The BBC Game

mike65

Has anyone tried to play? It took me 10 mins just to see where I was!

I think you need a special kind of brain to succeed, but if you have nothing better to do...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml

Mike

trout

Thanks for that. Looks pretty.

I am waaaay too drunk to do it much justice now ... I predict some happy hours tomorrow morning.

I love my job. :cool:

Steve

What trout said.....

That made my brain hurt.

trout

I gave it another go just now ... it's actually not bad.

Very faithful to the book ... and if you remember it well, you can progress through the game quickly enough.

If you have half an hour to kill ... it's well worth a look

Certainly a blast from the past ... I haven't played a text adventure for nigh on 15 years.
Next thing you know ... I'll be looking for a version of Rogue or NetHack for the Mac :rolleyes:

Zaph

Tried it a couple of times, it takes a while to get the hang of it. There's a definite advantage to knowing the plot of the book. I'll definitely be giving it another go.

trout

trout top tip : you can 'save' your game online ... save often, save well

It took me a little while to get into it ... now I'm in the Vogon ship, preparing for teh puh-puh-poetry

takola

Am I the only person who can't make heads nor tails of that game?

I have a good knowledge of the books! I do! I just can't make heads nor tails of it!

It's because I'm a girl.

trout

takola wrote: »

Am I the only person who can't make heads nor tails of that game?

I have a good knowledge of the books! I do! I just can't make heads nor tails of it!

It's because I'm a girl.

Did you grow up in the impoverished 80's where text adventures running on cheap & cheerful 8 bit micros where THE height of entertainment ?

If not, you'll prolly be at a disadvantage

here's some starters

light
stand up
take gown
wear gown
look inside pockets
take analgesic
s
take mail
s

that should get you outside the house anyway

save often and restart from your save point ... it may grow on you.

Feral Mutant

takola wrote: »

Am I the only person who can't make heads nor tails of that game?

I have a good knowledge of the books! I do! I just can't make heads nor tails of it!

It's because I'm a girl.

It's not just you. Ford gave me a towel and left me on Earth, bastard. Then I got killed by a brick.

takola

trout wrote: »

Did you grow up in the impoverished 80's where text adventures running on cheap & cheerful 8 bit micros where THE height of entertainment ?

If not, you'll prolly be at a disadvantage

here's some starters

light
stand up
take gown
wear gown
look inside pockets
take analgesic
s
take mail
s

that should get you outside the house anyway

save often and restart from your save point ... it may grow on you.

It's addictive. I'm not familiar with this type of game at all.

Feral Mutant wrote: »

It's not just you. Ford gave me a towel and left me on Earth, bastard. Then I got killed by a brick.

I know! :mad: I said hi to Ford and got him to talk to prosser but then moved and got killed again!

mike65

Ah, the spoiler helps me understand how this is played, my commands were too "sophisicated" linguistically speaking. KISS

Mike.

Steve

trout wrote: »

Did you grow up in the impoverished 80's where text adventures running on cheap & cheerful 8 bit micros where THE height of entertainment ?

Oh God yes - remember 'bored of the rings'.... state of the art stuff it was too.:)

trout

Feral Mutant wrote: »

It's not just you. Ford gave me a towel and left me on Earth, bastard. Then I got killed by a brick.

Yeah ... you can get the towel at the wrong time ...

try and get it in the pub

... be faithful to the sequence of the events in the book

trout

Anyone else still playing this ?

I've gotten pretty far into it ... it's quite enjoyable

If anyone is stuck and getting discouraged ... let me know.
If I can help ... I will.

Zaph

I've started it a couple of times and got distracted or frustrated and stopped. Really must give it a go for a bit longer next time.

mike65

I think my problem is I know the radio series (1 and 2) like the back of my hand, but the books I have not read since they came out.

Mike.

trout

Don't forget to save ... often

MOH

Just to be pedantic, it's not a BBC game, it's an Infocom game first released in 1984 given a facelift.