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Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Walkthrough

Ryan Mitchell mitcherj@sage.cc.purdue.edu

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The first thing you need to do is STAND UP and turn on the light. Get gown.  Wear gown.  Look in pocket.  Eat pill.
Get screwdriver. Get toothbrush.

Go south.
Get mail. Lie in front of bulldozer.  Read junk mail and wait for Ford Prefect. When Ford offers his towel to you, refuse it.  Wait for Ford to go talk to Prosser.
When Ford returns Prosser will take your place in the mud.

Go south.
Go west to pub.
Buy the cheese sandwich and wait for Ford. Drink three of the beers that Ford offers *maximum*.
About the time you finish your third beer a loud crash will be heard. 

Leave the pub and go back to where your house was. 
On the way you will pass a starving dog. Give the dog your cheese sandwich.  The Vogon construction ships will arrive about the time you reach your house.  When Ford drops his Sub-etha signalling device, pick it up.  Push the green button...... Dark ....  Smell (a fewtimes).  Look at shadow.

Vogon Hold: 
Eat the peanuts Ford is offering to you. Remove Gown.  Hang Gown on hook.  Wait for Ford to sleep. Get towel, satchel.  Put towel over drain. Put satchel in front of robot panel.  Put junk mail on top of the satchel. Push dispenser button. Press the switch on the case. Get gown, wear gown. Get towel. 

Enjoy Captain's poetry (right after one of the four lines). The captain will speak the second verse of his poetry; remember to write down the word that you were told about earlier (Switch on case).  
Once back in the hold, Type the word (remember to use "" quotes or it won't work).  Get ploter. Wander around if you like, you're going to the airlock anyhow.   

... Dark ....   Listen (a few times).   Go Aft (not port as the program lies).  Get Brochure. Read Brochure. Drop brochure. *Drop all but guide and towel* .
Go down. Go aft. Keep going aft. Get Generator.
Go to the Fore End corridor, then head port. Consult guide on nutrimat. Touch pad.  Get tea substitute. 
Go to bridge.   Drop cup and Generator. Plug small plug into the small receptacle.  Put dangly bit in tea substitute.  

There are five scenarios (all rather short, but each important).  They come up in random order. You will be in the dark each time you enter a scenario, so remember to use your five senses. Upon completion of each scenario you will once again be in the dark place where you originally entered the HOG, so remember to listen. You may want to save your game after completing each scenario.

The Bugblatter beast:  Dark...(smell) When the beast charges at you, tell him your name. Run east. Get sharp stone. Cover your head with towel.Carve your name on the memorial.  Remove your towel and the BB should be aseep.  Go SW.  Get Nutrimat interface.  Wait.  Back at HOG, go to Fore End and drop the Nutrimat interface and asteroid paint chipper.  Up. Push the probbility drive switch again.

Trillian:  Dark...(touch). Look at Arthur. Drop plate. Get fluff. Open handbag. Put fluff in handbag. Get plate. Wait.   

Ford:  Dark...(see). Open satchel. Get all. North. Offer Arthur towel. Go to Prosser. Ask Prosser to lie down in front of the bulldozer. Go to pub. Buy beer and peanuts. Drink three beers.  Follow Arthur.  Drop satchel. Put satchel fluff on top of satchel.  Wait.

Zaphod:  Dark...(see). Search seat. Get toolbox. Steer boat towards the rocky spire. Wait. Stand up. G North. Wait for Trillian. Tell guards not to shoot.   Tell trillian to shoot the pile of rifles.  Run to HOG.  



When finished with all the scenarios, pick up the interface card and go to the Nutrimat.  Open panel. Remove Circuit board.  Put in intrface card.  Touch pad.  Goto bridge. Plug large plug into the large recpacle. 

Missiles!!  Push switch on spare drive.   Go to nutrimat. Get tea!!  Go to bridge.  Drop tea.  Remove dangly bit from the tea substitute.  Put dangly bit in real tea.  Drop all *(you may keep your gown and Babel fish)*. Get thing *(if not in your pocket)*. Push the switch on the drive.   



Get the real tea. Get no tea. Go to the screening door. Open the door. Drink real tea before entering the pantry. Enter pantry. Tell marvin to fix the hatch.  You have twelve turns to meet Marvin at the hatch.






The following list is taken from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Gold version hints, under "For Your Amusement."  Enjoy!

FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT 
                                                            
You shouldn't devlop anything in this section until you've finished the game.

Have you tried...                                             

\> looking under your bed?                                    
\-> enjoying the mud while you're lying in front of the bulldozer?             
\> to PHONE HOME from your bedroom?                          
\-> asking Prosser forthetime?-> to GET DRUNK in the pub?     
\-> buying peanuts (as Arthur)?                               
\->listening to the jukebox music (several times, then again when you're Ford)?           
\->pet or kick the dog? feeding peanuts to thdg? (You can only do this as Ford, of course.)
\-> hitting Prosser (befere and after your house is demolished)? enjoying your house after it's been demolished?  
\-> asking PROSSER, WHAT ABOUT MY HOME after it's been demolished?              
\-> giving the towel, the thing your aunt gave you, or the satchel to Prosser?  (You can only do the last one when you're Ford, of course.)                    
\-> talking to Prosser after the Vogon fleet has arrived?     
\-> eating the cheese sandwich when you're Ford?              
\-> going straight to the Pub when you're Ford, instead of giving Arthur the towel, and then waiting a few turns?       
\-> yelling in the Dark?                                      
\-> waiting about 60 turns in Dark to see the hints you get?  
\-> not eating the peanuts in the Vogon Hold?                 
\-> drinking the Santraginean Mineral Water?                  
\-> asking FORD, WHAT ABOUT THE EARTH once it's been destroyed?                 
\-> enjoying the Vogon poetry without the babel fish?         
\-> opening the hatch in the Heart of Gold before landing on Magrathea?         
\-> kicking the screening door, then entering Marvin's Pantry?                  
\-> closing the screening door once you've opened it?         
\-> reading the tiny message on the circuit board with the magnifying glass?    
\-> smashing the circuit board?                               
\-> turning on the spare Drive, plugged into the control panel, before the missile attack begins?                      
\-> turning on the spare Drive during the missile attack, without first plugging it into the control panel?            
\-> asking Eddie to open the hatch after the ship has landed?
\-> not going to the Access Space after asking Marvin to fix the hatch?        
\-> saying something other than your name when the Beast asks for it?          
\-> saying your name with the towel over your eyes?          
\-> to CARVE NAME ON MEMORIAL (rather than CARVE MY NAME ON MEMORIAL)?
\-> carving one of the names suggested by the previous item?  
\-> carving the Beast's name on the memorial?                 
\-> reading the memorial (both before and after carving your name)?             
\-> showing the thing your aunt gave you to the Beast?        
\-> waking the sleeping Beast?                                
\-> drinking the wine at the party?                           
\-> eating one of the hors d'oeuvres? (Try several times.)    
\-> throwing the glass of wine or the plate of hors d'oeuvres?                  
\-> to PICK UP ARTHUR or PICK UP PHIL at the party?           
\-> jumping into the water from the Presidential Speedboat?   
\-> throwing something into the water from the boat?          
\-> shooting the crowd, the guards, Trillian, yourself, the toolbox?            
\-> ordering GUARDS, SHOOT both before and after they've dropped their photon rifles?                                 
\-> examining the approaching star system and the third planet from the War Chamber of the battle fleet?              
\-> dropping something in the Maze (your brain) and then walking around once you've gotten out?                        
\-> talking to the bulldozer driver, the Vogon Captain, or the hostess?         
\-> closing the thing your aunt gave you?                     
\-> wrapping the towel around your head anywhere except Traal?                  
\-> typing I AM ARTHUR DENT to the game (as opposed to while talking to a character in the game)?                          
\-> pushing the red button on the Thumb when an Engineer robot is already present?                                    
\-> counting the hors d'oeuvres, the crowd at the Dais, or the guards (at various points)?                              
\-> typing PANIC?  How about DON'T PANIC?                     
\-> typing DON'T LOOK or DON'T WAIT or DON'T (anything else)?                   
\-> typing GIVE UP or THROW IN THE TOWEL or PULL MYSELF TOGETHER?
\-> brushing your teeth with the toothbrush?                  
\-> typing ESCAPE at any point?                               
\-> filling anything?                                         
\-> returning to various scenes after you've successfully completed them? Examples: returning to Damogran after stealing the Heart of Gold. Returning to Traal after getting the interface.                                        
\-> typing APPLAUD at any point (other than during the poetry reading)?
\-> answering the game's various rhetorical questions, such as "Did you have a particular direction in mind?" or "Don't you think it would be a bad idea to leave the ceremonies?", by typing YES or NO?                                   
\-> typing APPRECIATE [something]?                            
\-> asking various characters about the object of the game? (Especially Prosser, Ford, Marvin, Eddie, the Nutrimat, the screening door, and the Beast.)                                           [That's all.] 

