Adventure hero Zak McKracken (sort of) returns

17 Comments by Justin McElroy Apr 22nd 2008 3:30PM
Filed under: PC, Adventure

Right, so there's good news and bad news for fans of LucasArts' comedy adventure Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. First the good: A group of fans has just released the slick-looking Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space, available for free after seven years in development. The game features 3D models, high-res backgrounds, the works.

The bad news? ... Well, it's in German. That's pretty much all the bad news, but for an adventure game isn't that pretty much all the bad news you need? The team is reportedly working on an English version, but for now, we're just going to have to trust our German friends for an assessment of the quality. So? Ist es gut?

Tags: lucasarts, zak-mckracken

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Mehdi Cheddadi: Apr 22nd 2008; 3:37PM

ya!

syrik zero: Apr 22nd 2008; 3:43PM

Das ist sehr gut =)

ApolloIV: Apr 22nd 2008; 3:56PM

U meanz there iz othr ppl on teh interwebs besides us Englsh ppl? (sarcasm heavy)

arrrgh: Apr 22nd 2008; 3:57PM

INSANE!!! this game was one of my fondest childhood memories! finally gettin some love!!! :D:D

el serpiente: Apr 22nd 2008; 3:58PM

Pssh, not as good as the underappreciated and overlooked 'Touch McCracken: Between the Cheeks"

Danny Lewis: Apr 22nd 2008; 3:59PM

Germans only like it because Zak McKracken looks like David Michael Hasselhoff.

maestri: Apr 22nd 2008; 4:35PM

Cause we all know, Germans love David Hasselhoff.

Dracula Jones: Apr 22nd 2008; 5:02PM

I just remember not getting something from the Hare Krishnas in the airport and learning that I couldn't advance in the game without it and couldn't go back to get it, so I played LOOM instead.

mrlogical: Apr 22nd 2008; 5:12PM

Whoa! I loved Zak McKracken on my old Amiga 2000! Hot damn, if only I spoke German. I love seeing these old school adventure games get revived. Anyone working on another Maniac Mansion/Day of the Tentacle?

Keiichi: Apr 22nd 2008; 5:12PM

Let's get the original Zak on the Virtual Console, guys, c'mon!

VerM: Apr 22nd 2008; 5:34PM

Es sieht aus ausgezeichnet wie könnte es

DerSpieler: Apr 22nd 2008; 6:15PM

The first thing: We - the germans - hate David Hasselhoff as much as the rest of the world ;-) But we like Knight Rider.

And the second thing: Zak McKracken - Between Time and Space is simply great. The riddles are hard and it's still a little bit buggy, but the sound, the grafic and gameplay are awesome! And the story, hey, it's fantastic.

Dan Bugglin: Apr 22nd 2008; 8:22PM

Uhh, the download page on the official website says the game isn't released...

Dan Bugglin: Apr 22nd 2008; 8:22PM

Aha, found the mirrors link in the middleman blog post thing.

Fullmetal Salchemist: Apr 22nd 2008; 9:24PM

DO WANT.

Scratch that: ICH WILL.

AUF ENGLISCH, BITTE.

t_m: Apr 23rd 2008; 1:52AM

Why don't, yknow, LUCASARTS actually do anything with all their awesome old IPs?

Why is it that when I want to play any form of classic lucasarts game I have to get it from anyone but lucasarts? Muppets.

kevin: Apr 24th 2008; 10:17AM

While this is great and all, why dont we see these fans (and other fan projects (ultima 5 project?!) use these powers for awesome, and release some new IP, along the veins of the games we love??!!

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