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==Game Variants==
==Game Variants==
The CD versions were so-called "talkie versions" and included speech for each of the lines of text said by the characters in the game.
The CD versions were "talkie versions" and included speech for each of the lines of text said by the characters in the game.
 
==Data Files==
All of the files required for Day of the Tentacle to run
 
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
 
==Datafile Compression==
The monster.sou file can be compressed with the utility compress_scumm_sou which is found in the [[http://www.scummvm.org/downloads.php#tools ScummVM tools package]]
 
The utility is used in the following manner:
 
compress_scumm_sou monster.sou
 
==Platform Compatibility==
List of platforms where Day of the Tentacle is known to work / not to work
 
{| border="0"
|-
|Legend:
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|style="background:lightgreen;width:100px"|Completable
|-
|style="background:#ffff77;width:100px"|Not Completable
|-
|style="background:#ff7777;width:100px"|Doesn't Work
|-
|}
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" width=100%
|+Day of the Tentacle Compatibility by Platform
|- style="background:silver"
|Platform||Game Version||Status
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Windows||PC Floppy||Completable
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Windows||PC CD-ROM||Completable
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Windows||Macintosh||Completable
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Linux||PC Floppy||Completable
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Linux||PC CD-ROM||Completable
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Linux||Macintosh||Completable
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Dreamcast||PC Floppy||Completable
|- style="background:lightgreen"
|Dreamcast||PC CD-ROM||Completable
|}


== Miscellaneous ==
== Miscellaneous ==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Tentacle Wikipedia article on Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Tentacle Wikipedia article on Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle]
*[http://www.scummvm.org/screenshots.php?cat1=0&cat2=8&view=-1 Screenshots]


[[Category:Supported Games]]
[[Category:Supported Games]]
[[Category:SCUMM Games]]
[[Category:SCUMM Games]]

Revision as of 17:12, 18 May 2012

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
Distributed by (unknown)
Platforms DOS, Macintosh
Resolution 320x200, 256 colors
Engine SCUMM
Support Since ScummVM 0.2.0
Available for
Purchase
No

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.

Game Variants

The CD versions were "talkie versions" and included speech for each of the lines of text said by the characters in the game.

Miscellaneous

A list of boot params is available for this game.

External links