<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1987	O
graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
 '	O
first	O
self-published	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1985	O
by	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Gary	O
Winnick	O
,	O
who	O
sought	O
to	O
tell	O
a	O
comedic	O
story	O
based	O
on	O
horror	O
film	O
and	O
B-movie	B-Application
clichés	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
earlier	O
adventure	B-Application
titles	O
had	O
relied	O
on	O
command	B-Application
lines	I-Application
,	O
Gilbert	O
disliked	O
such	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
developed	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
simpler	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
speed	O
up	O
production	O
,	O
he	O
created	O
a	O
game	O
engine	O
called	O
SCUMM	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
many	B-Application
later	I-Application
LucasArts	I-Application
titles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
several	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
:	O
reviewers	O
lauded	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
animation	O
,	O
and	O
humor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
influenced	O
numerous	O
graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
titles	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
became	O
a	O
standard	O
feature	O
in	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
solidified	O
Lucasfilm	O
as	O
a	O
serious	O
rival	O
to	O
adventure	B-Application
game	I-Application
studios	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
a	O
three-season	O
television	O
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
written	O
by	O
Eugene	O
Levy	O
and	O
starring	O
Joe	O
Flaherty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
is	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
to	O
guide	O
characters	O
through	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
to	O
solve	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
choosing	O
two	O
out	O
of	O
six	O
characters	O
to	O
accompany	O
protagonist	O
Dave	O
Miller	O
:	O
Bernard	O
,	O
Jeff	O
,	O
Michael	O
,	O
Razor	B-Application
,	O
Syd	O
,	O
and	O
Wendy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
possesses	O
unique	O
abilities	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Syd	O
and	O
Razor	B-Application
can	O
play	O
musical	O
instruments	O
,	O
while	O
Bernard	O
can	O
repair	O
appliances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
features	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
a	O
word	O
coined	O
by	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
that	O
interrupt	O
gameplay	O
to	O
advance	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
inform	O
the	O
player	O
about	O
offscreen	O
events	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
the	O
green	B-Application
tentacle	I-Application
,	O
the	O
mansion	O
's	O
inhabitants	O
are	O
hostile	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
throw	O
the	O
player	O
characters	O
into	O
the	O
dungeon	O
—	O
or	O
,	O
in	O
some	O
situations	O
,	O
kill	O
them	O
—	O
if	O
they	O
see	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
character	O
dies	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
continue	O
with	O
the	O
remaining	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
selected	O
characters	O
;	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
if	O
all	O
characters	O
are	O
killed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
has	O
five	O
possible	O
endings	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
which	O
characters	O
are	O
chosen	O
,	O
which	O
survive	O
,	O
and	O
what	O
the	O
characters	O
accomplish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
1985	O
when	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
employees	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Gary	O
Winnick	O
were	O
assigned	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
original	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
had	O
been	O
hired	O
the	O
previous	O
year	O
as	O
a	O
programmer	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
Koronis	B-Application
Rift	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Company	O
management	O
provided	O
little	O
oversight	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
a	O
trend	O
to	O
which	O
Gilbert	O
credited	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
games	O
for	O
Lucasfilm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
film	O
,	O
combined	O
with	O
clichés	O
from	O
popular	O
horror	O
movies	O
such	O
as	O
Friday	O
the	O
13th	O
and	O
A	B-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
on	I-Application
Elm	I-Application
Street	I-Application
,	O
became	O
the	O
basis	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
relocated	O
to	O
the	O
Stable	O
House	O
at	O
Skywalker	O
Ranch	O
during	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
conception	O
period	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ranch	O
's	O
Main	O
House	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
mansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
Winnick	O
's	O
girlfriend	O
Ray	O
was	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Razor	B-Application
,	O
while	O
Dave	O
and	O
Wendy	O
were	O
based	O
,	O
respectively	O
,	O
on	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
a	O
fellow	O
Lucasfilm	O
employee	O
named	O
Wendy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Winnick	O
struggled	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
gameplay	O
genre	O
for	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
visiting	O
relatives	O
over	O
Christmas	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
saw	O
his	O
cousin	O
play	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
Crown	I-Device
,	O
an	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
he	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
