Complete walkthrough of the Compukit UK101 text adventure “Galactic Hitchhiker” (1980) by A. Knight.
Thanks very much to users b_b_c_m_i_c_r_o_2 and Jimmy on the stardot forums for making the game available at stardot.org.uk/forums/viewtop... and for the notes about setting terminal width, from which I learnt the following:-
Note, should set terminal width to 46 before playing the game. For example by entering BASIC using “(C)old Start” as shown in the video. This causes it to run in the intended 16 row mode. Otherwise, it will run with only 10 rows visible and some sentences will scroll off the screen making them unable to be read. After setting terminal width to 46, the machine can then be reset and enter the monitor to press L to then load the game from tape.
Some useful commands specific to this game:-
OPEN RUCKSACK - show inventory (player must be in possession of the rucksack)
GO START - restarts the game
GET SCORE - show score
To move, the GO verb must be used along with the direction typed in full.
Text walkthrough:- GET RUCKSACK, GO SOUTH, GO WEST, GO SOUTH, GO WEST, GO NORTH, GO WEST, GO NORTH (in passenger lift, but the ship has gone), GET KEY, GO SOUTH, GO EAST, GO SOUTH, GO EAST, GO NORTH, GO UP, GO EAST, OPEN DOOR, GO SOUTH (now in small space-craft), GO UP, GO UP (now on Grecian 2000), DROP KEY, GO NORTH, GO EAST, GO UP, GET CHOPPING-AXE, GO DOWN, GO WEST, GO SOUTH, GO SOUTH, CHOP TREE, GO SOUTH, GO EAST, CHOP GERBICOP, DROP CHOPPING-AXE, GO NORTH, GET TATTY OLD SCARF, GO SOUTH, GO WEST, GO SOUTH, GET ROAST JOINT, GO NORTH, GO WEST, GO DOWN, GET WIRE-CUTTER, GO UP, GO EAST, GO NORTH, GO NORTH, GO NORTH, CUT FENCE, DROP WIRE-CUTTER, GO NORTH, [OPEN RUCKSACK] (confirm have needed tatty old scarf and roast joint), GO EAST (now inside the spacetran), GO NORTH (*note1), GO UP (*note1), PUSH BUTTON (now floating in free space), WAVE TATTY OLD SCARF (now on Gomeril), GO EAST, GO NORTH, GO NORTH, GO EAST, GO NORTH, GO NORTH, GO NORTH, GO EAST, GO SOUTH, GO EAST, FEED GHOULIBRUTE, GO NORTH, GET BLASTER, GO SOUTH, GO EAST, GO SOUTH, GO EAST, GO SOUTH, GO SOUTH, GO WEST, GO SOUTH, GO SOUTH, GO EAST, SHOOT SPACE RANGER, GO NORTH, GO EAST, DON’T PANIC, GO SOUTH, PULL LEVER, GO SOUTH (now travelled back in time and space to start of game, before planet blew up), GET TICKET, GO SOUTH, GO WEST, GO SOUTH, GO WEST, GO NORTH, GO WEST, GO NORTH, GO UP (now on starliner and on way home), GO UP (Spike here: Amazing man!)
*note1:- The directions needed to navigate the spacetran craft through space appear to be random and change during each play. If you get the "I can't go in that direction" message at this point, then just try each of the six directions until one of them moves the spacetran to the next stage.