Day of the Tentacle
| Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle | ||
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| First release | 1993 | |
| Also known as | Day of the Tentacle, Maniac Mansion 2, DOTT | |
| Developed by | LucasArts | |
| Published by | LucasArts, Disney | |
| Distributed by | (unknown) | |
| Platforms | DOS, Macintosh | |
| Resolution | 320x200, 256 colors | |
| Engine | SCUMM | |
| Support | Since ScummVM 0.2.0 Remastered version is not supported | |
| Available for Purchase |
Yes | |
Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle was the sequel to Maniac Mansion, and the eighth game to use the SCUMM scripting language. The game first follows the nerd from the first game, Bernard Bernoulli, and his roommates Hoagie and Laverne as they rescue green tentacle from Dr. Fred's basement. Later, the game follows the trio as they go back in time to stop the evil purple tentacle from changing the past for his own benefit.
Supported versions
Day of the Tentacle was released in several different versions.
- The SCUMM V6 versions: Floppy and CD "talkie" versions.
- The Remastered version, based on the VGA DOS CD version with high-resolution assets laid over the original V6 script data.
The high-resolution data ("modern" mode) in the Remastered version is not supported by ScummVM. It is possible to extract the files of the V6 VGA DOS CD version ("classic" mode) and make them playable via ScummVM. The process is performed using DoubleFine Explorer. Do note that by using this method, only the classic mode of Day of the Tentacle is playable in ScummVM.
Installation
Required data files
For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.
Macintosh CD
- Day of the Tentacle Data
Macintosh Demo
- Day of the Tentacle Demo Data
PC CD and Floppy
- MONSTER.SOU
- TENTACLE.000
- TENTACLE.001
PC Demo
- DOTTDEMO.000
- DOTTDEMO.001
- MONSTER.SOU
Easter egg
At one point in the game, you come across a computer that allows you to play the original Maniac Mansion as an easter egg. ScummVM supports this, with a few caveats:
ScummVM will scan your configuration file for a game that's in a Maniac sub-folder of your Day of the Tentacle folder. If you've copied the data files from the CD version, this should already be the case but you have to add the game to ScummVM as well.
To return to Day of the Tentacle, press F5 and select "Return to Launcher".
This means that you could in theory use any game as the easter egg. Indeed, there is a "secret" configuration setting, easter_egg, to override the ID of the game to run. Be aware, though, that not all games support returning to the launcher, and setting it up to use Day of the Tentacle itself as the easter egg game is not recommended.
Default controls
To change these controls, use the Keymaps tab in the global or game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation
| Hotkey | Description |
|---|---|
Ctrl + 0-9
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Loads saved game |
Alt + 0-9
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Saves game |
Crtl + Alt + d
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Starts the debugger |
Crtl + f
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Toggles fast mode on/off |
Crtl + g
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Toggles really REALLY fast mode on/off |
Crtl + t
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Switches between 'Speech only', 'Speech and Subtitles' and 'Subtitles only' |
Tilde ~
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Shows/hides the debugging console |
[ and ]
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Changes music volume down/up |
- and +
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Changes text speed slower/faster |
F5
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Displays the save/load window |
Alt + F5
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Displays the original save/load window, if the game has one. |
| Space | Pauses |
Period .
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Skips current line of text in some games |
Enter
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Simulates left mouse button click |
Tab
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Simulates right mouse button click |
Boot Params
Target: tentacle. The following list was contributed by Spencer Travers. Thanks a lot, Spencer!
| Param | Description |
|---|---|
| 101 | Hoagie on rooftop with can opener, blanket, chattering teeth, exploding cigar |
| 111 | Hoagie outside by toilet with can opener, lab coat, oil, vinegar, quill pen, exploding cigar, chattering teeth, blanket, bucket, soap, brush, battery, letter, spaghetti, left-handed hammer, right handed hammer, wine bottle, cigar lighter, quarters, dentures, stamp, fork, sweater(shrunk), coffee, decaf coffee |
| 121 | Laverne (in tentacle disguise) in basement with scalpel, trophy, extension cord, hamster (in sweater) |
| 122 | Hoagie in Ben's room with textbook, can opener, lab coat, battery |
| 131 | Hoagie in Red's lab with can opener, battery plans, oil, vinegar, gold plated quill (this is everything needed to make the battery) |
| 141 | Hoagie in front of house with can opener, bucket full of water, brush, soap, battery, lab coat (just before the storm) |
