At some point at the end of the 1990s, the non -existent Mediax studio developed an inexplicable continuation of the video game 1984The celebrated text of George Orwell about threats related to authoritarianism. Game entitled Great brother After the symbolic leader of the dystopian society of the novel, he was dismissed in 1999 appeared online at the weekend.
Alpha compilation Great brother of January 4, 1999 Sent to the Internet archive On March 1, along with instructions on how to get a game over up-to-date operating systems, through the account apparently for this purpose. The message in question is a constrained demo, but its description says that files also contain content such as levels and logic from full game.
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Great brother He would put players over a novel character named Eric Blair – a reference to the real name of Orwell – when he tried to save his fiancee from the thought of the police after the events 1984. Interview with Medix President Nancy Poertner published in Gameweek edition from 1999 He described the game as an “interactive adventure game with elements of roles”, which combined “details Torn“And” The world in real time Tremble. “History also said Great brother There was about 70% at that time and it was planned for the premiere of autumn 1998.
Before canceling it, Great brother He was shown at E3 1998 and even won the best interactive product educational game / CD-ROM during satellite awards the following year. Last time the game appeared in the media Next Generation edition of December 1999.which was replaced by the updated Q1 1999 release window. Great brother He was abandoned later in the same year when Mediax lost 1984 The gas license and rights to the rights were not found another publisher.
In the years 2020, attempts were made to contact former mediax programmers and learn more about the game unsuccessfully, thanks to which its random manifestation is not only surprising, but also very timely consideration Movements of everything that is happening in the United States.
