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''Zak [=McKracken=] and the Alien Mindbenders'' is an AdventureGame by Creator/LucasArts, released in 1988. It is the second SCUMM adventure game, preceded by ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion''. Originally released for the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, it was ported to the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/AtariST and UsefulNotes/FMTowns.

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''Zak [=McKracken=] and the Alien Mindbenders'' is an AdventureGame by Creator/LucasArts, released in 1988. It is the second SCUMM adventure game, preceded by ''VideoGame/ManiacMansion''. Originally released for the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore Platform/{{Commodore 64}}, it was ported to the UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/AtariST Platform/IBMPersonalComputer, Platform/{{Amiga}}, Platform/AtariST and UsefulNotes/FMTowns.
Platform/FMTowns.
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Per TRS, Feelies is now Trivia.


* {{Feelies}}: The game came with a free issue of ''The National Inquisitor'', the tabloid the protagonist works for. Several of the articles provide vital hints, such as how lightning can mend crystals.
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* NoOffButton: The titular Mindbender only has a big ON/ON switch; throwing it seemingly does something (reverses the polarity?), but turning it off is impossible. Given that it's designed to induce stupidity, this is a perfectly sensible design choice. Fortunately, [[spoiler:it can be destroyed by the Skolarian Device.]]
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* DevelopersForesight: You can avoid being apprehended for using the Blue Crystal by being disguised, but the Caponian will still take your crystal. In that case, you'll have to get it back from the locker in the mindbender room back in San Francisco.
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Caponians actually do have noses. See the cover art (page image).


* TheNoseless: Again, the Caponians. This is why they need nose glasses.
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Disambiguated trope per TRS thread, Wick Cleaning Projects


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* EvilLawyerJoke: "The King" considers gluing Money to Zak and tossing him into a pit full of lawyers.

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