That’s a neat find—those early games were a playground for hidden tricks and a good source for studying how malware first sprouted. I’ve spent a lot of time sifting through 80s and 90s binaries, looking for patterns: simple obfuscation, boot sector tricks, or just plain “Hello, world” messages turned malicious. It’s a great way to see the evolution from a prank to a real threat. If you dig deeper, focus on how the payload was hidden—whether it used basic self‑modifying code or leveraged system quirks. It’s fascinating to see how each generation built on the last, tightening the techniques while keeping the same core goal: getting code to run without being noticed.