the cutting room mirror

Borrowed Time (Apple II)

In this text adventure set in the 1930s, you'll step into the shoes of a private eye with a simple assignment: Figure out why everyone wants to kill you!

Hidden Message#

This can be found in sector 0.

   P L E A S E   D O N ' T
   B R E A K   O R   C O P Y
   T H I S   P R O G R A M   I
   S P E N T   A   L O N G
   T I M E   P E R F E C T I N G
   T H E   P U L L - D O W N
   M E N U   S Y S T E M   A N D
   I   W O U L D   B E
   D I S A P P O I N T E D   I N
   Y O U   I F   Y O U   B R O K E
     T H I S   P R O G R A M

             S I G N E D

         B I L L   H E I N E M A N
       ( 7 1 4 )   6 4 2 - 6 4 4 6

Hidden Screen#

On the title screen, type in regrub. This image also appears in Wolfenstein 3D for Macintosh and the 3DO port of Out of This World, which were both coded by the same developer. The image depicts programmer Rebecca "Burger" Heineman and Interplay boss Brian Fargo.

Hidden Ending#

At any point in-game, type in burger. The game will immediately end in a manner that appears to be a reference to the aforementioned secret image.

"The sky darkens as a huge axe swings down and lops your head off with one clean sweep."

(Source: 4am)

References#


  1. Computer Entertainer, December 1985, p. 14↩︎