TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 1
Release 59 / Serial number 851108
You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it
would be if you could see it which you can't.
It is pitch black.
>turn on light
Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The
light is now on.
Bedroom, in the bed
The bedroom is a mess.
It is a small bedroom with a faded carpet and old wallpaper. There is a
washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with
the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone.
There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed)
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>

loopback0

@error_bot pick up gown
put on gown

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 2
>turn on light
Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The
light is now on.
Bedroom, in the bed
The bedroom is a mess.
It is a small bedroom with a faded carpet and old wallpaper. There is a
washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with
the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone.
There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed)
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>pick up gown
You can't reach it from the bed. The effort almost kills you.
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>

loopback0

@error_bot get up

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Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 3
Bedroom, in the bed
The bedroom is a mess.
It is a small bedroom with a faded carpet and old wallpaper. There is a
washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with
the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone.
There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed)
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>pick up gown
You can't reach it from the bed. The effort almost kills you.
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>get up
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways
a little.
>

loopback0

@error_bot pick up gown

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 4
washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with
the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone.
There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed)
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>pick up gown
You can't reach it from the bed. The effort almost kills you.
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>get up
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways
a little.
>pick up gown
Luckily, this is large enough for you to get hold of. You notice something in
the pocket.
>

loopback0

@error_bot look in pocket

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Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 5
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>pick up gown
You can't reach it from the bed. The effort almost kills you.
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>get up
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways
a little.
>pick up gown
Luckily, this is large enough for you to get hold of. You notice something in
the pocket.
>look in pocket
It's hard to open or close the pocket unless you're wearing the gown.
>

loopback0

@error_bot put on gown
look in pocket

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 7
>put on gown
You're not holding your gown.
>get up
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways
a little.
>pick up gown
Luckily, this is large enough for you to get hold of. You notice something in
the pocket.
>look in pocket
It's hard to open or close the pocket unless you're wearing the gown.
>put on gown
You are now wearing your gown.
>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.
>

loopback0

@error_bot take analgesic

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 8
>get up
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways
a little.
>pick up gown
Luckily, this is large enough for you to get hold of. You notice something in
the pocket.
>look in pocket
It's hard to open or close the pocket unless you're wearing the gown.
>put on gown
You are now wearing your gown.
>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.
>take analgesic
You swallow the tablet. After a few seconds the room begins to calm down and
behave in an orderly manner. Your terrible headache goes.
>

loopback0

@error_bot pick up screwdriver
pick up toothbrush

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 10
>look in pocket
It's hard to open or close the pocket unless you're wearing the gown.
>put on gown
You are now wearing your gown.
>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.
>take analgesic
You swallow the tablet. After a few seconds the room begins to calm down and
behave in an orderly manner. Your terrible headache goes.
>pick up screwdriver
Taken.
>pick up toothbrush
As you pick up the toothbrush a tree outside the window collapses. There is no
causal relationship between these two events.
>

Vixen

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(video_game)

someone implemented zengine into their bot i see......

or stole code from someone who did......

either or.

error

@Vixen said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(video_game)

someone implemented zengine into their bot i see......

or stole code from someone who did......

either or.

Neither nor.

Vixen

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

@Vixen said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(video_game)

someone implemented zengine into their bot i see......

or stole code from someone who did......

either or.

Neither nor.

correction. z-machine, not z-engine.....

Z-machine - Wikipedia

my bad.

error

I have another project that spawns an external process, runs a terminal emulator, and proxies stdio over websocket. It hosts a docker container running frotz, and sends io to/from error_bot.

@pie_flavor has found some frotz bugs that can crash the child process.

Vixen

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

I have another project that spawns an external process, runs a terminal emulator, and proxies stdio over websocket. It hosts a docker container running frotz, and sends io to/from error_bot.

@pie_flavor has found some frotz bugs that can crash the child process.

ah, so the stolen route. a classic. absolute classic

@error_bot DRINK TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA

error

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

I have another project that spawns an external process, runs a terminal emulator, and proxies stdio over websocket. It hosts a docker container running frotz, and sends io to/from error_bot.

