Maniac Mansion yɛ saa NES agodie a ɛyɛ nwonwa, ɛyɛ serew a ɛbata wo ho no mu biako. Wopaw nnipa baasa fi saa oddball adwumayɛfo yi mu —te sɛ punk rocker, mfoninitwafo, anaa abofra a ɔyɛ nerdy —na wohwehwɛ ahemfie bi a ɛyɛ hu mu baabi a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ biribi afi hɔ. Meteor a ɛhwee ase mfe bi a atwam ni? Yeah, na ɛnyɛ asɛmmɔne kɛkɛ.

Ɛyɛ ɔfã bi a ɛyɛ point-and-click, ɔfã bi yɛ puzzle-solving, na ne nyinaa yɛ fɛwdi. Wobɛbɔ dan ho ahyia, aka nneɛma a wɔanhyɛ da ayɛ ho (dɛn nti na hamster no ne microwave no yɛ adwuma?), na bɔ mmɔden sɛ woremma wo kuw no ankum wo wɔ abankɛse no mu... ɛhɔfo. Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no gye sekan biako na wode ayɛ wo su, nanso sɛ wokɔ mu pɛ a, ɛyɛ den sɛ wode bɛto fam.

Sɛ wo tutu Zelda nhwehwɛmu anaa Nancy Drew ahintasɛm vibe nanso wopɛ biribi a ɛyɛ nwonwa a, eyi ne wo jam. Kɛkɛ a, mmɔ me sobo bere a wode dɔnhwerew biako bɔ mmɔden sɛ wubehu nea wobɛyɛ wɔ saa nkate tentacle no ho no.