The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Trivia
1001 Video Games
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy appears in the book 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die by General Editor Tony Mott.
Cancelled sequel
A sequel, The Restraunt at the End of the Universe, was planned but never was finished due to a bad consultant.
Extras
This game came with some of the most humorous software trinkets (Infocom called them "feelies") found in a game box. For example, you get a "Microscopic Space Fleet" (a closed ziplock bag with -- apparently -- nothing in it), Peril-sensitive Sunglasses (the lenses are solid black), etc.
Graphics
A version of the game with graphics added can be played at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game.shtml. Unlike the version found at Douglas Adams' website, you can save and load in this one.
Sales
According to DouglasAdams.com, the game sold around 350,000 copies. The site goes on to note that, with the development of graphics games, the human race rapidly abandoned all that it had learned about language resulting in Infocom's closing.
Awards
- Computer Gaming World
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) β#42 in the β150 Best Games of All Timeβ list
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) β#4 Funniest Computer Game
- November 1996 (15th anniversary issue) β #8 Hardest Computer Game
Information also contributed by emerging lurker, LeChimp, PCGamer77, Terrence Bosky and FatherJack
Trivia contributed by Brian Hirt, Patrick Bregger, FatherJack.