# Oh the memories **URL:** \ **Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games\ **Created:** [November 19, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873 "2021-11-19T02:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![uriel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/uriel/32/1340_2.png) [@uriel](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/uriel)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 2:52am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/1 "2021-11-19T02:52:59Z")
I’ve just got a c64 and loading Zak brings back so many fond memories. For me it’s a big road trip down memory lane… but wife rolled her eyes, and my kiddo is still too young to get it. However I know people here would share the sentiment 🙂 time for another playthrough!.. ![PXL_20211119_011847058.PORTRAIT](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/thimbleweedpark/original/2X/5/5ab9bb42ec0b0ffd96797d2f1c0e1016387161b9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/2 "2021-11-19T07:53:32Z")
Yes! With a joystick: the true SCUMM experience! The only thing I miss when playing Zak on the new “the C64” is the buzzing of the 1541 while you play around with the snail cursor. What I don’t miss is keeping my fingers crossed it will not throw a “load error, please insert disk again and retry”. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/3 "2021-11-19T15:12:12Z")
> [@uriel](#): > > I know people here would share the sentiment Here I am! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/4 "2021-11-19T15:13:04Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > What I don’t miss is keeping my fingers crossed it will not throw a “load error, please insert disk again and retry”. Yes, it was the “pre-adventure” time! ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/5 "2021-11-20T01:46:48Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > What I don’t miss is keeping my fingers crossed it will not throw a “load error, please insert disk again and retry”. I honestly don´t remember that happening all that much. > [@Sushi](#): > > The only thing I miss when playing Zak on the new “the C64” is the buzzing of the 1541 while you play around with the snail cursor. Yes, loading times are so fast you don´t ever actually see the snail in emulation now! But I do miss the buzzing sound as well. And it´s a shame you can´t hardly find that online, the closest we got is the ending of Thimbleweed Park and even for that I remember RG had to ask people for a sample because it´s not exactly available all over the web. ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/6 "2021-11-20T09:27:05Z")
The load error was the reason I could only finish zak on the C64 a few years later on a pirated copy. (The original disk had a bad sector- luckily only for the pyramid in Cairo, which you don’t need until the very end The disk buzzing and snail icon also added to the suspense when sneaking around the Maniac Mansion. Also added some extra time to move the cursor back in the kitchen 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/7 "2021-11-21T18:59:31Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > I honestly don´t remember that happening all that much. Well, a widespread crack of Maniac Mansion is well-known for a disc error near the end. > [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > But I do miss the buzzing sound as well. And it´s a shame you can´t hardly find that online Several C64 emulators are able to produce the (whole) sound of the drive. AFAIK you can turn on the “drive sound” in VICE and Denise. ---
**Author:** ![tlammert](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tlammert/32/22_2.png) [@tlammert](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tlammert)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/8 "2021-11-23T09:27:14Z")
I have an original Amiga and C64 but every attempt of “hey lets play on them again” over the years was quickly dismissed after realizing how awfully long the loading times have been back then. ^^ So nowadays I only play these games on a Raspberry Pi. I especially love the Pi400 for Amiga and C64 emulation. It´s just perfect. And yes having the sounds of the drives makes a diffenrence, for me too. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2021, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/9 "2021-11-24T08:09:16Z")
Long life to Emulators! ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2021, 8:41pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/10 "2021-11-25T20:41:42Z")
> [@Sushi](#): > > The disk buzzing and snail icon also added to the suspense when sneaking around the Maniac Mansion. Also added some extra time to move the cursor back in the kitchen Can a 100% confirm all of that though. > [@Someone](#): > > Well, a widespread crack of Maniac Mansion is well-known for a disc error near the end. Was that the group with the Bald Eagle (diskette in mouth) that always had the Rush lyrics going through on the bottom while loading (except for Maniac Mansion funnily enough)? Can´t remember the name but that´s the one we had. It´s possible I never saw that because I never finished that particular version of the game. But the original boxed Zak we had ran without problems. ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/11 "2021-11-26T07:55:06Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#): > > Was that the group with the Bald Eagle (diskette in mouth) My Maniac Mansion copy on C64, back then, was the one with the Eagle Soft Incorporated intro. I often waited for the music intro to finish. It was incredible. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1Kh3jpJImd4/maxresdefault.jpg "Eagle Soft Inc. [ESI] intro - Maniac Mansion C64") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Kh3jpJImd4) ---
**Author:** ![milanfahrnholz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/12 "2021-11-26T14:39:43Z")
Yeah, that´s the one we had. ---
**Author:** ![Frenzie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/frenzie/32/4416_2.png) [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/13 "2021-11-26T20:03:06Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > I often waited for the music intro to finish. It was incredible. In case you haven’t seen it yet. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/roBkg-iPrbw/maxresdefault.jpg "Trackers: The Sound of 16-Bit") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roBkg-iPrbw) ---
**Author:** ![ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/zakphoenixmckracken/32/41_2.png) [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/14 "2021-11-27T05:16:35Z")
In my teen years, ProTracker was the most used tool I had on my Amiga. Oh my… how many hours I spent on it! “Hey Zak, wanna meet a new babe?” “Nah, I’ve got better things to do!” 😄 ---
**Author:** ![Sushi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/sushi/32/163_2.png) [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/oh-the-memories/4873/15 "2021-12-12T22:24:59Z")
Familiar tune at 27:50