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From: olorin@world.std.com (Mark J Musante)
Subject: Re: Text Adventures DEAD?!?
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References: <1996Jun14.100904@alumni.laurentian.ca>
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 20:12:21 GMT
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> The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which was actually co-written by 
> Douglas Adams (author of the radio play, novel, and the British miniseries) 
> remains the best-remembered of the Infocom line by most players, mostly 
> because of the powerful source material. On the downside, the plot is so 
> linear, and follows the book so slavishly that anyone familiar with the 
> novel will be able to virtually cha-cha through this whacked-out text 
> adventure offering the most eccentric presentation of alien life this side 
> of Dr. Who.

This is so far beyond the concept of "wrong" that there isn't a word to
describe it.

"Utter trash" comes close, however.

 - Mark
