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Tass Times in Tonetown (Apple II, Apple IIGS)

Tass Times in Tonetown is a surreal adventure game involving alternate dimensions, scientific hoops, talking dogs, and very tass individuals. It later received a port for the Apple IIGS, which also turned out to be the computer's first commercial game release.

Hidden Screen#

While the title screen music is playing, press ⌘ Command+⌥ Option+Ctrl+B to view this image, which depicts programmer Rebecca "Burger" Heineman and Interplay boss Brian Fargo, and can be found in multiple games programmed by Burger. On the Apple IIGS version, unlike the rest of the game, the image is seen in Apple II mode.

(Source: Digital Press / Kristine Roper)

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.

Apple II

Apple IIGS

References#


  1. Critically Speaking...Multi-Systems - TASS TIMES IN TONETOWN - Computer Entertainer, Volume 5, Number 6, September 1986↩︎
  2. AVAILABILITY UPDATE - Computer Entertainer, Volume 5, Number 7, October 1986↩︎
  3. AVAILABILITY UPDATE - Computer Entertainer, Volume 5, Number 9, December 1986↩︎