It can run nearly any app that uses stdio.

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 10
>put on gown
You are now wearing your gown.
>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.
>take analgesic
You swallow the tablet. After a few seconds the room begins to calm down and
behave in an orderly manner. Your terrible headache goes.
>pick up screwdriver
Taken.
>pick up toothbrush
As you pick up the toothbrush a tree outside the window collapses. There is no
causal relationship between these two events.
>ah, so the stolen route. a classic. absolute classic
I don't know the word "ah".
>

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 18
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>

Vixen

@error_bot GET TEA
@error_bot DRINK TEA

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 19
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
>GET TEA
Your common sense tells you that you can't do that.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
Astoundingly, a bulldozer pokes through your wall. However, you have no time for
surprise because the ceiling is collapsing on you as your home is unexpectedly
demolished to make way for a new bypass. You are seriously injured in the
process, but on your way to the hospital a fleet of Vogon Constructor ships
unexpectedly arrives and demolishes the Earth to make way for a new hyperspace
bypass.
Better luck next life.
We are about to give you your score. Put on your peril-sensitive sunglasses now.
(Hit RETURN or ENTER when ready.) >

Vixen

@error_bot .... oops.

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 19
>GET TEA
Your common sense tells you that you can't do that.
>DRINK TEA
You're talking complete nonsense; pull yourself together.
Astoundingly, a bulldozer pokes through your wall. However, you have no time for
surprise because the ceiling is collapsing on you as your home is unexpectedly
demolished to make way for a new bypass. You are seriously injured in the
process, but on your way to the hospital a fleet of Vogon Constructor ships
unexpectedly arrives and demolishes the Earth to make way for a new hyperspace
bypass.
Better luck next life.
We are about to give you your score. Put on your peril-sensitive sunglasses now.
(Hit RETURN or ENTER when ready.) >.... oops.
Your score is 10 of a possible 400, in 19 turns.
Would you like to start over, restore a saved position, or end this session of
the game?
(Type RESTART, RESTORE, or QUIT): >

error

@Vixen said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

, so the stolen route. a classic. absolute classic

Toby Fair, writing a websocket server and client with terminal emulation wasn't exactly trivial.

Vixen

@error yeah, but you know.... those are the fun bits.

@error_bot RESTART RESTORE or QUIT

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 0
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Infocom interactive fiction - a science fiction story
Copyright (c) 1984 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Release 59 / Serial number 851108
You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it
would be if you could see it which you can't.
It is pitch black.
>

loopback0

@error_bot turn on light
get up
pick up gown
look in pocket
put on gown
look in pocket
take analgesic
pick up screwdriver
pick up toothbrush

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 1
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Infocom interactive fiction - a science fiction story
Copyright (c) 1984 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Release 59 / Serial number 851108
You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it
would be if you could see it which you can't.
It is pitch black.
>turn on light
Good start to the day. Pity it's going to be the worst one of your life. The
light is now on.
Bedroom, in the bed
The bedroom is a mess.
It is a small bedroom with a faded carpet and old wallpaper. There is a
washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with
the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone.
There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed)
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)
>

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 5
Luckily, this is large enough for you to get hold of. You notice something in
the pocket.
>B-look in pocket
I don't know the word "b-look".
>B-put on gown
I don't know the word "b-put".
>B-look in pocket
I don't know the word "b-look".
>B-take analgesic
I don't know the word "b-take".
>pick up screwdriver
It dances by you like a thing possessed.
>pick up toothbrush
You lunge for it, but the room spins nauseatingly away. The floor gives you a
light tap on the forehead.
>

loopback0

@error_bot look in pocket

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 6
>B-look in pocket
I don't know the word "b-look".
>B-put on gown
I don't know the word "b-put".
>B-look in pocket
I don't know the word "b-look".
>B-take analgesic
I don't know the word "b-take".
>pick up screwdriver
It dances by you like a thing possessed.
>pick up toothbrush
You lunge for it, but the room spins nauseatingly away. The floor gives you a
light tap on the forehead.
>look in pocket
It's hard to open or close the pocket unless you're wearing the gown.
>

