# Classic Infocom game "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy"... Online! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [February 21, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555 "2008-02-21T13:52:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/1 "2008-02-21T13:52:28Z")
I was pretty amazed to find this, and after mentioning it in a completely unrelated thread, figured I’d start a new one just to highlight the existence of [this website](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml). It currently hosts an on-line interface for the classic Infocom (interactive text) game version of _The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy_, in honor of the 20th Anniversary of its release. If you’re old enough to remember enjoying these games, it’ll be a walk down memory lane. If you never did, but like Douglas Adams’ work, and being a SDMB member is any indication of a love for reading, writing and thinking imaginatively – give it a try! ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/2 "2008-02-21T14:28:16Z")
Wow, I remember this. I actually beat this game. I’d probably be lucky to remember how to get the babel fish at this point. ---
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/3 "2008-02-21T14:28:28Z")
You can also play that and other Infocom games on line [here.](http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/) ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/4 "2008-02-21T14:54:39Z")
Bah, that’s not the original. There are _pictures_. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/5 "2008-02-21T16:37:15Z")
The [original](http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html) in all it’s pictureless glory. Make sure and read the page, the link to the game is at the bottom of the screen. Share and Enjoy. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/6 "2008-02-21T17:34:08Z")
[QUOTE=Plynck] You can also play that and other Infocom games on line [here.](http://www.xs4all.nl/~pot/infocom/) [/QUOTE] Oh boy. I think I’ll introduce my older kids to _Wishbringer_ and see how they like it. (The older one is still fixated on her Pokemon Pearl game on the Nintendo DS, but I have hopes that my second oldest will take to it…) ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/7 "2008-02-22T01:52:38Z")
Ooh, I never did figure out the party scene. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/8 "2008-02-23T06:53:49Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] The [original](http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocomjava.html) in all it’s pictureless glory. Make sure and read the page, the link to the game is at the bottom of the screen. Share and Enjoy. [/QUOTE] Link is apparently broke. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-infocom-game-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-online/438555/9 "2008-02-23T07:00:00Z")
[QUOTE=Oslo Ostragoth] Link is apparently broke. [/QUOTE] Bizarre. Try this [http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocom.html](http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/infocom.html)