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25-480: [REDACTED] Look up time-traveller  or chrononaut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Time Traveler(s) or Time Traveller(s) may refer to: Time traveler, a person who engages in time travel Film and television [ edit ] The Time Travelers (1964 film) , a science fiction film by Ib Melchior Time Travelers (1976 film) ,

50-423: A 2001 compilation of three episodes of Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? Time Traveler, the pre-launch proposed name for Investigation Discovery Literature [ edit ] The Time Travellers , a 2005 novel by Simon Guerrier The Time Traveller (fanzine) , a science fiction fanzine started in 1932 Time Travelers Quartet , a series of young adult books by Caroline B. Cooney Gideon

75-442: A 2006 album by Rahul Sharma Time Traveller , a 1980 album by Billy Thorpe "Time Traveler", a 1997 song by Angelo from Planet Gemini Video games [ edit ] Time Travelers (video game) , a 2012 video game developed by Level-5 Time Traveler (1980 video game) , an adventure game Time Traveler (video game) , a 1991 arcade game Other uses [ edit ] Time Traveler (roller coaster) ,

100-411: A button at certain points in the game. By entering the correct command, a movie clip plays showing the player's character progression through the game, while the wrong move results in a unique death scene for each segment. The game offers a short tutorial and hints on gameplay. The player controls consist of a 4-way joystick, an action button and a time reversal button. The latter is a feature that allows

125-471: A free credit, or lose the whole game. The game's action sequences were filmed in San Diego , California , with a small production crew of about five people headed by Producer/Director Mark E. Watson of Fallbrook, California . The game takes place across many iconic settings from different time periods. All the game's footage was shot as if it were a live action movie. Few props were used during filming as

150-428: A red-blue stereographic presentation intended partially to mimic the arcade original. The game's premise is that American old west cowboy Marshal Gram (played by Stephen Wilber, also hired to coordinate the game's stunts) is required to save the universe from scientist turned evil time lord Vulcor, who's found a way to manipulate and distort time itself; and to also rescue Princess Kyi-La (played by LeAnn McVicker) of

175-436: A roller coaster at Silver Dollar City Time Traveler , a 1999 trick puzzle by Stave Puzzles See also [ edit ] Chrononaut (disambiguation) Time Machine (disambiguation) Time travel (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Time Traveler . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

200-410: A special arcade cabinet that projects the game's characters using reflection , making them appear free-standing. The "holographic" effect is an optical illusion using a large black spherical mirror and a CRT television set. Characters appear to stand in mid-air as tiny images about five inches (12.7 cm) tall. Time Traveler has a non-standard shape for an upright arcade cabinet. Though

225-497: A story by Spider Robinson in Callahan's Crosstime Saloon The Time Traveller, the protagonist of The Time Machine by H. G. Wells Music [ edit ] Time Traveler (album) (Garth Brooks, 2023) Time Traveller (Keith LeBlanc album) (1992) Time Traveller (The Moody Blues album) (1994) Time Traveller , a 2011 album by Chris Norman Time Travellers , a 1992 album by O Terço Time Traveler ,

250-490: A tall "SEGA Hologram Time Traveler" sign on its back. In 2001, the game was published by Digital Leisure in PC CD-ROM and standard DVD formats. These home versions have the option to simulate the mirror reflection of the original arcade cabinet through a pair of anaglyph stereoscopic glasses. This adds a whirlpool-like moving background to provide an illusory stereoscopic effect. As with other Digital Leisure DVD releases,

275-430: A telefilm starring Sam Groom Time Traveller: The Girl Who Leapt Through Time , a 2010 Japanese film The Lovers (2013 film) or Time Traveller "The Time Travelers" ( How I Met Your Mother ) , an episode of How I Met Your Mother Time Traveler , a 1972 Japanese television series based on The Girl Who Leapt Through Time The Time Traveler , a 1993 TV documentary by Norman Lewis Time Traveler ,

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325-468: The Cutpurse or The Time Travelers , a 2006 children's novel by Linda Buckley-Archer "The Time Traveller" (short story) , a 1990 short story by Isaac Asimov Time Traveler: A Scientist's Personal Mission to Make Time Travel a Reality , a 2006 book by Ronald Mallett Time Travelers, Ghosts, and Other Visitors , a 2003 collection of short stories by Nina Kiriki Hoffman "The Time-Traveler",