                

The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy: Verbose Walkthrough

GameSig Archives   Page GSA-1752

Ok everyone, hang on to your seats (and your towels!); this is probably going

to be the wildest adventure game you'll ever play...unless Infocom comes out

with a sequel, which they just might do!



 Before we get started, a few words of advice. This is not the only way of

getting through the game. Many of the problems and situations (such as the

whale's belly) have more than one solution. So, you might want to save the game

from time to time, and experiment a little, to see if you can find other ways

of doing things (actually, it's wise to save the game anyway, in case you make

a mistake).



 Also, consult the Guide frequently during play; you will gain some useful

insights to some of the objects you come across, and even some helpful

information (sometimes). And remember, no matter how bad things may look: DON'T

PANIC!



 Here you are, mild-mannered Arthur Dent, about to start the worst day of your

life, although you don't know that...yet! Actually, the day is already getting

off to a bad start, since you've just woken up in the dark, with a really bad

headache (and it's all downhill from here).



 The first thing you need to do is stand up and turn on the light. That's a

little better, anyway! Or maybe not, since you're having a hard time getting

coordinated. Grab the dressing gown and put it on, then look in the pocket. Ah,

an analgesic! Take that, then get the screwdriver and the toothbrush, and head

South to the porch (did you hear a tree fall? Rather omnious, isn't it?).



 Here you find something no modern home should be without: junk mail. Take the

mail, and go on outside. Uh-oh! There's a very big bulldozer on its way to

level your home, and there's Prosser standing by, watching it all. Are you

going to take this lying down?



 You bet you are! That's the only way to stop it: lie down in front of the

bulldozer. No matter how close the thing gets, don't panic; it won't run you

over (of course, in a short time, it really won't matter what happens to the

house, but you don't know that yet). Just wait awhile until Ford Prefect shows

up (read the junk mail while you wait).



 Ford seems a trifle preoccupied with the sky, but he is aware enough of you to

try and give you back your towel. Don't take it, or he'll leave and you will be

a lot worse off than you ever imagined (can things be worse than this? They

sure can!).



 Instead of taking the towel, ask Ford about your home. He will eventually come

to his senses, and realize what is going on. When that happens, he will be able

to persuade Prosser to take your place in front of the bulldozer while the two

of you head off to the pub to hoist a few.



 As soon as Prosser takes your place, go South and West to the pub. Buy a

cheese (?) sandwich while you wait for him to arrive (when you read the

description, you'll understand about the "?"). When Ford gets there, he'll buy

you a few beers. Drink only three of them.



 Around about the time you've finished the third one, there will be a loud

crash. In fact, it's the sound of your home being demolished by the bulldozer

(that will teach you to trust anyone who wears a digital watch!). Don't take

that sitting down, leave the pub and return to where your house used to be.

Along the way, you'll see a starving dog.



 While you may wonder if anything could eat that sandwich and survive, give it

to the dog, who will (amazingly!) enjoy it immensely, ignoring a microscopic

space fleet that whizzes past (remember that fleet). Then continue on to the

ruins of your home (Ford will be right behind you).



 And just about now, to put a perfect ending to a perfect day (which has just

barely begun), the Vogon construction ships appear, to demolish the Earth to

make way for a new Hyper-space Bypass (hmmm, maybe Ford wasn't kidding when he

said he was from another planet, or that Earth would be destroyed in a short

time).



 Still, don't panic...wait until Ford drops the Sub-etha signalling device.

There won't be much time after that, so pick up the device, push the green

button (if you dropped the Aunt's thing, have no fear: it will turn up again

later), and you will be in....the dark.



 Get used to that, you'll be spending a lot of time there before this adventure

is over. Notice that, at first, you can't do much. All your five senses seem to

be out of order. However, if you wait, and read the descriptions very

carefully, you will see that eventually, it mentions only 4 of your senses. The

one that's missing is the one you can use. Keep this in mind, it will come in

handy later.



