Boss button
Software theme
Includes a hotkey to display a fake screen or quickly hide the game, creating an illusion of serious work. Used to try to fool a boss or just to keep onlookers from knowing a game is being played.
27
games
16platforms
Alternate names: Boss key, Panic button
DOS 1986
DOS 1989
ST 1989
ST 1986
OCS 1989
MAC 1993
OCS 1986
IIE 1986
MAC 1991
OCS 1989
C64 1986
QL 1986
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The first Boss button video game was released in 1983.
Infocom, Sierra On-Line and New World Computing published most of these games.