This joke from Day of the Tentacle has a real world background

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Bandorr said:

Mnementh said:

I haven't yet played Maniac Mansion. Although Maniac Mansion is completely playable inside Day of the Tentacle itself.

True, it is quite an interesting game.  You pick three kids. They each have different abilities.

Which in turn determines how you beat the game.  It has so many endings because of how many different combinations there are.

It is easily the king of click-based games. Or.. in the top of the top.

Ron Gilbert, on twitter a few days ago:

It would be fun to do a Maniac Mansion remaster that was the same story and setting but 50% new puzzles and maybe a new playable character. You in @DavidBFox?

— Ron Gilbert (@grumpygamer) July 1, 2022