Key & Compass presents:
The Relentless Adventures of Captain Speedo Episode 42 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Books
by Gilles Duchesne

The Relentless Adventures of Captain Speedo Episode 42 - So Long, and Thanks for All the Books is a Hugo interactive fiction game and is © 2001 by Gilles Duchesne. It was a participant in the Douglas N. Adams Tribute Speed-IF event.

In this tribute to Douglas Adams, you once again play as Captain Speedo, the hero of a popular sci-fi radio series. In the last episode, our hero's spaceship was captured by the evil crime lord, Lord Feeblekaterbrop. Powerless to fight him, you must now follow his order to find his childhood blankie hidden somewhere in this space complex.

This solution is by David Welbourn.

Walkthrough
Extras
- Characters, Inventory
Thank You to my Patreon supporters
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Walkthrough

Ante Chamber

Your mission: find the gold-threaded blankie!

> x captain. i. x poem. x pack.

> x tables. x machines. x throne. x lord. out.

Bar

> x bartender. x counter. ask bartender about drinks.

> x drinks. take drinks. d. d.

Bay View

> x ship. x door. x button. push button. in.

Feeblekaterbrop's Zoo

> x cage. x monster. x drapes. take drapes.

The announcer announces the death of Douglas Adams. Suddenly everything pales in comparison to Douglas Adams's work.

> i. x captain. x poem. x pack. x blanket.

> x monster. out.

Bay View

> x ship. x door. u. u.

Bar

> x android. x drinks. in.

Ante Chamber

> x lord. give blanket to lord.

The actor playing Lord Feeblekaterbrop leaves the set, overcome by the sad news.

The game has ended.

Extras

Characters

Captain Speedo is the hero of this sci-fi radio series and the player-character.
Lord Feeblekaterbrop, the evil crime lord, has captured our hero and has tasked him to find a blankie.
A bartender android tends the bar, but he's been ordered to not serve you.
A Rampant Trompinastor of Maatnatat is a monster locked in a cage in Feeblekaterbrop's zoo.
A radio announcer will notably interrupt the broadcast when you acquire the blanket.

Mentioned:

Several henchmen will protect Lord Feeblekaterbrop, if necessary.
Marie Antoinette, the sensuous villainess, appeared in a previous episode. Captain Speedo keeps a love poem as a memento of their last encounter.
Douglas Adams, a beloved science fiction author, is mentioned by the announcer as having just died of a heart attack at age 49.
Sophie Astin is mentioned as Adams's London spokeswoman.
Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings is mentioned in the description of the poem, post-announcement.
Arthur Dent is mentioned in the description of the Captain, post-announcement.
The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal is mentioned in the description of the monster, post-announcement.
Marvin the Paranoid Android is mentioned in the description of the bartender, post-announcement.

Inventory

a french love poem. Captain Speedo is carrying it. Read it.
a jet pack. Captain Speedo is wearing it. It's not functional in this game.
the blanket. To acquire it, take the drapes in the zoo. Give it to Lord Feeblekaterbrop in his ante chamber.

Thank You to my Patreon supporters

This walkthrough is provided free of charge since I wrote this walkthrough prior to January 2015 when I began my Patreon account, and also because the work it's based on has less than fifteen locations (so I wouldn't have charged for it anyway). I've since reformatted this walkthrough to use my currently preferred style. I hope you enjoy it!