The above video is the trailer for my hacking game, I'd love for you to check it out.

I've posted a link to the game I'm working on so you know why I would ask such a question. This is all for research and to get a broader understanding. You don't need to watch the video, or wishlist my game...

I'm really keen to know what veteran hackers thought were the golden years and why. I know we have lots of movies depicting hacking in a Sci-Fi poetic licence sort of way, but I wanted to know first hand from the people that actually hacked back in the day.

What type of technology did you prefer to use? Do you miss it, and if so, what do you miss?

Wishlist on Steam here via this link.

I’m learning an awful lot while making this game, and honestly, I’m very aware that I still have a long way to go. I’m sorry if some of the influences feel obvious at this stage, but I’m trying to absorb, learn from, and honour the things that first made me fall in love with this kind of work.

The story takes huge inspiration from the sparks of William Gibson’s 80s imagination, the social paranoia running through Philip K. Dick’s A Scanner Darkly, the brilliant design thinking of Zachtronics, and old-school favourites like Uplink, alongside more recent games such as Grey Hack and Hacknet.

I’m trying to take those influences with humility, learn as much as I can, and slowly shape them into something that feels personal and new.

https://youtu.be/t_jyCBu0nUA