Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Zak McKracken is a tabloid reporter (and not a very good one at that). After having a psychedelic dream one day, Zak realizes that something is wrong -- space aliens are dumbifying the general public through the telephone system. Zak must stop this, but he can't do it alone. After finding a strange crystal, Zak manages to get the help of the anthropologist Annie and her friends, Melissa and Leslie. The four unlikely heroes must now figure out a way to destroy the dumbifying devices and save the Earth.

Followed By The New Adventures of Zak McKracken
Followed By Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space
Followed By Zak McKracken 2 : A Mansion, a Meteor and the Alien Mindbenders
Series Zak McKracken (1)
Added March 8, 2020
Published By Lucasfilm Games
Fujitsu Interactive
Developed By Lucasfilm Games
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Old Cover Image
Title screen (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Cutscene (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Watching TV (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Messing around on an airplane (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Hi! I'm Zak, and I have to save the world from Aliens! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Zak starts a fire. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Look! A blue crystal! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
At an airport. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Annie shows a chart of the Device. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In England. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In Nepal. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
I wonder if I can get that flag? (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In Egypt. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Outside the pyramid. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In a tomb. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Zak's place. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Flying. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Oh, great... abducted by aliens! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In the space ship. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Meeting with the king, Elvis! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In the jungle. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Mayan ruins! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Where's Indy when you need him? (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
On Mars. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Look! A broom alien is sleeping! (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Asked for what? (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Near the bus. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Walking around town. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In the Pawn Shop. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In the phone company building, home to evil aliens bent on taking over our planet... (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Zak in the plane. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In Seattle. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Zak talks to his boss in the game's intro. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Airport terminal. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Save / Load menu. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The landing site on Mars. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Space bug cockpit. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
The door to the giant face. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Inside the Space Hostel. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Incan artifacts in Peru. (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Intro (German) (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Dreaming (German) (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
In Zak McKracken's Room (German) (Commodore 64) from mobygames.com
Title screen ('high-res' re-release) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Another day, another dollar (Hi-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Tandy 1000 Graphics (note different cursor and text font) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak's bedroom -- lots of action, but not the kind he'd like! (Hi-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Yet another diabolical plan to take over the world. (Hi-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Downtown San Francisco. (Hi-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The phone company. Nice hat, huh...? (Hi-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Game title, original version (Lo-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Another day, another dollar (Lo-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak's bedroom -- lots of action, but not the kind he'd like! (Lo-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Yet another diabolical plan to take over the world. (Lo-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Downtown San Francisco. (Lo-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The phone company. Nice hat, huh...? (Lo-res) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The save/load game menu (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak meets up with Annie. (DOS) from mobygames.com
The co-eds on Mars (DOS) from mobygames.com
In Lou's loans (DOS) from mobygames.com
In a Martian building (DOS) from mobygames.com
What's in here? (DOS) from mobygames.com
In the van on Mars (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak is in the jungle. (DOS) from mobygames.com
Near Mayan ruins (DOS) from mobygames.com
In the Mayan temple (DOS) from mobygames.com
In an airport (DOS) from mobygames.com
In Peru (DOS) from mobygames.com
Near Stonehenge (DOS) from mobygames.com
In Egypt (DOS) from mobygames.com
Near the pyramid (DOS) from mobygames.com
Near the entrance to the pyramid (DOS) from mobygames.com
In an Egyptian tomb (DOS) from mobygames.com
Near the Great Face on Mars (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak makes a prank phone call the divert the alien. Didn't we do this in Maniac Mansion? :-) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The map room in the Sphinx. (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak is in Nepal. (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak gets in trouble with the local police! (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
An alien mindbender looks for Zak, but he's long gone. (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak in an African village. (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The girls in the Great Chamber on Mars. (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
This giant thing controls the air flow in the Great Chamber. (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
The map room in the Great Chamber. (Low-Res Version) (DOS) from mobygames.com
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Hercules version (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA, composite) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Confronting the boss (CGA, composite) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Raiding the fridge (CGA, composite) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title screen (CGA, TTL B&W) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Confronting the boss (CGA, TTL B&W) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Zak's bedroom (CGA, TTL B&W) (DOS) from mobygames.com
Title Screen (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Meeting with the boss (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Zak's bedroom (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Stupid aliens (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
At home (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Street (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Zak dreams of giant nose-glasses. No more eating pizza before going to bed for Zak! (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Checking out the morning news. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
The phone company. Other than the fact that it's run by aliens bent on overthrowing our planet, it's a nice place. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
The bus and it's lazy sleeping driver. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Lou's Loans. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Inside Lou's Loans. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Zak and Annie together in a secret chamber. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Mars. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Martian landscape. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
File menu. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
The girls on Mars. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
The Great Chamber on Mars. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Van made into a space ship - clever, huh? (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Inside the spaceship van. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Martian building. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Hello, is ET here? (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Zak in the jungle. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A fancy airport. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Some airports are more rustic than others... (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Sphinx. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Leg of the Sphinx. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Pyramid. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Entrance to the pyramid. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A secret map room. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Zak and a yak in Nepal. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Nepal police station. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Stonehenge. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Zak on a plane. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Airplane bathroom. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Washington State. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Stonehenge up close and personal. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
A giant stone face. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Ancient markings. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Mexico. (Atari ST) from mobygames.com
Title screen (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Title screen (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Mars in the opening cut-scene (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Mars in the opening cut-scene (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Zak's dream (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Zak's dream (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Images in a dream may show things from Zak's future (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Running from small alien just to run into a bigger one (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Dream started nice but soon turned into a nightmare (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Zak is not happy with his current job position (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Zak's boss is not happy with Zak's writing (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Zak's bedroom (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
While trying to reach his cash card, Zak pushed it further under the desk (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Pulling down the blinds (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Zak has an arcade machine in his apartment (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Cleaning up his apartment a bit (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
A look at the aliens (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
A view of the aliens (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
This egg should come in handy (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
No mail in the mailbox (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
In front of Zak's apartment (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Bakery's closed today (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Bakery's closed today (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Visiting a telephone company to pay some bills (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Paying phone bills (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
At the 14th Avenue crossroad (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Heading to Lou's Loans (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
There's lots of things to buy at Lou's Loans (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Zak's cash card has lots of money on it... no time to be picky, anything bought can come in handy at some point (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Disguised as one of the aliens (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Bus driver is asleep... however will I wake him up (GOG release, Floppy version) (Windows) from mobygames.com
Title screen (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Title screen (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Mars in the opening cut-scene (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Mars in the opening cut-scene (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Nightmare (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Nightmare (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Zak's boss (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Zak's boss (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Time to start preparing for your trip (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Time to start preparing for your trip (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Lights out (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Lights out (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Your living room (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Your living room (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Aliens scheming (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Aliens scheming (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Heading out (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Heading out (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
A bus driver's asleep (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
A bus driver's asleep (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
In front of Lou's Loans (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
In front of Lou's Loans (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Pawn shop (GOG release, FM Towns version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Pawn shop (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Big hats hide big heads (GOG release, DOS version) (Macintosh) from mobygames.com
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Official Screenshot (Windows) from Steam
Trailer

Year of Release:
1988

Genre(s):
Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
Third-Person

Control Type:
Point and Click

Setting/Theme:
Comedy Sci-Fi

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