"the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" was very successful. it sold 59,000 copies in 1984—in second place among infocom games, after "zork i"—and with 166,000 copies it was the company's best-selling title in 1985, more than twice as many as "wishbringer". based on sales and market-share data, "video" magazine listed the game fourth on its list of best selling video games in february 1985, and third on the best seller list in march 1985, with "ii computing" listing it sixth on the magazine's list of top apple ii games as of october–november 1985. its sales had surpassed 250,000 copies by november 1989. "hitchhiker" ultimately sold 400,000 copies, and was one of the best-selling titles of its time.