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Posted March 22, 2016
What possible harm can one crazy, mutant tentacle do?



<span class="bold">Day of the Tentacle</span>, the grand return of the grandest adventure of all, is now available for Windows and Mac, DRM-free on GOG.com.

A crazy mutant tentacle is on the loose, plotting to take over the world. How you ask? That's not important right now! We need to be thinking about how we are going to fix this. Super simply, by going back to yesterday!

Alongside Grim Fandango, Monkey Island, Sam & Max, and Full Throttle, Day of the Tentacle sits without question among the legendary golden-era adventures. Now, straight from the early '90s, Day of the Tentacle arrives in our dystopian future of 2016 — back for a blast from the past for those who missed it, and a shot of nostalgia for those who just miss it.

Day of the Tentacle Remastered is all the adventure you may remember with an optional layer of sweet improvements on top. You can mix and match between the unmistakably 1990s pixely art and a fresh high-res coat of paint, remastered audio, and an all new interface. There are extra goodies in the Remastered release as well, including in-game developer commentary and a concept-art browser. Should your hankering for past loves persist, you can still access the fully playable version of the original Maniac Mansion from within the game and learn what started this whole craziness.



Mess around with time, space, and radioactive sludge and go back to the <span class="bold">Day of the Tentacle</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com.
Posted March 22, 2016
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maz.588: We had to be very vocal to get CD-ROM versions of X-Wing and Tie Fighter.
That was an issue with Disney holding back, not GOG.com.
Posted March 22, 2016
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hapalupa: I agree but this is why the remastered version have the ingame option to switch to the original graphics. you can change it while playing. I wanted to play DoTT for a while but I didn't want to install dosBox, now I can play either original graphics or remastered one, and change while playing. And the commentary is just great.
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CJDJ: Dosbox isn't needed... Scummvm does a good job, along with MUNT, the sound is awesome.
I heard about Scummvm but never used it. Anyway I already bought the remastered version and it works like a charm. As I said previously you can swap between the new and old graphics so I guess I won't be needing to experiment with Scummvm, but still thanks maybe i will use it for other scumm engine based games. :)
Posted March 23, 2016
all we need now is a Re-Mastered Maniac Mansion to finish it off :)

that would be so sweet.
Post edited March 23, 2016 by HornyRhino
Posted March 23, 2016
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maz.588: I had hoped they would include the classic version in the bonus, but it is not there :(.
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maladr0Id: Day of the Tentacle's original version is available with a touch of a button!
You can switch between that version and the Remastered at any moment while playing the game.
https://www.gog.com/wishlist/site/have_hd_remakes_include_the_original_game_as_a_bonus

Darn son. I must have some mad fortune-telling skills.
Posted March 23, 2016
It would have been nice to know that the Mac version was a part of the preorder bundle... It said only "Windows" right up until release :/
Posted March 24, 2016
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maladr0Id: If you are talking about Maniac Mansion, it is accessible through an in-game computer. You don't really need to play long to reach that point.

Day of the Tentacle's original version is available with a touch of a button!
You can switch between that version and the Remastered at any moment while playing the game.
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maz.588: I was not talking about MM. I was talking about the original game released in 1993. I know that classic graphics are available as part of the release. I don't even need it to be released, as I own the CD-ROM release.

What worries me is that we get remastered oldies without their original release, even unsupported. And we get no explanation, just blues trying post after post to make us think we don't need them. So much that I wonder if it isn't in the contract with WD.

And it has been a trend with too many LA releases. We had to be very vocal to get CD-ROM versions of X-Wing and Tie Fighter. MI 1&2 and GF have no classic release. Fate of Atlantis and S&M hit the road had (still have ?) compressed monster.sou, making them unusable without scummvm. And I might forget some.

I thought gog was more gamer friendly. Maybe I expect too much.

Having said all that, I will still take drm-free releases than no releases at all.
I don't agree with that line of reasoning either and I'm voting with my wallet. I'm not buying the remake till they include the originals or I'll find original releases of MM and DoTT with a reasonable price (whichever comes first). As the Labyrinth, MM and DoTT are the only LucasArts adventures which I don't actually own, I'm not going to settle just for some remake.
Posted March 24, 2016
Too bad it is sold here at a more expensive price than somewhere else which gives you a steam key as a bonus... :/
Posted March 24, 2016
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omega64: I agree with them, the new graphics look kinda cheap.
Is that nostalgia towards retro graphics? :P
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Eitot: Yes. Honestly, the visual quality of the remastered version is terrific. It is the same style, the same colour saturation, the same number of details, without any added effects or textures. This is like switching from a low-resolution display to a high-resolution display. If the remastered versions looks cheap then only because the original is also. This is a very faithful reproduction.
while it does look traced (with some touch-ups), i think that tracing is the way to go with DoTT's artstyle, because this way you preserve the creator's intent. This is not Monkey Island's pixel figures (in comparison, i mean it's not ugly either, but much less detailed), where you have to completely redo the design for high-res (and they did it badly with MI1:SE; i liked MI2:SE).
Posted March 26, 2016
I actually still have this game in the original box...
Posted March 29, 2016
well i decided to buy the game... bought it a few days ago, so far the game seems to be running....
Posted March 29, 2016
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Eitot: Yes. Honestly, the visual quality of the remastered version is terrific. It is the same style, the same colour saturation, the same number of details, without any added effects or textures. This is like switching from a low-resolution display to a high-resolution display. If the remastered versions looks cheap then only because the original is also. This is a very faithful reproduction.
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mrmarioanonym: while it does look traced (with some touch-ups), i think that tracing is the way to go with DoTT's artstyle, because this way you preserve the creator's intent. This is not Monkey Island's pixel figures (in comparison, i mean it's not ugly either, but much less detailed), where you have to completely redo the design for high-res (and they did it badly with MI1:SE; i liked MI2:SE).
MI2:SE looks better? Might be a reason to push on.
Posted March 29, 2016
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mrmarioanonym: while it does look traced (with some touch-ups), i think that tracing is the way to go with DoTT's artstyle, because this way you preserve the creator's intent. This is not Monkey Island's pixel figures (in comparison, i mean it's not ugly either, but much less detailed), where you have to completely redo the design for high-res (and they did it badly with MI1:SE; i liked MI2:SE).
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omega64: MI2:SE looks better? Might be a reason to push on.
yes it does. not perfect, but for the most part they did a great job. the interface is much better too. it is actually quite nicely done. the backgrounds look vibrant and lush, the characters are detailed but faithful, the voice acting is funny as always, the switching is done better than in MI1SE and you get extensive audio commentary.
Posted March 29, 2016
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omega64: MI2:SE looks better? Might be a reason to push on.
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mrmarioanonym: yes it does. not perfect, but for the most part they did a great job. the interface is much better too. it is actually quite nicely done. the backgrounds look vibrant and lush, the characters are detailed but faithful, the voice acting is funny as always, the switching is done better than in MI1SE and you get extensive audio commentary.
Sounds great.
Posted March 29, 2016
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fenster1138: I actually still have this game in the original box...
As do I (well, more accurately, as part of the LucasArts archive).

Speaking of, as an owner of the original game, does this remastered version offer anything extra that would make me want to buy it? Other than the (highly divisive, it seems) upgraded art, I mean.
Posted March 29, 2016
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fenster1138: I actually still have this game in the original box...
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babark: As do I (well, more accurately, as part of the LucasArts archive).

Speaking of, as an owner of the original game, does this remastered version offer anything extra that would make me want to buy it? Other than the (highly divisive, it seems) upgraded art, I mean.
Higher quality voiceovers.
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