text	O
adventures	B-Application
,	O
this	O
was	O
Gilbert	O
's	O
first	O
experience	O
with	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
used	O
the	O
holiday	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
familiarize	O
himself	O
with	O
the	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
develop	O
his	O
and	O
Winnick	O
's	O
ideas	O
into	O
a	O
graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
story	O
and	O
structure	O
were	O
designed	O
before	O
coding	O
commenced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
's	O
earliest	O
incarnation	O
was	O
a	O
paper-and-pencil	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
mansion	O
's	O
floor	O
plan	O
was	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
board	O
,	O
and	O
cards	O
represented	O
events	B-Application
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
started	O
programming	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
in	O
6502	O
assembly	B-Language
language	I-Language
,	O
but	O
he	O
quickly	O
decided	O
that	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
too	O
large	O
and	O
complex	O
for	O
this	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
coding	O
language	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
Lisp-inspired	O
,	O
but	O
Gilbert	O
opted	O
for	O
one	O
similar	O
to	O
C	B-Language
and	O
Yacc	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
hoped	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
system	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
many	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
,	O
cutting	O
down	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
took	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
first	O
six-to-nine	O
months	O
of	O
production	O
were	O
dedicated	O
largely	O
to	O
engine	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Gilbert	O
wrote	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
foundational	O
code	O
for	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
events	B-Application
were	O
programmed	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
employee	O
David	O
Fox	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
avoid	O
punishing	O
the	O
player	O
for	O
applying	O
everyday	O
logic	O
in	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
noted	O
that	O
one	O
Sierra	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
scene	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
without	O
prior	O
warning	O
,	O
may	O
encounter	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
simply	O
by	O
picking	O
up	O
a	O
shard	O
of	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
playtesting	O
was	O
provided	O
by	O
Gilbert	O
's	O
uncle	O
,	O
to	O
whom	O
Gilbert	O
mailed	O
a	O
floppy	B-Device
disk	I-Device
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
latest	O
version	O
each	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
a	O
text-based	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
standard	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
and	O
Winnick	O
were	O
frustrated	O
by	O
the	O
genre	O
's	O
text	B-Application
parsers	I-Application
and	O
frequent	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
college	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
had	O
enjoyed	O
Colossal	B-Application
Cave	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
the	O
games	O
of	O
Infocom	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
disliked	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
programmed	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
that	O
displays	O
every	O
possible	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fox	O
had	O
made	O
a	O
similar	O
attempt	O
to	O
streamline	O
Lucasfilm	O
's	O
earlier	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Computer	I-Application
Game	I-Application
and	O
he	O
conceived	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
interface	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Gilbert	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
finished	O
the	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
engine	O
—	O
which	O
he	O
later	O
named	O
"	O
Script	B-Application
Creation	I-Application
Utility	I-Application
for	I-Application
Maniac	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
"	O
(	O
SCUMM	B-Application
)	O
—	O
after	O
roughly	O
one	O
year	O
of	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
allowed	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
ported	O
easily	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
18	O
to	O
24	O
months	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
1987	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
Chicago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
in	O
October	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
previous	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
products	O
had	O
been	O
published	O
by	O
outside	O
companies	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
self-published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
early	O
1988	O
,	O
developed	O
in	O
part	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
employees	O
Aric	O
Wilmunder	O
and	O
Brad	O
Taylor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
followed	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
ports	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
the	O
NES	O
port	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
16-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
featured	O
a	O
copy	O
protection	O
system	O
requiring	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
enter	O
graphical	O
symbols	O
out	O
of	O
a	O
code	O
book	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
1990	O
Jaleco	O
released	O
an	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
as	O
the	O
first	O
NES	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
in	O
cooperation	O
with	O
Realtime	O
