Maniac Mansion

Summary

Maniac Mansion is a video game^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Maniac Mansion's instance of is recorded as video game^[3].
• Maniac Mansion was directed by Ron Gilbert^[4].
• Maniac Mansion's composer is recorded as George Sanger^[5].
• Maniac Mansion was published by Lucasfilm Games^[6].
• Maniac Mansion's genre is point-and-click adventure^[7].
• Maniac Mansion's genre is adventure video game^[8].
• Maniac Mansion was followed by Day of the Tentacle^[9].
• Maniac Mansion's developer is recorded as Lucasfilm Games^[10].
• Maniac Mansion's designed by is recorded as Ron Gilbert^[11].
• Maniac Mansion's designed by is recorded as Gary Winnick^[12].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as DOS^[13].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga^[14].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System^[15].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as Commodore 64^[16].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as Apple II series^[17].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as Atari ST^[18].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[19].
• Maniac Mansion's platform is recorded as macOS^[20].
• Maniac Mansion's game mode is recorded as single-player video game^[21].
• Maniac Mansion's language of work or name is recorded as English^[22].
• Maniac Mansion's software engine is recorded as SCUMM^[23].
• Maniac Mansion was distributed by floppy disk^[24].
• Maniac Mansion was distributed by digital download^[25].
• Maniac Mansion was distributed by digital distribution^[26].
• Maniac Mansion's input device is recorded as computer keyboard^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Maniac Mansion was published by Lucasfilm Games^[6]. It was directed by Ron Gilbert^[4].

Publication

Maniac Mansion was published on October 5, 1987^[28]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[22]. Genres include point-and-click adventure^[7] and adventure video game^[8]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk^[24], digital download^[25], and digital distribution^[26].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Maniac Mansion was followed by Day of the Tentacle^[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for Maniac Mansion include SCUMM^[29], a game engine^[30], founded in 1987^[31].

Why It Matters

Maniac Mansion has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Entities named for it include SCUMM^[29], a game engine^[30], founded in 1987^[31].