Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

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.

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a third-person puzzle-solving adventure similar in gameplay to Lucasfilm's breakthrough title Maniac Mansion.

The player chooses verb commands (Open, Pick Up, Give, etc.; there are no Look or Talk commands) to interact with the game world.

The game features up to four controllable protagonists; it is possible to switch between them at any time after they have been introduced, and also exchange inventory items if the characters are in the same location.

The game can be described as a "globe-trotting" adventure, since the heroes are required to travel to different exotic countries and even leave the Earth for a while in order to complete it.

Some of the puzzles are optional or can be solved in different ways.

The FM Towns version has VGA graphics with 256 colors and higher-quality music and sound effects.

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders for Commodore 64 is currently worth €69.81 loose, €185.82 complete in box, and €591.79 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders, loose is €69.81 and CIB is €185.82 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.