lab	O
assistant	O
created	O
by	O
mad	O
scientist	O
Dr.	B-Application
Fred	I-Application
Edison	I-Application
—	O
drinks	O
toxic	O
sludge	O
from	O
a	O
river	O
behind	O
Dr.	O
Fred	O
's	O
laboratory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dr.	O
Fred	O
plans	O
to	O
resolve	O
the	O
issue	O
by	O
killing	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
and	O
his	O
harmless	O
,	O
friendly	O
brother	O
Green	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
but	O
Green	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
sends	O
a	O
plea	O
of	O
help	O
to	O
his	O
old	O
friend	O
,	O
the	O
nerd	O
Bernard	B-Application
Bernoulli	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
escapes	O
to	O
resume	O
his	O
quest	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
's	O
plans	O
are	O
flawless	O
and	O
unstoppable	O
,	O
Dr.	O
Fred	O
decides	O
to	O
use	O
his	O
Chron-o-John	O
time	O
machines	O
to	O
send	O
Bernard	O
,	O
Laverne	O
,	O
and	O
Hoagie	O
to	O
the	O
day	O
before	O
to	O
turn	O
off	O
his	O
Sludge-o-Matic	O
machine	O
,	O
thereby	O
preventing	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
's	O
exposure	O
to	O
the	O
sludge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Laverne	O
is	O
sent	O
200	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
,	O
where	O
humanity	O
has	O
been	O
enslaved	O
and	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
rules	O
the	O
world	O
from	O
the	O
Edison	O
mansion	O
,	O
while	O
Hoagie	O
is	O
dropped	O
200	O
years	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
motel	O
is	O
being	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Founding	O
Fathers	O
as	O
a	O
retreat	O
to	O
write	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Constitution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Bernard	O
uses	O
Dr.	O
Fred	O
's	O
family	O
fortune	O
of	O
royalties	O
from	O
the	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
TV	O
series	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
real	O
diamond	O
,	O
while	O
his	O
friends	O
manage	O
to	O
power	O
their	O
Chron-o-Johns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
arrives	O
,	O
hijacks	O
a	O
Chron-o-John	O
,	O
and	O
takes	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
day	O
to	O
prevent	O
them	O
from	O
turning	O
off	O
the	O
sludge	O
machine	O
;	O
he	O
is	O
pursued	O
by	O
Green	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
in	O
another	O
pod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
has	O
used	O
the	O
time	O
machine	O
to	O
bring	O
countless	O
versions	O
of	O
himself	O
from	O
different	O
moments	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
Sludge-o-Matic	O
from	O
being	O
deactivated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bernard	O
and	O
his	O
friends	O
defeat	O
the	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacles	I-Application
guarding	O
the	O
Sludge-o-Matic	O
,	O
turn	O
off	O
the	O
machine	O
,	O
and	O
prevent	O
the	O
whole	O
series	O
of	O
events	O
from	O
ever	O
happening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
had	O
previously	O
assisted	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
studio	O
felt	O
that	O
Grossman	O
and	O
Schafer	O
were	O
ready	O
to	O
manage	O
a	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
pair	O
's	O
humor	O
matched	O
well	O
with	O
that	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
suggested	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
and	O
Gary	O
Winnick	O
,	O
the	O
creators	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Grossman	O
and	O
Schafer	O
on	O
the	O
initial	O
planning	O
and	O
writing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bernard	O
was	O
considered	O
"	O
everyone	O
's	O
favorite	O
character	O
"	O
from	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
clear	O
first	O
choice	O
for	O
the	O
protagonists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dropped	O
characters	O
included	O
Razor	B-Application
,	O
a	O
female	O
musician	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
;	O
Moonglow	O
,	O
a	O
short	O
character	O
in	O
baggy	O
clothes	O
;	O
and	O
Chester	O
,	O
a	O
black	O
beat	O
poet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
smaller	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
reduced	O
the	O
strain	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
engine	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
scripting	B-Language
and	O
animation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ahern	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
was	O
consistent	O
and	O
the	O
character	O
designs	O
were	O
established	O
early	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
what	O
had	O
happened	O
with	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
various	O
artists	O
came	O
in	O
later	O
to	O
help	O
fill	O
in	O
necessary	O
art	O
assets	O
as	O
necessary	O
,	O
creating	O
a	O
disjointed	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
animation	O
shorts	O
,	O
particularly	O
the	O
Chuck	O
Jones-directed	O
Rabbit	O
of	O
Seville	O
,	O
What	O
's	O
Opera	O
,	O
Doc	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Chan	O
too	O
used	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
as	O
influence	O
for	O
the	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
trying	O
to	O
emulate	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
Jones	O
and	O
Maurice	O
Noble	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
took	O
creative	B-License
license	I-License
towards	O
facts	O
to	O
fit	O
them	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
features	O
a	O
four-minute-long	O
animated	O
opening	O
credit	O
sequence	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
to	O
have	O
such	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
this	O
sequence	O
was	O
around	O
seven	O
minutes	O
long	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
the	O
three	O
characters	O
arriving	O
at	O
the	O
mansion	O
and	O
releasing	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
developed	O
for	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
voice	O
work	O
on	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
originally	O
planned	O
to	O
include	O
voice	O
work	O
,	O
as	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
install	O
base	O
for	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
was	O
too	O
low	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
they	O
neared	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1992	O
,	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
sales	O
grew	O
significantly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
