I played the original only at a playable genisis setup at an appliance store close to school.
Or was hard to figure out how it worked as there was no manual and everybody got to play one life. For how simple the game looked it was quite challenging and deep.
There is a parallel with Subnautica. It starts out friendly and simple but got dark and tense quite suddenly.
Ty! Makes a bit more sense as it does give context. The 'booting to the curb' was a bit editorialized. But if like me, you have no idea who Dutton and Dickson are it's a lot clearer.
And Stephen King helped him write it.