[throwaway48476]

The value of control over a non networked computer is pretty low. This was the days of dialup and internet access was pretty spotty.

[metadat]

How often have games coopted end-user computers for nefarious purposes? Yes, the anti-cheat software may often be crap, yet this next step is not a common phenomenon.

Except for Sony, lol.

[justin66]

I want to make a joke but... the kids might actually believe the world didn't have to worry about malware until their computers were networked. Holy moly. I can't attack this without visual aids of some kind.

[throwaway48476]

Yeah malware was pretty different back then.