Ok, so, I have been thinking about a possible remake to Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, which is an old game made for the Commodore64 and the IBM. I know that there is the "Zak McKracken FM Towns" game out there, which is a 256 color remake. I honestly don't truly know if I can make the game better in any way or not, but I figured "Why not? It would be fun." I do know that the remake will have a different interface, but other then that, I'm not 100% sure of what changes will be made, but be sure that I will try to find some kind of changes I can make to extend the game, enhance puzzles, and so forth.
Summary
Zak McKracken was a normal hack writer working at the National Inquisitor, when he had a strange dream one night. He struggled at its meaning, wondering what a blue alien, an odd device with three crystals, and the most beautiful woman he had ever seen all had in common. His boss had just sent him to Seattle to check on a two-headed squirrel that had been attacking campers there. Little did he know, he would begin an adventure to fight the Caponians and stop them and their Mindbender from taking over the world.
Characters
Zak McKracken - A two-bit tabloid reporter, lonely and generally
miserable. He aspires to write wonderful works of literature and win a
Pulitzer and find a lovely lady to share his life with. A strange
dream suddenly turns his life around.
Annie Larris - A great historian, but a little on the snooty side. She
is searching for artifacts she also had a dream about.
Melissa China (green space suit, black hair) - One of the coeds in
space. She and Leslie were given dreams that told them how to convert
their van into a space shuttle and to blast off to Mars and wait for
instructions. So they went and now they're waiting.
Leslie Bennett (pink space suit, blond hair) - The more adventurous of
the two coeds. She also received a strange dream but she is a little
disappointed by Mars at first.
So...what I am mostly looking for is artists right now...if anyone can do sprites that would be great...I have tried ripping them myself, but it didn't work...plus, I'm trying to remake the game, so it would only make sense to use new images, right? Anyway, that's the basic plan...I need people who can draw the characters, items, and so forth...I hope to get this game off the ground, mainly since I haven't been able to get any other game off the ground due to lack of graphics. So, the question now becomes: Anyone willing to help?
Summary
Zak McKracken was a normal hack writer working at the National Inquisitor, when he had a strange dream one night. He struggled at its meaning, wondering what a blue alien, an odd device with three crystals, and the most beautiful woman he had ever seen all had in common. His boss had just sent him to Seattle to check on a two-headed squirrel that had been attacking campers there. Little did he know, he would begin an adventure to fight the Caponians and stop them and their Mindbender from taking over the world.
Characters
Zak McKracken - A two-bit tabloid reporter, lonely and generally
miserable. He aspires to write wonderful works of literature and win a
Pulitzer and find a lovely lady to share his life with. A strange
dream suddenly turns his life around.
Annie Larris - A great historian, but a little on the snooty side. She
is searching for artifacts she also had a dream about.
Melissa China (green space suit, black hair) - One of the coeds in
space. She and Leslie were given dreams that told them how to convert
their van into a space shuttle and to blast off to Mars and wait for
instructions. So they went and now they're waiting.
Leslie Bennett (pink space suit, blond hair) - The more adventurous of
the two coeds. She also received a strange dream but she is a little
disappointed by Mars at first.
So...what I am mostly looking for is artists right now...if anyone can do sprites that would be great...I have tried ripping them myself, but it didn't work...plus, I'm trying to remake the game, so it would only make sense to use new images, right? Anyway, that's the basic plan...I need people who can draw the characters, items, and so forth...I hope to get this game off the ground, mainly since I haven't been able to get any other game off the ground due to lack of graphics. So, the question now becomes: Anyone willing to help?