Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders playthrough and hints

What would you like to buy? :slight_smile:

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:wink:

Well, you can buy things that are advertised in the newspaper. And you can call certain numbers (just don’t expect TWP amounts, rather more than zero). But to my knowledge you can’t call to buy stuff. It’s 1997, we still had shops back then. Oh and no internet buying either. :wink:

out of curiosity: what would you like to buy?

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@Someone
Great minds…

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A blue crystal for the guru in Nepal. Guess it’s not as easy as that!

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No, you can’t buy me love… erm I mean that!

But you can acquire it!

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the blue crystal, I mean

Sigh.

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:heart_eyes: I just got a rush of nostalgia.

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Back then I ordered things using mail order catalogs.

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Nah, I’m actually role playing that I’m suffering from the stupidity epidemic. There’s also this weird time travel split personality subplot going on where I have these dreams that I’m a lazy psychopath though.

But is it that strange to play as someone? :stuck_out_tongue: I had a discussion with my wife about how I played Walking Dead Season 2. I personally think Kenny is a total dipshit, but as my character I didn’t know about any of the things that formed my opinion on the matter, ergo I played very friendly toward him. She thought that was kinda weird.

Before buying something, you should remember the tasks your boss gave you. :slight_smile:

  1. Squirrel article - found squirrel, brainstormed some article names. Done.

  2. UFO on Mount Rainer article - need a way to climb the mountain.

Is that the right approach?

Yes, but there is a “but”. :wink:

  1. Squirrel: Check.

  2. The UFO was seen at Mt. Rainier.

  3. Maybe the UFO has left somewhere something? :slight_smile:

  4. Have you examined the whole lookout with the “what is” verb?

I’ve already found the cave, and I need a lighter to light the fire pit. Maybe I can find one on the plane, if I can distract the flight attendant for long enough.

I think I need to make a mess. I’ve tried clogging / disassembling the toilet, but you just end up using the toilet normally. Tried the same with the sink. Attendant won’t let me near the microwave to put an egg in it. Pressing the call button in the toilet makes the attendant walk there, but she notices whenever I try to do something.

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you…are…so…close! :+1:

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Argh! :laughing:

As Milan wrote: You are very close already! There is only a very tiny thing missing! Think about how you can make the mess even bigger.

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Clogg the cloggabler (?)

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I see… I’ll need to put my thinking cap on! :grinning:

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Well, eventually, yes, but none of that is needed to get the lighter. Just read that article on page 5 and imagine where people might lose things like a lighter. And be OBSERVANT (Added difficulty in the FM towns version thanks to all those colors)

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