Agreed (sorry for continuing the tangent but I'm passionate about HHGG). I have everything from the paperbacks to the hard-cover, leather-bound compendium. I have a couple of audio tape versions and the "movie." I would save the movie for last since it will likely turn you off (with cheesy Dr. Who/BBC type effects). The audio tape is actually the original format for HHGG and highly recommended. The books are also excellent reads (especially the first two). If you're into English humor (like Monty Python), they are a must. If not, this may convert you. HHGG has shaped my sense of humor since I first heard/read/saw it in college.
Hugh -----Original Message----- From: Chris Newman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 8:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New SKUs Side note: The Hitchhikers' Guide series is one of the best written sci-fi humor epics of all time! I've noticed that the hardcover compliation (w/all five books and an extra short story) has been in the bargain books racks at B&N for the past 2 years. It is a steal at $15. I've a suspicion that the "bargain" status is a marketing ploy, and the book is a consistent seller. If you've never read the series pick it up! (Or, you can download the complete works from many places). The author, Douglas Adams, died a few months ago. I think he was only 50. 50! "C.E. Forman" wrote: > Actually, no. Ford gives Arthur the Babel fish in the book. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pedro Quaresma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 2:30 AM > Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New SKUs > > > > > 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? > > > > Pedro R. Quaresma > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "So long, and thanks for all the fish" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Lee K. Seitz" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > 13/11/01 22:52 > > > > > Solicita-se resposta a > > swcollect Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > A/C: > > Ref: > > cc: > > Assunto: Re: [SWCollect] New SKUs > > > > > > > > > > Jim Leonard boldly stated: > > > > > >Chris Newman wrote: > > >> > > >> I think this paucity of physical components falls under > > >> the same category as companies releasing barebones documentation to > > virtually > > >> require that the player buys the strategy guide (aka real manual). > > > > >> Am I being too harsh here? > > > > > >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. > > > > 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. > > > > -- > > Lee K. Seitz * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/ > > Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie > > (The asterisk is to keep from mucking up people's Usenet search > > results. Replace it with an "a", if you didn't know.) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > > Archives are available at: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.salvador-caetano.pt > > http://www.globalshop.pt > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > > Archives are available at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to > the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' > Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of 'unsubscribe swcollect' Archives are available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/swcollect@oldskool.org/
