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Safecracker (video Game)
''Safecracker'' is a 1997 puzzle adventure game developed by Daydream Software and published by GT Interactive. It casts the player as a security professional, whose goal is to infiltrate the mansion headquarters of a safe manufacturer and break into 35 of its unusual models. Each safe is guarded by a different type of puzzle, including sliding tiles, anagram codes and translations from braille. The player's progression is nonlinear: the mansion can be explored, and its safes unlocked, in multiple orders. However, the game must be completed within a 12-hour time limit. ''Safecracker'' was conceived in 1994 as the debut title by Daydream, one of Sweden's first major computer game developers. After signing with Warner Interactive Entertainment (WIE) in 1995, Daydream began to develop the game with Macromedia Director and QuickTime VR. Expensive Silicon Graphics machines were purchased with Warner's funding to create the visuals; musicians Rob 'n' Raz were hired to compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daydream Software
Daydream Software was a Sweden, Swedish video game developer founded in 1994. They released four games (with another in the works) before closing in 2003. History Early years (1994–1996) Daydream Software was established in November 1994 in Umeå, Sweden. Its founding members were Jan Phersson-Broburg, Erik Phersson, Jörgen Isaksson, Nigel Papworth and Leif Holm. All but Papworth were employees of Sombrero AB, a local computer services company co-founded by Isaksson and the Phersson brothers in 1993. Daydream initially formed for the purpose of making ''Safecracker (video game), Safecracker'', a project conceived earlier in 1994 by Papworth and Isaksson, influenced by ''Myst'' and the board game ''Mastermind (board game), Mastermind''. The company's founders chose to make nonviolent gameplay their guiding principle in ''Safecracker'' and all future titles. Daydream soon obtained a handshake deal with publisher Warner Music Sweden for ''Safecracker'', but this arrangement fell t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