 Right now, your nose seems to be working again, so smell. Sniff, sniff. Ugh!

Whatever it is, it sure is strong! You are also now dimly aware of a shadow, so

look at it. Well, well, it turns out to be Ford Prefect! And, looking around,

you find yourself in the hold of a Vogon ship. Certainly better than being on

Earth (or where Earth used to be).



 There's a glass case with an Atomic Vector Plotter inside, but don't bother

with it yet. You have something else to do first, namely, obtain a Babel Fish.

That shouldn't be hard, right? All you need to do is push the button on the

dispensing machine, and you'll have one, right? Hehehehehehe!



 Those Babel Fish are pretty slippery characters (but, you may have found that

out already for yourself!). And the cleaning robots are certainly no help; they

seem to have only one mission in life: grabbing your Fish away from you. Well,

we really can't let that happen!



 So, first thing to do is remove your gown and hang it on the hook. Now, wait

for Ford to curl up, then get the towel and the satchel. Put the towel over the

drain, and the satchel in front of the robot panel. Now comes the part that

drives most people crazy: they don't know how to stop the

upper-half-of-the-room cleaning robot. But, it's so simple: just put the junk

mail on top of the satchel.



 Now you can push the button! Then step back and watch the Rube Goldberg

shenanigans, which end with the Babel Fish stuck solidly in your ear (squish!).

Bet you never thought outer space would be like this! However, now that you

have the Fish, you'll be able to understand anyone who talks to you.



By the way, somewhere along the line, you will get a message that one of the

phrases you've used was instrumental in starting a war that wiped out most of a

small galaxy. There is nothing you can do about this; no matter how you try, it

will come to pass.



Rather unfortunate, isn't it? Even more unfortunate, sooner or later, the

survivors will figure out how that happened, and they will be looking for

revenge....but more about that charming prospect later.



 Right now, press the switch on the case. This will tell you what the code word

is that will open the case so you can snatch the plotter. Make careful note of

what word is required; it is chosen randomly each time. Too bad you have to

listen to some pretty rotten poetry to get the word.



 Speaking of poetry, in a short while, you and Ford will be hustled into the

Captain's quarters, and strapped into Poetry Appreciation Chairs (worser things

could happen, but right now, you probably can't think of any). After the Vogon

Captain has tortured you with the first verse, grit your teeth and enjoy the

poetry. He will then, to your dismay, read you the next verse.



 While you could easily live without hearing it, in this case, you do need to

listen so you know the word to type in. Fortunately, after the second verse,

you don't have to enjoy the poetry. Unfortunately, since you survived both

verses, the Captain is going to have you and Ford shoved out the airlock (you

have now found something worse than appreciating Vogon poetry).



 While Ford tries to talk the guard out of spacing the two of you, type in the

word from the poem. You must put quotes around the word, or it won't go

through. Then get the plotter when the case opens. Now just wait awhile, and

you and Ford will soon be in the airlock, with very little time left.



 In fact, time has just run out, and there you are in the depths of space.

Lucky for you, the Guide explained how to survive all of 30 seconds out there!

Well, perhaps not so lucky, since, considering the vastness of space, it's

quite improbable that another ship will come by to pick you up before the 30

seconds run out. So naturally, 29 seconds later, the Heart of Gold (the HOG)

comes past and picks you up.



 There you are in the dark again. Wait and watch the display, until it no

longer says you can't hear. Then listen, and you will hear the sound of the

star drive. Now it gets cute: the program will lie to you, and say there is an

exit to port. Don't you believe it! Go Aft instead, and you will be in Entry

Bay  2. You can ignore the brochure, if you like.



 Go Aft again, and you're in the Fore End of the corridor. Here, Ford will find

you you, and take you up to the bridge, where you meet Zaphod and Trillian.

Actually, you've seen them both before, at a party you attended a short time

ago. While you listen to the chatter between Zaphod and Ford, you can begin to

drop some items here.



 You can drop the plotter, screwdriver, gown, and signalling device. By this

time, everyone else has gone to the sauna, leaving you alone on the Bridge with

Eddie, the shipboard computer. Don't mind Eddie, he's a little over-protective,

but he's a good sort at heart. In fact, you can pretty much ignore him, as well

as Marvin the Paranoid Robot, although Marvin will be important much later on

(depressing as that may sound).



