FM Towns Route Guide

# Guide

External link, because the Markdown editor on SRC is not trustworthy.  
https://rentry.co/zakfmtowns

# Mazes in Pictures

## Mexico - Temple Maze

Left entrance, which is fastest and thus also the exit route of choice
https://i.imgur.com/dEq7ty6.png

Right entrance, which is faster going in if the jungle spat you out on this side
https://i.imgur.com/wqz4ULe.png

## Mars - Maze to Map Room

![](/static/blob/yzrkj4n4.png)

## Egypt - Sphinx Maze

![](/static/blob/5ngl2jeq.png)

## Mars - Zak Arrival

![](/static/blob/qzp1jlz3.png)

Zak McKracken Any% Speedrun Guide

Pick up Sushi
Pick up Torn wallpaper
Open Drawer 
Pick up Kazoo
Close Drawer
Pick up Cash Card with Torn Wallpaper
Leave Room
Pick up Cushion
Pick up Remote
Open Cabinet
Pick up Box of Crayons
Open Refrigerator
Pick up Egg
Leave Apartment



Push Doorbell 3 times (to the left, skip after every push)
Pick up Stale Bread
Walk right, Use Kazoo when you start walking (period skip Zak and the bus driver's dialog)
Use Cash Card in Cash Card Reader
Give Cash Card to Devotee
Enter Plane
ESC skip
Buy ticket to San Francisco
Enter Plane
ESC skip
Buy ticket to Seattle
Enter Plane



Walk left
Open door to bathroom
Use Toilet Paper in Sink
Wait 5 seconds
Push Call Button
Walk right
(At some point shortly after the stewardess enters the bathroom, Zak will say some stuff, period skip past it)
Open Microwave
Use Egg in Microwave
Close Microwave
Turn On Microwave
Walk left
Pick up first Cushion
Pick up Lighter
Open all the bins, from right to left
Wait for the stewardess to walk to the right and say "AIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!"
Pick up Oxygen Tank
ESC skip



Leave Airport
Pick up Tree Branch
Give Peanuts to Squirrel
Use Tree Branch with Loose Dirt
ESC skip
Enter Cave
Use What Is to find Bird Nest and then Use Bird Nest with Tree Branch
Use Bird Nest in Fire Pit
Use Tree Branch in Fire Pit
Use Lighter on Nest & Branch
Walk right
Use Yellow Crayon on Markings
Skip
Enter room
Pick up Blue Crystal
Go back to Airport
Buy a ticket to San Francisco
Enter plane
ESC skip
Leave Airport



Walk up to 14th Avenue
Enter Lou's Loans
Buy Golf Club
ESC skip
Buy Wet Suit (period skip dialog here)
ESC skip
Buy Tool Kit
ESC skip
Open Tool Kit while walking out of store
Walk right
Use Blue Crystal on Drop Slot (Be VERY careful to NOT use the crystal on the door!!!!)
Walk right
Use Wire Cutters on Bobby Pin Sign
Wait for cutscene to start (verbs disappear)
ESC skip



Go back to Apartment
Use Monkey Wrench on Pipe
Use Stale Bread in Sink
Turn On Button
Turn Off Button
Pick up Bread Crumbs
Use Sushi with Sink
Use Duct Tape with Fish Bowl
Leave Apartment
Switch to Annie (as soon as Zak's outside)
Pick up Blotter
Pick up Cash Card
Leave
Go left to 13th Avenue (click on bus)
Switch to Zak (as soon as Annie appears on 13th Avenue)
Use Kazoo (while you're walking, as soon as you start walking right)
Skip dialog
Use Cash Card in Cash Card Reader
Switch to Annie
Use Cash Card in Cash Card Reader
Buy a ticket to London
Enter plane
ESC skip
Switch to Zak
Buy a ticket to London
Enter  plane
ESC skip
Buy a ticket to Kathmandu
Enter plane
ESC skip
Leave Airport



Walk right
Give Book to Guard
Enter door
Talk to Guru
ESC skip
Exit building
Walk left
Pick up Flagpole
Walk right and use Cash Card in Yak (Must be done without any stops in Zak's movement, or you will get
	 caught by the guard!)
Use PERIOD skip to skip the Yak ride (this is the only place I know of where period skip is needed to skip a
	 cutscene, instead of ESC)
Buy a ticket to Kinshasa
Enter plane
ESC skip
Leave Airport
Walk through Jungle
Walk left
Enter Hut
Give Golf Club to Shaman
Skip dialog
Note pattern (Mars Face)
Walk back through Jungle
Buy a ticket to Cairo
Enter plane
ESC skip
Buy a ticket to Miami
Enter plane
ESC skip
Give Book to Bum
Buy a ticket to Mexico City
Enter plane
ESC skip
Walk through Jungle
Enter Pyramid through far left Temple Entrance
Go through Maze (right through door, first door to the right, first door to the right, door to the left, 
	first door to the left)
Walk up to Strange Markings



