Gaming's Greatest Remakes #13: Day of the Tentacle Remastered

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Gaming's Greatest Remakes #13: Day of the Tentacle Remastered

On 02/17/2017 at 11:23 AM by The Last Ninja

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Original Game: Day of the Tentacle (1993, MS-DOS)

Developer: Lucas Arts

Remake: Day of the Tentacle Remastered (2016, PS4/Vita/Win/Os X)

Developer: Double Fine Productions

This classic adventure game is the sequel to the cult hit Maniac Mansion. Day of the Tentacle likewise received enormous praise for its wacky characters, inventive story, and hilarious dialogue. After the success of the Grim Fandango remaster, Tim Schafer and his team at Double Fine decided to remake this one as well. The visuals still have that cartoony look but are more detailed and refined. Despite the fact that there is no hint system, this game is the definitive version of the game and is a timeless treasure for any fan of point and click adventure games. The original is still great, but check out the videos below and see the improvements for yourself.

Comments

Matt Snee Staff Writer

02/17/2017 at 03:52 PM

oh man I gotta play this. I keep forgetting. I think I own it but I'm not sure.

Super Step Contributing Writer

02/17/2017 at 07:39 PM

It's on PS+ this month, so if you don't own it and have an account you can own it.

Speaking of which, I still need to play my PS+ copy of the Grim Fandango remaster.

After I beat Psychonauts ... and my free PS+ copy of Broken Age.

I saw Game Grumps play Maniac Mansion, so now that I know this is related, I'm a lot more excited about it. I might actually dl it when I get home.

I kinda want to play the '93 version though. The presentation gives me nostalgia for games I used to play on the middle school computers while my computer teacher mom handled everyone's IT issues late at night.

Matt Snee Staff Writer

02/17/2017 at 08:19 PM

Dude i tried to play it in the nineties on an old c64. Talk about load times!

Matt Snee Staff Writer

02/17/2017 at 03:53 PM

I wish they would do Maniac Mansion....

The Last Ninja

02/17/2017 at 06:51 PM

I was thinking the same thing!

Cary Woodham

02/17/2017 at 04:47 PM

I should try and play this sometime. I remember the old Maniac Mansion game, but I didn't get into it as much as I did LucasFilm's next point and click adventure: Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. I wish they'd remake that one!

Also, did you know that at one point, there was a live aciton sitcom VERY loosely based on Maniac Mansion? It was called Maniac Mansion (duh), and it was AWFUL!

The Last Ninja

02/17/2017 at 06:51 PM

Hm, I'll have to look that up.

mothman

02/19/2017 at 03:41 PM

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098851/

I watched quite a few episodes. It wasn't that awful. Found it pretty funny myself.

jgusw

02/17/2017 at 08:27 PM

I wish we could get a remake of Maniac Mansion.

The Last Ninja

02/17/2017 at 09:33 PM

Perhaps they'll consider doing it next if DotT does good.

bullet656

02/17/2017 at 09:17 PM

As a big fan of Maniac Mansion, I was super excited when the original version of DOTT came out. I remember it was back when CD games were first becoming a thing and they advertised the CD-ROM version as a "Talkie," meaning that it had spoken dialogue. It quickly became one of my all-time favorite games. When this remake came out I hadn't played the game for probably about two decades (holy shit I just realized how long it's been and how much older I am), but I bought it day one on the PS4 and enjoyed playing through it again.

The Last Ninja

02/17/2017 at 09:34 PM

That's great, dude! It's always amazing to relive those games you grew up on, especially with a great remake.

Nicoleb1989

02/18/2017 at 01:33 PM

Ive heard good things about this one. I might get it at some point.

KnightDriver

02/21/2017 at 02:15 AM

I'll have to download this on my PS4. I played Grim Fandango on my Vita and it was fine, but I've gotta have this on my TV. I'm still kicking myself for not picking up Maniac Mansion for NES years ago when I saw it at a flea market. It seemed pricey to me at something like $10, but I should've grabbed it anyway.