I’ve been meaning to post about this game for a little while now.
Back in March, writer Christine Love released a very retro game called Digital: A Love Story
It’s unique take on hacking simulator games like Uplink but with even more retro flavour.
You’re transported back to the ‘80s, using a simulation of AmigaOS to dial into BBS systems, complete with ANSI art (anyone remember all that stuff?)
Hanging out on message boards (where among other things, you can get into an argument over which is better, Star Trek: The Original Series or The Next Generation,) a plot begins to develop leading you to access a pirate BBS (warez,) hack other people’s accounts and access ARPANET (the Internet before it was known by it’s common name.)
Oh, and the game comes complete with the good old obnoxious carrier tone.
Research for the game was done with the help of textfiles.com
The entire game is relatively short, but it was certainly fun to relive my young computer geek past for a little while.
Plus, the “love story” is pretty decent, too.
Digital: A Love Story is a free download.
