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Alpha Waves

Developer / Publisher: Infogrames
01 August 1990
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6 Ratings /
#159 for 1990
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3D platformer#382
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1990 • Infogrames Data East  
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1990 • Infogrames  
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Nearly completely forgotten but undeniably important, originally made for the Atari ST systems in France by someone desperate to try and make 3D games (read: real 3D, not isometric graphics to suggest 3D).

The game is very primitive and should probably only be played in short bursts (then again, i'd say the same for other great games like Tetris or Pac-Man), Alpha Waves has you controlling a polygon around a 3D maze with tank controls so basically just explore and try and get a decent score.

Now what helps this game out is that it's unique as hell. No shooting, the score is the things vaporwave dreams are made of, the look is permanently attached to the year 1990 but somehow has this otherworldly trance-like style.

The PC version (that was ported by the creator of Alone in the Dark) is the best way to go with this game and certainly one of the most unique games of the year.
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A nice making of the from the original creator of the game can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG_eC9D787A
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grondylion Continuum 2024-02-20T04:21:04Z
DOS • XNA
2024-02-20T04:21:04Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Giann96 Alpha Waves 2024-01-21T06:02:43Z
Atari ST • GB
2024-01-21T06:02:43Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
hevykofe Alpha Waves 2024-01-08T09:39:18Z
2024-01-08T09:39:18Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Zaltys Alpha Waves 2023-12-03T08:37:21Z
2023-12-03T08:37:21Z
2.5
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
aliasnarrow Alpha Waves 2023-11-01T14:39:37Z
2023-11-01T14:39:37Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
Azel Alpha Waves 2023-10-06T17:28:20Z
Atari ST • GB
2023-10-06T17:28:20Z
4.0
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
typob Alpha Waves 2023-08-21T04:45:36Z
2023-08-21T04:45:36Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
ultraaguy1 Alpha Waves 2023-08-07T19:45:57Z
2023-08-07T19:45:57Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
NibiruShiranui Alpha Waves 2023-08-04T02:20:25Z
2023-08-04T02:20:25Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
nbatman Alpha Waves 2023-07-14T01:56:55Z
2023-07-14T01:56:55Z
2.0
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calt Alpha Waves 2022-11-30T14:06:23Z
2022-11-30T14:06:23Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
666LILGILGAMESH666 Alpha Waves 2022-10-31T05:31:09Z
2022-10-31T05:31:09Z
In collection Want to buy Used to own  
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  • Zaltys 2023-12-03 08:38:26.320148+00
    Truly ahead of its time. This game invented the 3D platformer genre... but for some reason nobody else thought about copying the idea (or maybe nobody could figure out how to do it?) and it got quickly forgotten.
    It took six more years until the genre got reinvented by Mario 64... and Bubsy 3D.
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