tsatsoul@pur-ee.UUCP (C Tsatsoulis) (12/27/85)
***** Oh magnificent Line Eater, accept this sacrifice ******* Although VERY old news to some of you, I just got the Hitchhiker's Guide from INFOCOM and I am stuck (why else would I say I needed help?) I don't seem to be able to get the Babel fish out of the dispenser machine on the Vogon ship. I have tried everything: covered hole, drain and panel, tried to trap. tackle and even bribe the robot, ate rotten sandwiches, tried to stand on my head, stuck my ear in the strangest places, but all the humiliation was for naught. HELP! I accept any spoilers. I am just too frustrated. In need I even take hints. Someone out there, please save my sanity. Thanks, Costas Tsatsoulis P.S. Please, respond in net.games.
billp@ISM780B.UUCP (12/31/85)
I spent two full days in October trying to get that silly fish, and I haven't touched the game since! bill putnam INTERACTIVE Systems Corp, Santa Monica, CA vortex!ism780!billp ucb!ucla-cs!oac6.putnam
uribe@muddcs.UUCP (Lydia Uribe) (01/02/86)
In article <3589@pur-ee.UUCP> tsatsoul@pur-ee.UUCP (C Tsatsoulis) writes: >I don't seem to be able to get the Babel fish out of the dispenser >machine on the Vogon ship..... > Thanks, Costas Tsatsoulis > >P.S. Please, respond in net.games. Gee, I never thought of trying to *bribe* the robot ;-). Seriously, read the descriptions carefully, and remember that junk mail has its uses..... Lydia Uribe ...scgvaxd!muddcs!uribe
mark@mrstve.UUCP (Mark Smith) (01/03/86)
In article <24300001@ISM780B.UUCP>, billp@ISM780B.UUCP writes: > > I spent two full days in October trying to get that silly fish, and > I haven't touched the game since! > I posted this solution to the net twice already, so I'm sending this one to you personally. Well I tried, but it bounced back so fast I got dizzy. So here it is for the 3rd time on the net. After arriving in the Vogon Hold and Ford has gone to sleep type: >get satchel and towel >take off gown >hang gown on hook >cover grate with towel >put satchel in front of panel >put mail on satchel >press button That should do the trick... Good Luck... You'll need it... That was one of the easier puzzles to solve... -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- May the Quest for the ElfSword be your ultimate goal in life... Mark Smith GM "The Software Wizard" ihnp4!pur-ee!pur-phy!mrstve!mark =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-