File:Maniac Mansion.png
Maniac_Mansion.png (320 × 200 pixels, file size: 2 KB, MIME type: image/png)
Non-free use rationale for use on Maniac Mansion
[edit]Description |
This image is a screenshot of the gameplay in the Commodore 64 version of the video game Maniac Mansion. It displays two player-controlled characters in a two-dimensional game world, a mansion. Dialog is displayed in green text at the top of the screen above the view of the game world, while input options are displayed below it. The verb commands are listed in green text while items in the player's inventory are listed in purple text. |
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Source |
Taken by User:JimmyBlackwing via an emulator |
Article | |
Portion used |
A single screenshot of the game, a small portion of the commercial product. |
Low resolution? |
No, as the image's innate resolution (320 × 200) is so low that decreasing it further would render the contents indiscernible. |
Purpose of use |
An image of gameplay helps the reader understand aspects of the topic, and aids in the identification of the subject. It illustrates the art direction and user interface of Maniac Mansion, and depicts an element that was censored in the game's Nintendo Entertainment System version, a poster with the phrase "Disco sucks". |
Replaceable? |
Free or public domain images do not exist for this item. |
Other information |
The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor impedes its ability to be sold in any way. Original copyright of Lucasfilm Games. |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Maniac Mansion//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maniac_Mansion.pngtrue |
Description |
This image is a screenshot of the gameplay in the Commodore 64 version of the video game Maniac Mansion. It displays two player-controlled characters in a two-dimensional game world, a mansion. Dialog is displayed in green text at the top of the screen above the view of the game world, while input options are displayed below it. The verb commands are listed in green text while items in the player's inventory are listed in purple text. |
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Source |
Taken by User:JimmyBlackwing via an emulator |
Article | |
Portion used |
A single screenshot of the game, a small portion of the commercial product. |
Low resolution? |
No, as the image's innate resolution (320 × 200) is so low that decreasing it further would render the contents indiscernible. |
Purpose of use |
This image of gameplay helps the reader the most basic SCUMM interface as used in the original intended game, Maniac Mansion. It illustrates the user interface that prose alone cannot explain. |
Replaceable? |
Free or public domain images do not exist for this item. |
Other information |
The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor impedes its ability to be sold in any way. Original copyright of Lucasfilm Games. |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of SCUMM//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maniac_Mansion.pngtrue |
Non-free use rationale for use on Ron Gilbert
[edit]Description |
This image is a screenshot of the gameplay in the Commodore 64 version of the video game Maniac Mansion. It displays two player-controlled characters in a two-dimensional game world, a mansion. Dialog is displayed in green text at the top of the screen above the view of the game world, while input options are displayed below it. The verb commands are listed in green text while items in the player's inventory are listed in purple text. |
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Source |
Taken by User:JimmyBlackwing via an emulator |
Article | |
Portion used |
A single screenshot of the game, a small portion of the commercial product. |
Low resolution? |
No, as the image's innate resolution (320 × 200) is so low that decreasing it further would render the contents indiscernible. |
Purpose of use |
This image identifies the game Ron Gilbert is most known for and associated with, which is Maniac Mansion. |
Replaceable? |
Free or public domain images do not exist for this item. |
Other information |
The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor impedes its ability to be sold in any way. Original copyright of Lucasfilm Games. |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Ron Gilbert//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maniac_Mansion.pngtrue |
Non-free use rationale for use on Adventure game
[edit]Description |
This image is a screenshot of the gameplay in the Commodore 64 version of the video game Maniac Mansion. It displays two player-controlled characters in a two-dimensional game world, a mansion. Dialog is displayed in green text at the top of the screen above the view of the game world, while input options are displayed below it. The verb commands are listed in green text while items in the player's inventory are listed in purple text. |
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Source |
Taken by User:JimmyBlackwing via an emulator |
Article | |
Portion used |
A single screenshot of the game, a small portion of the commercial product. |
Low resolution? |
No, as the image's innate resolution (320 × 200) is so low that decreasing it further would render the contents indiscernible. |
Purpose of use |
This image provides the most basic example of an adventure game, which in itself represents the adventure gaming genre as a whole. It shows to readers the change in gameplay and design from earlier Sierra Entertainment titles in the early 1980s to the LucasArts titles in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s. |
Replaceable? |
Free or public domain images do not exist for this item. |
Other information |
The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor impedes its ability to be sold in any way. Original copyright of Lucasfilm Games. |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Adventure game//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maniac_Mansion.pngtrue |
Description |
This image is a screenshot of the gameplay in the Commodore 64 version of the video game Maniac Mansion. It displays two player-controlled characters in a two-dimensional game world, a mansion. Dialog is displayed in green text at the top of the screen above the view of the game world, while input options are displayed below it. The verb commands are listed in green text while items in the player's inventory are listed in purple text. |
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Source |
Taken by User:JimmyBlackwing via an emulator |
Article | |
Portion used |
A single screenshot of the game, a small portion of the commercial product. |
Low resolution? |
No, as the image's innate resolution (320 × 200) is so low that decreasing it further would render the contents indiscernible. |
Purpose of use |
Maniac Mansion is an important part of video game pixel art history. This screenshot is a valuable example of how pixel art was used in the 1980's, also illustrating Commodore 64 pixel art graphics. |
Replaceable? |
Free or public domain images do not exist for this item. |
Other information |
The use of this image neither detracts from the game nor impedes its ability to be sold in any way. Original copyright of Lucasfilm Games. |
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Pixel art//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maniac_Mansion.pngtrue |
Licensing
[edit]This image is a screenshot from a video game, and its copyright is most likely held by the game's publisher or developer. It is believed that the use of low-resolution screenshots
constitutes fair use under the Copyright law of the United States. Any other uses of this image may be copyright infringement. For more information, see Wikipedia:Non-free content. | |
File history
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current | 21:52, 4 August 2023 | 320 × 200 (2 KB) | Obscure2020 (talk | contribs) | Optimized with OxiPNG and ZopfliPNG. | |
23:46, 9 February 2011 | No thumbnail | 320 × 200 (5 KB) | JimmyBlackwing (talk | contribs) | {{Non-free use rationale |Article = Maniac Mansion |Description = A screenshot of the game Maniac Mansion |Source = Taken by User:JimmyBlackwing via an emulator |Portion = Full image |Low_resolution = N |
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File usage
The following 4 pages use this file:
- Maniac Mansion
- Pixel art
- SCUMM
- File:Maniac mansion screenshot tentacle.png (file redirect)