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From: Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com>
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On Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:49:33 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:08:21 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 
>
>>On Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:49:32 -0500, Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Tue, 10 Sep 2024 17:32:58 -0400, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
>>>Spalls Hurgenson wrote: 
>>>
>>>>** I learned the word analgesic from an Infocom's games... can you
>>>>guess which one?
>>>
>>>That would be HHGTTG.
>>
>>Ding-ding-ding! Get this man a satchel, a towel, a floor grate and
>>some mail! 
>>
>Oh that fucking babel fish puzzle. The InvisiClues actually gets to the
>point where it says, "Congratulations! You've read the longest hint in
>InvisiClues history." or something to that effect.

Yeah, but credit where it's due: it's one of the most MEMORABLE
puzzles in computing history. 

I take pride in that I solved that puzzle all on my lonesome, albeit
largely through trial and error (and sheer obstinance). It helped, of
course, that I was familiar with the source material so I knew what
the ultimate goal was. Without that, I'm not sure I would have kept at
it so long.

Then I proceded to keep playing and got stuck at that bit at the end
which was dependent on you doing something _right_ at the start of the
game (I forget exactly what; something to do with the microscopic
starfleet, I think). After several months of frustration, I realized I
had to restart the game... but by then I'd forgotten how I'd solved
all the puzzles the first time around. Then I found out I'd _still_
fucked up. The game got shelved for a while but eventually I dug it up
and (with the assistance of a walkthrough from some BBS) I _finally_
got past that sticky bit and finished the game.

The things you had to do for entertainment before your had a video
game library numbering in the thousands ;-)