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Lighthouse Hints

How can I save the professor?

  • 1 of 14: First, vacuum up the dark being with the gun.
  • 2 of 14: Then check the machine the professor is strapped in.
  • 3 of 14: You have to wake him up.
  • 4 of 14: First lower the cap.
  • 5 of 14: Then set the power level.
  • 6 of 14: You must turn the intensity knob until you see a trace on the screen.
  • 7 of 14: Then throw the activate lever.
  • 8 of 14: Don't use the high power settings.
  • 9 of 14: The correct setting will have to be used three times to wake him.
  • 10 of 14: Set A up, and B down, and turn the knob to the second dot.
  • 11 of 14: Afterwards, you must give him his daughter and the blueprints.
  • 12 of 14: The blueprints are in the room.
  • 13 of 14: Try to look in the chest.
  • 14 of 14: You can open the chest with the little hammer.