Associates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
used	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
called	O
"	O
NES	O
SCUMM	B-Application
"	O
for	O
the	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphics	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
entirely	O
redrawn	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
NES	O
's	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolution	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
designed	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
sequel	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
,	O
received	O
his	O
first	O
professional	O
credit	O
as	O
a	O
playtester	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
development	O
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Lucasfilm	O
had	O
censored	O
profanity	O
in	O
the	O
script	O
:	O
for	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
early	O
line	O
of	O
dialogue	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
be	O
a	O
shit	O
head	O
"	O
became	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
be	O
a	O
tuna	O
head	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
reading	O
the	O
NES	O
Game	O
Standards	O
Policy	O
for	O
himself	O
,	O
Crockford	O
suspected	O
that	O
further	O
elements	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
could	O
be	O
problematic	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
sent	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
questionable	O
content	O
to	O
Jaleco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
company	O
replied	O
that	O
the	O
content	O
was	O
reasonable	O
,	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
submitted	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
for	O
approval	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phrase	O
"	O
NES	O
SCUMM	B-Application
System	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
credits	O
sequence	O
was	O
censored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
re-submitted	O
the	O
edited	O
version	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
to	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
which	O
then	O
manufactured	O
250,000	O
cartridges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
port	O
through	O
its	O
official	B-Application
magazine	I-Application
in	O
early	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
provided	O
further	O
coverage	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
Jaleco	O
commissioned	O
Realtime	O
Associates	O
to	O
provide	O
background	O
music	O
,	O
which	O
no	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
had	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
goal	O
was	O
to	O
create	O
songs	O
that	O
suited	O
each	O
character	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
punk	O
rock	O
theme	O
for	O
Razor	B-Application
,	O
an	O
electronic	O
rock	O
theme	O
for	O
Bernard	O
and	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Thin	O
Lizzy	O
's	O
"	O
The	O
Boys	O
Are	O
Back	O
in	O
Town	O
"	O
for	O
Dave	O
Miller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Stuart	O
Hunt	O
of	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
'	O
s	O
Gazette	O
was	O
struck	O
by	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
similarity	O
to	O
film	O
,	O
particularly	O
in	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
to	O
impart	O
"	O
information	O
or	O
urgency	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
comparisons	O
were	O
drawn	O
to	O
Psycho	O
,	O
Friday	O
the	O
13th	O
,	O
The	O
Texas	O
Chain	O
Saw	O
Massacre	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Addams	I-Application
Family	I-Application
and	O
Scooby-Doo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Happy-Computer	O
commended	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
and	O
likened	O
it	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Uninvited	B-Device
by	O
ICOM	O
Simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
highlighted	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
graphics	O
,	O
originality	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
enjoyability	O
:	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
writers	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	B-Application
title	O
yet	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Happy-Computer	O
later	O
reported	O
that	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
the	O
highest-selling	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
West	O
Germany	O
for	O
three	O
consecutive	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shay	O
Addams	O
of	O
Questbusters	O
:	O
The	O
Adventurer	O
's	O
Newsletter	O
preferred	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
interface	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Computer	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
considered	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
Lucasfilm	O
's	O
best	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
recommended	O
it	O
to	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
users	O
unable	O
to	O
run	O
titles	O
with	O
better	O
visuals	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
writer	O
for	O
ACE	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
animation	O
and	O
depth	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
fans	O
of	O
text-based	O
adventures	B-Application
would	O
dislike	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
simplicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Computing	O
in	O
1988	O
wrote	O
that	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PC	O
had	O
a	O
clever	O
story	O
but	O
"	O
grade	O
B	O
animation	O
"	O
,	O
concluding	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
result	O
falls	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
magic	O
we	O
expect	O
from	O
George	O
Lucas	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
ports	O
,	O
a	O
critic	O
from	O
The	O
Games	O
