Information SuperHighway 1983 by Blobby101
Welcome... to the future! The year is 1983, and the rise of the Information SuperHighway is in full swing - use your knowledge and skills as an elite hacker to steal information.
The aim is to figure out your way around the high-tech 80s equipment on your desk and steal incriminating evidence against the CEO of InfraCorp.
Some tips to get started:
Left Click to pick up a highlighted object, or press a button.
Right Click to zoom in or out (for easier reading of the screen)
While Dragging an object, scroll up or down to move the object closer or further away from you.
Drag an object over a hotspot (the highlight will turn orange) and let go to use.
Keyboard input goes straight to the computer in the game.
Make sure you try looking at the contents of both floppy disks!
Type HELP if you get stuck for a list of commands.
You may need a pen and paper, or at least some means of noting down information.
Good luck!
EDIT: I have edited my entry to fix two bugs that made it nearly impossible to complete: The welcome message not showing on the computer and the HELP command not listing the DRIVES command, which is necessary in order to win.
The text parser on this ended up being a lot more complex than I originally imagined, so if you find any bugs with it, let me know! (and bear in mind that the Mac and Linux versions are untested)
Cheers!
The aim is to figure out your way around the high-tech 80s equipment on your desk and steal incriminating evidence against the CEO of InfraCorp.
Some tips to get started:
Left Click to pick up a highlighted object, or press a button.
Right Click to zoom in or out (for easier reading of the screen)
While Dragging an object, scroll up or down to move the object closer or further away from you.
Drag an object over a hotspot (the highlight will turn orange) and let go to use.
Keyboard input goes straight to the computer in the game.
Make sure you try looking at the contents of both floppy disks!
Type HELP if you get stuck for a list of commands.
You may need a pen and paper, or at least some means of noting down information.
Good luck!
EDIT: I have edited my entry to fix two bugs that made it nearly impossible to complete: The welcome message not showing on the computer and the HELP command not listing the DRIVES command, which is necessary in order to win.
The text parser on this ended up being a lot more complex than I originally imagined, so if you find any bugs with it, let me know! (and bear in mind that the Mac and Linux versions are untested)
Cheers!
Ratings
| Coolness | 58% | 3 |
| Overall(Jam) | 4.03 | 34 |
| Audio(Jam) | 4.03 | 36 |
| Fun(Jam) | 3.66 | 119 |
| Graphics(Jam) | 4.37 | 62 |
| Humor(Jam) | 3.45 | 132 |
| Innovation(Jam) | 3.97 | 53 |
| Mood(Jam) | 3.94 | 45 |
| Theme(Jam) | 4.34 | 26 |
Loved the art style, the music and the atmosphere :)
Very good job ! Oh, maybe the computer screen is a bit too stretch. Sometimes it's difficult to read.
And thanks Udo - It is pretty challenging xD Have you typed Y on ipconnect.exe so it's ready for input from the modem? It may also be that you dialled the wrong number and didn't hang up before trying again - press the button on the top of the phone to hang up, if you've hooked up the phone and IPCONNECT is expecting input then you should work!
I feel locked in!
Also, I dropped the phone on the ground, and can't get it back up because my neck seems to be a little stiff :P
Great entry! ... very well done! This is pretty awesome :)
Great entry!
I'd love to see this expanded!