NES version.
Less verbs, more compact rooms, more to the point. Too bad that Nintendo censored some stuff.
FM-TOWNS version from GOG.
It's a bit strange that the dream-sequence was reversed, and Zak doesn't want to use his bed anymore! But still, the FM-TOWNS version has much better art, and it's really nice that GOG sells this rare version.
Regular PC VGA version from GOG.
The FM-TOWNS version has some music from the movie, but I don't think that it works very well. The art is simplistic so I think that plain Adlib music is more suited.
Some colour bugs could be fixed, though.
Original floppy/EGA version. Hard to find.
It really has a charm and a coherency that's lacking in the other versions, in my opinion. Probably the truest to the original artist's intent.
Ultimate Takie Edition, on top of your Special Edition files.
It picks the excellent voices from the Special Edition, but keeps the original graphics (can't stand the Special Edition graphics), and fixes/improves some stuff. Really well done.
The original floppy/EGA version also has its charm, and some exclusive content. But the Ultimate Talkie Edition is so well done that it wins.
Ultimate Talkie Edition, on top of your Special Edition files.
The graphics from the second Special Edition are better than the ones from the first, but I still prefer the original graphics, and the original use of iMuse (although there's some nice newly recorded music on the Special Edition). Still no contest; the Ultimate Talkie Edition is just excellent.
Original floppy version. Not that hard to find, since it also appears on some CDs.
Yes, the non-talkie one! I really don't miss the deadpan voices of the talkie version. I prefer my imagination over a dull interpretation.
The reMONSTERed version, which brings high-quality SFX and speech from the remastered version to the original game files.
The remastered version from Double Fine is fine, but I'm not totally OK with the art (such as Bernard's nose). The original art was a bit limited but really nice, and trying to improve it means that you need to make your own choices about some some ambiguities of the original art. I think I prefer imagining my own version from the original game.
Regular PC (or Macintosh) Talkie version.
I'm not aware of any different, better version. A remastered version could, at least, bring better-quality speech.
Probably the remastered version from Double Fine.
It's a nice improvement, especially in terms of usuability in the fight scenes.
Regular PC (or Macintosh) Talkie version.
I'm not aware of any different, better version. A remastered version could at least bring better-quality voices.
Regular PC version.
I'm not aware of any different, better version. A remastered version could really improve the quality of some some compressed art.
Probably the remastered version from Double Fine.
But it's not a big jump in terms of visuals, and the ResidualVM/ScummVM team also did some wonderful stuff to preserve this game.
Meh.
Maybe I should compare at least once the PC and PS2 versions.