Editing Day of the Tentacle (section)

=== ''Remastered'' ===
[[File:Day of the tentacle hd screenshot.png|thumb|right|alt=A horizontal rectangular video game screenshot that is a digital representation of a furnished yet cluttered living room. Three characters stand at the open doorway on the left of the room reading a letter.|The remastered version of ''Day of the Tentacle'' retains the cartoon-style animation but uses more detailed characters and backgrounds.]]
A remastered version of ''Day of the Tentacle'' was developed by Schafer and his studio, [[Double Fine Productions]]. The remaster was released on March 22, 2016, for [[OS X]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[PlayStation Vita]], and Windows,<ref name="eugamer hd screens" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-is-coming-to-ps4-march-2016-324574.phtml |title=Day of the Tentacle Remastered is coming to PS4 March 2016 |first=Zach |last=Furniss |date=December 5, 2015 |access-date=December 5, 2015 |work=[[Destructoid]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206084604/http://www.destructoid.com/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-is-coming-to-ps4-march-2016-324574.phtml |archive-date=December 6, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-hits-pc-on-march-22-1763479013 |title=Day of the Tentacle Remastered Arrives on March 22 |first=Andres |last=Neltz |date=March 8, 2016 |access-date=March 8, 2016 |work=[[Kotaku]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308223828/http://kotaku.com/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-hits-pc-on-march-22-1763479013 |archive-date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> with a [[Linux]] version released at July 11<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://support.doublefine.com/forums/300498-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered/suggestions/13074864-linux-version |title=Linux version? |access-date=July 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160822022503/http://support.doublefine.com/forums/300498-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered/suggestions/13074864-linux-version |archive-date=August 22, 2016 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> together with a mobile port for [[iOS]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.doublefine.com/news/comments/day_of_the_tentacle_remastered_is_out_now_on_ios/ |title=Double Fine – Action News |website=www.doublefine.com |access-date=July 14, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717112534/http://www.doublefine.com/news/comments/day_of_the_tentacle_remastered_is_out_now_on_ios/ |archive-date=July 17, 2016}}</ref> The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita versions are [[cross-buy]] and also feature cross-save.<ref>{{cite web |title=PSNProfiles |date=January 3, 2017 |url=https://forum.psnprofiles.com/topic/44338-cross-save-on-ps-vita/ |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Playstation Store |url=https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP2154-CUSA01991_00-DAYOFTHETENTACLE/ |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref> An [[Xbox One]] port came in October 2020.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.destructoid.com/grim-fandango-full-throttle-and-day-of-the-tentacle-finally-break-ps4-console-exclusivity-this-year-590841.phtml | title = Grim Fandango, Full Throttle, and Day of the Tentacle finally break PS4 console exclusivity this year | first = Brett | last = Makedonski | date = May 13, 2020 | access-date = May 13, 2020 | work = [[Destructoid]] }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The remastered game was released as a free [[PlayStation Plus]] title for the month of January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Day of the Tentacle Remastered is now free on PlayStation Plus |last=Matulef |first=Jeffrey |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-01-04-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-is-now-free-on-playstation-plus |date=January 4, 2017 |website=Eurogamer |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PlayStation Plus gets Day of the Tentacle Remastered and more next month |last=Sarkar|first=Samit|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/12/28/14100618/playstation-plus-free-games-january-2017 |date=December 28, 2016 |website=Polygon |access-date=25 August 2021}}</ref>

Schafer credited both LucasArts and Disney for help in creating the remaster, which follows from a similar remastering of ''[[Grim Fandango]]'', as well by Double Fine, in January 2015. Schafer said when they originally were about to secure the rights to ''Grim Fandango'' from LucasArts to make the remaster, they did not originally have plans to redo the other LucasArts adventure games, but with the passionate response they got on the news of the ''Grim Fandango'' remaster, they decided to continue these efforts. Schafer described getting the rights to ''Day of the Tentacle'' a "miracle" though aided by the fact that many of the executives in the legal rights chain had fond memories of playing these games and helped to secure the rights.<ref name="polygon dott remastered">{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/8/7354949/tim-schafer-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-ps4-vita-pc |title=Tim Schafer's plans for Day of the Tentacle Remastered, revisiting more LucasArts classics |first=Michael |last=McWhertor |date=December 8, 2014 |access-date=December 8, 2014 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209082940/http://www.polygon.com/2014/12/8/7354949/tim-schafer-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-ps4-vita-pc |archive-date=December 9, 2014}}</ref> [[2 Player Productions]], which has worked before with Double Fine to document their game development process, also created a mini-documentary for ''Day of the Tentacle Remastered'', which included a visit to the [[Skywalker Ranch]], where LucasArts games were originally developed, where much of the original concept art and digital files for the game and other LucasArts adventure games were archived.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kotaku.com/the-skywalker-ranch-has-a-treasure-trove-of-old-lucasar-1766427870 |title=The Skywalker Ranch Has A Treasure Trove Of Old LucasArts Games |first=Jason |last=Schreier |date=March 22, 2016 |access-date=March 23, 2016 |work=[[Kotaku]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322200643/http://kotaku.com/the-skywalker-ranch-has-a-treasure-trove-of-old-lucasar-1766427870 |archive-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref>