voice	O
work	O
in	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
praised	O
for	O
its	O
quality	O
and	O
professionalism	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Sierra	O
's	O
talkie	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
period	O
which	O
suffered	O
from	O
poor	O
audio	O
quality	O
and	O
limited	O
voice	O
acting	O
(	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
consisted	O
of	O
Sierra	O
employees	O
rather	O
than	O
professional	O
talent	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
had	O
worked	O
together	O
to	O
share	O
the	O
duties	O
equally	O
of	O
composing	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fate	B-Application
of	I-Application
Atlantis	I-Application
,	O
and	O
continued	O
this	O
approach	O
for	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
around	O
the	O
cartoonish	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
further	O
drawing	O
on	O
Looney	B-Application
Tunes	I-Application
 '	O
use	O
of	O
parodying	O
classical	O
works	O
of	O
music	O
,	O
and	O
playing	O
on	O
set	O
themes	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
themes	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
composed	O
to	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
different	O
processing	O
speeds	O
of	O
computers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
music	O
interface	O
;	O
such	O
themes	O
would	O
include	O
shorter	O
repeating	O
patterns	O
that	O
would	O
play	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
screen	O
scrolled	O
across	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
once	O
the	O
screen	O
was	O
at	O
the	O
proper	O
place	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
would	O
continue	O
on	O
to	O
a	O
more	O
dramatic	O
phrase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
concurrently	O
released	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
and	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
version	O
was	O
created	O
to	O
accommodate	O
consumers	O
that	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
purchase	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
format	O
afforded	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
audible	O
dialog	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capacity	O
difference	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
formats	O
necessitated	O
alterations	O
to	O
the	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grossman	O
spent	O
several	O
weeks	O
reducing	O
files	O
sizes	O
and	O
removing	O
files	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
audio	O
dialog	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
onto	O
six	O
diskettes	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
a	O
moderate	O
commercial	O
success	O
;	O
according	O
to	O
Edge	O
,	O
it	O
sold	O
roughly	O
80,000	O
copies	O
by	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
saw	O
this	O
as	O
an	O
improvement	O
over	O
his	O
earlier	O
projects	O
,	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
commercial	O
flops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Charles	O
Ardai	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
wrote	O
in	O
September	O
1993	O
:	O
"	O
Calling	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
...	O
is	O
a	O
little	O
like	O
calling	O
the	O
space	O
shuttle	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
slingshot	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ardai	O
lauded	O
the	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
would	O
have	O
done	O
the	O
late	O
Mel	O
Blanc	O
proud	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
humor	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
angles	O
to	O
"	O
Looney	B-Application
Toons	I-Application
gems	O
from	O
the	O
40s	O
and	O
50s	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
reviewer	O
considered	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
"	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
,	O
like	O
LucasArts	O
 '	O
earlier	O
Loom	B-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
extremely	O
short	O
;	O
he	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
felt	O
cheated	O
somehow	O
when	O
I	O
finished	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
relied	O
on	O
"	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
no	O
underlying	O
logic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
opined	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
remains	O
fun	O
"	O
despite	O
this	O
issue	O
,	O
and	O
concluded	O
that	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
"	O
definitely	O
the	O
comedy	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
"	O
a	O
more	O
polished	O
impression	O
"	O
than	O
either	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
or	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
writer	O
claimed	O
that	O
its	O
high	O
system	O
requirements	O
were	O
its	O
only	O
drawback	O
,	O
and	O
believed	O
that	O
a	O
Sound	B-Application
Blaster	I-Application
card	I-Application
was	O
required	O
to	O
fully	O
appreciate	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
retrospective	O
review	O
,	O
Adventure	O
Gamers	O
 '	O
Chris	O
Remo	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
someone	O
were	O
to	O
ask	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
examples	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
exemplify	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
genre	O
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
would	O
certainly	O
be	O
near	O
the	O
top	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
has	O
been	O
featured	O
regularly	O
in	O
lists	O
of	O
"	O
top	O
"	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
US	O
named	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
the	O
46th	O
best	O
computer	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
1994	O
it	O
and	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sins	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Fathers	I-Application
won	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
Worlds	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
34th	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
DOTT	O
completely	O
blew	O
away	O
its	O
ancestor	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
with	O
its	O
smooth	O
animated	O
sequences	O
,	O
nifty	O
plot	O
and	O
great	O
voiceovers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
named	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
top	O
10	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
ranked	O
the	O
Purple	B-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