 Ok, time to prepare for some pretty weird happenings! First you'll need the

spare improbability drive. So, go down, then Aft. Keep going Aft. The program

will tell you that the Engine Room is dangerous. It LIES! Don't listen to it,

just keep going Aft. Eventually, you'll get there.



 Of course, as soon as you're there, you'll want to look around. The program

will tell you there is nothing to see. That, too, is a lie! Keep looking, and

you'll find that there are some things to see here, especially the spare drive.

Don't worry about the tools for now; you can leave them where they are.



 Once you have the drive, go back to the Fore End corridor, then head Port

where you'll find the Nutrimat (try consulting the Guide about the Nutrimat).

Touch the pad, and you will be provided with a delicious (?) cup of advanced

tea substitute. Fortunately, you don't have to drink it. Take the cup (ignore

the carton, it's useless) and return to the bridge.



 Drop the cup and the drive. Now, plug the small plug in to the small

receptacle, and put the plotter's dangly bit into the tea substitute. Ok, you

are about to have some pretty strange experiences, but before you throw the

switch, some words of advice and caution.



 There are five scenarios (all rather short, but all of them important), that

have to be completed. They come up in random order, so each one has its own

little section of the walkthru. The lead-in to each of them is that familiar

dark area, where you have to wait until one of your senses is working again.

You will be in the dark area again when the scenario ends (and you will have to

listen for the drive sound), which will then bring you back to the HOG.



 Also, be aware there are times that you may briefly go back to one of the

scenarios you have already completed. You just sort of bounce in and out of

those, but you do have to spend time waiting in the dark. I couldn't find a way

around this, so you'll just have to live with it. Finally, it's a good idea to

save the game after you complete each scenario, just in case. With that said,

it's time, so push the switch!



      The Bugblatter Beast



When you come out of the dark,

you find yourself in the Lair of

the dreaded Bugblatter Beast.

There are, perhaps, better

places you could wish yourself

to be in, considering that,

among its many charms, the

Bugblatter has those tungsten-carbide vast-pain claws (perhaps he was a dentist
in a previous life).

 However, you are here for a purpose, so you'll just have to do something about
the Beast. Consulting the Guide tells you that Bugblatters are incredibly
stupid, which is certainly the case. In the meantime, the Beast is bearing down
on you, demanding your name. Don't be shy, introduce yourself, then run like
heck East out of the Lair.

 Pick up one of the sharp stones, and then cover your head with the towel. Old
Buggy is so dumb, he thinks that, since you can't see him, he can't see you.
But, this won't last for very long, so you have to fool him, and quickly. Lucky
for you, this isn't hard.

Carve your name on the Bugblatter's memorial. When he sees the name there, he
will think he's already eaten you, which is why he can't see you (dumb may be
an understatement here). The Beast will then curl up for a nap, leaving you
free (after removing the towel!) to re-enter the Lair and then go SouthWest.

 Here you will find the skeleton of some poor soul clutching a Nutrimat
Computer Interface Card. Take the card, and just wait around for awhile. You

will be mistakenly captured as a Bugblatter Beast (talk about insults!), but

you will eventually be freed, and have some other adventures along the way,

before you find yourself back in the dark again.



 When you get back to the HOG, you can drop the asteroid paint chipper and the

interface card in the Fore End before going up to the Bridge (you'll need the

interface later, but there's no need to drag it around with you now). Once on

the Bridge, push the switch again, and you'll be back in the dark.



            Trillian



The dark ends with something liquidy to the touch. In fact, you find your

fingers bathing in a glass of wine. Coming to your senses, you realize that you
are now Trillian, and you are at the party where you (she?) met both Arthur and
a mysterious man named Phil.

 Take a good look at Arthur, and you will see he has a huge ball of fluff on
his jacket. Just what you want, but your hands are full. Drop the plate you're
holding, and get the fluff. Open your handbag and put the fluff in it, then get

the plate again (otherwise, the pushy hostess won't leave you alone).



 Now, all you need to do is wait, trying not to be bored to tears by Arthur's

feeble attempts at conversation. Give Phil a look, and shortly he will come

over, and take you out to his scooter. As you blast off, everything once again

becomes.....dark.



              Ford



Now you find yourself standing in a country lane, holding a satchel. The place

looks familiar. In fact, it's the lane outside Arthur's home, and this time you

seem to be Ford Prefect.



