Infocom: HItchhikers guide to the galaxy

Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is another work from the gaming company infocom. Not only is there a game version of this adventure, but  there is also a book and a film adaption. It was made in year 1982 by Douglas Adams and infocom's own Steve Meretzky. This was infocoms fourteenth game at the time. Learning about this game was very interesting because it seems different than other works of interactive fiction. Below are various descriptions and two screen casts that will display details about the game, along with my reactions to certain moments within the game. The version that I played was a visual depiction of it as it was accessible on the bbc network website.

When I first began the game (First Walk through)I noticed that the screen was dark. Then I typed in a command to turn on a light. It worked and then the image displayed a lighted a bedroom. The most important thing was to grab the gown and take the pill that will relive the character. Don't forget the grab other items like the toothbrush and screwdriver.  After a few steps later the character finds out that his house is going to be demolished. I had to research this and probably heard it in class as well, the goal is to lie down until your friend ford perfect comes through. Then you have to ask ford about your home three times and then the guy in the bulldozer replaces you. The pub scene was probably one of my favorites out of the game. I actually died because I commanded the character to drink wait too much and the description of the final moments are hilarious. Once I succeeded ford talks about the earth being destroyed and everything gets started on this part.

In this second video I was captured by aliens and on a spaceship. i was in complete darkness again. This time it took some research to actually know what to do. Apparently when you hit the wait command a couple times its suppose to give you clues. A way of getting pass this part is to smell the darkness. It seems like due to being captured and transported on the spaceship it caused nausea problems. Then everything gets clear and I ended up in a disgusting alien place. This part was actually the end of the video and hopefully I advance from this part and discover more great things about this game. Once again this game is very different and unique, sometimes confusing.