# Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders playthrough and hints
**URL:** https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704
**Category:** Adventure/Lucasfilm Games
**Created:** [May 18, 2018, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704 "2018-05-18T14:55:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/622 "2018-05-26T12:44:03Z")
> [@Frenzie](#):
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> I was in Mexico and went straight to London. That takes 5 minutes tops.
Oh yeah? đ
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### Author:  [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/623 "2018-05-26T12:45:29Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#):
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> Oh yeah? đ
In the terms established by the game, yes! I refilled their oxygen some three times so far so if that were an issue they wouldâve died ten times over while I was traveling the globe. The game has clearly established it as being real-time.
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### Author:  [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/624 "2018-05-26T12:49:24Z")
> [@Frenzie](#):
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> kinda stuck here for the moment.
You are missing an object.
Think of Franklin.
No, not that Franklin. The older one⌠and the most famous one, in history!
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### Author:  [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/625 "2018-05-26T12:53:40Z")
So you cannot see her name anymore in Switch?
If her oxygen is low the game should have switched to her and should have told you.
Are you sure you havenât kept the game running while going to eat or something? Or took her helmet off and forgot it đ
Note that there are no tombstones, the actors just disappear.
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### Author:  [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/626 "2018-05-26T12:57:18Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#):
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> So you cannot see her name anymore in Switch?
No, she disappeared. I started over from my save at shard point.
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#):
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> Are you sure you havenât kept the game running while going to eat or something? Or took her and forgot it đ
Itâs possible that I forgot to pause it, but not that I forgot to put my laptop in standby. I suppose Iâll try putting my laptop in standby without pausing the game to see what happens later.
ScummVM itself has been running for, I donât know, five days or something.
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### Author:  [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/627 "2018-05-26T12:58:18Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#):
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> No, not that Franklin. The older one⌠and the most famous one, in history!
Ah yes, the one from DoTT. đ Youâre not saying I need a kite, are you?
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### Author:  [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/628 "2018-05-26T12:58:32Z")
If you pause it then this time wonât count.
But maybe you are right about this standby thing.
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### Author:  [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/629 "2018-05-26T12:59:07Z")
> [@Nor\_Treblig](#):
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> If you pause it then this time wonât count.
I know it doesnât. Like I said, they wouldâve died a great many times already. đ
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### Author:  [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/630 "2018-05-26T12:59:19Z")
> [@Frenzie](#):
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> Ah yes, the one from DoTT. đ
Exactly!
> [@Frenzie](#):
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> Youâre not saying I need a kite, are you?
Do you think you need a kite in Stonehenge?
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### Author:  [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/631 "2018-05-26T13:01:05Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#):
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> Do you think you need a kite in Stonehenge?
I thought just the altar would do. But I already tried sticking the butter knife in it as a lightning rod or something before I read your message. đ
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### Author:  [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/632 "2018-05-26T13:02:22Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#):
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> So it was the sound of that buzzing neon sign none of us could place
Hey! I did! đ
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### Author:  [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/ZakPhoenixMcKracken)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/633 "2018-05-26T13:02:54Z")
> [@Frenzie](#):
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> But I already tried sticking the butter knife in it as a ⌠or something before I read your message.
You are on the good way! Just you need⌠the right object to do what you need to doâ˘.
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### Author:  [@Sushi](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Sushi)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/634 "2018-05-26T13:05:34Z")
> [@ZakPhoenixMcKracken](#):
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> > [@Frenzie](#):
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> > But I already tried sticking the butter knife in it as a ⌠or something before I read your message.
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> You are on the good way! Just you need⌠the right object to do what you need to doâ˘.
Thatâs enough hints already. Youâre on the right track @Frenzie!
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### Author:  [@Nor\_Treblig](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Nor_Treblig)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 1:06pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/635 "2018-05-26T13:06:00Z")
Btw. did you put Melissa somewhere safe since she didnât die a horrible death by suffocation?
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### Author:  [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/636 "2018-05-26T13:07:57Z")
Since she seemed kinda useless for now I stuck her in a room with the broom alien for punishment. J/k 'cause Leslie took that thing with her.
Edit: like this:
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### Author:  [@Frenzie](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/Frenzie)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/637 "2018-05-26T14:18:21Z")
OMG sheâs a witch!
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### Author:  [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/638 "2018-05-26T18:33:57Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#):
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> Oh Iâd clicked it already⌠But very quickly so canât tell the difference.
Ohhh I know what youâre talking about now đ
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### Author:  [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/639 "2018-05-26T18:54:05Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#):
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> Ohhh I know what youâre talking about now đ
Congrats, you have aquired Chekov´s Hairpin\*!
\*not sure if that may or may not be a huge spoiler. YMMV, I guess. đ¤ˇââď¸
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### Author:  [@PiecesOfKate](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/PiecesOfKate)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/640 "2018-05-26T18:56:01Z")
> [@milanfahrnholz](#):
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> Congrats, you have aquired
It wasnât a spoiler đ unless the Chekhov bit is⌠I canât figure you out this time thoughâŚ
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### Author:  [@milanfahrnholz](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/u/milanfahrnholz)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.thimbleweedpark.com/t/zak-mckracken-and-the-alien-mindbenders-playthrough-and-hints/2704/641 "2018-05-26T18:57:30Z")
> [@PiecesOfKate](#):
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> Chekhov bit is
It would be, but then again I remembered that even Thimbleweed Park flat out told you that you would need that device that Ray got in her package only very very late in the game. This is similar.
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