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The Story of Alternate Reality: A Game Series Too Ahead of its Time

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The full story of Alternate Reality, a Computer RPG series from 1985, which inspired many ideas and many more fans.

Music

All music was written by Gary Gilbertson.

Intro

  • Alternate Reality: The City - Intro

    • Paradise Programming

    • The Tail of Beta Lyrae

      • Intro Part 2

      • (background sounds and music)

        • Innovations

        • (background sounds and music)
        • Alternate Reality: The City - Waves (starting at 10:38)
        • Alternate Reality: The City - Dwarf Dance
        • Alternate Reality: The City - Let in the Light

          • Some things didn't age well

          • Alternate Reality: The City - Thoreandan

            • Trouble in Paradise

            • Alternate Reality: The City - Guild

              • The Dungeon

              • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - Intro (extended)
              • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - Haven
              • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - The Devourer

                • The Story of The Dungeon

                • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - In the Hall of the Goblin King
                • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - The Troll King
                • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - Into the Fray

                  • Post-Mortem

                  • Alternate Reality: The City - Intro (Amiga version)
                  • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - Evil Guild (extended)

                    • The Story of Alternate Reality

                    • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - Rathskellar Rock and Roll

                      • Alternate Reality Online

                      • Alternate Reality Online - Thoreandan

                        • The Matrix Connection

                        • Alternate Reality: The Dungeon - Good Guild (extended, 2x stretch)

                          • Conclusion

                          • Alternate Reality Online - Into the Fray

                            • Other links/references

                            • Robert's AR FAQ
                            • The Halcyon Days interviews
                            • Mark Wieczorek's Matrix/AR comparison
                            • ATARI 8-bit fonts
                              • ...more
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