Alpha Waves
Alpha Waves is a 1990 3D platformer video game The game has a player explore a 3D labyrinth by moving their craft around a world bouncing on platforms and exploring an area. The game has a new age theme in presentation and marketing.
It was developed initially for the Atari ST by Christophe de Dinechin for Infogrames. Inspired by the game Starglider 2 (1988) by Argonaut Games, Dinechin began working on how to create 3D graphics for the Atari ST. He created a proto-type of the game that allowed polygons to explore and interact in a 3D game area. On pitching other ideas for games to Infogrames, Dinechin presented his 3D work for the Atari ST, which had the company hire him to develop it into a full game. After completing it, other versions of the game were made by Frédérick Raynal.
On the games release, it was given a new age theme by Infogrames, which Dinechin and Raynal later felt was a mistake. The game was later released as Continuum when it was published by Data East. Reviews for the game complimented the games originality, with some publications giving mixed reception to the long lasting appeal of the game and its new age themes. Dinechin would not make another commercial video game, while Raynal said that working on Alpha Waves "made [him] think in 3D" and would later apply his knowledge of 3D games to his adventure game Alone in the Dark (1992).
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