Vice Undercover imagines an alternate past where '80s drug lords had the internet, so obviously you've gotta hack 'em (www.pcgamer.com)
from Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 10:00
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Steam store page with demo

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Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 10:03 next collapse

As an early millennial, I can’t help but get good vibes from their 90s-era desktop UI.

The game concept and 80s retro-futurism are also appealing. 😃

YoFrodo@lemmy.world on 09 Dec 16:42 next collapse

The music in the demo is amazing. They clearly use AI to generate the people but it seems inoffensive to me. I like what I played

Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com on 09 Dec 17:24 next collapse

TIL David Bowie was an 80s drug lord

mosiacmango@lemm.ee on 09 Dec 17:34 collapse

I have no doubt that there were “drug lord” amounts of drugs around 80s David Bowie.

Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com on 09 Dec 18:22 collapse

Touché

Grangle1@lemm.ee on 09 Dec 18:50 collapse

Sounds a lot like Hypnospace Outlaw, which came out a few years ago and had you exploring a fictional Internet from the mid/late-90s era on an OS designed to mimic Windows 95/98 (with an upgrade to an XP-like desktop later in the game). You were basically a mod/censor who went around and busted people for copyright infringement and stuff. Also a real nostalgia trip if you miss that kind of aesthetic.

meant2live218@lemmy.world on 10 Dec 20:46 collapse

I was on the younger end of the target demographic, but I got big Geocities vibes from a lot of those pages. Such a neat game.