Maniac Mansion

Originally a computer game that came out in 1987, Jaleco brought the twisted world of Maniac Mansion to the NES and introduced a new audience to the game's oddball sense of humor. The story followed high school student Dave as he tried to save his girlfriend Sandy from the evil Dr. Fred who lived in a creepy Victorian mansion. Plenty of goofy one-liners and bad puns kept the mood more on the side of Scary Movie than Scream. Gamers could play as multiple characters at the same time and the game had the first use of cutscenes. It was an evolutionary step for games and a great story at the same time.