Critics focused on its cartoon-style visuals and comedic elements. The game was released simultaneously on floppy disk and CD-ROM to critical acclaim and commercial success. Day of the Tentacle is the eighth LucasArts title to use the SCUMM engine, and the company’s first title to feature voice acting. Inspirations included Chuck Jones cartoons and the history of the United States. The pair carried over a limited amount of elements from Maniac Mansion and forwent the character selection aspect to simplify development. The player takes control of the three and solves puzzles while using time travel to explore different periods of history.ĭave Grossman and Tim Schafer co-led the game’s development, their first time in such a role. The game’s plot follows Bernard Bernoulli and his friends Hoagie and Laverne as they attempt to stop the evil Purple Tentacle - a sentient, disembodied tentacle - from taking over the world. It is the sequel to the 1987 game Maniac Mansion. Day of the Tentacle, also known as Maniac Mansion II: Day of the Tentacle, is a 1993 graphic adventure game developed and published by LucasArts.
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