Alternate Reality: The City is a video game published by Datasoft, the first game in the Alternate Reality series. It was created by Philip Price, and was released in 1985 for a variety of systems.[1][2] Gary Gilbertson created the music.
The game required a blank, formatted disk to use as a “Character Disk”. Without this you could not save the game.[3]
Receptionedit
Scorpia gave Alternate Reality: The City a mixed review in Computer Gaming World. The graphics were praised for its attention to detail, as was the expansive city to explore. She criticized the game, however, for having no goal; once the city is painfully mapped out, the only thing left to do is monotonously battle enemies in preparation for The Dungeon. The 8-bit versions omitted certain features such as joining guilds, and Scorpia criticized the Apple version's poor graphics.[4] In 1993 Scorpia called The City "a fascinating premise that turned out rather poorly ... a game for those with great persistence and patience".[5]
Alternate Reality: The City received a mini-review in 1988 in Dragon #131 by Hartley, Patricia, and Kirk Lesser in "The Role of Computers" column. The reviewers gave the Macintosh version of the game 3 out of 5 stars, and the Atari ST version 3 stars.[6]Alternate Reality: The City and Alternate Reality: The Dungeon were both the subject of the feature review Dragon #135. The reviewers gave Alternate Reality: The City 3 stars, and Alternate Reality: The Dungeon2+1⁄2 stars.[7]
^"Alternate Reality: The City". Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^Barton, Matt (23 February 2007). "The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part 2: The Golden Age (1985-1993)". Gamasutra. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
^"The Original Alternate Reality Homepage". www.eobet.com. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
^Scorpia (November 1986), "Alternate Reality: The City", Computer Gaming World, pp. 22–23
^Scorpia (October 1993). "Scorpia's Magic Scroll Of Games". Computer Gaming World. pp. 34–50. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (March 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (131): 78–86.
^Lesser, Hartley; Lesser, Patricia; Lesser, Kirk (July 1988). "The Role of Computers". Dragon (135): 82–89.
alternate, reality, city, video, game, published, datasoft, first, game, alternate, reality, series, created, philip, price, released, 1985, variety, systems, gary, gilbertson, created, music, commodore, cover, artdeveloper, paradise, programmingpublisher, dat. Alternate Reality The City is a video game published by Datasoft the first game in the Alternate Reality series It was created by Philip Price and was released in 1985 for a variety of systems 1 2 Gary Gilbertson created the music Alternate Reality The CityCommodore 64 cover artDeveloper s Paradise ProgrammingPublisher s DatasoftDesigner s Philip PriceComposer s Gary GilbertsonPlatform s Atari 8 bit Commodore 64 Apple II Mac OS Atari ST Amiga DOS iOS Spectrum Collection TRS 80 Color ComputerRelease1985Genre s Role playingMode s Single player Contents 1 Technology 2 Reception 3 Reviews 4 References 5 External linksTechnology editThe game required a blank formatted disk to use as a Character Disk Without this you could not save the game 3 Reception editScorpia gave Alternate Reality The City a mixed review in Computer Gaming World The graphics were praised for its attention to detail as was the expansive city to explore She criticized the game however for having no goal once the city is painfully mapped out the only thing left to do is monotonously battle enemies in preparation for The Dungeon The 8 bit versions omitted certain features such as joining guilds and Scorpia criticized the Apple version s poor graphics 4 In 1993 Scorpia called The City a fascinating premise that turned out rather poorly a game for those with great persistence and patience 5 Alternate Reality The City received a mini review in 1988 in Dragon 131 by Hartley Patricia and Kirk Lesser in The Role of Computers column The reviewers gave the Macintosh version of the game 3 out of 5 stars and the Atari ST version 3 stars 6 Alternate Reality The City and Alternate Reality The Dungeon were both the subject of the feature review Dragon 135 The reviewers gave Alternate Reality The City 3 stars and Alternate Reality The Dungeon 2 1 2 stars 7 Reviews editCasus Belli 33 June 1986 8 Games 70 9 References edit Alternate Reality The City Retrieved 12 March 2024 Barton Matt 23 February 2007 The History of Computer Role Playing Games Part 2 The Golden Age 1985 1993 Gamasutra Retrieved 3 January 2017 The Original Alternate Reality Homepage www eobet com Retrieved 2024 03 19 Scorpia November 1986 Alternate Reality The City Computer Gaming World pp 22 23 Scorpia October 1993 Scorpia s Magic Scroll Of Games Computer Gaming World pp 34 50 Retrieved 25 March 2016 Lesser Hartley Lesser Patricia Lesser Kirk March 1988 The Role of Computers Dragon 131 78 86 Lesser Hartley Lesser Patricia Lesser Kirk July 1988 The Role of Computers Dragon 135 82 89 Ludotique Article RPGGeek GAMES Magazine 70 December 1985 External links editReview in Antic Review in Page 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alternate Reality The City amp oldid 1214580085, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
