<s>
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	O
fiction	O
video	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
comedic	O
science	O
fiction	O
series	O
of	B-Application
the	I-Application
same	I-Application
name	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
series	O
creator	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
and	O
Infocom	O
's	O
Steve	O
Meretzky	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
in	O
1984	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
CP/M	B-Application
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aboard	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
Arthur	O
learns	O
that	O
Ford	O
is	O
a	O
journalist	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
and	O
has	O
been	O
on	O
Earth	O
researching	O
the	O
planet	O
for	O
the	O
Guide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hitchhiker	O
's	O
Guide	O
is	O
a	O
text	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Arthur	O
Dent	O
,	O
solves	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
puzzles	O
to	O
complete	O
various	O
objectives	O
to	O
win	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
acquired	O
the	O
eponymous	O
Hitchhiker	B-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
topics	O
can	O
be	O
asked	O
about	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
helpful	O
in	O
solving	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
No	B-Application
tea	I-Application
:	O
Just	O
like	O
the	O
tea	O
professional	O
hitchhikers	O
do	O
n't	O
carry	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
gained	O
a	O
reputation	O
for	O
deviousness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
very	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
sold	O
59,000	O
copies	O
in	O
1984	O
—	O
in	O
second	O
place	O
among	O
Infocom	O
games	O
,	O
after	O
Zork	B-Application
I	I-Application
—	O
and	O
with	O
166,000	O
copies	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
best-selling	O
title	O
in	O
1985	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
twice	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
Wishbringer	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
sales	O
and	O
market-share	O
data	O
,	O
Video	O
magazine	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
fourth	O
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
best	O
selling	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
February	O
1985	O
,	O
and	O
third	O
on	O
the	O
best	O
seller	O
list	O
in	O
March	O
1985	O
,	O
with	O
II	O
Computing	O
listing	O
it	O
sixth	O
on	O
the	O
magazine	O
's	O
list	O
of	O
top	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
games	O
as	O
of	O
October	O
–	O
November	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
acknowledging	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
may	O
be	O
a	O
few	O
minor	O
problems	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
reviewer	O
suggested	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
so	O
engrossing	O
,	O
funny	O
,	O
and	O
often	O
so	O
infuriatingly	O
difficult	O
that	O
you	O
'll	O
hardly	O
notice	O
them	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
1985	O
Antic	O
called	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
extraordinary	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
a	O
step	O
forward	O
from	O
Infocom	O
's	O
safe	O
,	O
established	O
approach	O
to	O
game	O
design	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
distinct	O
and	O
tangible	O
"	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
really	O
the	O
first	O
stylistic	O
departure	O
since	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
trilogy	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
stated	O
that	O
Hitchhiker	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
your	O
run-of-the-mill	O
text	O
adventure	B-Application
"	O
but	O
promised	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
puzzles	O
are	O
tough	O
,	O
but	O
follow	O
a	O
certain	O
capricious	O
,	O
twisted	O
internal	O
logic	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
"	O
recommended	O
 [ it ] 	O
for	O
all	O
adventure	B-Application
gamers	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
May	O
1988	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
Our	O
Favorite	O
Games	O
"	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
its	O
humor	O
distinguished	O
Hitchhiker	O
from	O
other	O
adventure	B-Application
games	O
;	O
"[Adams']	O
keen	O
and	O
literate	O
wit	O
make	O
this	O
game	O
a	O
joy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
Role	O
Playing/Adventure	O
Game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
listed	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
at	O
#42	O
among	O
their	O
top	O
150	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
all-time	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Douglas	O
Adams	O
 '	O
humor	O
comes	O
alive	O
in	O
this	O
text	O
adventure	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
five	O
top-selling	O
Infocom	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
produced	O
in	O
Solid	O
Gold	O
versions	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
built-in	O
hint	O
system	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
originals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
several	O
collection	O
packages	O
before	O
rights	O
reverted	O
to	O
Adams	O
,	O
enabling	O
The	O
Digital	O
Village	O
to	O
re-release	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
web-based	O
Java	B-Application
applet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sporting	O
a	O
Flash	B-Operating_System
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Rod	O
Lord	O
(	O
who	O
also	O
produced	O
the	O
guide	O
animations	O
for	O
the	O
Hitchhiker	O
's	O
TV	O
series	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
Interactive	O
BAFTA	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Online	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