350-492: The Galactic Federation, whom Vulcor is holding prisoner in his quest to disrupt the flow of time. The player must pursue the villain across time through the ages overcoming various obstacles along the way while undoing all the damage done by Vulcor. The gameplay of Time Traveler is similar to that of other laserdisc games such as Dragon's Lair . The player moves a joystick in a specific direction or presses

375-460: The action has been filmed using real actors ... and lavished with a considerable amount of expensive post-production special effects." The One furthermore praises the variety of the game, noting that the game can take twenty scenes to finish, but there are sixty in the game, allowing different playthroughs to play out differently, and expresses that this is an improvement over other laserdisc games. The One states that " Time Traveller plays well and

400-549: The actors had to imagine fantastical locations while being filmed in front of a green screen stage. Some actors performed multiple roles, for example, the same actor played the obese "amazon queen" in the bonus DVD features and a chainsaw-wielding character in the game. The game's special effects, music and character voices were later added at a special effects studio in Carlsbad , California. The arcade version has two easter eggs : Pressing both game buttons while pressing down on

425-399: The eighth most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month. The game generated over $ 18 million in revenue in its arcade debut. British gaming magazine The One reviewed Time Traveler in 1991, calling the holographic effect "novel" and compares the structure of the game to Dragon's Lair , although stating "The difference is, Time Traveller does it better than ever before. All

450-468: The first character; please check alternative capitalizations and consider adding a redirect here to the correct title. If the page has been deleted, check the deletion log , and see Why was the page I created deleted? Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time-traveller " Time Traveler (video game) In 2001, a home version was published by Digital Leisure in PC CD-ROM and standard DVD format. The DVD version includes

475-439: The game is played standing up, the cabinet is larger and shorter resembling an oversized cocktail design (50"H x 43"W x 45"D) (127 cm x 109.2 cm x 114.3 cm) weighing 370 lb (170 kg). It doesn't have a monitor but instead uses a flat, dark stage called the "Micro-theater", which was invented by engineers Steve Zuloff and Barry Benjamin. The Micro-theater is composed of a big concave mirror that lies underneath

500-483: The game sequences have intentional latency, and "time malfunction" is displayed. It has a total of seven levels called "time periods". Every level consists of randomized FMV sequences within a time era theme such as pre-historic, Middle Ages, the future, and the Age of Magic. As the game progresses players randomly encounter a slot machine mini-game called "Hellgate" where the player can bet a life to win or lose extra lives or

525-430: The game's box advertises being "Playstation 2 [or Xbox] Compatible" on the cover to attract console owners. Bonus features include interviews with creator Rick Dyer about the making of Time Traveler , as well as some of the actors in the game. It also shows behind the scenes footage from some of the scenes without the special effects. In Japan, Game Machine listed Time Traveler on their November 15, 1991 issue as being

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550-465: The joystick with a credit on the machine shows Rick Dyer dancing around with his son on his back. Doing the same procedure while pressing up on the joystick shows the game's development team. There are video clips of production footage and interviews on the disc. The game had a development budget of $ 2 million. Sega billed Time Traveler as "the World's First 3-D Holographic Video Game". The game uses

575-1290: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Time_Traveler&oldid=1223586497 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages time-traveller Look for Time-traveller on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Time-traveller in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

600-460: The player to rewind and repeat the last few seconds of a failed segment. This gives the player a second chance to try and escape his death without having to repeat the complete Full-motion video (FMV) sequence all over again. Between levels, players can buy more time-reversal cubes by inserting more coins into the arcade machine. The game starts with three lives and one time-reversal cube, lasting potentially ten minutes of perfect gameplay. Sometimes

625-509: The stage. This holographic mirror-like optical device was invented by the Japanese firm Dentsu . Along with it, a 20-inch (50.8 cm) Sony TV sits in front of the mirror. The player controls are located on top of the TV equipment. Several neon colored geometric blocks placed at the back of the stage serves as the only background for the game. It is decorated with white formica all around and with

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