Zaku for the Atari Lynx: Official thread

[sirlynxalot]

Does anyone still have the 1 level demo of Zaku originally distributed around 2005? There are various links in old forum threads from years ago in this forum, but all links are broken. I would be very interested in checking the demo out.

[108 Stars]

Does anyone still have the 1 level demo of Zaku originally distributed around 2005?

Scroll down to the bottom of the page, the download is still working.

 

http://jeanphilippe.garin.perso.neuf.fr/prewiev.html

[Atari_afternoon]

Just be warned, it is 1 level and without sound - but works well as appetizer

Edited March 20, 2014 by Atari_afternoon

[sirlynxalot]

Ergh! I want it, but $60 (price with shipping) is so hard for me to justify for a lynx game. I'll probably torture myself a little while longer, and then find out superfighter team is sold out.

[108 Stars]

If you HAVE the money and want it it should be no question. It is a new game, and costs what new games usually cost. You make it sound like the Lynx was a lesser system or something.

 

Games are either good or bad, it goes both ways, be it on Lynx or PS4.

[saffron1]

Ordered mine a week ago, got it today. Awesome game.

I did notice that the cartridge had a faint Atari symbol on the back, anyone else noticed this?

[108 Stars]

It may be because they used an original card as a base to create the new molds from, and the Atari logo wasn't quite perfectly removed?

[sirlynxalot]

If you HAVE the money and want it it should be no question. It is a new game, and costs what new games usually cost. You make it sound like the Lynx was a lesser system or something.

 

Games are either good or bad, it goes both ways, be it on Lynx or PS4.

I didn't mean to diss the lynx - but the facts are that at any given time there are dozens of games and game hardware that I would like to buy and play and own, and I cannot simply decide to buy them all because I would be spending too much money. My purchase decisions aren't so black and white and I try to weigh a number of factors outside of simply whether I think I would like a game before I plunk over $58, which is a lot of money for my entertainment budget that comes at the cost of not buying and experiencing other games.

 

That said, I just decided to splurge and I bought Zaku.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TailChao]

Hi all,

To celebrate the Lynx's 25th I've gone back and revisited select tracks from Zaku's soundtrack using the audio tools made for my new Lynx project. The resulting mini-album (ZAKU SOUND+) is available completely for free:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAjZrDnoP20

 

You can also download it here.

 

 

Just be warned, it is 1 level and without sound - but works well as appetizer

This is actually why the demo was removed- it's not representative of the final product.

 

It may be because they used an original card as a base to create the new molds from, and the Atari logo wasn't quite perfectly removed?

Yeah, it was a copy of Ninja Gaiden III if I remember right. This is interesting though, I've only seen cards from the first manufacturing run and those had no leftovers from the Atari logo at all. Maybe it's only visible in newer runs.

 

That said, I just decided to splurge and I bought Zaku.

I hope you enjoy it

[sirlynxalot]

Consistent with some other people's experiences, after 2 weeks since payment, I'm still waiting for my copy to arrive from superfighter team. And no indication it has been shipped yet, or acknowledgment of my query on the status of things.

[saffron1]

Is Zaku going to be put on the Atari Lynx rarity list?

[sirlynxalot]

It is still for sale from the original publisher though - so even though it is more expensive than other lynx games, it's 100% not rare, no? As for whether you will find it on amazon or ebay or at a flea market... that's a different question to which the answer would indicate it is extremely rare.

Edited April 16, 2014 by sirlynxalot

[+Austin]

Is Zaku going to be put on the Atari Lynx rarity list?

 

Doubtful. If it ever is, it would probably be listed as a Homebrew and thus not have a rarity rating.

 

On a side note, I finally got around to watching a video of this game (I had only seen stills up to this point). Honestly, it looks like it could potentially be one of the best Lynx games in existence. The gameplay, level design, visuals and length all seem top-notch. If I get a Lynx again down the road, I'll definitely be buying this.

[sirlynxalot]

Zaku arrived. The game is great and quite impressive for the lynx. I definitely get a sonic the hedgehog vibe from it with the color palette, the main character's design, and some of the graphics. It even has "zones" rather than "levels" Very cool, it's also very tough, this has the cool 90s vibe for me.

[Sapicco]

Is this game still available?

[+SabertoothRetro]

Yes, it's still available. I ordered last month from the Super Fighter Team website. It took a few weeks to get shipping confirmation but I should get the game this week. I'm really looking forward to it.

[+TrekMD]

Is this game still available?

Good Deal Games had some copies of the game during CGE. They took 3 copies back, so they have 3 copies in stock if you want to order from them.

[Rick Dangerous]

Picked this up today, seems like a must have for the Lynx....

[Sapicco]

Good Deal Games had some copies of the game during CGE. They took 3 copies back, so they have 3 copies in stock if you want to order from them.

Not familiar with Cge, do they have a site to purchase from?

Edited September 18, 2014 by Sapicco

[Rick Dangerous]

Not familiar with Cge, do they have a site to purchase from?

Classic gaming expo

[Rick Dangerous]

Zaku is hard as hell...getting my butt kicked by the second boss (fox) on level two on easy mode!! ARGH

[9ElevenGamer]

YES!

[9ElevenGamer]

It may be because they used an original card as a base to create the new molds from, and the Atari logo wasn't quite perfectly removed?

I assumed they had the logo's taken off existing games they got a deal on in bulk somewhere via a CNC machine and it missed say a 10th of a Millimeter off of some of them when it was being set up, it's there but it is barely visible, it doesn't effect the gameplay or effort these people put in, so I don't care.

 

That said your idea is far more feasible.

Edited October 11, 2014 by 9ElevenGamer

[+SabertoothRetro]

I'm glad I picked this up in September. The Super Fighter Team page has been updated saying Zaku is now sold out.

 

http://www.zaku-lynx.com/purchase.htm

 

Good Deal Games still shows availability.

[108 Stars]

I'm glad I picked this up in September. The Super Fighter Team page has been updated saying Zaku is now sold out.

 

http://www.zaku-lynx.com/purchase.htm

 

Good Deal Games still shows availability.

Thanks for pointing that out. I ordered fromm GDG before I have to deal with ebay scalpers.