Together Retro: Maniac Mansion / Crush Series

[alienjesus]

What is it you've actually done to stop you being able to? Sometimes there are ways around it, although often there isn't.

[noiseredux]

@CFFJR: I'm pretty sure every password in the game has a set handful of combinations. Which part are you stuck on?

[ExedExes]

Played all 3 again last night, didn't do that well in any of them. I think the ball rolls WAY too fast, but I feel playing on Slow mode in any of those games would be akin to playing a shmup or any other game on Easy mode. What do you all think?

Devil's Crush is the only Crush title as far as I know that has a skill shot. At the start, if you manage to shoot the ball into one of the top holes in the woman's/demon's face without touching anything else, you get 2 million points. That was probably my only highlight of those games on the latest play-through.

[dsheinem]

I feel playing on Slow mode in any of those games would be akin to playing a shmup or any other game on Easy mode. What do you all think?

I agree.

[retrosportsgamer]

I've only played Fast so far and the speed is pretty much par for any pinball game.

[ExedExes]

The first day where I posted those decent scores I seemed to do better. Then again, it was during the day. Last night I did it after coming here (12AM). Perhaps playing earlier I could pay more attention

I'll keep playing on Fast mode.

[CFFJR]

@AJ and Noise:

I messed up two things. First, I neglected to grab Ed's package, which is a requirement for the characters I chose.

Second, I launched the car way early, losing both the tools and the ability to finish the game.

Its ok though, I started a fresh game, same characters (Razor and Jeff), and just beat it a few minutes ago!

After making sure to get the package and not screwing myself on the car, everything else was just working the puzzles, though I still needed help on some things, like dealing with the plant.

It was definitely a fun game.

On another note, I found an interesting article about the censorship that happened in the nes version of the game:

http://www.crockford.com/wrrrld/maniac.html

Check it out if you're curious.

[noiseredux]

^I've read that article, and it's great.

Wow. I've never NOT gotten the package haha. I dind't know that fucked you over.

[ExedExes]

^I've read that article, and it's great.

Wow. I've never NOT gotten the package haha. I dind't know that fucked you over.

The package is necessary in a couple of scenarios (behind spoiler)

1) Getting the stamps off it so you can use the envelope to mail the tape/manuscript to the publisher

2) Giving it to Weird Ed along with the developed plans so he can get you past Purple Tentacle

[retrosportsgamer]

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