Release

Release 2008 and the Director's Cut of Zak McKracken 2

The team worked on Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space for about seven years. On April 19, 2008, it was finally done.

The release party in Cologne

Flyer for the Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space release party on April 19, 2008 at the Palaver in Cologne — The flyer: Saturday, April 19, 2008, from 7 pm at the Palaver.

Countless evenings, weekends and summer holidays went into the game. With about 70 loyal fans the team celebrated the release in Cologne on April 19, 2008. There was a new 3D trailer, scenes from the game, lots of talk about adventures and T-shirts with the two-headed squirrel. Finally the team unpacked the boxes of DVDs and handed out the game.

The DVD came in a professionally printed case with a color cover and a small booklet of newspaper clippings. The party ended in the early morning when the last guests left the bar Palaver. Some of them were back up a few hours later to set up download mirrors and write blog posts.

Pictures from the party

The Artificial Hair Bros. team in Zak shirts at the release party — The team, almost complete, in the party shirts.

Packed bar Palaver in Cologne during the release party — About 70 fans at the Palaver.

Team member signing a DVD case — Signing session: every DVD got an autograph.

Guests playing Zak2 on a laptop — The first puzzles, right at the party.

Guest with nose glasses, tie and DVD — Dress code: nose glasses.

The party shirt with the two-headed squirrel.

The team taking a bow in front of the guests — Taking a bow at the end.

Framed Zak poster with signatures — The signed poster.

The Director's Cut

Right after the German release the team started working on a Director's Cut. Besides enhancements and new features it was to include an English version, and not a mere translation: the characters were to be professionally voiced. The team asked the community for voice actors and translators. Seth Paul became the English voice of Zak, Pete Donaldson voices Jerry Brockhaus.

Artwork Zak McKracken Between Time and Space Directors Cut released, English, German and French — The Director's Cut announcement, 2015.

The Director's Cut was released in 2015 with English, German and French and many fixes. It is still the current version and free to download.

Download the Director's Cut