

To begin with, you are a third class passenger, and you quickly find yourself in the grip of one of the most powerful forces known to modern man, the desire for a free upgrade. They will listen to you, answer you and, if they happen to feel like it, obey you. You can chat with any of the robot characters, like Fentible the distinguished Doorbot, Nobby the hypochondriac Liftbot, or Fortillian Bantoburn O' Perfluous the outrageously convivial Barbot. You discover that you can communicate with them, a feat that is made possible by SpookiTalk, the game's proprietary interactive language engine. The ship is inhabited by a crew of malfunctioning robots and a semi-deranged parrot. Seconds into its maiden voyage it crashes into hyperspace, vanishes.īewildered, you find your way aboard, and just as you are gazing at its awe-inspiring interior, the ship takes off again and heads deep into space. Starship Titanic is a technological marvel. Majestic and luxurious, its interior resembles a mixture of the Ritz, the Chrysler building, Tutankhamen's tomb and Venice. A classic adventure game from Douglas Adams, creator of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.Īt the heart of our Galaxy, an advanced civilization of which we know nothing has built the biggest, most beautiful starship ever, the Starship Titanic.