| 151 | Hoagie in main hall with can opener, red paint |
| 161 | Hoagie in Ned and Jed's sculpture workshop with textbook, can opener, left handed hammer, disappearing ink |
| 177 | Hoagie outside with can opener, letter (patent application ready to post) |
| 199 | Hoagie outside by toilet with can opener, battery |
| 201 | Bernard in basement with textbook, hamster, stamp, contract |
| 202 | Bernard on 1st floor up with textbook, letter |
| 221 | Bernard in lobby with textbook, crowbar |
| 222 | Bernard in basement with textbook, help-wanted sign, chattering teelth, decaf cofee, sweater (large), contract, quarters |
| 223 | Bernard in Weird Ed Edison's room with textbook, disappearing ink |
| 225 | Bernard in office with textbook |
| 232 | Bernard in main hall with scalpel, textbook, disappearing ink, flag gun |
| 242 | Bernard in Edna's video room (statue swapped) with textbook |
| 252 | Bernard in Edna's video room (statue swapped) with textbook, letter, videotape, decaff coffee, coffee, funnel |
| 262 | Bernard on 1st floor up with textbook, letter |
| 272 | Bernard in basement with textbook, decaff coffee, coffee, funnel |
| 273 | Bernard in basement with textbook |
| 301 | Laverne in cell with scalpel |
| 323 | Laverne in time capsule room with scalpel, can opener |
| 333 | Laverne in kitchen with scalpel, food certificate, trophy, tentacle chart, human chart (no picture), frozen hamster |
| 346 | Laverne in mummy's room with scalpel, name tag, spaghetti, fork, fake barf, dentures, box o' laughs, disappearing ink |
| 345 | Laverne in basement with scalpel, extension cord, hamster (in sweater), sweater (small), disappearing ink |
| 353 | Bernard in basement with textbook, contract |
| 363 | Laverne at Human show with scalpel, spaghetti, fork, dentures, fake barf, box o' laughs, chattering teeth (all you need to do this part) |
| 370 | Laverne in lobby with scalpel |
| 401 | Strange looking bernard (with textbook) in Green's room. After a while he 'expands' into three headed 'thing'. Strange thing is you can still switch to Hoagie and Laverne. |
| 408 | Hoagie in Ned and Jed's sculpture workshop with can opener, left handed hammer |
| 444 | Bernard on roof (threaded pulley) with textbook, red paint |
| 565 | Hoagie on roof with can opener, blanket, red paint |
| 555 | Hoagie in main hall with text book, can opener, chattering teeth, dentures, exploding cigar, red paint, help-wanted sign, flier (about vacuums), cigar lighter (gun) |
| 567 | Bernard in laundry with textbook, quarters, sweater (large) |
| 600 | Laverne outside with scalpel, Booboo-B-Gone™, squeaky mouse toy, dinner certificate |
| 601 | Hoagie in Red's lab with can opener, help wanted sign, paper (battery plans), oil, vinegar, gold quill |
| 602 | Bernard in Edna's video room with textbook, videotape |
| 603 | Hoagie on 2nd floor up with textbook, can opener |
| 604 | Bernard in basement with textbook, funnel, regular coffee, contract |
| 605 | Laverne in cell (but in tentacle disguise???) with scalpel, 'skunk' (cat). When she gets zapped her costume returns to normal. Since there is no guard you can't exit the cell. |
| 701 | Laverne on roof with scalpel, tentacle costume. 'Flag' is also on pole, wound down (but no sign of crank). |
| 702 | Hoagie in front of house with can opener, stamped letter |
| 703 | Bernard in office with textbook, videotape. Dr Ed is sleepwalking and opening/closing the safe |
| 704 | Three head in Dwayne's room with textbook, bowling ball. They are large but act as if shrunk. Dwayne is not on bed but when you hover the mouse over where he usually is you get the description on the title bar. |
| 705 | Laverne on 1st floor up with scalpel, name tag |
| 706 | Hoagie in main hall with can opener, flier |
| 707 | Bernard in big snoring guy's room with textbook, 2 dimes |
| 708 | Hoagie in Red's lab with can opener, gold quill, oil, battery plans, vinegar |
| 709 | Laverne in lobby with scalpel, dinner certificate |
| 710 | Bernard in big snoring guy's room with textbook, Swiss bankbook |
| 969 | Bernard in office with textbook, Swiss bankbook |
| 979 | Bernard outside by car with textbook, keys. Guy is trying to break into car. |
| 989 | ERROR: no room zero? |
| 990 | Bernard in basement with textbook, battery plans |
| 991 | Bernard in basement with textbook, funnel, coffee, decaf coffee |
| 993 | Laverne in lobby (no disgiuse) with scalpel, textbook, disappearing ink |
| 994 | Bernard in big snoring guy's room with textbook, 2 dimes |
| 995 | Bernard in basement with textbook |
| 996 | Hoagie in Betsy Ross' room with can opener, tentacle chart (just before the flag changing sequence) |
| 997 | Bernard in attic with textbook. IRS guys in background. |
| 998 | Three head in basement with textbook, bowling ball. Clones of Purple Tentacle are lined up ready to be bowled! |
| 999 | Hoagie in laundry with can opener, soap, lab coat |
| 1000 | Sequence in basement just before Dr Ed brings back Hoagie and Laverne |
| 1001 | Basement with tentacles lined up. No control character visible, but you can still interact and have the text book. If you go upstairs, you see a strange looking Bernard. |
| 1002 | Laverne in the cell with scalpel, disappearing ink |
| 1003 | Hoagie in main hall with can opener, disappearing ink |
| 1004 | Start of epilogue sequence |