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3 jun. 2023

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“SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?” It was 40 years ago today, on June 3, 1983, when “War Games” was released in the US, giving us all a taste then of the dangers of giving full control to systems. Watching the trailer now, it’s fun to hear all the modem sounds and everything else:

(More about the film: )

I was in high school at the time, and was dialing into BBS’s and services, so I absolutely loved the film. 40 years!!!

WARGAMES (1983) | Official Trailer | MGM

A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.Subscribe: htt…

WarGames - Wikipedia

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