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From: swhill@execpc.com (Stephen Hill)
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Subject: Infocom HH quotes (Here they are)
Date: 14 Nov 1995 15:05:02 GMT
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Hichhiker's Guide Box Quotes
from the Infocom game

Here are the HH 'quotes' that I was looking for. Many thanks to James for forwarding them to me.

These are 'quotes' from the HHGttG Infocom adventure game. They would have been on the box, I guess. Enjoy...

TAKE THEIR WORDS FOR IT!

"Your software is revolutionary! I like that!"
- Fidel Castro, Former Baseball Player Havana, Cuba

"A stunning achievement in interactive fiction; funny, innovative, and a bargain at twice the price!"
- THE NEW ZORK TIMES

"Everything I've heard is true! Your games ARE boring, overpriced, and a waste of time. The only thing stupider than this game is my brother Ralph."
- Binky O'Leary, Construction Worker Brooklyn, New York

"Infocom products are ... a piece of [greatness] ... not ... merely a [game]. I would [buy] any ... new [Infocom game]."
- NATIONAL GAZETTE

"The best game I've ever played! But what's the square flat black thing with the hole in the middle?"
- Ralph O'Leary, Gym Teacher Brooklyn, New York

"Helped several staffers predict the future, get dates with Paul Newman, and lose 300 pounds in less than four days."
- NATIONAL INQUISITOR

"The disk makes a great teething ring and fits perfectly on the bottom of a bird cage."
- Liz Taylor, Highway Patrolman Piscataway, New Jersey

"[HITCHHIKER'S] is the greatest [work of interactive fiction] I've ever [played]. The [descriptions] were especially delicious."
- RESTAURANT GUIDE

"I never played it and I hate all computer products! I don't understand why you're quoting me!"
- Ralph Burfle, Fireman Columbus, Ohio

"I especially like it when it gets colorful ... on Sundays, I think. Oh, aren't we talking about comic strips?"
- Name Withheld by Request Washington D.C.


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