Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
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| Developers | |
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| LucasArts | |
| Publishers | |
| Disney Interactive Studios | |
| Engines | |
| Original | SCUMM |
| Re-release | ScummVM |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | January 1, 1988 |
| Windows (ScummVM) | March 19, 2015[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (ScummVM) | March 19, 2015[1] |
| Linux (ScummVM) | March 19, 2015[1] |
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Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.
- At any time, press F5 to Save, Load, or return to the launcher menu of ScummVM. This will let you access advanced options and quit the game as well.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Includes both EGA DOS version and 256-color FM Towns version. | |
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| Steam | |
Includes both EGA DOS version and 256-color FM Towns version. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\zak.ini[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559070/pfx/[Note 2] |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Windows | <path-to-game>\zak.s**[Note 1] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Linux | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/559070/pfx/[Note 2] |
- The file extension of saves will be an
sfollowed by two numbers, starting from 00. Example:Zak.s06 - The Saves folder can be changed to any folder by going to ScummVM's options (F5 in-game).
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video settings
General settings for ScummVM, the emulator included in the GOG edition. It is also available for free download from the ScummVM Team's official website.
Input settings
Audio settings
Audio Settings for the ScummVM emulator, which is included in the GOG.com version and compatible with retail versions.
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | fan translation for gog version at [1] | |||
| German | Enchanced-version. Not available in digital distribution platform. | |||
| Russian | Fan translation by «PRCA/Бюро переводов Old-Games.Ru». Download link #1 and #2 for EGA-enhanced version |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | EGA | The FM Towns version, included with digital versions, uses 256 colors similarly to VGA. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum[3] | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 130 MB | 170 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | DirectX 7 compatible | DirectX 9 compatible |
| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.7 or later | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz or better | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 130 MB | 170 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible 64 MB of VRAM | |
| Other | Apple Mouse with Secondary button/click enabled | Two-Button Mouse |
| Linux | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04 / Linux Mint 17 | |
| Processor (CPU) | 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 130 MB | 170 MB |
| Video card (GPU) | OpenGL compatible 256 MB of VRAM | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%,%PROGRAMDATA%, or%WINDIR%might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/559070/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (559070) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.