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Alpha

Overview

Alpha is an early game by Square, that had started its existence as a developer of Japanese-only text adventures before it became famous for its Final Fantasy series. Alpha describes the adventures of a female pilot whose space ship, the Daedalos, has crash-landed on an unknown planet. The interface is entirely text-based. Both the text messages displayed and the text input are in katakana (Japanese syllabic writing system). Several special commands can be accessed by pressing shortcut keys (Latin letters on the keyboard). The locations are displayed as still pictures above the text, same way as in Western interactive fiction games with graphics.

Developers
Square
Publishers
Square
Platform
NEC PC-9801
Alternate Names
No information available
Video
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Media

Box - Back

Alpha - Box - Back (Japan) - 800x798
Japan -  800 x 798

Box - Front

Alpha - Box - Front (Japan) - 800x780
Japan -  800 x 780

Box - Spine

Alpha - Box - Spine (Japan) - 54x800
Japan -  54 x 800

Disc

Alpha - Disc (Japan) - 800x823
Japan -  800 x 823

Screenshot - Game Title

Alpha - Screenshot - Game Title (null) - 640x400
640 x 400

Screenshot - Gameplay

Alpha - Screenshot - Gameplay (null) - 640x400
640 x 400