Machine	O
called	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
"	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
romp	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
structurally	O
superior	O
to	O
later	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
four	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Simon	O
Byron	O
of	O
The	O
One	O
Amiga	B-Device
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
retaining	O
"	O
charm	O
and	O
humour	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
suggested	O
that	O
its	O
art	O
direction	O
had	O
become	O
"	O
tacky	O
"	O
compared	O
to	O
more	O
recent	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Bradly	O
of	O
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
derivative	O
,	O
but	O
encountered	O
"	O
loads	O
of	O
visual	O
humour	O
"	O
in	O
it	O
,	O
adding	O
:	O
"	O
Strangely	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
quite	O
compelling	O
after	O
a	O
while	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Labiner	O
of	O
Germany	O
's	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
considered	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
Datormagazin	O
in	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Ingela	O
Palmér	O
commented	O
that	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
and	O
Commodore	O
64	O
versions	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
were	O
nearly	O
identical	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
NES	O
release	O
,	O
Entertainment	O
Weekly	O
named	O
it	O
the	O
#20	O
greatest	O
game	O
released	O
that	O
season	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
graphics	O
are	O
merely	O
okay	O
and	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
Nintendo	O
at	O
its	O
tinniest	O
,	O
but	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
is	O
enough	O
to	O
overcome	O
these	O
faults	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
Julian	O
Rignall	O
compared	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
to	O
the	O
title	O
Shadowgate	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
preferred	O
the	O
former	O
's	O
controls	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
"	O
death-without-warning	O
situations	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-reviewer	O
Heinrich	O
Lenhardt	O
stated	O
that	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
was	O
unlike	O
any	O
other	O
NES	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
no	O
less	O
enjoyable	O
than	O
its	O
home	O
computer	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-reviewer	O
Winnie	O
Forster	O
found	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
original	O
representatives	O
of	O
the	O
[	O
adventure	B-Application
game ]	O
genre	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucasfilm	O
conceived	O
the	O
idea	O
for	O
a	O
television	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
which	O
were	O
purchased	O
by	O
The	O
Family	O
Channel	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
early	O
1990s	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
tasked	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
and	O
Tim	O
Schafer	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
whom	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
with	O
designing	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
included	O
voice	O
acting	O
and	O
more	O
detailed	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
Gilbert	O
had	O
originally	O
envisioned	O
for	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
fully	O
playable	O
copy	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
hidden	O
as	O
an	O
Easter	O
egg	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
GamesTM	O
dubbed	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
a	O
"	O
seminal	O
"	O
title	O
that	O
overhauled	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
the	O
graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designer	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
 '	O
later	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
felt	O
that	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
had	O
revolutionized	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
1985	O
's	O
Uninvited	B-Device
had	O
featured	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
interface	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
influential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
widely	O
imitated	O
in	O
other	O
adventure	B-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
studies	O
journal	O
Kinephanos	O
,	O
Jonathan	O
Lessard	O
argued	O
that	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
led	O
a	O
"	O
Casual	O
Revolution	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
,	O
which	O
opened	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
genre	O
to	O
a	O
wider	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reed	O
highlighted	O
the	O
"	O
wonderfully	O
ambitious	O
"	O
design	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
its	O
writing	O
,	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lucasfilm	O
team	O
built	O
on	O
their	O
experiences	O
from	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
became	O
increasingly	O
ambitious	O
in	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
admitted	O
to	O
making	O
mistakes	O
—	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
no-win	O
situations	O
—	O
in	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
applied	O
these	O
lessons	O
to	O
future	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
relies	O
on	O
timers	B-General_Concept
rather	O
than	O
events	B-Application
to	O
trigger	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
which	O
occasionally	O
results	O
in	O
awkward	O
transitions	O
:	O
Gilbert	O
worked	O
to	O
avoid	O
this	O
flaw	O
with	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansions	I-Application
imperfections	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
