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CRT//95: DIGITAL UNDERGROUND
"The Internet wasn't supposed to be this big."
Game Overview
CRT//95: Digital Underground is a 100% offline HTML5 hacking simulation adventure set in a fictional 1995 city called Newport. You play as a young computer enthusiast with a beige 486DX2-66 computer, a 14.4K modem, and a growing suspicion that someone is watching everyone's data.
Setting & Atmosphere
The game recreates an incredibly detailed 1990s computing experience with:
Photo-realistic 1995 desktop environment (NEXUS/95 OS)
Working CRT monitor with authentic effects (scanlines, flicker, curvature, interference)
Physical desk setup featuring a beige tower PC, mechanical keyboard, mousepad, desk lamp, coffee cup, floppy disk stack, notebook, desk phone, dot-matrix printer, speakers, and external modem
Synthesized retro audio - all sound effects are 100% generated, no samples
Authentic dial-up era with BBS systems, text-based interfaces, and command-line hacking
Gameplay Mechanics
Core Systems:
Terminal Interface - Your primary tool with authentic commands:
HELP, DIR, CD, TYPE, COPY, DEL, RUN
CONNECT <number> - dial into systems
SCAN, EXPLOIT, LOGIN, MODEM
STATUS, PHONEBOOK, DECODE, MAIL, BBS, TRACE, CLS
Dial-up Networking - Connect to 15+ fictional systems:
BBSes (Nexus BBS, Darkstar BBS)
Banks (Metro Banking)
Universities (Northstar University)
Media companies (Neon Media)
Telecom infrastructure (Pacific Telecom)
Research facilities (Omega Research)
And mysterious hidden nodes...
Hacking Methods:
Social engineering
Credential finding
Backdoor exploitation
Buffer overflow attacks
Scanning for vulnerabilities
Desktop Applications:
Files browser
Email client
Phone book
BBS access
"The Scene" (hacker contacts)
Progression Systems:
Money - Starting with $250
Reputation - Earned through successful hacks and community interaction
Heat - Attention from NETWATCH (goes from 0-6, with arrest at 6)
Day/Time Cycle - Time passes as you work (1 game minute = 5 real seconds)
Hardware Upgrades - Improve your system's capabilities
The Story
Main Quest:
You stumble upon mysterious files pointing to PROJECT95 - a massive conspiracy involving:
The GATEKEEPER - A predictive monitoring system tracking citizen behavior
Omega Research - A shadowy "data services" company with no public listing
Three Keys - You must collect three critical files:
PROJECT95.DAT (from Omega Research)
TRANSFER.LOG (from Metro Banking)
SWITCH.LOG (from Pacific Telecom)
The Underground Community:
Meet and interact with memorable hackers on the Nexus BBS:
MOTH - The friendly BBS sysop who guides newcomers
STATIC - Runs the invite-only Darkstar BBS
GHOST - Cryptic mentor with insider knowledge
PIXEL, CIRCUIT, VEX, BLOOM, WIRE - Each with unique personalities and expertise
DIALTONE - Phone phreaking specialist
Multiple Endings:
Once you collect all three keys and access "The Vault" (555-0150), you face a critical choice:
EXPOSE - Leak the conspiracy to the public
JOIN - Accept an offer to work for the system
BURN - Destroy the GATEKEEPER entirely (requires GATEKEEPER.EXE payload)
You can also get an ARRESTED ending if your heat reaches 6 before completing the mission.
Unique Features
City Exploration:
Leave your computer to visit physical locations:
Downtown
University District
Industrial District
Library
Coffee shops
Arcade
And more...
Interactive Desk Objects:
Click the phone for dial tone
Use the printer
Sip coffee for caffeine-fueled motivation
Insert/eject floppy disks
Adjust monitor brightness, contrast, and degauss
Power cycle the tower
Mini-Games:
The game includes playable retro games:
Pac-Man (full HTML5 implementation in the Pacman folder)
Wolfenstein 3D (HTML5 port in the wolf3d folder)
Manual Save System:
4 save slots using browser localStorage
NO AUTOSAVE - You must save manually from the menu
Save/load anytime
Technical Design
Pure HTML5/CSS/JavaScript - No frameworks, no external dependencies
100% offline - Works completely disconnected from the internet
Zero assets - All graphics and audio generated in-browser
Single-file launch - Just open index.html in any modern browser
Responsive scaling - Adapts to different screen sizes
Themes & Tone
The game explores:
Privacy vs. surveillance in the early internet era
Digital rights and activism
The underground hacker culture of the 1990s
Corporate data collection before it became normalized
The ethics of information access
With its meticulous attention to period detail, engaging mystery narrative, branching endings, and fully functional retro computing simulation, CRT//95: Digital Underground is a love letter to 1990s hacking culture and BBS-era computing.
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