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From: wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja)
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Subject: Re: Douglas Adams - HHGTTG, So Long And Thanks For All The Fish
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Date: Tue, 20-Nov-84 11:33:26 EST
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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)

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