Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
First release	1989
Also known as	Zak McKracken, Zak
Developed by	Lucasfilm Games, Disney
Published by	Lucasfilm Games
Distributed by	(unknown)
Platforms	Amiga, Atari ST, C64, DOS, FM-TOWNS
Resolution	320x200, 16 colors (most versions) or 256 colors (FM-TOWNS version)
Engine	SCUMM
Support	Since ScummVM 0.2.0
Available for Purchase	Yes

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders was the second game to use the SCUMM scripting language. The game first follows Zak McKracken, a tabloid reporter who slowly discovers a plot by an alien race to take over the Earth. Later, the game adds three additional playable characters (a scientist named Annie Larris, and two Yale students named Melissa China and Leslie Bennett), and places the characters on a quest to find the missing pieces of an alien device that will save all of humankind.

Game Variants

The DOS versions came in two variations, a 16 color EGA version and an "enhanced version" with higher resolution EGA graphics.

The FM-Towns version had 256 colors and CD audio tracks, but it was not a "talkie version" as it had no voice acting.

Installation

Required data files

For more information on how ScummVM uses game data files, see the user documentation.

Amiga, Atari ST, FM-TOWNS**, Mac, PC

• *.LFL
• The GOG.com version has *.MP3 files that are needed for music.

Commodore 64

• Rename disk image 1 to zak1.d64.
• Rename disk image 2 to zak2.d64.

Game languages

The following language choices are available when using command-line arguments or the "Language" option in the game-specific settings. For more information, see the user documentation

• en - English (default)
• de - German
• fr - French
• it - Italian
• es - Spanish

External links

• Wikipedia article on Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
• Screenshots