Wow, Maniac Mansion is pretty cool. I never played it before now. It's about as creepy as a NES game can get, hehe. I got to the third floor, then all my people were caught.
Adam: It is point and click. Having to use the D-pad on the NES version is clunky compared to a mouse (well, duh, Brutus...) but you'll get used to it. If you DO have an aversion to controlling it that way, the PC version supports the mouse, and many people do consider it the superior release. (They're liars, though. And they eat puppies.)
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man: You do know you can get out of the dungeon if you get caught, right? Explore the area, you might find something that doesn't seem right...
Well I loaded it up again to have another look, didn't bother getting anywhere, just got caught straight away so I might be missing an item. The only things I can see in the dungeon are a loose brick, which I can't seem to move, and an unlit light that might need a candle from somewhere upstairs? I haven't had a proper look with items yet though.
My problem with point and click isn't the controller but that it's generally a boring genre. But I thought the same about RPGs and Earthbound changed my mind, so I could see feeling the same way about this based on your description.
Well I loaded it up again to have another look, didn't bother getting anywhere, just got caught straight away so I might be missing an item. The only things I can see in the dungeon are a loose brick, which I can't seem to move, and an unlit light that might need a candle from somewhere upstairs? I haven't had a proper look with items yet though.
SPOILER WARNING (well, only a spoiler if you really want to solve one specific puzzle yourself)
Ready?
Read on if so.
Cuz I'll tell you how to get out of the dungeon.
...
Anyway, if you have two or more character in the dungeon, position one by the door, and one by the loose brick. The one by the brick can "push" the loose brick (I think that's the right verb...try everything) and that will unlatch the door for a second. So switch back quickly to the one by the door and exit the dungeon.
With this method, one character will always be left behind, so try not to get caught. At some point you can find a key to the dungeon door, and then you can exit whenever you like. Though I can remember the locations of possibly all the keys (I sure played this a lot...) I can't remember which one works with the dungeon, so until you find it, just try not to get captured.
Like the list so far. I've never played Manic Mansion, but I've always wanted to. And Link to the Past is fantastic, even though I felt that the difficulty was sometimes unfair (as you don't always have a great idea of what you're supposed to do next). You're a very talented reviewer. Keep up the good work.
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SPOILER WARNING (well, only a spoiler if you really want to solve one specific puzzle yourself)
At some point you can find a key to the dungeon door, and then you can exit whenever you like. Though I can remember the locations of possibly all the keys (I sure played this a lot...) I can't remember which one works with the dungeon, so until you find it, just try not to get captured.
SPOILER - The dungeon key is in the chandelier in the living room, you get it by recording the broken record with the tape recorder and then playing this in the player in the living room thus smashing the chandelier.
I approve of Link to the Past making the list, and I agree with your opinion of the original Legend of Zelda. I do like Zelda 2 a bit more than you, though.
As for Manic Mansion, I've never played it. Probably give it a go if it hits VC. Sounds good.
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Well I loaded it up again to have another look, didn't bother getting anywhere, just got caught straight away so I might be missing an item. The only things I can see in the dungeon are a loose brick, which I can't seem to move, and an unlit light that might need a candle from somewhere upstairs? I haven't had a proper look with items yet though.
SPOILER WARNING (well, only a spoiler if you really want to solve one specific puzzle yourself)
Ready?
Read on if so.
Cuz I'll tell you how to get out of the dungeon.
...
Anyway, if you have two or more character in the dungeon, position one by the door, and one by the loose brick. The one by the brick can "push" the loose brick (I think that's the right verb...try everything) and that will unlatch the door for a second. So switch back quickly to the one by the door and exit the dungeon.
With this method, one character will always be left behind, so try not to get caught. At some point you can find a key to the dungeon door, and then you can exit whenever you like. Though I can remember the locations of possibly all the keys (I sure played this a lot...) I can't remember which one works with the dungeon, so until you find it, just try not to get captured.
What an insane puzzle! I'll have another go at the game later.
Some quality choices that would make my own Top 10 list, like Zelda III, some solid games that wouldn't make my personal list but you can't really argue with, like Half Life II, and some, erm... yeah. Less said the better.
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