Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (FM Towns)
These notes include dotskip, but there is no skipping text if you play the original release. It is an added feature of ScummVM (which I chose to not use in my run).
Zak in San Francisco
Zak's bedroom
Pick up Sushi in fish bowl
Use plastic card with ticket VYY
Use Sushi in fish bowl with lamp VUU
Open desk drawer
Pick up kazoo
Pick up torn wallpaper
Open door
Zak's living room
Pick up seat cushion
Pick up remote control
Open cabinet
Pick up box of crayons
esc
"Meanwhile..." cutscene
Open refrigerator
Pick up egg
Open door
esc
while leaving
13th Ave
Use kazoo VJJ
when in front of the "T" ....
Use CashCard reader with CashCard VH .
San Francisco airport
Give CashCard to devotee ZH . esc
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak on the plane
esc
Open door
Use toilet paper in sink
Turn on sink
Push call button
scroll down to egg LL
Open microwave oven
esc
Use egg in microwave oven VHH
Turn on microwave oven
pick up cushion
pick up lighter
Open bin x6
Pick up oxygen tank .
Use yellow crayon on torn wallpaper
Pick up oxygen tank
. esc esc
Zak in Seattle
scroll down to bottom LLL
Outside the cave
esc
"Meanwhile..." cutscene
Pick up tree branch
Give peanuts to two-headed squirrel ZU
Use tree branch with loose dirt VNN esc
Inside the cave
Use abandoned bird nest with tree branch VNN
Use fire pit with tree branch VNN
Use bird nest with branch in pit VNN
Use nest and branch with lighter VNN
Use strange markings with yellow crayon VU
Pedestal room
Walk to sensor
Use remote control VYY
Pick up blue crystal
Seattle airport
Use reservations terminal (2 San Francisco)
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak and Annie in San Francisco
14th Ave
Open door
Store
Buy nose glasses esc
Buy hat esc
Buy golf club esc
Buy wet suit esc .
Buy tool kit esc
Open tool kit LLL WM
14th Ave
Open drop slot
Use blue crystal on drop slot VYY
walk right and scroll down to wire cutters LL
Use bobby pin sign with wire cutters VNN
Use drop slot with wire cutters VNN
esc
Annie's office
Annie: Pick up blotter
Annie: Pick up CashCard
13th Ave
Zak: Use kazoo ZH ..
Both: Use CashCard reader with CashCard VU .
San Francisco airport
Both: Use reservations terminal (2 London)
Both: Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak and Annie in London
London airport
Annie: Walk to reservations terminal
Zak: Use reservations terminal (2 Nepal)
Zak in Nepal
Nepal airport
scroll down to book LLL
Katmandu
Give book to guard ZY..
Guru esc
scroll up to CashCard OOO
Pick up flagpole
Use Yak with CashCard VU .
Nepal airport
Use reservations terminal (2 Zaire)
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak in Zaire
Zaire airport
scroll down to golf club 6xL
Jungle / Village
Put on hat RY
Put on wetsuit RH
Shaman's hut
Give golf club to Shaman ZU
.......
Village / Jungle
Use duct tape on fish bowl VN 6xO YY
scroll to book LL
Zaire airport
Use reservations terminal (1 Egypt)
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak in Egypt
Egypt airport
Use reservations terminal (4 Miami)
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak in Miami
Miami airport
give book to bum ZH
esc
Use reservations terminal (5 Bermuda)
scroll to bottom 7xL
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak in Bermuda
On the plane
Use Parachute LVNN
7xO
..
Ocean surface
Use kazoo VYYL
Use blue crystal on dolphin VM esc
Swim to underwater
Underwater
Pick up seaweed
Pick up glowing object
Swim to surface
Ocean surface
Give glowing object to Zak ZY
To Zak B
F3 esc
Melissa and Leslie on Mars
Landing site
Melissa: Open door
Shuttle Bug
Melissa: Pick up Digital Audio tape
Melissa: Pick up boom box
Melissa: Open glove compartment
Melissa: Pick up CashCards
Melissa: Pick up fuse
Landing site
Melissa: Give CashCard, fuse to Leslie ZN ZN
Leslie: Use CashCard on monolith VU
Hostel entrance
Leslie: Use metal plate with token VU
Leslie: Pick up burnt fuse
Leslie: Use fuse box with fuse VJ
Leslie: Open hostel door
Hostel
Leslie: Pick up vinyl tape
Leslie: Open covers
Leslie: Pick up ladder
Leslie: Pick up broom alien
Landing site
Leslie: Give vinyl tape to Melissa ZJ
Huge face
Leslie: Use door with ladder VJ
Both: get in position to push buttons
Zak in San Francisco
TPC backroom
Put on nose glasses LLRMM esc
Open cabinet
TPC
Open counter door
Open door .
