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Playing through, i'm of the opinion, based on word choices, phrasing and {i think} some spellings, that the author is British {or otherwise Commonwealth-educated}.
Also, they're obviously a fan of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, or maybe even the old Infocom text-only game that Douglas Adams wrote himself {working with a programmer}.
The game, BTW,
To play it on Windows 10 {or W7 or W8 or probably even w95} follow these instructions:
DOSBox {an emulator for running DOS programs on WIndows}
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I can promise you that, if you make only the right choices on the first try, don't die stupidly, and never get yourself trapped in a dead end, the game will take just about four hours to play through.
Some hints to get you going:
Pick up EVERYTHING you can. {There is a "bag of holding" type thing in there somewhere.} Maybe even buy things.
Eat peanuts.
Drink lots of beer EXACTLY three times - not two, not four.
Five is Right Out.
Four out of five sensible people come to their senses and solve puzzles immediately.
It IS possible to enjoy Vogon poetry. If you work real hard at it.
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{Wow - this got longer and more involved than i meant for it to originally.}
Also, they're obviously a fan of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, or maybe even the old Infocom text-only game that Douglas Adams wrote himself {working with a programmer}.
The game, BTW,
You must be registered to see the links
for free.To play it on Windows 10 {or W7 or W8 or probably even w95} follow these instructions:
Code:
How to play on Windows 10
Download and Extract The_Hitchhikers_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_DOS_Files_EN.zip
Download and install DOSBox and put an icon for it on your desktop
Find the file “HITCHHIK.EXE” in the “Game Files” folder and then drag it on top of the DOSBox icon
Play the game
You must be registered to see the links
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I can promise you that, if you make only the right choices on the first try, don't die stupidly, and never get yourself trapped in a dead end, the game will take just about four hours to play through.
Some hints to get you going:
Pick up EVERYTHING you can. {There is a "bag of holding" type thing in there somewhere.} Maybe even buy things.
Eat peanuts.
Drink lots of beer EXACTLY three times - not two, not four.
Five is Right Out.
Four out of five sensible people come to their senses and solve puzzles immediately.
It IS possible to enjoy Vogon poetry. If you work real hard at it.
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{Wow - this got longer and more involved than i meant for it to originally.}