# Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders playthrough and hints **URL:** \ **Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games\ **Created:** [May 18, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704 "2018-05-18T14:55:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 15
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/281 "2018-05-21T09:01:14Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > He was a fairly speedy fellow in the C64 version as well, I thought. Yes, but at one place. In the FM Towns version he is running around the whole screen (or at least the half of the screen because of the limitations of the airport). ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 9:05am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/282 "2018-05-21T09:05:46Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > It’s not the right thread… well it isn’t THAT off-topic he he he… ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/283 "2018-05-21T09:07:41Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#): > > OK, you asked for it! Here I am at work, with almost nothing to do (bank holiday in a few countries but not the UK), and nothing to stop this song from going round and round in my head on repeat. _Grazie mille Zak_ 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/284 "2018-05-21T09:10:55Z")
Can we distract you with some other things? For example Zak related stuff? 😉 ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/285 "2018-05-21T09:13:44Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > Here I am at work, with almost nothing to do 🤔…but… I … never mind… 😢 ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/286 "2018-05-21T09:14:38Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Can we distract you with some other things? For example Zak related stuff? 😉 Sure, like this video with Zak Tell! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v7l4pyKxslo/maxresdefault.jpg "The Truth - Kantorn & Zak Tell (Clawfinger)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7l4pyKxslo) ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:16am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/287 "2018-05-21T09:16:48Z")
Hehe 😁 I can’t watch this at work… And I need to try a few more things for myself in the game before I ask for more hints. Wonder if anyone will notice if I just walk out the door… 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:17am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/288 "2018-05-21T09:17:30Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > Wonder if anyone will notice if I just walk out the door… I don’t think so! 😉 ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 9:19am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/289 "2018-05-21T09:19:23Z")
In other Zak-related distractions, we’re thinking about seeing Deadpool II tonight. It wasn’t written by Zak Penn! ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/290 "2018-05-21T09:22:26Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > we’re thinking about seeing Deadpool II tonight Have you seen the [music video for a Céline Dion song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX11yw6YL1w) featuring Deadpool? 😆 (I don’t think the video will appear in the film itself.) ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/291 "2018-05-21T09:23:39Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > Hehe 😁 I can’t watch this at work… You might want to watch this first for some context btw: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/egDywIjM9BM/maxresdefault.jpg "CLAWFINGER - The Truth (2014) // Live at Woodstock // AFM Records") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egDywIjM9BM) > [@tasse-tee](#): > > Have you seen the [music video for a Céline Dion song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX11yw6YL1w) featuring Deadpool? 😆 Nope. Any spoilers in it? ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/292 "2018-05-21T09:26:30Z")
Talking about distraction: @milanfahrnholz What about a second TWP a first Zak McKracken forum RPG? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tasse-tee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/tasse-tee/32/4002_2.png) [@tasse-tee](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/tasse-tee)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 9:33am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/293 "2018-05-21T09:33:12Z")
> [@Frenzie](#): > > Nope. Any spoilers in it? I haven’t seen the film, but nothing I saw in the video looked spoilery to me. And I assume the video itself doesn’t feature in the film, but you might need to check that. _Edit:_ maybe wait until after you’ve seen the film just to be safe 😉 ---
**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:** [May 21, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/294 "2018-05-21T09:42:44Z")
> [@tasse-tee](#): > > _Grazie mille Zak_ 🙃 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KvS_BVda9ww/hqdefault.jpg "Max Pezzali / 883 - Grazie mille (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvS_BVda9ww&t=3m25s) ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/295 "2018-05-21T11:28:17Z")
I’m already hearing a parody version, _Grazie, Miiiilan_ ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/296 "2018-05-21T11:39:36Z")
I started my Zak game last night and managed to get the second crystal shard so far. Then the Mayan maze kicked my butt and I had to turn my computer off and go to sleep\*. I did encounter a dead end and had to go back. I wonder if Someone/Anyone knows of a workaround for it. After trading the book to “Willie”, I realized I still needed it somewhere else. If this game were made in the future, David probably would allow you to buy another book from a devotee in the airport if you haven’t used the book for both purposes yet. _\*Damn 40hZ hum must have made me stupider with age…_ _Yeah, stupider…_ ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/297 "2018-05-21T11:41:56Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > I wonder if Someone/Anyone knows of a workaround for it. > > After trading the book to “Willie”, I realized I still needed it to somewhere else. > > … Which version are you playing? Don’t you get the book back from Willie? I have it still in my inventory…? ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/298 "2018-05-21T11:44:30Z")
> [@Someone](#): > > Which version are you playing? C64… once I realized the Voiceover feature was a hoax, I decided not to play the Towns FM. Once you give the book I think it’s gone. Do you have whiskey in your inventory? ---
**Author:** ![Someone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b77776/32.png) [@Someone](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Someone)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/299 "2018-05-21T11:46:47Z")
> [@yrface](#): > > Once you give the book I think it’s gone. Do you have whiskey in your inventory? Yes. I think I’ll play the C64 version parallel. There seem to be some interesting differences. 🙂 But are you sure that you need the book again? ---
**Author:** ![yrface](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forums.thimbleweedpark.com/yrface/32/11793_2.png) [@yrface](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/yrface)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/300 "2018-05-21T11:54:51Z")
Also, wondering if our friends in the UK @PiecesOfKate and @tasse-tee made it to London in Zak, yet? I didn’t think about it as a kid, but it kind of bothers me now that I’ve actually been there. The only thing there in the game isn’t actually in London IRL… wtf? [Previous page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704.md?page=14) [Next page](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704.md?page=16)