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The Prisoner 2 for the Apple ][ had a scene where you're at the psychiatrist in the hospital, and they give you a psychological test, and in the middle of it, t
by DonHopkins 3y ago
The Prisoner 2 for the Apple ][ had a scene where you're at the psychiatrist in the hospital, and they give you a psychological test, and in the middle of it, the game pretends to break into AppleSoft with an error at the line number of your secret resignation code, and it tries to trick you into entering your secret number like "LIST <number>":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_(video_game)#Gameplay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prisoner_(video_game)#Game...
>The game continually tries to trick the player into revealing the secret three-digit code. One of the most nefarious attempts (which occurs in Prisoner 2) is a simulated game crash that includes the error message "Syntax error in line ###", where the line number is the player's resignation code. This was a common error message in the Apple II's BASIC programming language, and the logical step for users of the time would be to review the erroneous line of code with the command "List ###" (again substituting the specific number in question). Typing the secret three-digit code at any time resulted in the game being lost, however, and that included typing such a BASIC command since, unknown to the player, the game was actually still running. Ironically, being able to list the program's code from within it was one way to solve and win the game by means of analyzing the program and deducing a solution. Yet such a solution was entirely within the spirit of the game, as its clues sometimes broke the fourth wall with an acknowledgement that a computer game was being played.
https://mocagh.org/miscgame/prisoner-alt-manual.pdf https://mocagh.org/miscgame/prisoner-alt-manual.pdf
<6>. If you think the program isn't working, try
again.
What you may at first believe to be an error may
not be the case. A trick might be played on you;
certain possessions must be gained or tasks
performed to get something to work, or the
computer may be waiting for you to press certain
keys or make certain responses. Don't be too
quick to assume an error, and remember that <CTRL
C> can get you out of any section of the program.
If you do discover an error of any kind, read the
Warranty.