Switch to Melissa
Pick up Boom Box
Switch to Leslie
Pick up Digital Tape
Pick up Fuse
Pick up Cash Cards
Buy two Tokens (one with each Cash Card)
Use Token with Metal Plate
Pick up Burnt Fuse
Use Fuse in Fuse Box
Open Hostel Door
Use Vinyl Tape on Digital Tape
Pick up Covers
ESC skip
Pick up Broom Alien
Go Outside
Use Broom Alien on Sand
ESC skip
Dialog skip (period)
Go back to Landing Site
Give Token, Tape, and Ladder to Melissa
Switch to Melissa
Go to Face
Use Ladder on Door
Enter pattern (Mars Face)
Pick up Ladder
Enter Face
Go to first Door
Use Vinyl Tape on Digital Tape
Use Digital Tape in Boom Box
Turn On Boom Box (Record)
Use Ladder on Pedestal
Push Orb
Walk through Maze (far right through door, right through 2nd door, right through door)
Look at Strange Markings
Note Pattern (Sphinx)
Walk back to Main Area
Go to 2nd Door
Turn On Boom Box (Play)
Go through Hall
Pick up Ankh
Go back to Main Area
Go to 2nd Statue
Look at Strange Markings
Note Pattern (Mexico City Pyramid)
Go to 3rd Door
Turn On Boom Box (Play)
Go through Hallway
Use Ankh with Panel
Pick up Golden Key
Walk to Main Area
Switch to Zak



Use Yellow Crayon on Strange Markings
Enter pattern (Mexico City Pyramid)
Pick up Crystal Shard
Exit Pyramid
Walk through Jungle (enter to the left of the exit)
Buy a ticket to Lima
Enter plane
ESC skip
Leave Airport
Walk through Jungle
Use Bread Crumbs on Bird Feeder
Use Blue Crystal on Bird
ESC skip
Fly to Huge Carving
Fly to Left Eye
Pick up Scroll
Fly back to Zak
Give Scroll to Zak
Switch to Zak
ESC + dialog skip
Walk back through Jungle
Buy a ticket to Mexico City
Enter plane
ESC skip
Buy a ticket to London
Enter plane
ESC skip



Give Torn Wallpaper to Annie
Give Yellow Crayon to Annie
Give Wire Cutters to Annie
Give Crystal Shards to Annie
Give Flagpole to Annie
Give Whiskey to Annie
Give Scroll to Annie
Switch to Annie
Leave Airport
Give Whiskey to Sentry
ESC skip
Pull Switch
Use Wire Cutter with Fence (at the right)
Walk to Stonehenge
Use Crystal Shards on Altar
Use Flagpole on Altar
Read Scroll
ESC + dialog skip
Pick up Yellow Crystal
Go back to Airport
Buy a ticket to Cairo
Enter plane
ESC skip
Leave Airport
Walk to closest Sphinx Leg
Walk to Desert
Walk to far Sphinx Leg
Use Yellow Crayon on Strange Markings
Enter pattern (Sphinx)
Walk through Maze (Go through doors with a picture of a sun above it, then two eyes at the very end)
Read Hieroglyphics
Push Buttons in order indicated by Hieroglyphics
Dialog skip
Look at Strange Markings
Note pattern (Mars Maze)
Leave room
Use Yellow Crayon on Torn Wallpaper (as you walk out)
Leave Sphinx (go all the way to the right and out the side door of each screen, except the last 3, which are
	to the left)
Walk back to Airport
Switch to Zak
Buy a ticket to Cairo
Enter plane
ESC skip
Switch to Annie
Give Wallpaper Map to Zak
Give Yellow Crayon to Zak
Give Yellow Crystal to Zak
Switch to Zak
Buy a ticket to Kinshasa
Enter plane 
ESC skip
Leave Airport



Walk through Jungle
Enter Hut
Give Yellow Crystal to Shaman
ESC skip
Use Yellow Crystal
Go to Seattle
Walk back to Airport
Buy a ticket to Miami
Enter plane
ESC skip
Buy a ticket to the Bermuda Triangle
Enter plane
Use Parachute
Use Kazoo
ESC skip
Use Blue Crystal on Dolphin
Dive Underwater
Go down and right
Push Seaweed
Pick up Glowing Device
Return to Surface
Give Glowing Device to Zak
Switch to Zak
Use Yellow Crystal
Go to Lima
Pick up Candelabra
Put On Wet Suit
Put On Oxygen Tank
Put On Taped Fish Bowl
Use Yellow Crystal
Go to Mars Face



Use Yellow Crayon on Strange Markings
Enter pattern (Mars Maze)
Go through center door
Walk through Maze (far door to the right, left)
Walk to Main Area
Wait for Melissa to appear on screen
Walk to Exit
Walk to Landing Site
Switch to Melissa
Walk to Landing Site
Triple Walk to Tram (put Zak by the Monolith instead)
Switch to Zak
Use Cash Card in Monolith to get Token
Use Token in Tram
Switch to Melissa
Use Token in Tram
Switch to Leslie
Use Token in Tram
Walk to Pyramid
Use Broom Alien on Sand
ESC skip
Switch to Zak
Walk to Pyramid
Use Bobby Pin Sign in Lock
Switch to Leslie
Enter Door
Go right through door
Push Sarcophagus Feet
Switch to Zak
Enter Door
Door to the Right
Go up Stairs to the left
Switch to Melissa (as soon as Zak appears in the room with the white crystal)
Walk to Pyramid
Enter Door
Go right through door
Go up Stairs to the left
Switch to Leslie (as soon as Melissa appears in the room with the white crystal)
Switch to Melissa
Use Golden Key in Box
Push Button
Switch to Zak
Pick up White Crystal
Use Yellow Crystal
Go to Cairo
Use Glowing Object on Base
Use Candelabra on Glowing Object
Use White Crystal on Candelabra
Use Yellow Crystal on Candelabra
Use Blue Crystal on Candelabra
Pull Switch (Leftmost small one)
Switch to Annie
Leave Airport
Walk left to Pyramid and enter
Go right through door
Go left up the stairs
Push Switch (left large one)
Switch to Zak
Push Switch (far left small one)
Push Switch (right large one)

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Name	Author
FM Towns Route Guide	mikeSpeedyAdventures 2 years ago
Zak McKracken Any% Speedrun Guide	Non-Slim_Jim 5 years ago