-The Story-
Five years after Maniac Mansion, a creature called Purple Tentacle drinks some...ah...poison? And receives two tiny arms. So, naturally, he can now take over the world (OF COURSE!). His friend Green Tentacle writes a letter to his good friend Bernard Bernoulli, who we already know from Maniac Mansion. So Bernard and his two roommates Hoagie and Laverne (who seems to be the long ... read more
Description:Day of the Tentacle is the sequel to Maniac Mansion, but although based on the same basic premise, is a completely different game.
With insane artists that were seemingly taken directly from Warner Bros.' classic Road Runner, combined with the talent of the likes of Ron Gilbert, Day of the Tentacle is more than just a game: it is aDay of the Tentacle is the sequel to Maniac Mansion, but although based on the same basic premise, is a completely different game.
With insane artists that were seemingly taken directly from Warner Bros.' classic Road Runner, combined with the talent of the likes of Ron Gilbert, Day of the Tentacle is more than just a game: it is an insane, surreal adventure with a long and complex story.
Basically what happens is this: Purple Tentacle, one of crazy Dr. Fred's creations, drinks contaminated water from Dr. Fred's Sludge'o'matic, mutates into an insane genius and grows arms, and now he's plotting to take over the world. In an effort to stop him, Dr. Fred sends the three insane friends, Bernard, Hoagie and Laverne back in time to yesterday, in order for them to turn off the Sludge'o'matic and stop the sludge from spilling into the river. Naturally, the cheap doctor uses a fake diamond over a real one in his time machine, which blows up sending Hoagie 200 years into the past and Laverne 200 years into the future.
This is where the story begins: with the help of a few items you can pass through time with the use of the Chron-o-John you must bring back Hoagie and Laverne and stop evil Purple from taking over the world.... (more)(less)
Manufacturer : LucasArts Release date : 30 November 1993 EAN: 5028587002724
Five years after Maniac Mansion, a creature called Purple Tentacle drinks some...ah...poison? And receives two tiny arms. So, naturally, he can now take over the world (OF COURSE!). His friend Green Tentacle writes a letter to his good friend Bernard Bernoulli, who we already know from Maniac Mansion. So Bernard and his two roommates Hoagie and Laverne (who seems to be the long lost sister of Luna Lovegood) have to travel back in time to stop Purple Tentacle.
And if you thought that Doctor Who had a fancy way to travel in time, than take a look at the time machine from DOTT: Three portable toilets connected to a diamond...
Of course something goes wrong during the time-travel-process and from now on Hoagie is stuck in the past, Laverne in the futu” read more
"This game is all about humor, many fun jokes, and you also meet familiar characters from Maniac Mansion game, which would also make the list if multiple games from same franchise were allowed. Characters are funny and you also meet historically important characters. Time travel hasn't ever been this fun."
Mr. Saturn added this to a list 5 months, 3 weeks ago
"#82 - Purple Tentacle
Purple Tentacle has some of the grandest schemes for world domination ever seen in a videogame, which is unusual when you consider the era of his troublemaking. He didn't start his life with these domineering tendencies, but a drink from a radiated river sent Purple over the edge into insanity. From that point on, all he cared about was taking over the world and making a planet exclusively for tentacles. To prevent this, Purple's former friend Green Tentacle warns Purple's"
Marty McFly added this to a list 3 years, 5 months ago
"Words fail me; the words have not been invented for Day of the Tentacle. I've exhausted my meager vocabulary. All I can say is that from the moment I was enchanted by it nine years ago, the joy has never been lost. Replaying this game last month gave me the same magical feeling I had the first time, and reminded me why I love adventure games so much. In every aspect, every area, this game is one of the greatest. The greatest introduction, the greatest characters, the most innovative graphics, th"
Ipanema added this to a list 5 years, 4 months ago
Explore
Join Listal
Movies
TV Shows
DVDs
Music
Books
Games
Lists
Reviews
Images
14 comments
My top 10 favorite point and click adventure games
The Top 100 Videogame Villains
Golden Age Graphic Adventure Games (PC)
Top 20 Adventure Games
available for free @ abandonia.com