Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders playthrough and hints

Maybe time to play it again, huh?

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You can also get Annie captured. Al the Caponian is even aware of the gender of his prisoners when he says “I better go check on him/her”.

I have a video I’ll share later to show you (first gotta hike another 8 km back now)

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It’s impressive that you still have mobile reception in this desert(?)… The signals are strong to…day. :wink:

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Well, there is this thing on top of one of the mountains…

Looks a bit like something from a Star Wars movie

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We have something like this too. But it is near the border to former Czechoslovakia and it was for eavesdropping. No idea what such a cold war relic would do where you are at the moment.

Or a KSCUM antenna… Can you still receive the take over music?

So they know every word @Sushi spoke to us? Oh. Wait a moment…

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Well, I screamed one thing from atop of the mountain just 100m from that tower. Let’s see if they picked it up.

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The fish screams are strong tonight.

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@discobot fortune

Do you even know who Zak McKracken is?

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:crystal_ball: Yes

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I have recently (re)discovered a rare cut-scene in Zak. I was able to capture it on film, in a hard-to-trigger combination with Al appearing. Enjoy!

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Zak McKracken 30th anniversary party!
Flamenco version


:+1: :+1: :+1: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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This is really great! :smiley:

It could have been made by @Sushi :smiley:

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So that monolith on Mars reads “Face Area Rapid Transit: One token each way: $100.”
I finally got the joke… after more than 30 years. :sweat_smile:

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“Each way”…

I’m ashamed to say I had to read that few times to get it.

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Don’t be ashamed for not seeing it right away.

I guess they wanted to continue the SCUMM tradition.

No, the joke isn’t related to the game’s immanent dead end, only to an equally stinky end.

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To be fair, who knows if you even knew that word 30 years ago. :wink:

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I had to look really hard, but then it finally clicked.

It’s then also obvious that it is a pun on BART, the Bay Area Rapid Transit. Doubly nice as part of the game takes place in San Francisco.

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