Time After Time
Release type: Shareware
Release date: March 31, 1994
Levels: 5
Author: Antares Bros.
Registration bonus: Complete game + custom character
Registration price: $10-19.00
Related games: Reptalia
Time After Time, aka New Age Warrior, is a result of the entrepreneurial pairing of Paul Callahan and James Russell. With an easy game development kit at hand, Callahan and Russel chose to advertise their services as custom game designers. Send in a portrait of yourself, and they would scan it in, anti alias it, and slap it on a stock body to roam around a dungeon.
Along with Sheldon Chase and Marty Valenti, Time After Time is amongst a rare few examples of digitization in a Game-Maker game. Along with its sequel Reptalia it is also the least effective, as there is no animation and little attempt to blend the photographs into the surrounding imagery. Also, frankly, the game isn't all that hot. Still, there is a certain weird brilliance to the business strategy.
Furthermore, most of the visuals are original. The dungeon design is even sort of experimental. Although its isometric perspective doesn't quite work, it's nice to see a little ambition.
Contents
Story
Adam, you have been chosen from the elite group of "New Age Warriors" to try to stop the demented Doctor Vladimir Von Technoface from realizing his dream of world domination. Our operatives have discovered that he is a Genetic Physisist, who has been cloning bizzare mutant creations. He has found the secret of time travel and plans to use it to collect the genetic samples needed to realize his wild plans.
First he will travel to Nazi Germany (1945) to take samples of Hitler's brain. Next, Medevil Europe (565) to find the Breath of the Dragon. Then he will seek, in the Jurrasic Period, (145,000,000 B.C.) the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex. Onward, traveling to the future (3500) he will need their technology to finish his monstrosity.
Finally, upon his return to this time he will create an invincible army and take over the entire world.
Adam, you will start near the enterance of his underground complex. The fate of the whole world is in your hands please don't let us down ! GOOD LUCK !
Instructions
Use numbers 1 through 9 on the keyboard for 8 direction movement. Press the "F" key while moving to shoot. Press "D" to bludgeon monsters who are in your face.
The joystick supports moving in 8 directions, shooting in four. Button one shoots. Use button two for bludgeoning.
Press F1 for help or to pause while game is in play. Press F2 for status.
Credits
This game was created by: Paul Callahan and James Russell
AND YOU CAN BE IN IT !!!
Thanks to all the people at Recreational Software Designs for their great Gamemaker software which is the engine that drives this game. Thanks to Haruyasu Yoshizaki for the free use of his LHarc software.
All CMF files included with this software are given freely without charge, and are included for the users enjoyment.
Links
Downloads
- Time After Time (288.1 kB)
- Level 0 map (7.0 kB)
- Level 1 map (7.3 kB)
- Level 2 - Easy map (188.6 kB)
- Level 2 - Hard map (185.6 kB)
