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Maniac Mansion came out on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, developed by Lucasfilm Games. It was a strange and ambitious title for the NES library, a point-and-click adventure ported from computers that felt unlike most other cartridges on the shelf at the time. The game had a distinct personality, a mix of horror and comedy that was pretty uncommon for the console.

You control a group of teenagers, switching between them to explore the mansion room by room. Your goal is to rescue your friend Sandy from the clutches of the eccentric Dr. Fred. Each character has unique abilities; one can fix machines, another plays music, and a third can even use a hamster to access small vents. You spend your time combining items, solving environmental puzzles, and trying to avoid the mansion's bizarre inhabitants. The game is slow and deliberate, with a high potential for getting stuck or even triggering a game over if you make a wrong move. It feels like piecing together a bizarre, interactive story where your own curiosity is both your greatest tool and your biggest obstacle.