Maniac Mansion - A legendary adventure game has unofficially arrived on the ZX Spectrum 128k

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Thanks to ElMundodelSpectrum giving us the heads up, the impossible has finally been achieved: Lucasfilm Games' legendary 1987 graphic adventure, Maniac Mansion, has unofficially arrived on the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 128k. For decades, fans believed the tiny 8-bit machine could never handle a point-and-click epic of this size and complexity. Breaking all boundaries, the developers at Outsoftware have used advanced AI-assisted tools to turn this long-held community dream into a reality, delivering a conversion that hopefully captures the magic of the original Commodore 64 and PC versions.

The Night of the Meteor - A fabulous remake of Maniac Mansion is in development

I know our readers like great finds so here's one that I think you'll like, it's an in development remake of Maniac Mansion by Edison Interactive called ' The Night of the Meteor '.Originally Maniac Mansion was released way back in 1987 as a graphic adventure by Lucasfilm Games for the C64, Apple II and DOS, it was highly praised and even today is still regarded as one of the best adventure games of its time. So it stands to reason why a team of people have decided to remake the game in much higher quality detail.

SCUMM-8 - Adventure classic Maniac Mansion demake on the Pico-8? It's possible!

Throughout the years we have always been impressed by what can be achieved with the Pico-8; a complete 2D game creation environment [code, sprite, map, SFX and music editors] for making games with very tight restrictions and more especially on the PocketCHIP miniature computer, which ships preloaded with the Pico-8 software. But now we are going to show you something special, an Easter treat if you will, as a "demake" of the SCUMM engine that powered most of the classic LucasArts adventure games, such as Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion has been released as ' SCUMM-8', on the Pico-8!

Thimbleweed Park - Eagerly awaited Adventure is finally released via GOG/Steam!

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, possibly the best news for today as Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick's eagerly awaited Adventure game ' Thimbleweed Park ', has been released via GOG and Steam for PC, MAC and SteamOS/Linux! From the creators of the incredible LucasArts classic Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, here we have a new indie adventure with all the charm, look and feel of the golden age of adventuring that may end up as the best adventure game of 2017!

Thimbleweed Park - Eagerly awaited Adventure gets a March 30th release date!

The last BIG story of the day and one I think tops all others in terms of retro style news, is Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick's upcoming Adventure game ' Thimbleweed Park ', has been announced as coming to Windows, Mac, Xbox One, and Linux, March 30th! From the creators of the incredible LucasArts classic Maniac Mansion and Monkey Island, comes a new indie adventure with all the charm, look and feel of the golden age of adventuring.

Thimbleweed Park - Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick's retro inspired Adventure gets a new trailer!

The last Adventure announcement of the day and one I think tops all others in terms of retro style news, is a brand new trailer for Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick's upcoming Adventure game ' Thimbleweed Park '. From the creators of the incredible LucasArts classic Maniac Mansion, comes a new indie adventure with all the charm, look and feel of the golden age of adventuring. The latest successfully funded Kickstarter title from December 2014 is headed for a late 2016 release on Windows, Mac, Xbox One, and Linux. Android and iOS will follow soon after.

Maniac on the Mississippi - Adventure tribute downloadable for free!

In 1987 Lucasfilms released the critically acclaimed graphic adventure of Maniac Mansion. It had for it's time fantastic graphics, animation, humour and story telling with its point-and-click interface becoming a standard feature in the genre. Also not long ago the same team behind the game Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick even smashed their Kickstarter goal for an adventure in that very same style called ' Thimbleweed Park '. So how would you like to play a new fan adventure in the same graphics as Maniac Mansion, but a tribute to the C64 game of Murder on the Mississippi? Welcome to ' Maniac on the Mississippi ' by Elvis Tanner.

Maniac Mansion Demo Disk - Onslaught releases the demo of an all time classic for the C64!

I know our readers like great finds, so here's one to add to your C64 collection, it's the Maniac Mansion Demo Disk cracked by Onslaught. Originally Maniac Mansion was released way back in 1987 as a graphic adventure by Lucasfilm Games for the C64 and Apple II, it was highly praised and today is still regarded as one of the best adventure games of it's time. Well it looks as if over these past few years the demo disk has surfaced which according to some never officially saw a release, hence why you'll probably see a number of dropped jaws at the mention of the demo.

Thimbleweed Park - Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick push a classic adventure kickstarter

How would you feel if you came across an old disk of a long forgotten point and click adventure that was the true successor to Maniac Mansion? Created right around the time of MM and LOOM or Monkey Island? Well the undisputed master of the genre is hoping to provide exactly that experience. Adventure Legend Ron Gilbert is teaming up with Gary Winnick once again to create what promises to be a masterclass of the genre in "Thimbleweed Park" to be "like opening a dusty old desk drawer and finding an undiscovered LucasArts adventure game you've never played before."