retro computers

A new article traces the origins of the ANSI art used on the logon screens of Fire Escape, a bulletin board system, finding that much of its artwork was recycled from other sources rather than created fresh. The piece walks through how 1980s and 1990s BBS operators reused and repurposed ANSI character art, shedding light on the informal borrowing culture of the early online scene.

Crime Time is a 1990 point-and-click adventure game released for the Commodore 64/128/MAX, DOS and Amiga. Its plot centres on death, crime and amnesia. The title, catalogued in the Internet Games Database, is being highlighted among retro computing and adventure game enthusiasts interested in the history of early point-and-click titles.