Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders playthrough and hints

Yeah, you can do that. The drawing is randomised every game but not setback when you reload or anything. However whatever it is to figure out the drawing, you would have to do that all over again, too because you really want to get there where you find out how what to draw. That´s all for now.

A tip for later: Remember what the statue looks like.

…and you were right. And @milanfahrnholz, you are discharged with dishonor.

After the mayan maze I needed to know what to draw.

I solved this thanks to sushi’s help.

I have the yellow crystal. I can’t go back to the shaman because not enough money. I don’t understand how to get more. I am in SFO and can’t travel much more. By reading the pdf manual, I believe getting more money has something to do with a lottery. I don’t want spoilers, but only to know if I’m in a dead end or there’s something I can do here .

BTW, Zak is fantastic, and the lack of the talk verb has many upsides in gameplay.

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I never knew I was actually “in” anything.

And this was only about getting the thing, not using it.

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btw, I mailed an application but I am not sure exactly what it was or why I did it.

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That’s hard to say… if you know what to do to get more money, you might just make it…
As a general hint, think about ways to get a free ride, so you don’t spend all your money on expensive intercontinental flights…

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:open_mouth:

Use the READ verb…

Oh, and please blur out some keywords… not everyone may be as far as you are…

Okay, I think I understand. Thank you :slightly_smiling_face: and noted on the tip.

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I’m not 100% sure how to use it but I have at least one idea I forgot to try previously. :wink:

Tried and worked. I tried giving some commentary this time around. PS You shouldn’t watch this. Spoilers. :wink:

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I dislike the sound effects of the FM-Town version… especially when teleporting. :frowning:

Yeah, I mean, practically all of them. I was especially disappointed by the doors on Mars opening, myself. I reckon it showed on my face. I don’t know if I verbalized it, but the scary animal in the jungle was also rather meh.

The background noises are fairly subtle and well done though.

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I like watching at your face grimaces while playing Zak McKracken! :rofl::rofl:

I think they were probably a lot more negative for this version though. :stuck_out_tongue: Then again, is there such a thing as a positive grimace?

So basically… you like that I prefer the C64 version? :wink:

All the cool kids do!

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C64 version is good (it’s the first one that I’ve played), but my favourite is the Amiga version.
immagine

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…except @tasse-tee, she can prefer whatever version she likes and still be cool.

though we also prefer that she likes the C64 version as well.

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Are there any notable differences with the GOG EGA version?

That noise unsettles me every time I hear it :fearful:
Also I find it weird that, every time Zak uses the blue crystal, it sounds like he’s falling in mud.

Actually, from the screenshots I saw before I started playing, I liked the look of the Amiga version best. But I didn’t realise that version came with the FM Towns one on Gog - for some reason I thought it was the C64 version!! :hushed:

They all sound better in the C64 version. It’s really weird!

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