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Old 07-08-2007, 12:35 PM   #166
The Fifth Horseman
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I don't get this "fan remake" thing... I had MM on my old Atari, and it looked EXACTLY THE SAME as these screenshots. Same character design and everything. So This "fan remake" is probably some kind of translation of the Atari version. Or something...
The Atari version is indeed pretty similar to MMDx, but not the same. There is a second version of original MM for DOS that uses EGA graphics and is nearly the same as the one for Atari.
From top to bottom: Maniac Mansion for DOS, Maniac Mansion for Atari, Maniac Mansion Deluxe.
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ma...ameShotId,8520
http://www.mobygames.com/game/atari-...meShotId,44276
http://www.mobygames.com/game/window...meShotId,73745

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