Cover artwork of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a 1984 entry from the 8-bit home-computer and console era, preserved here as a discovery record for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C64, DOS, Mac.

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About the game

Dating from 1984, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C64, DOS, Mac is preserved in the VG90 archive as a catalogue entry — a factual marker of a release that belonged to the 8-bit home-computer and console era.

the 8-bit home-computer and console era was a period of rapid change for the medium: bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Placing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in that timeline shows where it sat as the industry evolved.

VG90 indexes historical game metadata and connects you directly to verified download archives. Click Download on this page to access the direct files or inspect the historical source record.

Why it matters

Beyond any single title, the 8-bit home-computer and console era matters as a chapter in gaming history — bedroom coders and small studios shipped astonishing work on tiny memory budgets. Cataloguing releases from the period, notable and obscure alike, keeps that fuller picture intact.

Technical notes

Recorded platform(s): Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, C64, DOS, Mac (1984). VG90 stores this as factual reference data; richer media may be added over time as legally sourced material becomes available.