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Escape from Zaks' Dungeon (2007) [MISSING]

Started by Nowhere Girl on 1 February 2014 • 1,784 views

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Does anyone perhaps recall this game?
https://yolkfolk.com/site/games.php?game_id=130
I'd like to contact the author and ask him whether he has any plans of working on this game... The problem is that the game is really fun but at the same time some technical solutions are terrible:
1. A password every five levels - you have to pass all the levels from, for example, 11, to get to level 14... One wrong step and you start a whole series of five levels again.
2. Only one life, which makes it even harder...
3. The password is saved in a file every single time you pass a "milestone" level, so later you either have a messy text or you have to delete the extra passwords you already had.
(+ 4. The author doesn't seem to be sure what was the title, "Escape from Zaks' Dungeon" or "Escape from Zaks' Castle". I prefer the first version since it definitely looks more like a dungeon...)
The game would have been much better if it gave access to any level at once after you had accessed it. However, despite its flaws, it's really a good game. At times it reminds of maze games or of Sokoban... A challenging level is the "moving maze" (unfortunately it's not a 5n+1 level, that is, not the first level you get to after entering a password) - the area is quite tightly packed with stone blocks and you have to move them correctly in order not to block your way...

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#80415

I've played this, can't remember how far I got.
I'd like to contact the author and ask him whether he has any plans of working on this game... The problem is that the game is really fun but at the same time some technical solutions are terrible:

@ingolemo is a member of this forum.
He hasn't been seen on here for years though. Personally, I don't think he has any plans to work on this game again.

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