82nd	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
100	O
videogame	O
villains	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ComputerAndVideoGames.com	O
ranked	O
it	O
at	O
number	O
30	O
in	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
also	O
listed	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
greatest	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
created	O
a	O
webcomic	O
,	O
The	O
Day	O
After	O
the	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1993	O
LucasArts	O
game	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
features	O
a	O
stage	O
dedicated	O
to	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
artists	O
for	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
shared	O
office	O
space	O
with	O
the	O
Zombies	B-Application
Ate	I-Application
My	I-Application
Neighbors	I-Application
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
included	O
the	O
homage	O
after	O
frequently	O
seeing	O
artwork	O
for	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
during	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
 '	O
productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telltale	O
Games	O
CEO	O
Dan	O
Connors	O
commented	O
in	O
2009	O
that	O
an	O
episodic	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
"	O
feasible	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
depended	O
on	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
released	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Kotaku	O
,	O
a	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
in	O
the	O
works	O
at	O
LucasArts	O
Singapore	O
before	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
Disney	O
in	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Schafer	O
and	O
his	O
studio	O
,	O
Double	O
Fine	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
version	O
released	O
at	O
July	O
11	O
together	O
with	O
a	O
mobile	O
port	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Playstation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Playstation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
versions	O
are	O
cross-buy	O
and	O
also	O
feature	O
cross-save	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
port	O
came	O
in	O
October	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
credited	O
both	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
Disney	O
for	O
help	O
in	O
creating	O
the	O
remaster	O
,	O
which	O
follows	O
from	O
a	O
similar	O
remastering	O
of	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
by	O
Double	O
Fine	O
,	O
in	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
said	O
when	O
they	O
originally	O
were	O
about	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
from	O
LucasArts	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
remaster	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
originally	O
have	O
plans	O
to	O
redo	O
the	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
passionate	O
response	O
,	O
they	O
got	O
on	O
the	O
news	O
of	O
the	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
remaster	O
,	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
continue	O
these	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schafer	O
described	O
getting	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
a	O
"	O
miracle	O
"	O
though	O
aided	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
executives	O
in	O
the	O
legal	O
rights	O
chain	O
had	O
fond	O
memories	O
of	O
playing	O
these	O
games	O
and	O
helped	O
to	O
secure	O
the	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
Player	O
Productions	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
worked	O
before	O
with	O
Double	O
Fine	O
to	O
document	O
their	O
game	O
development	O
process	O
,	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
mini-documentary	O
for	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
Remastered	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
visit	O
to	O
the	O
Skywalker	O
Ranch	O
,	O
where	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
were	O
originally	O
developed	O
,	O
where	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
concept	O
art	O
and	O
digital	O
files	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
other	O
LucasArts	O
adventure	O
games	O
were	O
archived	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
Remastered	O
retains	O
its	O
two-dimensional	O
cartoon-style	O
art	O
,	O
redrawn	O
at	O
a	O
higher	O
resolution	O
for	O
modern	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
Grim	B-Application
Fandango	I-Application
remaster	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
switch	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
the	O
original	O
graphics	O
and	O
the	O
high-resolution	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
includes	O
a	O
more	O
streamlined	O
interaction	O
menu	O
,	O
a	O
command	O
wheel	O
akin	O
to	O
the	O
approach	O
used	O
in	O
Broken	B-Application
Age	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
opt	O
to	O
switch	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
has	O
been	O
redone	O
within	O
MIDI	O
adapted	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
iMUSE	B-Application
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
contains	O
the	O
fully	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
though	O
no	O
enhancements	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
to	O
that	O
game-within-a-game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
Remastered	O
has	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
having	O
an	O
aggregate	O
review	O
score	O
of	O
87/100	O
tallied	O
by	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGNs	O
Jared	O
Petty	O
also	O
found	O
the	O
remastered	O
to	O
still	O
be	O
enjoyable	O
,	O
and	O
found	O
the	O
improvement	O
on	O
the	O
graphics	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
glorious	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
worried	O
that	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
hint	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
remastered	O
version	O
,	O
would	O
put	O
off	O
new	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bob	O
Mackey	O
for	O
USgamer	O
found	O
that	O
while	O
past	O
remastered	O
adventure	O
games	O
have	O
highlighted	O
how	O
much	O
has	O
changed	O
in	O
gamers	O
 '	O
expectations	O
since	O
the	O
heyday	O
of	O
adventure	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
1990s	O
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
Remastered	O
"	O
rises	O
above	O
these	O
issues	O
to	O
become	O
absolutely	O
timeless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