 Those Vogons will be arriving soon, so there's not much time. Open the

satchel, and take the satchel fluff, the towel, and the sub-etha signalling

device. Go North, and there you will see Arthur lying in front of the

bulldozer.



 With a certain feeling of deja vu, you offer him the towel. However, instead

of taking it, he asks you about his home. You suddenly realize what is going on

(not that it really matters, considering what will shortly happen!). In a

moment of magnanimity (or possibly madness), you decide to take Arthur

hitchhiking with you.



 But first, you have to deal with Prosser. Go over to him, and ask him to lie

down in front of the bulldozer. He'll make a little fuss, but you'll manage to

persuade him. Now, you and Arthur can hurry over to the pub, and drink some

beer (remember to buy peanuts).



 Sit there, drinking your beer (no more than three!), meditating on why Arthur

is taking the imminent demise of the world so calmly, until the house falls and

Arthur goes tearing out.



 Follow him to the ruins of his home. Drop the satchel, and put the satchel

fluff on top of it. Now wait. The Vogon ships will appear, the winds will pick

up, and you'll start fumbling with the device.



 Oops! You just dropped it! Fortunately, it rolls over by Arthur, who picks it

up and looks at it. Also fortunately, Arthur manages to push the right button,

and everything becomes....dark.



             Zaphod



You come out of the dark to find that you're now Zaphod Beeblebrox, the Presi

dent of the Universe. In fact, you're on your way to steal the Heart of Gold

(with a little help from Trillian).



 As your speedboat zooms towards its destination, search the seat carefully and

you will find seat fluff and a key. The key opens the toolbox, but you don't

need to do that now. Just make sure you take the box; you might be needing it

later.



 Now, if you continue on your present course, you'll never make it between the

cliffs and the spire (or maybe you know that already). The trick is to make the

auto-pilot do the hard work, so steer the boat towards the rocky spire.



 The spire gets closer...closer....closer....and then, at last! the auotpilot

wakes up, just in time, and steers you to safety! Whew, that was a close one.

Ok, now you can stand up and go North to the Dais, where the dedication

ceremonies will be held.



 Wait around, enjoying the cheers of the crowd (read the banner if you like),

until Trillian appears. She will jump out of the crowd, and hold a gun to one

of your heads. The guards are a little hesitant about what to do, so now's your

chance: tell them not to shoot.



 After a few moments, they will drop their rifles into a pile..just what you've

been waiting for. Tell Trillian to shoot the rifles. As the weapons disappear,

you and Trillian make a break for the HOG! You made it!! But...everything seems

to be getting....dark.



          The War Room



Ah ha, fooled ya! I bet when you heard the sound of the star drive, you thought

you were back on the HOG. But, surprise! you're in the War Room of a mighty war

fleet approaching Earth (at least you're yourself this time!).



 Hmmmm, looking around, you see an ultra-plasmic awl. Pick that up, since it

might come in handy later. Now, take a good look at the aliens. They are

Vl'hurg and G'guvunt. Sound familiar? Ring any bells? Remember that small

galaxy you pretty much wiped out with your careless words?



 Well, they finally figured out what happened, and now they are on their way to

Earth to take revenge! (Uh oh) You can't really stop them, so just wait around

and hope for the best.



 The fleet gets closer and closer, and then arrives. Amazingly, the first thing

they see is....a huge dog happily munching a cheese (?) sandwich! The sight of

this giant monster, contentedly eating, softens the hearts of the Vl'hurgs and

G'guvunts.



 With a new mission in life, they turn around and go home. Along the way, they

transport you back to the HOG. Unfortunately, since the aliens are microscopic,

so are you.....and you end up materializing inside your own head!



 But wait....maybe there is a madness in this method, after all (or is that the

other way around?). Move along the mazy of synapses (any direction will do,

they're all alike), until you come to the particle.



 Look at the particle, and you will see it's your common sense. If there's one

thing you surely don't need in THIS adventure, it's common sense, so take the

particle. Whoops! Everythig just went.....dark.



Ok, now you should have collected the four fluffs, the ultra-plasmic awl, the

paint chipper, the nutrimat computer interface, and the tool box. After you have

done the last scenario (whichever one that is), don't go back to the Bridge.

Pick up the interface, and go to the Nutrimat. It's tea time!



