The National Inquisitor newspaper is full of juicy, humorous news! 📰 🐿️
It also contains a number of clues to help players progress through the game 🔍
I can't remember if it was translated in the French version. I think it was just the game and the manual (translated and distributed by Ubi Soft in France)
It's retro weekend in our household. Well, in my office at least. My son and I have been playing through the first third of #MonkeyIsland and now I've briefly introduced him to #ZakMcKracken, which was my first graphical adventure. Or maybe it was the first of the Larry games. Anyway, Zak was the one that made the biggest impression and I've loved it ever since.
Screenshots of #ZakMcKracken and the Alien Mindbenders on Commodore 64 vs. the DOS V1 port.
The Commodore 64 palette has more muted colors than EGA, and sacrifices bright purple and one cyan hue in exchange for a medium gray and an extra reddish-brown color. EGA has no equivalent to these colors, so in the DOS V1 port Zak's reddish-brown bedroom walls from the C64 became the same color as his skin. #lucasarts#adventuregames
@thomasfuchs@grumpygamer they also have bathroom sinks where you can hand wash like 3 pairs of socks at a time. But then you have to stay here long enough for them to dry. #ZakMcKracken would probably use a hairdryer, and catch the hotel on fire.
Light blue brings all 'em good vibes! Zak McKracken with Bobbin Threadbare from Loom and Dr Fred from Maniac Mansion - all with groucho glasses - having a good time
It's like they are taking a selfie and Dr Fred included Chuck in it too ❤️
The best part about being able to doodle is that I can create my own game in-jokes, no matter how silly they might be, I can just get them out of my head into the world
Curse of Monkey Island + Zak McKracken shenanigans
I feel kinda torn with this one as it is almost feels like a cursed image, and at the same time it kind of makes sense haha - Max with rubber hose style shoes now exists out of my head
Green is done! Green Tentacle from Maniac Mansion listening to some funky tunes, and Wally from Monkey Island trying to decipher how to become cool beans like Chuck the plant
An early screenshot of #ZakMcKracken EGA V2, from the DOS V2/Amiga/Atari ST manual. The cursor here is a simple small crosshair without arrows in the center. #lucasarts#adventuregames
During 'Tis Doodle O'Clock May I also tried to include items in the mix. Even though I ended up doing more backgrounds than much of anything else, I love these
'Tis Doodle O'Clock May was a challenge as I don't think I'm good with backgrounds, well I don't consider myself good at all but that's a conversation for another day haha