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4 total messages Started by game from the same time Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:40
answer to my question
#234031
Author: game from the same time
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:40
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well i can't remember much of it but it was a game with the same style
of play as monkey island... 
parts that i can remember were shooting a cow with a catapult and
growning a monster in a aquarium, you had to change the heat and
enviroment to make your monster? not much else  i think guy got
transported to another planet or something
Re: answer to my question
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Author: DG
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:58
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game from the same time schreef:
> well i can't remember much of it but it was a game with the same style
> of play as monkey island... 
> parts that i can remember were shooting a cow with a catapult and
> growning a monster in a aquarium, you had to change the heat and
> enviroment to make your monster? not much else  i think guy got
> transported to another planet or something

If the cow was a yak and the aquarium was used as a space helmet you'd 
have Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. Zak ends up on Mars where 
he finds the face and the pyramids.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_McKracken_and_the_Alien_Mindbenders

Screenshots:
http://www.zaksite.co.uk/zak_screenshots/9world.htm

Other games by the same people:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LucasArts_adventure_games

-- 
Danny.
Re: answer to my question
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Author: Pixel "#~
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:43
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Earlier DG muttered:

>> well i can't remember much of it but it was a game with the same style
>> of play as monkey island... 
>> parts that i can remember were shooting a cow with a catapult and
>> growning a monster in a aquarium, you had to change the heat and
>> enviroment to make your monster? not much else  i think guy got
>> transported to another planet or something
>
>If the cow was a yak and the aquarium was used as a space helmet you'd 
>have Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. Zak ends up on Mars where 
>he finds the face and the pyramids.
>
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_McKracken_and_the_Alien_Mindbenders
>
>Screenshots:
>http://www.zaksite.co.uk/zak_screenshots/9world.htm
>
>Other games by the same people:
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LucasArts_adventure_games

Oh, mention www.scummvm.org too. That's always useful... Not that Zak
is freeware as far as I know, but still...


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Re: answer to my question
#234034
Author: DG
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:51
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Pixel "#~ schreef:
>>> well i can't remember much of it but it was a game with the same style
>>> of play as monkey island... 
>>> parts that i can remember were shooting a cow with a catapult and
>>> growning a monster in a aquarium, you had to change the heat and
>>> enviroment to make your monster? not much else  i think guy got
>>> transported to another planet or something
>> If the cow was a yak and the aquarium was used as a space helmet you'd 
>> have Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders. Zak ends up on Mars where 
>> he finds the face and the pyramids.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zak_McKracken_and_the_Alien_Mindbenders
>>
>> Screenshots:
>> http://www.zaksite.co.uk/zak_screenshots/9world.htm
>>
>> Other games by the same people:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LucasArts_adventure_games
> 
> Oh, mention www.scummvm.org too. That's always useful... Not that Zak
> is freeware as far as I know, but still...
> 
> 
Consider www.scummvm.org mentioned.

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Danny.
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