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Great game from a great man!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I thoroughly enjoyed this game. I bought it when it first came out and raced to complete it with all the others who had bought it. It has great characters and interesting puzzles to solve. While it is true that it does not run on Windows 2000/XP, it runs just fine under MS Virtual PC (now free from MS) with Win 98 installed. I still go back and play it again from time to time. I wish we had more games from Mr. Adams. He went too soon.

My Titanic Won't Fly

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 12
Date: March 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

So disappointed! I had looked forward to playing this game for so long. Finally got it, installed it and then...nothing. Every time I would click "Play", it would go back to my desktop screen.
I tried all 3 sizes of install options. I made sure I had the current DirectX...nothing. I have played at least 30 other games, of all types and sizes, on my computer. But not this one. I went to the SST site, where they offered a patch. The patch page was no longer accessible. Okay...I went to the SST Forum. Talked to a couple of folks about my situation. No luck. I even purchased another copy, of the game, which I had thought would be a newer version. Same version.
I do agree with the other reviews in that it is no doubt a great game...if only I could play it!

Disappointed

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 28, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game will NOT run under Windows XP or 2000. The box states it is compatible, but the reality is blackouts and screen freezes with audio antics. Glad I didn't spend any more than I did.

No videos, wanted to play it so bad too.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I didn't want to pay full price for this game so I waited....then it finally came out in stores again....with a strategy guide bundled. So it was the same price as before. I waited more. Never saw it in stores again. Finally I ordered it for dirt cheap the other day. I installed it and found the same issue another user reported. None of the avi files in the game play. Kind of ruins it. Accordin to the other review you have to uninstall XPSP2 and go back to SP1. Not gonna happen. Oh well. Btw, I'm a huge Douglas Adams fan and have read all of the Hitchhiker and Dirk Gently books.

SP2 fix - a workaround

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: October 16, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I just wanted to say that I loved this game when it first came out, and I just now found my copy if it from ages ago, and I am starting ot play it again.

I ran into the same SP2 incompatability problem, but I did a little research (about 5 minutes) and found that if you replace iccvid.dll in C:\windows\system32 with the one found on a sp1 machine (or extract it from the install cd) then it'll work without a problem.

If Adams is part of it, it must egood, and it is

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 14
Date: June 22, 2002
Author: Amazon User

its a videogame, co written by Douglas Adams, if thats not enugh for you, then you obviously dont know much about him. Every character can be spoken to in the closest to a real conversation as possible. The puzzles are uniquem the dialoge is funny, and its just a good game, so get it now.

Titanic Titillator

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 17, 2003
Author: Amazon User

The Late Great Doug Adams fulfilled his dream adventure game. If you love Adam's Hitchiker's Guide You'll love this game. This game contains just sax and violins, no one is splattered(except a flock of starlings). There is always some sort of cheesy muzak in the background and it gets worse as you go to 3rd class in the "Well". This is a thinking game and most of the puzzles can be solved with a combination of exploring, listening to the robots the PA system and some doing a lot of footwork. This is a graphic and aural masterpiece. If you tried the old infocom games this is the modern adventure game. "OOH Chicken-I love Chicken".

Frope as Hell

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: July 06, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game when it came out, i borrowed it from my friend and installed it on my comp, then i lost it. I now wish to buy it again and will do so very shortly. The game is so freakin cool its hard to believe. The chat thing with the robots is amazing. I love this game more than any of the new computer games out now.

SP2 workaround extended

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

There is a less drastic way of getting the videos to work under service pack 2.

Simply get a copy of iccvid.dll from XP Service Pack 1 (Often on the original windows disk, it just needs uncompressing) and drop it into the games root directory (The same directory as ST.exe is in).

This means you do not have to mess around with windows system DLLs. The game checks the current directory when it loads up before it checks the system32 directory for the file, hence it loads the SP1 version for the game, and all your other programs use the safer SP2 version.

Hope this helps.

Favorite among the many games I've played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: July 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I've played lots of games (all the Myst series, all the Monkey Island series, 7th guest, etc etc etc): this one remains my favorite. The puzzles are satisfyingly difficult, the characters goofily absurd (in goofiness I'd compare it to Monkey Island)....the parrot in particular has become a permanent part of our family's vocabulary. My teen son and nephews played this and did well with little or no help, too, which surprised me because it is challenging. DEFINITELY worth the money, especially since the whole family will love it AND it is entertaining, not violent. (PS: Don't forget to keep the robots "tuned up"!)

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