Rogue AIs in spectrum games

[bluespikey]

Theres a fun list of games which include a rogue AI (Portal, System Shock, Deus Ex etc).

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/ ... -rogue-ais

Normally The Guardian games lists give a nod to Spectrum games, but theres no entry in this list. Possibly because there isn't anything. I can't think of any. The likes of Alien8 have you rescuing the ship as the AI. Even fairly obscure adventures like Snowball have a benign shipboard computer. Is there any game where the baddy is the thing that is meant to be helping you*?

(* I suppose in 2001, the computer HAL was actively trying to help the humans complete the mission. But the humans wouldn't see it that way).

[Oloturia]

Not really an AI, but a "central computer" that controls everything is the main antagonist of 1994:
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... ears_After

And what about Deus Ex Machina?
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/1 ... Ex_Machina

[Joefish]

iD

(And I just found out that the search won't let you look for games with only two letters in the title!)

[Oloturia]

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/2 ... pectrum/iD
I had to search by author

[Timmy]

Let me guess, the biggest example of a Rogue AI must be a Terminator game right?

We have obviously a game like Terminator 2 in the archive, right?

[Lee Bee]

Escape From the Planet of the Robot Monsters?

[uglifruit]

You're playing against an "evil computer" in Byte. Which is, thematically, close to Rogue AI, amiright?

It is also the first spectrum game I bought, because I couldn't afford JetPac.

Mum went back and got JetPac. Thanks mum.

[Nick]

Soul Of A Robot maybe?

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... of_a_Robot

[blucey]

You kind of play as one in Quazatron.

Rebelstar 1 I guess.

[zup]

Comando Tracer, I guess.

[Waldroid]

Soul Of A Robot maybe?

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... of_a_Robot

Definitely Nonterraqueous!

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/entry/3 ... erraqueous

[Pobulous]

Terra Cognita from same author?

[presh]

The ship's computer, Achilles, in the excellent Aliens: Neoplasma is most definitely NOT on your side!

[animaal]

Carrier Command. I think the enemy carrier is automated.

Also - Glider Rider? I'm not sure if the island is computer-controlled, but there certainly aren't any other visible people.

[Waldroid]

Carrier Command. I think the enemy carrier is automated.

Good point - the ACC Omega was re-programmed by the dastardly STANZA organisation!

[Vampyre]

The Bogul in Corridors of Genon?

Edit: Ah, mentioned helping in the OP. Ignore this.

[Einar Saukas]

iD

(And I just found out that the search won't let you look for games with only two letters in the title!)

At SpectrumComputing homepage, there's a list of symbols in "QUICK LISTING". If you click the first one, you will get a list of all programs with short titles:

https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/list?mode=1&prefix=.