Maniac Mansion

Summary

Maniac Mansion is a video game^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,891 views/month).^[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 language of work or name is recorded as German^[23].
• Maniac Mansion's language of work or name is recorded as French^[24].
• Maniac Mansion's language of work or name is recorded as Swedish^[25].
• Maniac Mansion's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish^[26].
• Maniac Mansion's language of work or name is recorded as Catalan^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

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

Publication

Publication dates include October 5, 1987^[28], October 22, 1992^[29], September 1990^[30], and September 13, 1988^[31]. Languages include English^[22], German^[23], French^[24], Swedish^[25], Spanish^[26], and Catalan^[27]. Genres include point-and-click adventure^[7] and adventure video game^[8]. Recorded distribution format include floppy disk^[32], digital download^[33], and digital distribution^[34].

Adaptations and Inspiration

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

Cultural Impact

Things named for Maniac Mansion include SCUMM^[35], a game engine^[36], founded in 1987^[37].

Why It Matters

Maniac Mansion ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,891 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include SCUMM^[35], a game engine^[36], founded in 1987^[37].