Bureau 13 (1995)
Genres:Adventure, Puzzle, Point-and-click
Themes:Horror, Science fiction
Game modes:Single player
Story:Bureau 13 was a GameTek production loosely based on the popular pen-and-paper roleplaying game of the same name. You play members of a highly classified government agency, whose mission is to identify, track and exterminate all forms of paranormal and supernatural phenomena. To accomplish this you must set up a team using your six Bureau 13 field operatives, each with his or her own unique skills and abilities..Show more
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The premise for this game was interesting. It is though the game characters are government ghostbusters dealing with paranormal threats. I remember the woman in the mech-suit.
Not only was this an excellent point and click adventure, but my story is personal and weird. We had lost the guide to the game and couldn't enter the DRM password so we called the number on the back of the box. The person who answered was rather casual. We politely mentioned we had lost our manual and so didn't have the password. The gentleman chuckled, told us "Yeah, I was asked to put that in..." and proceeded to give us the "super password" which I don't recall if it's public so I am not sharing. Needless to say we talked to him more and he ended up being the creator or lead programmer (wish I could remember, I was like 15.) We didn't believe him until, lo and behold, the super password did indeed work. That story is 100 percent true and started me on a world of even more bizarre stories like trying to prove "id" software is pronounced "id" and not "Eye Dee" to friends, only to have the customer service person on speaker call tell me it was "Eye Dee" and I was disheartened (and no, it is not... we all know it as id now.) Back on topic, this game also had fun audio "Oh, my mistake" is one of my favorite inner monologues whenever I make a small mishap. I did buy a boxed copy of this game but would love to play through a few more times with other characters. They were good times.
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