Talk about taking on a hard task - Cronela's Mansion is a new point-and-click adventure game that can be played on the NES, SNES, GBA, GBC, PC, & Switch. Each title has different features and graphics depending on which platform you're playing on, meaning that the GBC port will feel different from the NES offering and so on. It's a mammoth achievement for Spanish game developer Straynus who are currently approaching the end of their Kickstart campaign for the game, with a further £19,000 still to be made in the next 9 days at the time of writing.
As you might have guessed from the title, the game serves as a tribute to Maniac Mansion and indeed a tribute to Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick. The NES Version of the game has thousands of lines of dialogue to delve through, making it the most immersive of the bunch, whereas the GBA cartridge (which works with all original hardware and the Analogue Pocket) has updated sprites - everything really has been made from scratch for each console, and you can play demos of each version via the Kickstarter campaign page.
In terms of gameplay, there are all the same object discovery elements and character interaction that you would expect from any point-and-click game, with the narrative driving the story forward and keeping you hooked. Players can expect to encounter Cronela's children, a zombie that eats mice, a spooky cat, a skeleton, and many more weird and wonderful characters as they move through the game.
Backers can pledge for digital-only or CIB versions of all the games as well as collectors' editions with soundtracks and toys to proudly display next to your chosen console. Hurry though, the clock is counting down and there's not much time left to back the campaign!
