The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy interactive fiction video game by Douglas Adams and game developer Infocom was first released in 1984. It was arguably one of the most popular of the early text-based adventure games, and as such, it paved the way for the entire RPG genre, most especially dungeon crawlers. To celebrate the game's 30th anniversary, BBC Radio 4 released an updated version of the game available to play online for free. The game now runs on HTML5 and features a number of significant user interface improvements.
The game begins, as in the book, with the impending destruction of Earth by the Vogons. If you're unfamiliar with the interface of these early text adventure, this game is going to require a bit of fumbling on your part. Quite frankly, you're going to die frequently. Very frequently. But if you stick with it for a but, you may find it as addictive as early audiences. Here's a hint from an old school gamer: "stand up," "turn on the light," "hold gown," "wear gown," "look into pocket." Enjoy.
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