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Maniac Mansion (Japan)

NES / Famicom
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1988
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LucasArts' cult point-and-click on NES. Choose your characters, solve absurd puzzles in a haunted house. Irreverent narration and black humor. A graphic adventure classic.

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Category
Adventure 1 player 12+
Description
Point-and-click adventure game with six teenagers trapped in a mansion by the mad scientist Edison. Published by Jaleco, released in Japan in 1988. Character choice with distinct skills, puzzles to solve and multiple endings. NES port of LucasArts' Maniac Mansion game.

Maniac Mansion review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
4/5
Story
★★★★★
"Captivating"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,12 MB 📅09/09/1988
Published by Jaleco

Maniac Mansion (NES) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $23 Q6 complete
 $117 Q10 new
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Other versions
Maniac Mansion
Europe
01/09/1990
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Maniac Mansion
France
01/09/1990
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Maniac Mansion
Germany
01/09/1990
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Maniac Mansion
Italy
01/09/1990
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Maniac Mansion
Spain
01/09/1990
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Maniac Mansion
Sweden
01/09/1990
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Maniac Mansion
USA / Limited Run Games
01/09/1990
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Maniac Mansion
USA
01/09/1990
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Is Maniac Mansion still worth playing in 2026?

Maniac Mansion brings LucasArts' cult point-and-click adventure to NES, in which you guide teenagers trapped in mad scientist Edison's booby-trapped mansion, with several characters of distinct abilities and multiple endings. The offbeat humor, the freedom of approach and the variety of solutions stay remarkable for a console adventure game. The pad handling and a certain interface clunkiness betray the adaptation. For fans of branching retro adventure and singular humor, it is a founding classic still tasty.

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