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Big Brother is a video game developed for PC by the U.S company Media X some time in the late 90's. Little is known about the game outside of the [https://ia903101.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/6/items/NEXT_Generation_48/NEXT_Generation_48_jp2.zip&file=NEXT_Generation_48_jp2/NEXT_Generation_48_0056.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 December issue of Next Generation Magazine, 1998.] | Big Brother is a video game developed for PC by the U.S company Media X some time in the late 90's. Little is known about the game outside of the [https://ia903101.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/6/items/NEXT_Generation_48/NEXT_Generation_48_jp2.zip&file=NEXT_Generation_48_jp2/NEXT_Generation_48_0056.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 December issue of Next Generation Magazine, 1998.] | ||
The game's story is based on George Orwell's 1948 novel 1984, the plot being "slightly different from that of 1984, with a corrupt regime that’s crumbling even more than in the book". Players are tasked with rescuing their fiancee from the Thought Police through 12 levels, each one apparently "5 hours" long, cut down from an original count of 60 levels. | The game's story is based on George Orwell's 1948 novel 1984, the plot being "slightly different from that of 1984, with a corrupt regime that’s crumbling even more than in the book". Players are tasked with rescuing their fiancee from the Thought Police through 12 levels, each one apparently "5 hours" long, cut down from an original count of 60 levels.<ref>[https://ia903101.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/6/items/NEXT_Generation_48/NEXT_Generation_48_jp2.zip&file=NEXT_Generation_48_jp2/NEXT_Generation_48_0056.jp2&scale=4&rotate=0 Next Generation Magazine - December 1998 issue] Retrieved 08 Dec '19</ref> | ||
The published information in Next Generation Magazine describes Big Brother as an adventure game that uses a modern interface, real time graphics, advanced facial animations and environmental puzzles to deliver a fresh experience in the fatigued adventure genre of the late 90's. | The published information in Next Generation Magazine describes Big Brother as an adventure game that uses a modern interface, real time graphics, advanced facial animations and environmental puzzles to deliver a fresh experience in the fatigued adventure genre of the late 90's. | ||
Next Generation Magazine seems to be the last time Big Brother or Media X was ever mentioned. The release date was scheduled for the first quarter of 1999. | Next Generation Magazine seems to be the last time Big Brother or Media X was ever mentioned. The release date was scheduled for the first quarter of 1999. | ||
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Revision as of 04:13, 9 December 2019
Screenshot from the game.
Status: Lost
Big Brother is a video game developed for PC by the U.S company Media X some time in the late 90's. Little is known about the game outside of the December issue of Next Generation Magazine, 1998.
The game's story is based on George Orwell's 1948 novel 1984, the plot being "slightly different from that of 1984, with a corrupt regime that’s crumbling even more than in the book". Players are tasked with rescuing their fiancee from the Thought Police through 12 levels, each one apparently "5 hours" long, cut down from an original count of 60 levels.[1]
The published information in Next Generation Magazine describes Big Brother as an adventure game that uses a modern interface, real time graphics, advanced facial animations and environmental puzzles to deliver a fresh experience in the fatigued adventure genre of the late 90's.
Next Generation Magazine seems to be the last time Big Brother or Media X was ever mentioned. The release date was scheduled for the first quarter of 1999.
References
- ↑ Next Generation Magazine - December 1998 issue Retrieved 08 Dec '19