Polls with votes for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

What game first got you interested in interactive fiction? This may, or may not, be the first IF game you ever played. Respond to this...

fourth wall breaking - 15 votes for 12 games; created February 17, 2024
A poll by Cygnus

Okay, I swear this will be my last poll for the month. BUT. I love fourth-wall breaking. I am a simple guy. I love when games mess with...

Best mechanical/physics puzzles. - 13 votes for 12 games; created June 23, 2021
A poll by Rovarsson

I had a lot of fun with the underground trolley puzzle in Axe of Kolt by Larry Horsfield. Any other games that feature cool mechanical...

Games that are adaptations of conventional (not CYOA) books - 42 votes for 28 games; created February 24, 2021
A poll by ChrisM

I'm interested in games that are straightforward adaptations of conventional books (probably novels, but I'd be interested to know if...

The absolute hardest non-broken games you've played - 39 votes for 24 games; created September 23, 2017
A poll by MathBrush

After reading Jason Dyer's post on his excellent adventure blog (at bluerenga.wordpress.com) about the hardest adventure ever (which I...

Canonicity and IF - 243 votes for 57 games; created July 27, 2017
A poll by juliaofbath

I'm interested in determining whether or not a clear canon has emerged within the world of IF/hypertext. Of course, there is a clear...

First IF that you have ever played - 76 votes for 40 games; created August 23, 2014
A poll by BlitzWithGuns

What is the first IF that you have ever played? The game that made you love the concept of IF?

Good sci-fi games - 61 votes for 29 games; created May 29, 2014
A poll by IFDent

I'm looking for a good science fiction game (sci-fi game) for example, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Infocom. Can't get enough...

Games with unique hint systems - 51 votes for 28 games; created April 27, 2014
A poll by delano

I'm looking for games that offer hints in any way, except for printing them in sequence on the screen. For example: characters that offer...

Best sci-fi games - 68 votes for 36 games; created July 8, 2013
A poll by Ant-Fan

I'm looking for games from the sci-fi genre. I would prefer classic-style games, even if they're not classics (such as 'Across The...

Bugs that you can take advantage of - 12 votes for 12 games; created April 8, 2013
A poll by Fredrik

Bugs are an annoyance, usually, but in some rare cases, bugs can actually make the life of an adventurer easier. Some bugs can help you...

Neil Armstrong Commemorative Space Poll - 34 votes for 17 games; created August 25, 2012
A poll by Joey Jones

I'm hankering to play a good space-themed game. That is to say, a game not necessarily set in space, but a game that is in some way about...

Comfort Food IF - 32 votes for 21 games; created June 11, 2012
A poll by Molly

Lately I've been chasing away the blues by playing through my IF backlog. This made me wonder, what IF do you play as a pick-me-up? Maybe...

Your very first game. - 81 votes for 45 games; created March 28, 2012
A poll by DustyCypress

Do you still remember when you played your very first IF? How did you get drawn (and perhaps addicted) to IF and have been playing still?...

Games part of an unfinished series - 44 votes for 28 games; created January 15, 2012
A poll by Jonathan Blask

I think it is both funny and interesting when games bill themselves as "Part # in the [blank] series" (and other games are never...

Games that inspired you to MAKE a game. - 54 votes for 35 games; created July 27, 2010
A poll by MyTheory

Whether it was the witty dialogue, the charming atmosphere, or the cleverness of the puzzle - you played "this" game and it inspired you...

Solved without Hints - 212 votes for 114 games; created July 16, 2010
A poll by joncgoodwin

I'm very interested in hearing truthful accounts of at least somewhat difficult games (or games that don't solve themselves at least)...

Outstanding individual puzzles - 45 votes for 23 games; created June 6, 2009
A poll by Jeremy Freese

I'm interested in examples of excellent individual puzzles in IF. In other words: not 'Spider and Web' so much as 'getting out of the...

Really hard puzzle/adventure games - 40 votes for 20 games; created April 9, 2009
A poll by Silius

You know like with lots of puzzles you have to solve.

Influential Games - 487 votes for 65 games; created February 1, 2009
A poll by Rose

As a historical exercise, I've begun compiling a list of IF games that have either done something ground breaking with the medium or...

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