Steve Meretzky – Working with Douglas Adams on the Hitchhiker's Guide

Re:Steve Meretzky – Working with Douglas Adams on the Hitchh... by mattofak on Thursday February 06, 2025 @07:02PM (#42967785)

For it's 30th anniversary, the BBC released a free to play version: https://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2game

It is not easy; but there are hints! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3tmVKGc4dR463kWs0g...

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Re:Steve Meretzky – Working with Douglas Adams on the Hitchh... by rob74 on Friday February 07, 2025 @03:18AM (#42970556)

Thanks (bookmarking)!

However: We were able to build in a larger, handier interface, with additional keys and functionality, and build in the ability to tweet from the game.

I wonder who at the BBC in 2024 thought a tight and (by the sound of it) exclusive integration of the-right-wing-cesspit-formerly-known-as-Twitter would be a good idea?

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Re:Steve Meretzky – Working with Douglas Adams on the Hitchh... by MikeCoats on Friday February 07, 2025 @04:13AM (#42970789)

I think this was released in 2014, not 2024. The original was released in 1984 and those are the notes for the 30th Anniversary Edition. I now feel old.

Twitter was still 140 characters when they wrote those notes.

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Re:Steve Meretzky – Working with Douglas Adams on the Hitchh... by rob74 on Friday February 07, 2025 @05:46AM (#42971259)

Ah, ok, sorry, my bad - unfortunately I can't delete the comment anymore...

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Re:Steve Meretzky – Working with Douglas Adams on the Hitchh... by Towaway69 on Friday February 07, 2025 @12:02PM (#42974938)

Has anyone attached an AI to the game and tried to get it to solve the game? ;)

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