considers	O
it	O
his	O
favorite	O
among	O
the	O
games	O
he	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
writers	O
Mike	O
and	O
Sandie	O
Morrison	O
,	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
became	O
"	O
serious	O
competition	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
adventure	B-Application
genre	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
solidified	O
Lucasfilm	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
leading	O
producers	O
of	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
:	O
authors	O
Rusel	O
DeMaria	O
and	O
Johnny	O
Wilson	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
landmark	O
title	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
view	O
,	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
—	O
along	O
with	O
Space	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Sarien	I-Device
Encounter	I-Device
and	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Land	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Lounge	I-Device
Lizards	I-Device
—	O
inaugurated	O
a	O
"	O
new	O
era	O
of	O
humor-based	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
belief	O
was	O
shared	O
by	O
Reed	O
,	O
who	O
wrote	O
that	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
"	O
set	O
in	O
motion	O
a	O
captivating	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
gaming	O
"	O
that	O
encompassed	O
wit	O
,	O
invention	O
,	O
and	O
style	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SCUMM	B-Application
engine	I-Application
was	O
reused	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
in	O
eleven	O
later	O
titles	O
;	O
improvements	O
were	O
made	O
to	O
its	O
code	O
with	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
time	O
,	O
rival	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
developers	O
adopted	O
this	O
paradigm	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
his	O
1992	O
departure	O
from	O
LucasArts	O
—	O
a	O
conglomeration	O
of	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
,	O
ILM	O
and	O
Skywalker	O
Sound	O
formed	O
in	O
1990	O
—	O
Gilbert	O
used	O
SCUMM	B-Application
to	O
create	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
and	O
Backyard	O
Sports	O
titles	O
for	O
Humongous	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Richard	O
Cobbett	O
summarized	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
as	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
intricate	O
and	O
important	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
ever	O
made	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
best	O
Commodore	O
64	O
games	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
IGN	O
later	O
named	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
ten	O
best	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
's	O
debut	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
named	O
it	O
the	O
61st	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
uniqueness	O
and	O
clever	O
writing	O
were	O
praised	O
by	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
:	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
Chris	O
Hoffman	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
"	O
unlike	O
anything	O
else	O
out	O
there	O
—	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	B-Application
with	O
an	O
awesome	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
and	O
multiple	O
solutions	O
to	O
almost	O
every	O
puzzle	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
its	O
retrospective	O
coverage	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
several	O
times	O
noted	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
microwave	O
a	O
hamster	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
staff	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
iconic	O
scene	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
enthusiasts	O
have	O
drawn	O
fan	O
art	O
of	O
its	O
characters	O
,	O
participated	O
in	O
tentacle-themed	O
cosplay	O
and	O
produced	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
a	O
fictitious	O
film	O
adaptation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
fan	O
Sascha	O
Borisow	O
created	O
a	O
fan	B-Application
game	I-Application
remake	O
,	O
titled	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
with	O
enhanced	O
audio	O
and	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
used	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
engine	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
distributed	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
with	O
three-dimensional	O
graphics	O
called	O
Meteor	O
Mess	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
developer	O
Vampyr	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
another	O
group	O
in	O
Germany	O
produced	O
one	O
with	O
art	O
direction	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
have	O
created	O
an	O
episodic	O
series	O
of	O
games	O
based	O
on	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
has	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
like	O
to	O
see	O
an	O
official	O
remake	O
,	O
similar	O
in	O
its	O
graphics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
:	O
Special	O
Edition	O
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	O
Special	O
Edition	O
:	O
LeChuck	O
's	O
Revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
expressed	O
doubts	O
about	O
its	O
potential	O
quality	O
,	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
George	O
Lucas	O
's	O
enhanced	O
remakes	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
trilogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Disney	O
,	O
which	O
gained	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
following	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Lucasfilm	O
,	O
published	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
running	O
atop	O
the	O
ScummVM	B-Device
virtual	O
machine	O
to	O
various	O
digital	O
storefronts	O
.	O
</s>
