Day of the Tentacle
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Bernard, Hoagie and Laverne must stop Purple Tentacle from taking over the world by sending items between the past, present and future. It's a cartoon comedy with some of the cleverest time-travel puzzles in gaming.
Kit's verdict · 9.5/10
A perfect point-and-click: gorgeous, hilarious and constantly inventive.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Beautiful Chuck Jones-style animation
- Brilliant three-era puzzle design
- Laugh-out-loud writing and voice acting
Not so much
- A couple of puzzles are pure cartoon logic
- Fairly short
Play it if anyone, honestly, but especially fans of cartoons and wordplay.
Skip it if players who can't stand trial-and-error item puzzles.
Cheats & codes
No cheat codes
Day of the Tentacle doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Tips
Play it better
- Items flushed through the Chron-O-John travel between eras. Use the toilets to pass things between characters.
- Changes in the past ripple into the future. If something is stuck in one era, think about what could be changed earlier.
- Hoagie in 1776 can talk to the Founding Fathers, who are key to several puzzles.
- Switch characters often. Each era has its own stack of puzzles you can work on in parallel.
- Look at everything in the mansion. Items that seem decorative are often vital.
Secrets & unlockables
Hidden in plain sight
Tap a secret to reveal it.
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Trivia
- Tim Schafer and Dave Grossman directed it as a sequel to Ron Gilbert's Maniac Mansion.
- The CD version was one of the first adventures with full voice acting.
- Double Fine released the remaster in 2016.
- The tentacles first appeared in Maniac Mansion in 1987.
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