Maniac Patch
| Filename | maniac-patch.hqx |
|---|---|
| Size | 51.9 KB (53166 bytes) |
| Downloads | 10 |
Maniac Patch 1.0 is a small user-made patch for the Macintosh game Maniac version 2.1 — Alex Metcalf's 1994 puzzle-arcade hybrid that mixes Pac-Man-style maze chases with Hangman-style letter guessing. Despite the suggestive name, this patch has nothing to do with LucasArts' Maniac Mansion; it simply replaces the in-game sound effects of Metcalf's Maniac.
What It Does
The patch swaps out the original sound effects in Maniac 2.1 for an alternative set, leaving the gameplay, levels, and graphics untouched. It is a cosmetic mod aimed at players who already own and run Maniac.
Target Game
Maniac 2.1 by Alex Metcalf is a 68k classic Mac OS game from 1994 noted for its strong audio design, which made it a natural target for fan-made sound replacements.
Author
Submitted to Info-Mac by uysjoh@slottsberg.educ.goteborg.se with the terse subject line "patch."
Requirements
Requires a working installation of Maniac 2.1 on a classic Mac OS system; the patch is not a standalone game.
Distribution
Archived at Info-Mac as game/maniac-patch-10.hqx, BinHex 4.0 encoded.
This file is part of the MacTrove archive. See the Thank You page for the upstream mirrors we rely on. It is BinHex encoded — use The Unarchiver to decode it.