13th Ave
Push doorbell esc
x3
Pick up stale bread
Zak's living room
Use disposer switch
Use sink with stale bread VMMO
Use pipe with monkey wrench VYY
Pick up bread crumbs
scroll up to CashCard 7xO
13th Ave
Use kazoo VHH
when in front of the "T" ..
Use CashCard reader with CashCard VU .
San Francisco airport
Use reservations terminal (1 Peru)
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak in Peru
Peru airport
scroll to bottom 8xL
Valley
Use bread crumbs in bird feeder VMM
Use blue crystal on bird F2 F1 LLVMM
Inside the eye
Pick up scroll
Valley
Give scroll to Zak ZY
Peru airport
Use reservations terminal (1 Mexico)
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak in Mexico
go to statue room
Melissa and Leslie on Mars
Huge face
Both: Push button x6
Melissa: Pick up ladder
Melissa: Use vinyl tape on Digital Audio Tape VNUU
Melissa: Use boom box with Digital Audio Tape VHUU
Great Chamber, in front of left doorway
Melissa: Turn on boom box TUU
, Record
Melissa: Use pedestal with ladder VJ
Melissa: Push crystal sphere
Map room
Melissa: Read strange markings
Great Chamber, in front of middle doorway
Melissa: Turn on boom box TUU
, Play
Statue room
Melissa: Pick up ankh
Great Chamber, in front of right doorway
Melissa: Turn on boom box TUU
, Play
Hologram room
Melissa: Use thing with ankh VJJ
Melissa: Pick up golden key
Great Chamber
Melissa: Read strange markings
Zak in Mexico
Statue room
Use strange markings with yellow crayon VM
Pick up crystal shard
Jungle
scroll to one above bottom 8xL
Mexico airport
Use reservations terminal (2 London)
Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak and Annie in London
London airport
Zak: Give things to Annie 3xZU 2xZN
Zak: Walk to reservations terminal
Guard house
Annie: Give whiskey to sentry ZH esc
Annie: Use switch
Annie: Use fence with wire cutters VYY
Stonehenge
Annie: Use altar stone with things VU VH VJ
Annie: Read scroll RHH esc
Annie: Pick up yellow crystal
Guard house
F1 F2
London airport
Annie: Give yellow crystal to Zak ZH
Both: Use reservations terminal (1 Egypt)
Both: Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak and Annie in Egypt
Annie: Walk to outside
Zak: Use reservations terminal (2 Zaire)
Zak: Walk to gate to planes esc
Zak in Zaire
Zaire airport
Put on oxygen tank LL RNN
Jungle
Put on taped fish bowl OO RYY
scroll down to bottom 7xL
Shaman's hut
Give yellow crystal to Shaman ZN
Village
Use yellow crystal (↙ Peru) VNN
Zak in Peru
Pick up candelabra
Use yellow crystal (→ Egypt) VNN
Zak and Annie in Egypt
Machine room
Zak: Use lever
The desert
Both: Walk at the same time
Sphinx leg
Zak: Use strange markings with yellow crayon VM
Hieroglyphics room
QUICKSAVE
Zak: Push button x3
Zak: Read strange markings
Zak: Use yellow crayon on wallpaper map VMJJ
Zak: scroll to bottom 7xL
Zak: Use yellow crystal (↘ Mars) VNN
Zak, Melissa and Leslie on Mars
Platform room
Zak: scroll to top 7xO
Zak: Use strange markings with yellow crayon VMM
Landing site
Leslie: Use sand with broom alien VJ
Leslie: Use tram with token VU
Melissa: Use monolith with CashCard
Melissa: Walk to tram
Zak: Use monolith with CashCard
Zak: scroll to bottom
Zak: Use tram with token
Melissa: Use tram with token
(Can try to walk with Annie a bit, if time left over)
Pyramid Door
Leslie: Use sand pile with broom alien VH esc
Zak: Use key hole with bobby pin sign V 7xL H
Sarcophagus room
Leslie: Push sarcophagus feet
Device room
Switch immediately after entering to push characters over the stairs
Melissa: Use box with golden key VJ
Melissa: Use button
Zak: Pick up white crystal
Zak: scroll to bottom 7xL
Zak: Use yellow crystal (→ Egypt) VJJ
Zak and Annie in Egypt
Machine room
Annie: Use switch
Zak: scroll to bottom 7xL
Zak: Use base with glowing object VHH
Zak: Use glowing object with candelabra VJJ
Zak: Use candelabra with yellow crystal VNN
Zak: Use candelabra with white crystal VNN
Zak: Use candelabra with blue crystal OVUU
Zak: Use switch