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These reminded me of a ... "computer game" distributed on a CD (yep, that's at least 15 ago) where you would play a hacker accessing everything through a cli in
by Pamar 9y ago
These reminded me of a ... "computer game" distributed on a CD (yep, that's at least 15 ago) where you would play a hacker accessing everything through a cli interface (it was fairly realistic, or so I remember it: never played but bought a copy as gift for a friend).
You would get "contracts" being asked to penetrate increasingly sophisticated companies - and you started putting together a worrying picture about some sort of conspiracy.
Can someone help me remember the actual name? And is this still available somehow?
- etiam 9y ago"Uplink" by Introversion Software perhaps? https://introversion.co.uk/introversion/#games https://introversion.co.uk/introversion/#games It's on GOG, https://www.gog.com/game/uplink_hacker_elite https://www.gog.com/game/uplink_hacker_elite , probably among some other options.
- Pamar 9y agoYes, thanks! I think originally it ran on Linux too, but I think it's this one.
- etiam 9y agoGood. You're welcome! Ran on Linux sounds familiar. It says Works on: Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10), Mac OS X (10.6.8) and Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04) on the GOG page, so there's probably a good chance that's still the case.
- shpx 9y agoA mod to make it look prettier called "Uplink OS" was released recently http://www.moddb.com/mods/uplink-os http://www.moddb.com/mods/uplink-os but it only works with the windows version of the game
- reificator 9y agoUplink is fairly clicky though, if you're sure it was CLI then it might have been the Hacker Evolution series. http://store.steampowered.com/app/70100/Hacker_Evolution/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/70100/Hacker_Evolution/
- Pamar 9y agoAs I said it was a long time ago and I did not really play it myself - so you are probably right if you say it was not really CLI... but I am sure it was Uplink (and thanks for the reference to the other game)