Fake version of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy text adventure?

[Jorpho]

Many, many, many years ago, I obtained a C64 emulator (I think it was C64S) with a number of bundled games, including something that referred to itself as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I did not end up playing it very much, as it was a horribly sparse and limited game – probably cobbled together in BASIC – and seemed to bear little resemblance to what I could find described in some UHS files I had come across.

It was only recently that I came across a reference suggesting that this was a known "bootleg" version, but Googling fails to turn up any references as to who knows about this game or how it might have originated. Perhaps I am Googling for the wrong terms?

[Pete Rittwage]

Gamebase shows there is a sort of non-commercial version that is not the famous Infocom game.

http://www.gb64.com/game.php?id=3551&d=18&h=0

[Jorpho]

Ahh, that explains it. It's the "Supersoft" version, by one Bob Chappell.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersoft

[Buyatari]

Such an awesome awesome game.

While you are looking for the bootleg version be aware that an official Hitchhikers 2 beta was discovered and released on the net a few years back. It is unfinished but if you are a fan of the game it is worth exploring.

[Buyatari]

It is called Milliways. Here is a bit more info on it.

http://waxy.org/2008/04/milliways_in..._to_the_galax/