''System 15000'' is a

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

video game Video games, also known as computer games, are electronic games that involves interaction with a user interface or input device such as a joystick, controller, keyboard, or motion sensing device to generate visual feedback. This fee ...

by A.V.S. It was originally designed, and programmed by Lee Kristofferson (born John Wagstaff) in assembly language for the Commodore 64. Versions were later ported to the

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and

BBC Micro The British Broadcasting Corporation Microcomputer System, or BBC Micro, is a series of microcomputers and associated peripherals designed and built by Acorn Computers in the 1980s for the BBC Computer Literacy Project. Designed with an emphas ...

, both written in BASIC. This was the first game to simulate

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. A sequel was planned by Lee Kristofferson but never released.

Plot

The game box includes a letter which provides background information to establish the premise of the game. Written to the main character from the perspective of a friend "Mike", it outlines how (a presumed mutual friend) Richard's company, Comdata, has had $1.5 million stolen by a rival company named Realco. Furthermore, the police are unable to retrieve the money, so the player is required to hack into a computer system and retrieve the funds. The letter provides a single phone number and entry code, part of the game's simulation of dialing into databases and bulletin boards. The player has to figure out how to get into the proper database to take back the cash.

Release

Advertisements for System 15000 challenged gamers to " Beat It", in reference to the Michael Jackson hit from 1983. When users enter the System 15000 User Network in the game and select option 1, it lists the then current lineup of AVS games, including Flight Zero-One Five (VIC-20), Whirlwind One-Five (VIC-20) and "15000 Series Games" (CBM 64/BBC B). (All games have the number one and five in them, as does the $1.5 million figure stolen in System 15000.)

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* * {{lemon64 game, name=System 15000, id=3827 1984 video games BBC Micro and Acorn Electron games Commodore 64 games Hacking video games Puzzle video games Video games developed in the United Kingdom ZX Spectrum games

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