Episode 271: List Inventory / The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Session 1 (Patreon)

Welcome to the first post of 2020 and, by a complete coincidence of timing, our very first patron-exclusive episode. I know our decision to offer patron-exclusive content doesn't sit well with everyone, but this episode neatly demonstrates what this move allows us to do. "List Inventory" is something I've been wanting to produce since the Zork episode cold opening, but the format wouldn't translate well to a pure podcast format. But by creating it as a patron-exclusive, we can create dual posts—audio AND video—which better suits the material, I hope.

This episode is completely and totally an experiment (the first of many experiments I hope to conduct as exclusive content). I will be looking to your feedback on this one! Would you like to see us attempt to play more works of interactive fiction, or is this a giant waste of time? Your opinion truly matters here.

Anyway, settle in an enjoy us getting Arthur Dent killed and the earth annihilated by Vogons. Better yet, check out the companion video post and watch us getting Arthur Dent killed.

Description: The Retronauts East crew (Jeremy Parish, Ben Elgin, Benj Edwards, Chris Sims) don their peril-sensitive sunglasses and attempt to escape the planet before the Vogons arrive in this real-time playthrough of Infocom's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.