''Day of the Tentacle Remastered'' retains its two-dimensional cartoon-style art, redrawn at a higher resolution for modern computers.<ref name="polygon dott remastered" /> The high resolution character art was updated by a team led by Yujin Keim with the consultation of Ahern and Chan. Keim's team used many of the original sketches of characters and assets from the two and emulated their style with improvements for modern graphics systems.<ref name="usgamer art"/> Matt Hansen worked on recreating the background assets in high resolution.<ref name="usgamer design"/> As with the ''Grim Fandango'' remaster, the player can switch back and forth between the original graphics and the high-resolution version.<ref name="usgamer design"/> The game includes a more streamlined interaction menu, a command wheel akin to the approach used in ''[[Broken Age]]'', but the player can opt to switch back to the original interface.<ref name="usgamer design"/> The game's soundtrack has been redone within [[MIDI]] adapted to work with the iMUSE system.<ref name="usgamer design"/> There is an option to listen to commentary from the original creators, including Schafer, Grossman, Chan, McConnell, Ahern, and Bajakian. The remaster contains the fully playable version of the original ''Maniac Mansion'', though no enhancements have been made to that game-within-a-game.<ref name="eugamer hd screens">{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-23-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-debuts-screenshots |title=Day of the Tentacle Remastered debuts in-game screenshots |first=Jeffrey |last=Matulef |date=October 23, 2015 |access-date=October 24, 2015 |work=[[Eurogamer]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025125651/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-10-23-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-debuts-screenshots |archive-date=October 25, 2015}}</ref>

''Day of the Tentacle Remastered'' has received positive reviews, with the PC version having an aggregate review score of 87/100 tallied by ''[[Metacritic]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Day of the Tentacle: Remastered (pc) |access-date=March 23, 2016 |work=[[Metacritic]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323044726/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered |archive-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> Reviewers generally praised the game as having not lost its charm since its initial release, but found some aspects of the remastering to be lackluster. Richard Corbett for ''[[Eurogamer]]'' found the game "every bit as well crafted now as it was in 1993", but found the processes used to provide high-definition graphics from the original 16-bit graphics to making some of the required shortcuts taken in 1993 for graphics, such as background dithering and low animation framerates, more obvious on modern hardware.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-21-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-review |title=Day of the Tentacle Remastered review |work=[[Eurogamer]] |date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=March 23, 2016 |first=Richard |last=Corbett |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323081149/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-21-day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-review |archive-date=March 23, 2016}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]''{{'}}s Jared Petty also found the remastered to still be enjoyable, and found the improvement on the graphics to be "glorious", but worried that the lack of a hint system, as was added in ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island]]'' remastered version, would put off new players to the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/21/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-review |title=Day of the Tentacle Remastered Review |first=Jared |last=Petty |work=[[IGN]] |date=March 21, 2016 |access-date=March 23, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322203941/http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/03/21/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-review |archive-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref> Bob Mackey for ''[[USgamer]]'' found that while past remastered adventure games have highlighted how much has changed in gamers' expectations since the heyday of adventure games in the 1990s, ''Day of the Tentacle Remastered'' "rises above these issues to become absolutely timeless".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usgamer.net/articles/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-pc-review-time-after-time |title=Day of the Tentacle Remastered PC Review: Time After Time |first=Bob |last=Mackey |date=March 22, 2016 |access-date=March 23, 2016 |work=[[USgamer]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325075309/http://www.usgamer.net/articles/day-of-the-tentacle-remastered-pc-review-time-after-time |archive-date=March 25, 2016}}</ref>