# Maniac Mansion released on Steam **URL:** \ **Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games\ **Created:** [December 19, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162 "2017-12-19T00:34:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/1 "2017-12-19T00:34:01Z")
This was unexpected. šŸ˜® What version is it? https://store.steampowered.com/widget/529890 ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/2 "2017-12-19T01:26:46Z")
> [@LowLevel](#): > > What version is it? Hard to say. The Trailer consists of footage of the initial 1987 IBM PC version while all of the screenshots are of the enhanced 1989 re-release. ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/3 "2017-12-19T01:38:18Z")
Yeah, the media on Steam page shows a mixture of v1 and v2. Also this looks crazy: > MINIMUM: > OS: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10 > Processor: 1 GHz > Memory: 256 MB RAM > Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/4 "2017-12-19T01:42:10Z")
I also find the following thing quite puzzling: ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/5/5c0b95ed89fbf29caa8c4f08bdf09adad26fd093.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/5 "2017-12-19T01:42:14Z")
There is already a review from one guy. Although itā€™s not particular helpfulā€¦ [https://steamcommunity.com/id/kyven/reviews/](https://steamcommunity.com/id/kyven/reviews/) ---
**Author:** ![BigRedButton](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/bigredbutton/32/212_2.png) [@BigRedButton](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/BigRedButton)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/6 "2017-12-19T01:44:50Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > Processor: 1 GHz > > Memory: 256 MB RAM > > Graphics: 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 Seem to be the requirements of the OS. > [@LowLevel](#): > > What version is it? Is not Zak available in different versions on GOG (EGA and FM Towns)? ---
**Author:** ![Nor\_Treblig](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/nor_treblig/32/216_2.png) [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 2:02am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/7 "2017-12-19T02:02:09Z")
> [@BigRedButton](#): > > Is not Zak available in different versions on GOG (EGA and FM Towns)? Yes it is. But you have to know how to get to it since by default it just starts with FM-Towns (also it seems not to be advertised anywhere). Edit: There is only one Launch shortcut in the game directory but GOG actually creates two shortcuts in the start menu for both versions. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/8 "2017-12-19T02:28:22Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > Although itā€™s not particular helpfulā€¦ Just a quick look through the history of the reviews tells me that it must have been No ManĀ“s Sky that broke this guyā€¦ > [@Nor\_Treblig](#): > > Yes it is. But you have to know how to get to it since by default it just starts with FM-Towns (also it seems not to be advertised anywhere). IĀ“m gonna take a guess that itĀ“s similar with MM in that itĀ“s v2 by default and you have to manually toggle v1 yourself. ---
**Author:** ![besmaller](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/besmaller/32/40_2.png) [@besmaller](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/besmaller)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 4:38am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/9 "2017-12-19T04:38:08Z")
Interesting. Windows, Mac, and Linux. I wonder what platform they used for porting. (Just checked, actually - ScummVM 1.9.0.2) The ScummVM launcher reports it as : Maniac Mansion V1/DOS/ENGLISH And I just realized when you run it from the Steam library page, can can choose the ā€œEnhancedā€ version. When you do that the ScummVM launcher shows it as V2/DOS/ENGLISH ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/10 "2017-12-19T08:39:53Z")
I would buy Zak again, if they released it on Steam. It might even be an incentive to play it more often. ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/11 "2017-12-19T10:00:35Z")
> [@LowLevel](#): > > I would buy Zak again, if they released it on Steam. It might even be an incentive to play it more often. Really? After your current experiences? ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/12 "2017-12-19T11:14:25Z")
> [@LowLevel](#): > > I would buy Zak again, if they released it on Steam. It might even be an incentive to play it more often. Impressive. Every word in that sentence was wrong. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/13 "2017-12-19T12:15:07Z")
Wow, I can finally pick up where I left off, without wrestling with Dosbox. Iā€™m amazed itā€™s on Mac šŸ˜® ---
**Author:** ![rarog4k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/rarog4k/32/1359_2.png) [@rarog4k](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/rarog4k)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/14 "2017-12-19T13:22:38Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > Wow, I can finally pick up where I left off, without wrestling with Dosbox. Iā€™m amazed itā€™s on Mac šŸ˜® Who fiddles in DOSBox if there is ScummVM support since many years? šŸ˜± Enhanced/v2 DOS version since 0.5.0 (2003) and Original/v1 DOS since 0.6.0 (2004) ---
**Author:** ![LowLevel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/lowlevel/32/48_2.png) [@LowLevel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/LowLevel)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/15 "2017-12-19T13:27:49Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Really? After your current experiences? Yes, Iā€™m on a quest to drastically reduce my long queue of never played/finished adventure games. I have played a lot in the last weeks. I continuously forget about Zak. Having it in that list might help remembering me that it exists and I have to finish it. ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/16 "2017-12-19T13:30:53Z")
I seem to remember you categorically excluded Maniac Mansion from the list though, why was that again? Because of the dead ends? Have Bernard on you team, he actually eliminates most of them. ---
**Author:** ![PiecesOfKate](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/piecesofkate/32/93_2.png) [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/17 "2017-12-19T13:41:58Z")
> [@rarog4k](#): > > Who fiddles in DOSBox if there is ScummVM support since many years? šŸ˜± It was a little while ago, but I seem to remember having issues running ScummVM on my tablet. So I used DOSBox instead. I quite enjoyed ā€˜fiddlingā€™ (snort) - reminds me of the old days. ---
**Author:** ![rarog4k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/rarog4k/32/1359_2.png) [@rarog4k](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/rarog4k)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/18 "2017-12-19T14:25:56Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#): > > It was a little while ago, but I seem to remember having issues running ScummVM on my tablet. So I used DOSBox instead. I quite enjoyed ā€˜fiddlingā€™ (snort) - reminds me of the old days. I have very warm memories of ScummVM in the beginning of the 2000s. I was relatively active as tester and was in IRC while the devs fiddled the support for Sam&Max into the code. It was playing until I get an error, giving the error in the channel, waiting for next commit, recompiling the code and testing if I can get further. šŸ˜… It was fun fiddling with the game and seeing how the support for the game progresses. ---
**Author:** ![patrik3dspacek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/patrik3dspacek/32/16_2.png) [@patrik3dspacek](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/patrik3dspacek)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/19 "2017-12-19T15:30:40Z")
Here is something to think aboutā€¦ Developer: Lucasfilm Games Publisher: Lucasfilm, Disney Its funny, they still call themselves Lucasfilm games even today. I get it, those old games been made in Lucasfilm games back then, but those business development guys at Lucasfilm are still calling themselves Lucasfilm games. Lucasfilm games doesnt exist, LucasArts been shut down and there is no more Lucasfilm producing gamesā€¦ this is just a hideout for Disney Interactive games, but the name ā€œLucasfilm gamesā€ is just a marketing trick. Lucasfilm has X-lab for making interactive VR/AR games, thats itā€¦ and even Lucasfilm cannot break Disney policy that says: Never do any remakes ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162/20 "2017-12-19T15:34:44Z")
> [@patrik3dspacek](#): > > Its funny, they still call themselves Lucasfilm games even today. But itā€™s the correct declaration: The games were made and published by Lucasfilm Games. The current publisher is Disney. So the ā€œdeveloperā€ and ā€œpublisherā€ are correct. btw: Iā€™m curious if they are going to publish MM via GOG tooā€¦ [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/maniac-mansion-released-on-steam/2162.md?page=2)