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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Infocom·published by Infocom

198423
PCDOSPC BooterAmigaAtari STCommodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bitTI-99/4ATRS-80

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7.8/ 10

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How long to beat

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35h

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About

You are Arthur Dent, an Englishman with a bad hangover wearing a dressing gown containing a much needed buffered analgesic and some fluff. Your house has just been destroyed, followed shortly thereafter by your planet Earth (mostly harmless). You’ve been rescued by your friend Ford Prefect, who’s not actually an out-of-work actor. He has given you a book (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), a towel, and is now telling you to put a fish in your ear. It must be a Thursday; you’ve never quite gotten the hang of Thursdays.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is written by Douglas Adams and Steven Meretzky and based on Adams’ BBC radio series, television series, and the series of subsequent novelizations. It’s one of the classic Interactive Fiction games produced by Infocom, labeled as Science Fiction and has a Standard Level of Difficulty. Though divergent from the source material, the main characters, locations, and concepts are here. Unlike the book, death can come quickly if Arthur fails to observe his surroundings, collect inventory, talk to people, and consult the Guide. DON’T PANIC!

Original C=64 Grey Box Contents: Megadodo Publications Advertising Booklet for your very own Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy complete with Fluff, Destruct orders for your home and planet, a nice red button with the words DON'T PANIC printed in large yellow letters, a pair of Joo Janta 200 Super-Chromatic Peril-Sensitive Sunglasses, No Tea, and your very own Microscopic Space Fleet. All this can be yours, for the low, low price of only 59.99 Altairian Dollars.

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Modes

Single player

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Text

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Languages

1 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English——

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

3.5" Floppy Disk, 5.25" Floppy Disk

Text Modes Supported

80×25

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel 8088 / 8086

Min. OS Class Required

PC/MS-DOS 2.0

Min. RAM Required

64 KB

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Also known as

H2G2 — Alternate acronym

HHGTTG — Acronym

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - a science fiction story — Tag-lined title

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Don't Panic! — Tag-lined title

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Facts

Developer

Infocom

Publisher

Infocom

Released

1984

Platforms

PCDOSPC BooterAmigaAtari STCommodore 64Apple IIAtari 8-bitTI-99/4ATRS-80Amstrad CPCCommodore 128TRS-80 CoCoMacBrowserCommodore 16, Plus/4Amstrad PCWTatung Einstein

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Text-based / SpreadsheetInteractive fiction / text adventureSci-fi / futuristicComedyLicensed