Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders/Bermuda Triangle


 * Must have done: Have the Kazoo, Letter or Guitar from SF, the Blue Crystal from Seattle and the ability to use it from Katmandu.

Once you buy a ticket, you are in a biplane, having just been given a Parachute. If you are playing with Annie nothing will happen, you must play with Zak. Also notice that each time you travel with the biplane the pilot says a different joke.

Soon you will be abducted by a space Cadillac and the plane is taken into its hangar. Notice that the hangar has a line on the floor. The pilot knows what he has to do and punches a color combination to a panel, which is random, so it is a good idea to note it down (Color Code 1). So you have the choice to hurry back to the plane, in which case the pilot returns you to Miami; but if you visit the spaceship for the first time, it is a good idea to walk to the right side of the line and wait until the airplane is teleported out.

Now, you can PUSH the doorbell and be welcomed by a Caponian alien who takes you to the King (who is obviously a sighting of Elvis Presley). While the King mumbles, GIVE to him either the Guitar or the Letter. He then releases you and tells his attendant to take you back home. The alien shows you a second combination (Color Code 2). If you want to be teleported back to SF, wait where you are, but if you have more stuff to do, walk to the left side of the line.

If you stay, just walk freely to the far right part of the screen, past the King and the alien who look outside the window, and READ the board. Note down the numbers, which are the next winning Lotto numbers. Now walk back to the hangar, and you have 2 options.


 * 1) The code shown by the pilot affects the left side of the line, and teleports you outside the ship. You must do this the first time you visit this location.
 * 2) The code shown by the alien affects the right side of the line and teleports you directly to your home, where you can play Lotto.

Punch the first code, and walk to the left side of the line. Since you don't have an airplane, you are simply falling down through the atmosphere to the sea. Quickly USE the parachute and you survive the landing on the water. Zak (and several walkthroughs) mention that he floats thanks to the seat cusion stolen from the Airplane, but actually he survives even without having it. Notice however that he will last bobbing only for a limited amount of time.

USE the Kazoo from your home and you summon the dolphin which swims nearby. USE the Blue Crystal on him and you control his movements. As always, be as quick as possible before the Caponian comes for you. Dive under the water and you see the ruins of Atlantis. Scroll across the screen and PICK UP all the weeds you see. The last one will be hiding a Glowing Object. Quickly PICK it UP and return to your body, GIVE it to Zak and wake up.

The alien will teleport and take you back to the SF and the Mindbender. Simply wait or escape with the ways described, and then reclaim the objects he took from you. Now don't forget to play Lotto with the numbers you noted from the space Cadillac.