As a huge fan of ABC’s Lost, I was looking around on the App Store today anxiously awaiting this week’s season finale. Unfortunately, while ABC has no official Lost games or apps, I did stumble across a remarkably faithful fan-made game based on the computer system found inside of the hatch!
In order to survive, Doomsday Terminal [App Store] will have you entering in a series of six numbers (sadly, not the real Lost numbers) every 108 minutes. The game even features an online scoreboard and the current leader managed to “push the button" for 1 week, 8 hours, and 42 minutes. Needless to say, the dedication required to last a day is impressive, let alone over a week.
When you type in the terminal outside of entering the numbers, your message is randomly sent to other players manning their own Doomsday Terminal. Most of the messages I’ve got have been nonsense and don’t appear to be moderated at all, so don’t be surprised if you get something silly or nonsensical.
A few friends of mine who are also hardcore Lost fans have picked up Doomsday Terminal and none of us can make it through the night. Entering in the numbers every 108 minutes really makes you appreciate Desmond’s mental state when the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 discovered him inside the hatch.
For a 99¢ game, Doomsday Terminal doesn’t do very much and will have virtually no appeal to those who aren’t fans of the show. On the other hand, all of the fellow Lost addicts I’ve shown it to generally smile ear to ear when I load it up on my phone.
App Store Link: Doomsday Terminal, 99¢
