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Galactic Hitchhiker (galactic_hitchhiker_solution.txt)

Solution for the Compukit UK101 text adventure "Galactic Hitchhiker" (1980) 
by A. Knight.

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.

Technical note:-
(Thanks to user jimmy on the stardot forums for the original information on 
this)
Terminal width should be set to 46 before playing the game. For example by 
entering BASIC using "(C)old Start". 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.

benkid77 - 30/08/2020