Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site ssc-vax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!qumix!pesnta!amd!dual!zehntel!ihnp4!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!wanttaja From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers,net.movies Subject: Re: Douglas Adams - HHGTTG, So Long And Thanks For All The Fish Message-ID: <217@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 20-Nov-84 11:33:26 EST Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.217 Posted: Tue Nov 20 11:33:26 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 15-Dec-84 23:24:18 EST References: <18@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA Lines: 22 Regarding the HHGTTG Game: > > My LSC connection tells me that Douglas Adams has been working on a game with > Steve Meretsky of InfoCom (the Zork people) -- I believe, therefore, this game > will be a COMPUTER game, not a VIDEO game. I think Steve's other games include > Planetfall Hey, gang, it's already out... I've seen in (although haven't played it) in Commodore 64, Apple II, and MAC (!) formats. It comes with a "Don't Panic" button, some tourist brochures for galactic Hot Spots, and a supply of authentic lint. For those not familiar with Infocom games, these are "text" adventures... not the "move the hero with the joystick" games. I saw an article which says the Infocom HHGTTG parallels the book, but familiarity with the book is not especially helpful. Ron Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja) "Batteries to power... Turbines to speed..."