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Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date - RELEASED
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Check out the release trailer here. You can download here. Check the screenshots here.This was previously released but not in English. This is the fully voiced English version. The release date is May 12th. "Zak McKracken: between time and space" is a fan-made sequel to the iconic adventure game "Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders" by Lucasfilm Games from 1988.
We, the "Artificial Hair Bros." have devoted our time to create a worthy follow up to this all-time-classic. Capturing the mood and spirit of the original game and creating something new nonetheless.
It's been a while since Zak's last adventure. People have forgotten all about our hero who saved humanity from enslavement. His five minutes of fame went by way too quickly and the money he earned with his award winning book went down the drains when Zak decided to get his own newspaper off the ground.
But now Zak has to prove his worth once again. Stumbling into his next adventure, Zak gets yet another chance to show the world what real heroes are made of...
Why a sequel to ZakMcKracken?
Zak McKracken is one of the few adventure games that never got a proper sequel. There are no high-res backgrounds and no sweeping soundtrack, this left us with a lot of freedom when we started working on this game.
Handmade backgrounds, elaborate cut-scenes...
We think that hand-drawn backgrounds made some of the old adventure games something very special. This is why we decided to keep the gameplay stricly 2D. But Zak:btas isn't just a pixel-adventure, we have created the scenery and characters in our own graphical style and added 3D cut-scenes to add some diversity.
How long did it take to develop this game?
Work on the project began in 2002. In the beginning starting out as a hobby-project, we soon found ourselves reaching higher levels of quality step by step. By the time we finished it 5 years of hard work already lay behind us.
What problems had to be solved when making this game?
One of the biggest challenges has been recruiting a team one could rely on and keeping the members of the team motivated to work on their respective parts. Unfortunately not everyone is motivated and passionate enough to work on a project for free over such a long period of time. But we were lucky enough to find reliable members for each part of development. You really do need a good working team to master a project like this.
Happy Gaming! Ana 
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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 Ana. Zak was one of my all time favorite games. The puzzles were wicked and I loved the humor in the game. This is great news.  Every year I put Zak on my recommendation list. I think Zak, Broken Sword and the Monkey Island games should be in our Hall of Fame. At least they are in my HOF. 
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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I've just realised my faux pas describing this as mind-blowingly awesome news... ... I should of course have described it as mind- bendingly awesome news! 
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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I see The Mystery of Oak Island [Kickstarter] is advertising as "with a Steam key". Does anyone know if this new Zak Mckracken game is also tied to Steam ?? Cheers. Mad 
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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I don't like that they want to connect to and share stuff from my PC. This worries me. Why can't the extractor just unzip the files and leave my PC info alone? None of the downloads I tried did that. The download on the main site (from Google Drive) doesn't work because "too many people downloaded" and they apparently overshot their bandwidth limit. The download from MagicDisk64 on the mckraken.net website seems to work, but I stopped it because it was going to take more than 4 hours.
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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I'm trying all day to get that download, but it's been "busy" the whole day. With patience it will eventually be made available.
Sandy Sandy, there are 3 download choices listed, pick a different website. There are two currently readily available, although they are slow connections.
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Thank you, Ana. I will try them now, but I don't want any "excess baggage" . You understand of course.
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Downloading now, one gig done. I hope you are enjoying it, Venus, and thank YOU, Ana, for pointing me in the right direction.
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I don't like that they want to connect to and share stuff from my PC. This worries me. Why can't the extractor just unzip the files and leave my PC info alone? I had the same problem, but then I went to the link to the other mirror, also provided on their page - http://www.chip.de/downloads/Zak-McKracken-Between-Time-and-Space-Directors-Cut_13010875.html - and was fine. It took about 20 minutes to download, and I have FIOS, but it did eventually download, and I played it a little today. It may even take less time to download now, as the big rush should be over. The link is in German, but the game downloads and plays in English, as long as you select it, and it's the default selection. I like it so far.
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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Mad - I see The Mystery of Oak Island [Kickstarter] is advertising as "with a Steam key".
I'm reading it as DRM free Plus a Steam Key. Don't know for sure of course. Yes. That's what it appears to say, oldbroad, but I think I'll just have to wait and see "where" it becomes available on release. I really DON'T want a Steam version  As for Zak Mckracken .... I haven't yet managed a download because the site still says "Busy" all the time - so I'll go try the link venus gave 
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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Hi fellow Boomers,
I'm playing this game right now. The download took a long time, but it was worth it. This is really a great game, and I didn't even know it was free. I was willing to pay for it if I had to, so I was surprised when I went to the download link and it didn't ask for payment. There are a few walkthroughs online, but have to be translated from Dutch and German, but my GOOGLE took care of that. Enjoy this nice game.
