Planet Bob - Neuromancer

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Hi there!

 

Interplaying Neuromancer(1988):

 

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I remember that back in the day Neuromancer was filed under RPG, but after just spending a first night playing it, I must say it felt much more like an adventure to me. There are a few role playing elements in it, like the upgradeable skill chips and softwarez, but other than that most parts are a lot closer to e.g. Space Quest than The Bard's Tale.

 

Based on the book from William Gibson, you're taking the role of a computer hacker in Chiba City, trying to figure out some sinister plot including mysterious deaths of other computer hackers and evil artificial intelligences. What I found interesting is that LSD guru Timothy Leary was somehow involved in the project - can't be a bad thing

 

After reading the short manual I started playing and got quickly totally sucked into it, despite of the weak graphics of the DOS version. I've been solving the first couple of puzzles, like getting my computer back and already hacked a few things like clearing my hotel bill

 

What I really dig is the great humor the game showed so far. See the screenshot above from the House of Pong, where the worshippers of the only true game sent me on a mission to return their "Holy Joystick"... Another great bit was in the "Donut World", where you can cheat some passwords out of a policeman once you have a "coptalk" skill chip implant

 

Version Played: Abandonware, from "Home of the Underdogs".

How to Run: I've been using DOS BOX on 1000 clicks.

IP Status: Still owned by William Gibson.

 

Greetings,

Manuel

 

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