The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | |
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Developer(s) | Infocom[4] |
Publisher(s) | Infocom |
Designer(s) | Douglas Adams Steve Meretzky |
Engine | Z-machine |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Apple II, Apricot PC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, CP/M, MS-DOS, Epson QX-10, Kaypro II, Mac, Osborne 1, TI-99/4A, TRS-80,[5] Flash[6] |
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Genre(s) | Adventure, Interactive fiction |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is an interactive fiction video game based on the comedic science fiction series of the same name. It was designed by series creator Douglas Adams and Infocom's Steve Meretzky, and it was first released in 1984 for the Apple II, Mac, Commodore 64, CP/M, MS-DOS, Amiga, Atari 8-bit computers, and Atari ST. It is Infocom's fourteenth game.
Infocom, the company behind "Zork," "Deadline" and several other "interactive fiction" text-adventure computer games, will release "Hitchhiker" Nov. 1 (retail price: $39.95).
Activision will be releasing "Ghostbusters," a strategy game designed after the hit movie with Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray, and Infocom is just about to begin distribution of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," an all-text adventure designed by Douglas Adams, whose best-selling science-fiction trilogy has inspired a cult following on college campuses.
Infocom, the Cambridge-based software company that pioneered interactive fiction, has released an electronic version of Douglas Adams' popular novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ($39.95), which last week jumped to No. 1 on Billboard's list of top computer software.