Yes, I know that. What happened in the game, then?
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Actually, no. Ford gives Arthur the Babel fish in the book.
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> About Hitchhiker... many times the creators of games that are based on
> well-known books "forget" that the players may have not read the book yet
> (or ever will). So maybe that Babelfish puzzle was clear to whomever read
> tHHGttG, but not for everyone else?
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> Jim Leonard boldly stated:
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> >Chris Newman wrote:
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> >> I think this paucity of physical components falls under
> >> the same category as companies releasing barebones documentation to
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> >> require that the player buys the strategy guide (aka real manual).
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> >> Am I being too harsh here?
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> >No, you're being quite accurate. Many consider Outpost to be the start
> >of this downfall; the manual blatantly omits pieces of information that
> >were necessary to play the game -- only to be included in the strategy
> >guide. Personally, I consider it to be King's Quest V, which included a
> >puzzle so "out there" that you *had* to buy the hint book to win the
> >game.
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> I don't know. I think the Babel fish in Hitchhiker just about
> qualifies. 8) I managed to figure out everything except the final
> step before I got the hint book.
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