Deaththreats? Over a game? Really? Wow. Are you sure it wasn't Jack Thompson?

To anyone who threatened or insulted Ron: go screw yourselv with a jackhammer. (It works. Try it.) You're lucky he's even around. I say go Ron Gilbert and a million episodes of DeathSpank and whatever else he comes-up with. I'll cram your head in a dryer, you mannerless jackass.

And he can post whatever the hell he wants to post about! If he wants to post about toilet paper, he can do that. If he doesn't, fine. But for the love of decency, people, stop getting your pants in a fit.

Sorry  for the double-comment Ron.

Monkey with an arrow to the left...
Monkey with an arrow to the left!
Monkey with an arrow to the left!!!!
Monkey with an arrow to the left!!!!!!!!!!!!11111
MONKEY WITH AN ARROW TO THE LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!KLJD;lkasjdfl sjdflasfl kjweflkjadsfklj1kljeio123j

brain explosion

There is no secret to Monkey Island. You've all been had... repeatedly... for nearly two decades. It's like the chainsaw in Maniac Mansion. It exists purely to drive men mad. Don't fall for it! Believe that there is nothing to believe! Only then will you be free at last from the shackles of one man's cruel joke.

I demand your review about the game, and a post about toilet paper.
I'm not saying I'll kill you if you refuse. But I could.

After combing every inch of Nevada desert with a radar and a shovel, I must say I am slightly disappointed. And tired, too!

>:(

For all us non germans here, the game is only avaliable in german as of yet. Don't download if You don't speak german...

Yes, after waiting about 4 hours for the download to complete only to discover that the game is in German, I seriously contemplated attempting to play and just translate to English as I went.  Then I got realistic and decided to wait for the English version.  Do you, Ron, or anyone else know when that will be?

No idea.  You'll have to ask one of these folks.

German german german german german german german Zak McKracken german german german german...

Do Germans love Zak McKraken because he looks like David Hasselhoff?

Or maybe they like Hasselhoff because he looks like Zak.

We can't give a definite date for the english translation yet, but I guess it will take a while (not withing the next month or two). There are still some bugs to fix first, then we will take care of translating the game. So if anyone wants to help us with the translation please contact us (preferably a native speaker, I guess this would improve the quality of the translation a lot).

And btw. sorry Ron for sending you an email too, it should have been obvious that you already were informed by some of the many german visitors you have here.

Ron buckled to pressure to announce an adventure game... I wonder if similar pressure might induce a response as to what The Secret is...

I am ashamed to say that I haven't made it through the first Zak yet... I will some day though.
And also Ron, thanks for a great name. I long for the day when we reach Z.

Oh yeah, speaking of nothing, I guess I should tell you this.
We've got a kennel at home and I have quite an influnce when we name the dogs. Hopefully we will have our E-litter in June and I really want to name one Elaine Marley. My mom wants to put her on G as in Governor though, along with Guybrush. And, yeah, we've already got one Carla the Swordmaster.
You don't mind us using the names, do you?

To get back on topic, I really wish the english version of the game is released soon.
Zak McKracken... Best name ever.

So... When is the Z-litter expected?

... Sometime in the future.
Why? You want to buy Zack? ^^

Its a urban myth that germans love Hasslehoff, made up by Hasslehoff!
We dont love him!
DEUTSCHLAND!!! FICK JA!!!

Of course the zak:btas-team doesn´t have anything to do with death threats  we don´t have the money for that! :D
Thank for your posting that, Ron! Although I guess it won´t be archaeologists who will unearth THE SECRET but rather a gossip writer/reporter who travelled into the future and... babbles nonsense

@Solarstorm
I HATE Hasslehoff :P
And it´s true, you shoudln´t download zak:btas yet if you don´t understand the language. I know it´s unfair but we want to do our best to give you a nice translation.

its*

ENGLISH PWNAGE'D

What are you "talking" about?
He used "it's" correct. "It's" is short for "it is" or "it has".
I recommend this link

Hasslehoff tore down the Berlin wall singlehandedly! =P

(with his awful singing!)

I love David Hasselhoff even though I don't agree that he looks like Zak. ;)

If I would ever work on another sequel to Zak McKracken (and David Hasselhoff would have died before that), the Caponian King would be replaced David Hasselhoff.

Ok, I was just kidding, but suddenly it's all about David Hasselhoff. Why? Of course, he was a great man in history, but these comments should be dedicated to the one man who really made a difference: Zak McKracken!

Someone should give me a huge cookie to prevent me from filling innocent blogs with stupid drivel.

Nicely done, here's the cookie!

