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Hacker

The player must attempt to hack into the Magma, Ltd. computer system at the beginning of the game by guessing the logon password. Access can be gained if the player knows the password, which really only ever…

31 December 1985

Hacker is an adventure developed by Activision, released 31 December 1985 on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II and Atari 8-bit.

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What Hacker is

Hacker is an adventure game developed by Activision and released in 1985. It is available on Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, MSX, PC-8800 Series and ZX Spectrum.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The player must attempt to hack into the Magma, Ltd. computer system at the beginning of the game by guessing the logon password. Access can be gained if the player knows the password, which really only ever becomes apparent to the player after gaining access, through another means of entry, to the later stage of the game. Typing help or h in the command line would give a clue as to what the valid password is. Since initial attempts at entry would consist of guessing (and likely failing) access would eventually be granted to the player due a malfunction in the security system, thus allowing the player entry. Once admittance has been made, the player is then asked to identify various parts…
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are thriller. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hacker launched on 31 December 1985, within three weeks of Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter and Mercenary.

Released around the same time: Bomberman, Summer Games II, Highway Encounter, Mercenary.

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When did Hacker come out?
Hacker was released on 31 December 1985 for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOS, Mac, MSX, PC-8800 Series and ZX Spectrum.

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