 Open the panel on the Nutrimat, remove the circuit board, and replace it with

the interface. Now, touch the pad. With a clearer idea of just what it is you

want, the Nutrimat begins to have some problems. Its own limited circuitry

can't handle it (well, it's just a dumb machine, after all), so it ties into

the main shipboard computer.



 Don't spend time here watching the Nutrimat go through its gyrations. Head for

the bridge, and plug the large plug into the large receptacle. The moment is

almost here: the HOG has arrived at the legendary lost planet of Magrathea, and

the natives aren't friendly.



 In fact, they are sending up a bunch of missiles to vaporize the HOG (hmmm,

they really AREN'T friendly!). Now, push the switch on the spare drive. Wow!

Talk about improbabilities! The missiles have turned into a giant sperm whale!



 After accepting the congratulations of Ford, Zaphod, and Trillian (who

conveniently disappear into the sauna again), return to the Nutrimat, where you

will find, at last, a cup of REAL tea. Get the cup (you will drop the No Tea),

but don't drink it!! Bring it to the Bridge.



 Drop the real tea (you will automatically pick up the No Tea). Remove the

dangly bit from the tea substitute, and put it in the real tea. You have one

more little trip to make. First, however, drop everything you are carrying

except the Babel Fish and the Aunt's Thing (yes, you have it again, you just

can't get rid of it).



 Push the switch on the Drive. After a short stay in the dark, you will find

yourself in the whale's tummy (it may, however, take more than try to get here,

but you will make it eventually). There's a flowerpot here! Get the pot, and

put it in the Aunt's Thing. Now, wait around (you really don't have a choice),

and soon you will be in the dark again.



 Ah, back on the HOG at last. If you take inventory, you'll notice you don't

have the Aunt's Thing. Don't panic! It will, as always, turn up. In the

meantime, go around picking up the various fluffs. The Zaphod fluff, along with

the tool box, will be by the hatch. Trillian's, of course, is in her handbag,

and Ford's is on the satchel, and the last one is in the pocket of your gown

(unless you took it out earlier and dropped it somewhere).



 The Aunt's Thing has reappeared by now, so go up to the Bridge. Take the

flowerpot, plant all four fluffs, drop the pot, and wait awhile. When you see a

tiny sprout has formed, take the pot into the sauna. When you emerge, a changed

man, you will also have a changed plant.



 However, there is another problem! The HOG has landed on Magrathea, but Eddie,

overprotective as usual, has jammed the hatch shut. And, he's not going to open

it, no matter how long it takes him to check for dangers on the planet (which

will be quite a few years).



You are almost ready! First, eat the fruit from the plant (mmm, tasty!). You

have a vision, and pay close attention to it: the vision shows you what tool

Marvin will need to open the hatch. This varies from game to game, and there is

no way to know which one it is until you eat the fruit. That is also why you

have to collect all those tools. Get the tool that you saw in the vision. If it

happens to be one you haven't seen yet, then you'll find it in Marvin's pantry.



 The trick now is to find Marvin, and he's in his pantry, behind the screening

door. First, get the real tea. You automatically drop the No Tea. But, you

don't have your common sense anymore, so....pick up the No Tea! Now, you have

both Tea and No Tea at the same time!!



 Go to the Screening Door. Open it. The Door, impressed by your being able to

have both Tea and No Tea will let you through! However, WAIT!!! Don't go

through the door yet! If you set foot in the pantry, you will be overwhelmed by

depression! So, that magic moment has arrived, the moment you've been waiting

for ever since you left Earth: drink the real tea!! (Ahhhhhh, good to the last

drop!)



 All right! Now you can go into the Pantry (yay)! Marvin will be there, sulking

as usual. Tell him to fix the hatch. Marvin will grumble, but he will agree to

it, and tell you to meet him at the Hatch Access Space, with the proper tool,

in twelve moves.



 As you already have the tool (thanks to the fruit), you can go directly to the

Access space (drop everything but the tool and the Fish), and wait for Marvin.

When he arrives and asks for the tool, give it to him. Marvin will fiddle

briefly, and the hatch will slide open.



 Go out to the Hatch, and then down the Hatch. Wow! You have now set foot on

the legendary lost planet of Magrathea, and........



 And what comes next, will have to wait for the sequel (and let's hope it isn't

too long a wait!!!)!