The 15 greatest video games of the 80s – ranked!
Last modified on Thu 27 May 2021 05.31 EDT 15. Maniac Mansion (1987, ) The 1980s were crammed with wonderful adventure games â The Hobbit, Kingâs Quest, Leather Goddesses of Phobos â but the first point-and-click title to be designed by comic genius Ron Gilbert using the SCUMM scripting language is the classic that busted out of the genre ghetto. Filled with great jokes and B-movie cliches, the game made brilliant use of its accessible and intuitive interface, as well as seamlessly integrating cutscenes and non-sequential puzzles. The start of a weird and special era. Maniac M...
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