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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Mad, the link venus gave is on my download link in the first post. There are 3 download sites available there. The bottom 2 seem to be available anytime I've tried them to check.
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Thanks, BrownEyedTigre I have the game downloaded now and have played it a little. And I'm sure I will absolutely enjoy it. [It certainly seems to be very well made - especially considering that it is "for free".] How fabulous .... And what a treat for us all !! [Made my pledge for Oak Island, too, now  ]
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date
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Sanford, BAAGs only gets worse from here. I think the game is great so far, although I haven't had time to play very much of it. It doesn't feel much like the original Zak McKracken - the tone seems different to me - but I'm enjoying it as it is, even though I've only made it to Zak's living room. I only played about an hour or so on the day it came out, so I'll have to get back to it once I finish Dead Synchronicity. The cut scenes are fantastic, the environments are really nice. The story and puzzles seem good so far, though I haven't played that much yet. I chose the hard mode, so I'll see how that goes. I'm really considering contributing to their Oak Island Kickstarter as well. 
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I've played it a bit... mixed feelings so far I have to admit - but now every time I try to load my (only) saved game, the game freezes. Has anyone else had a similar problem? I'd recommend posting in Glitches forum about this issue, if you haven't already, CaptainD. It's likely that anyone currently having that problem will be looking there first. 
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Hi fellow Boomers,
There are a few walkthroughs online, but have to be translated from Dutch and German, but my GOOGLE took care of that. Hmm, the only walkthroughs I've found are for the original game that came out in 2008, and some of the puzzles have changed in the Director's Cut. Does anyone know where to find hints or a walkthrough for this latest release?
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Hi everybody! I'm Marvel from the development team that has created "Zak McKracken between time and space" and that now works on this brandnew adventure game "Oak Island"! It's amazing to see so many adventure fans around here. First of all: It's great that you like our game and that you're playing it. Then all the work we've had was worth it. We started with this hobby game many years ago and it was a loooong and hard run to the english version... mostly because of financial and time reasons. But we didn't give up and I am glad that we've found so many guys who helped us with there voices - for free. Many voices I've even recorded by myself to get this finished. Please consider that this is a no AAA production but an ambitious hobby game, made by fans. Some of us were still at school when we've started this in 2002 (!).  I'm here now... so please ask if you have questions. Best, Marvel
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date - RELEASED
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I just finished the game. It was excellent and fun to play. I had to look at the 2008 version on you tube a couple of times for answers. I was stumped more than once. Welcome to the forum Marvel.Tell everyone that worked on the game,that they did an excellent job. I'm looking forward to Oak Island. Cathy 
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Hahaa... Thanks! Feels good to be here! @cathy: Great that you've managed to finish it. It's a pretty hard game, i guess.  Yeah, thanks for spreading the word for Oak Island. Your help is highly appreciated!
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No, this Zac is definitely not "fall over easy" But it's an Adventure in the old style tradition and we aren't treated to many of those these days. So thank you !!!!
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date - RELEASED
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In case anyone isn't aware, there is a Kickstarter here for their next game Oak Island. You can pledge as little as a dollar just as a thank you for the free game Zak McKracken if you wish. It won't buy you the game, but it will help them out. Ana
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Thanks Ana. She's right, every single dollar counts for us. We want to create one of the best classic style adventure games and for that we put our heartblood in it. So we're thankful for every help. @Sandy: You're welcome! The "next phase" should be funny Please ask if you got stuck.
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Re: Zak Mckracken: between time and space Release Date - RELEASED
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Hehe... thanks Sandy and Mad! We're really happy that you like the game and even finished it. In parts it's really uber-hard! Btw... you mean "Deutsch", not "Dutch" Sandy, right? Deutsch = Germany. Dutch = Denmark
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OOPS,Marvel, It IS DEUTSCH, I believe, NOT DUTCH. Iappreciate the correction.
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OK, went back to those two walkthrough sites, and they WERE DUTCH sites, Marvel. The game, itself was originally in DEUTSCH, I believe. CHEERS!
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I've finished this game now and enjoyed it very much And it's absolutely outstanding that it has been given to us free of charge !! Thank you Marvel and your development team
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I've finished this game now and enjoyed it very much And it's absolutely outstanding that it has been given to us free of charge !! Thank you Marvel and your development team Thanks Mad, we're pretty happy that you've enjoyed the game! 
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Yes Sirree !! So all I can say now is "Hurry up with Oak Island" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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