Day of the Tentacle
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| Developers | |
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| LucasArts | |
| Engines | |
| SCUMM | |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | June 25, 1993 |
| Mac OS (Classic) | 1993 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 93 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Relaxed |
| Controls | Point and select |
| Genres | Adventure |
| Art styles | Cartoon |
| Themes | Comedy, Sci-fi, North America |
| Series | Maniac Mansion |
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| Maniac Mansion | |
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| Maniac Mansion | 1988 |
| Day of the Tentacle | 1993 |
| Maniac Mansion Deluxe (unofficial) | 2004 |
| Maniac Mansion Mania (unofficial) | 2005 |
| Day of the Tentacle Remastered | 2016 |
Day of the Tentacle is a singleplayer adventure game in the Maniac Mansion series.
Key points
- Also known as Maniac Mansion: Day of the Tentacle.
- Can be run under ScummVM.
- Includes the original Maniac Mansion, which can be played in-game (by accessing Weird Ed Edison's computer).
General information
- The International House of Mojo - In-depth article including developer interviews and game trivia
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
Floppy release (with manual-based copy protection) and a fully voiced CD-ROM "talkie" release (no copy protection). | |
- This game is not available digitally, but Day of the Tentacle Remastered includes a "classic" mode which faithfully recreates the original experience.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
- The DOS configuration file is
<path-to-game>\DOTT.INIin the floppy version and\DOTT.CD\DOTT.INIin the CD-ROM version.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | <path-to-game>\SAVEGAME.* |
| Mac OS (Classic) |
Save game cloud syncing
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Only Music volume can be adjusted. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
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| Royalty free audio | ||
| General MIDI audio |
- This game supports the Roland MT-32 and General MIDI for music, and takes advantage of the additional sound effects provided by the CM-32L/LAPC-I.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Speech in CD-ROM version only | |||
| French | ||||
| German | Speech in CD-ROM version only | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Russian | Fan translation by «Бюро переводов Old-Games.Ru» | |||
| Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | iMUSE |
System requirements
| DOS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel 286 | Intel 386 |
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | 2 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 14 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |
- The CD-ROM version requires 2 MB of RAM