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    Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml
    BBC is running a new program (you can listen to the episodes here too) and have put together a game based on the books by Douglas Adams. Grab a towel and come along!
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    I think this is exactly like the old Infocom game. I have this for the Commodore 64. One of these days I'll hook it up again and see if everything works.

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    So long and thanks for all the fish...
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    www.the-underdogs.org

    they have the game there....
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    (Directly after entering airlock in space ship)

    The room is dark...

    The Room is dark, you hear a noise.

    The room is dark, you hear a grumbling noise.

    You've been eaten by a *&#(*#&$ (Don't remember what it's called)

    I never got past that part. I got a walk-thru cheat and it didn't work. Whoa is me.

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    movie comes out this summer!
    Don't Panic
    Five years...

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    I'm so stupid...I got 0 points.

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    I got out of the house, but then a bulldozer flattened it.
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    Astoundingly, a bulldozer pokes through your wall. However, you have no time for surprise because the ceiling is collapsing on you as your home is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new bypass. You are seriously injured in the process, but on your way to the hospital a fleet of Vogon Constructor ships unexpectedly arrives and demolishes the Earth to make way for a new hyperspace bypass.

    Better luck next life.

    I got 10 points.

    This is a really cool game though!

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    ok I got 10 points. No matter how fast I run I get killed my shrapnel. Ugh. This is worst than the Crimson Room.

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    It's been like 15 years or so since I read the books. Barely remember any of it. Movie could be a lot of fun.
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    Wow, I used to play that game for hours on my old Apple ///. Don't forget to buy a sandwich and feed it to the dog.

    Getting the bablefish still ranks as one of the top accomplishments in my life.

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    heh so i finally figure out how to get of the house, but can't stop the bulldozer, or am i not supposed to.

    heh interesting game. reminds me of the first kings quest i ever played.
    Boo ya Grandma

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    Lay down in front of the bulldozer. Then type "wait" for a few turns until Ford shows up. Then type "Ford, what about my home?"

    That should get you away from the house. Oh yeah, take the towel from Ford too.

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    A Grue and possible text game spoilers for Hitchhikers...

    From the Zork series. If you are in the dark for too long, a Grue will get you.
    If you are playing Zork also type "plugh" and "xyzzy" w/o quotes...

    In Hitchhikers, don't forget to go the bar with Ford, and eat the peanuts after teleportation...
    Gug

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    There's a bar? I am dead and cannot go there.
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