The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)

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interactive fiction text adventure game video game

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) is a commemorative re-release of the classic text-based adventure game based on Douglas Adams's sci-fi comedy, updated to celebrate its enduring legacy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) canonical	2
Hitchhiker's Guide 20th Anniversary Edition	1
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271218 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)
Context triple: [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game), hasReRelease, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)]

A. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
B. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
C. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
D. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) is a theatrical adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult science-fiction comedy, bringing the absurd intergalactic adventures and dry British humor of the original story to the live stage.
E. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) is a science fiction comedy movie adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult classic novel, following an unwitting human's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)
Target entity description: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) is a commemorative re-release of the classic text-based adventure game based on Douglas Adams's sci-fi comedy, updated to celebrate its enduring legacy.

A. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
B. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
C. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
D. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) is a theatrical adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult science-fiction comedy, bringing the absurd intergalactic adventures and dry British humor of the original story to the live stage.
E. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) is a science fiction comedy movie adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult classic novel, following an unwitting human's absurd adventures through space after Earth's destruction.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	interactive fiction ⓘ text adventure game ⓘ video game ⓘ
basedOn	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel) ⓘ linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
celebrates	20th anniversary of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy text adventure ⓘ
commemorates	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984 video game) ⓘ linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game)
distributionMethod	online play ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Arthur Dent ⓘ Ford Prefect ⓘ Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ Trillian ⓘ Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ
genre	adventure ⓘ comedy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ
hasAlternateName	Hitchhiker's Guide 20th Anniversary Edition ⓘ linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)
hasFeature	enhanced presentation ⓘ humorous writing style ⓘ original puzzle content ⓘ parser-based input ⓘ updated interface ⓘ
hasFormat	text-based interface ⓘ
hasLegacy	celebrates enduring popularity of original game ⓘ
hasObjective	solve text-based puzzles ⓘ survive destruction of Earth ⓘ
hasTitle	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) ⓘ
isA	anniversary edition ⓘ commemorative edition ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
medium	digital distribution ⓘ
notableFor	faithful adaptation of Douglas Adams's humor ⓘ high puzzle difficulty ⓘ
partOf	The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise ⓘ linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
platform	online ⓘ web browser ⓘ
setIn	Earth ⓘ Heart of Gold (spaceship) ⓘ Milky Way galaxy ⓘ linked to: Milky Way
targetAudience	fans of Douglas Adams ⓘ interactive fiction players ⓘ
theme	absurdist comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ space travel ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) → hasReRelease → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) ⓘ

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) → hasTitle → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) ⓘ

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition) → hasAlternateName → Hitchhiker's Guide 20th Anniversary Edition ⓘ

linked to: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (20th Anniversary Edition)

Z-machine → notableGame → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