loopback0

@error_bot put on gown
look in pocket

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 8
I don't know the word "b-look".
>B-take analgesic
I don't know the word "b-take".
>pick up screwdriver
It dances by you like a thing possessed.
>pick up toothbrush
You lunge for it, but the room spins nauseatingly away. The floor gives you a
light tap on the forehead.
>look in pocket
It's hard to open or close the pocket unless you're wearing the gown.
>put on gown
You are now wearing your gown.
>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.
>

loopback0

@error_bot take analgesic

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 9
>pick up screwdriver
It dances by you like a thing possessed.
>pick up toothbrush
You lunge for it, but the room spins nauseatingly away. The floor gives you a
light tap on the forehead.
>look in pocket
It's hard to open or close the pocket unless you're wearing the gown.
>put on gown
You are now wearing your gown.
>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.
>take analgesic
You swallow the tablet. After a few seconds the room begins to calm down and
behave in an orderly manner. Your terrible headache goes.
>

error

@Vixen said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

@Vixen said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker's_Guide_to_the_Galaxy_(video_game)

someone implemented zengine into their bot i see......

or stole code from someone who did......

either or.

Neither nor.

correction. z-machine, not z-engine.....

Z-machine - Wikipedia

my bad.

Alright, how hard could it be?</foreshadowing>

The Z-Machine Standards Document: Contents

pie_flavor

@error

Jan 28, 2016

JSZM (JavaScript Z-Machine) (v2.0.3)

While ZORKMID will remain as my main Z-machine implementation (with debugging features), JSZM is a new one for uses when JavaScript is wanted; it is made at the request of someone else. It is in the public domain. The back-end is written as a library which is pure JavaScript (ES6) and does not use...

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u_setup.blorb_file .��/hhgg.blb
u_setup.blorb_name hhgg.blb

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Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 0
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Infocom interactive fiction - a science fiction story
Copyright (c) 1984 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Release 59 / Serial number 851108
You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it
would be if you could see it which you can't.
It is pitch black.
>

error_bot

Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 0
It is pitch black.
>

error_bot

 Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 0      












THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
Infocom interactive fiction - a science fiction story
Copyright (c) 1984 by Infocom, Inc. All rights reserved.
Release 59 / Serial number 851108

You wake up. The room is spinning very gently round your head. Or at least it
would be if you could see it which you can't.

It is pitch black.

>

Vixen

@error said in TDWTF Plays The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

Alright, how hard could it be?

excellent......

Excellent!

dance my puppet!

DANCE!

PleegWat

@error_bot turn on light
get out of bed
take robe
wear robe
look in pocket

error_bot

 Bedroom                                          Score: 0        Moves: 5      
The bedroom is a mess.
It is a small bedroom with a faded carpet and old wallpaper. There is a
washbasin, a chair with a tatty dressing gown slung over it, and a window with
the curtains drawn. Near the exit leading south is a phone.
There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed)
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)

>get out of bed
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways
a little.

>take robe
Luckily, this is large enough for you to get hold of. You notice something in
the pocket.

>wear robe
You are now wearing your gown.

>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.

>

PleegWat

@error_bot take analgesic

error_bot

 Bedroom                                          Score: 10       Moves: 6      
There is a flathead screwdriver here. (outside the bed)
There is a toothbrush here. (outside the bed)

>get out of bed
Very difficult, but you manage it. The room is still spinning. It dips and sways
a little.

>take robe
Luckily, this is large enough for you to get hold of. You notice something in
the pocket.

>wear robe
You are now wearing your gown.

>look in pocket
Opening your gown reveals a thing your aunt gave you which you don't know what
it is, a buffered analgesic, and pocket fluff.

>take analgesic
You swallow the tablet. After a few seconds the room begins to calm down and
behave in an orderly manner. Your terrible headache goes.

>