It could even be a poor guy taking his collection of electronics online for the very first time. It could be an FBI database, or it could just be a fellow geeky computer owner a few streets away. You've no idea what computer system you've hacked in to. You'd apparently spent a long night working the electronic bulletin boards, but as you decided to log off for the evening you accidentally enter a wrong phone number, only to be greeted by an ominous blue screen, displaying two enticing words: LOGON PLEASE. The blurb on the back of the Hacker box contained all the info you needed to get started. The related themes were just a coincidence of timing based on current events," he recalls.
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"I believe the code had been completed by the time that movie came out. Cartwright is eager to deny any kind of influence by the film, however. "Then it evolved into an 'International mystery theme' where a remote controlled robot travelled the globe exchanging items to piece together a plot." With Activision's probing finger firmly on the pulse of commercial viability in the hectic videogaming market of the day, the title of "Hacker" was decided upon.Īs Cartwright remembers, "Computer 'hacking' was the big news that year, so convinced Activision to reluctantly use the title 'Hacker'." With the recent release of the respected Matthew Broderick film, Wargames, bringing in the big bucks at the box office, Activision aimed to sell the title to those who'd been infected with the hacking bug. "The game was initially an underground mail delivery simulation," says Cartwright. Despite having created previously sublime gaming titles on the Atari 2600 - such as Barnstorming and Plaque Attack - Hacker was Cartwright's first home computer development. Hacker itself was the culmination of nine months hard work for developer Steve Cartwright.
It was then down to the inquisitive player to figure out what the hell to do next. Once loaded, the game displayed nothing but a blue screen with a 'Logon' prompt. Hacker threw caution to the wind and provided the player with absolutely no clue as to what they had to do.
A detailed run down of the gameplay mechanics half a dozen pages of scene-setting back story a detailed look at the available armoury and even some helpful hints all assist the player in 'bonding' with the game. When purchasing a game for your selected platform it's reasonable to expect some degree of instruction to wheedle you into the game and make the experience enjoyable from the outset.
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