Zak McK FM-TOWNS

rocky8311 · Post by **rocky8311** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:10 am

I keep seeing screenshots on this site of a really enhanced version of Zak McKracken (moreso than the 1992 release in the Classic Adventures bundle). Is this the FM-TOWNS version and is it originally in English?

JKing · Post by **JKing** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 4:39 am

Yes and yes. The FM-Towns version has both Japanese and English text.

rocky8311 · Post by **rocky8311** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 12:01 am

There's no Maniac Mansion FM Towns is there?

glokidd · Post by **glokidd** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 2:05 am

no, unfortuneately thre isnt but there is a complete vga update to the orgiginal ega version of loom. The fm-towns version of loom is uncut, whereas the pc cd-rom version has removed a lot of the close-up shots and shortened a lot of the dialog. The pc-cdrom (talkie version) is often considered a directors cut

Muyfa666 · Post by **Muyfa666** » Wed Nov 29, 2006 6:38 am

rocky8311: Even thou it's not Scumm, this might be worth mentioning. There is a fanmade version of Maniac Mansion that's called Maniac Mansion Deluxe. It stays very true to the original, while adding things like background music, slightly better graphics etc.

Go search for it. It's free to download.

rocky8311 · Post by **rocky8311** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:36 am

Yeah I've played the deluxe, it is interesting. I didn't like what they did with the music but the graphics were great!

There's just something about a quiet Mansion...with the grandfather clock tick...tick...ticking away...that's always going to be special to me. The ATMOSPHERE...the sense of anxiety/fear of being caught. I think I'll start a thread about it...

hamm0ndeggs · Post by **hamm0ndeggs** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:30 am

Does anyone know where you can get a copy of the enhanced version? I've googled, ebayed, etc. and I can't find it anywhere. I'd appreciate the help.

Raziel · Post by **Raziel** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 9:08 am

Maniac Mansion Deluxe

edit: otoh, what yrou you looking for? MM or ZMcK?

rocky8311 · Post by **rocky8311** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:40 pm

Actually ebay worked for me last month. I don't know if the enhanced version was released outside of the Classic Adventures bundle, but that's how -I- got it. Be careful of the auctioneers b/c they may not know what they're talking about....

clone2727 · Post by **clone2727** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 7:59 pm

rocky8311 wrote:I don't know if the enhanced version was released outside of the Classic Adventures bundle

Yeah, it was.

hamm0ndeggs · Post by **hamm0ndeggs** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:18 pm

I was actually looking for the enhanced Zak. But thanks for the MM link.

rocky8311 · Post by **rocky8311** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:03 am

Not to be a Maniac Mansion snob, but the unofficial Deluxe version is not the same as the Enhanced version, let's not confuse people.