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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1984 interactive fiction video game
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Summary

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a video game[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was published by Infocom[4].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's genre is interactive fiction[5].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's genre is science fiction video game[6].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's based on is recorded as The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy[7].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's developer is recorded as Infocom[8].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's designed by is recorded as Steve Meretzky[9].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's designed by is recorded as Q42[10].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Amstrad PCW[11].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as DOS[12].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Atari ST[13].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[14].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[15].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as TRS-80 Model I[16].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Commodore Amiga[17].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as CP/M[18].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Apple II[19].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Atari 8-bit family[20].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Texas Instruments TI-99/4A[21].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Apricot PC[22].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Epson QX-10[23].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[24].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[25].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's software engine is recorded as Z-machine[26].
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was distributed by compact cassette[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was published by Infocom[4].

Publication

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was released on September 14, 1984[28]. Genres include interactive fiction[5] and science fiction video game[6]. Recorded distribution format include compact cassette[27] and floppy disk[29].

Why It Matters

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Apple II Classic Mac OS computer keyboard CP/M DOS floppy disk Infocom keyboard Steve Meretzky Texas Instruments TI-99/4A The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Country of origin → United States
    Set in environment → outer space
    Distribution format → compact cassette, floppy disk
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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