Hey Teeferbone, ich hab nen Fehler gemacht, ja und? Wenn du meinst dass du sprachlich so gewandt bist dann versuch das mal zu lesen, und antworte auf deutsch!

@(k)Night Rider
No. :P

Just to stay on topic... Ron did you see the last episode of the Simpsons. They had a really great pirates joke. Really great.

Ron, did you download it? :)

from the homepage? :)

Ron, how do like your eggs?

it's a good game. the only bad thing is, that it's crashing every 20 minutes.

btw learn german and the world is yours (mwahaha).

@2910 and others who got problems with crashes:
download the dll you can find here:
http://www.linkfile.de/download-ae1eaa32d10b6c886981755d579fb4d8.php
and copy it into the game directory - that should help! :)

I don't think german people possess the refined sense of humour that would be required to produce a worthy sequel to any classic Lucasarts point'n'click.

You must be joking. If not: well, go on in your little nearsighted world.
By the way: "I've been looking for freedom" caused the berlin wall fall. No, really.

Uh, despite the lovely disclaimer at the bottom of the page, surely LucasArts can sue these people into oblivion; this is waay too close to the original art form.

What "original art form"? I'd say that the only possible legal issue is the game's name (and its main protagonist's name). They have done their own graphics, their own story, they even have voice acting. The only thing that's the same is the backstory and the name "Zak Mckracken".

Lucas can't stand to do that now. If they sue another team they'd have signed their own death warrant. I know LucasArts hates fans who aren't horny for Lightsabers but if they seriously sue their fanbase they might as well just leave the business right now. I'm sure you know how important fans are, and how important it is to have a community - Valve are living proof of that .

Whooo, this game is awesome! :D FUN!!

No english version?

That's a lame move if you ask me.

A German team develops a game in seven years and releases it for free.
Do you really think it is lame, that they release the German version first?
There will be an English version anyway.

Good old zak. I remember this game. I quit around the three-headed squirrel. Forget why. Maybe I was just getting bored. Yea. Or maybe I just wanted to clean my room so I could find my old floppies of MI and play it instead. Yea. Or maybe I'd rather pluck my eyeballs out while trying to solve the puzzles. Well whatever it was, reminds of the good old days. Still liked DOTT way more and I'm pretty sure Maniac Mansion was the foundation on which Zak McKraken started. Nobody has heard of this game to be honest with you. Except LucasArt fanatics that still play Loom all day in their parent's basement... at age 30. Lol. Okay so maybe that's a bit of an exagerration. Only the people who remember the name of the troll from MI can appreciate this game. What was it? Or was that what Guybrush was trying to figure out... I forget... been over 10 years since I played that game.... anyway ps.

You, sir, are the troll.

Oh finally it´s released and i love it. It´s a shame that Lucas didn´t make a sequal to that really cool classic game. Well but i loved Maniac Mansion a little bit more back then on the C64 and played it several times through. Zak i played a bit later on the Amiga (?) through i guess. It was cool but MMansion was much more interesting for me back then. Don´t know why. Maybe i care much more for purple tentacles then Mars-Aliens. Who knows it ;-)

And hey: Why don´t you start learning german with Zak2. Would be a very good reason for it ;-)

And if you like the good old retro commodore sound/feeling then don´t hestitate to visit my music-homepage with free retro old and newskool synthi (commodore like) tracks.

Keep on da good feeling from back in the days. Let never end it!

Bigs greetz from germany/bavaria,
Peter (alias Sebuko)

Nice C64 tunes!

thank you

sry, off-topic

Ron, have you ever played Phoenix Wright? Didn´t find any feedback in your archived entries..

Yes... off-topic... But awesome game.

FOMGZ I KNO THE SECRET!!!!1111 ... hey, I think I'm going to move out to the desert and start a cult of people who claim they know the secret of Monkey Island, and they were summoned by God to protect it. All members of the cult must be able to play an instrument which is how we will finance ourselves (Polyphonic Spree anyone?) I think that would be fun.. yeah.. that's how i'm going to spend my inheritance... yeah... !

im from spain and im 13 years old but i play to all scumm games(except homogeneus) i love your games and jockes
can you buy the facts of MI????????or do a free game like ZMBT&S??
lease respond
im sorry if my engllish doesnt correct

please respond*

Yes, you are 13.

Great Game, you should really play it. English Conversion should be available sooner or later.

I admire these German folks, the always get what they want. Hope TRAM Team could finish DOTT2 sometime.

Btw, Someone should update the Zack's wikipedia entry :)

There seems to be "only" a Windows version available.
Btw Ron, please take Mac OS into account too is possible.