Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick – Thimbleweed Park

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Concept Art for Maniac Mansion

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An outdoor scene transitions from black and white to color

The early moments of Maniac Mansion were to start out harmlessly enough…

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… but danger would be lurking everywhere, some of them leading to (unintentional) dead ends

Both the playable characters and the Edisons underwent significant design changes

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Ron and Gary originally envisioned the protagonists as younger children, but they evolved into teens for the final game

Early box art concept by Gary

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