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Alpha

Alpha is a science-fiction adventure game released in 1986 using a command input system where players take on the role of Chris as she meets various people and goes on an adventure on board a space ship.

4 July 1986

Alpha is an adventure developed by Square, released 4 July 1986 on NEC PC-6000 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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What Alpha is

Alpha is an adventure game developed by Square and released in 1986. It is available on NEC PC-6000 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Alpha is a science-fiction adventure game released in 1986 using a command input system where players take on the role of Chris as she meets various people and goes on an adventure on board a space ship.
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How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Alpha launched on 4 July 1986, within three weeks of Bubble Bobble and Salamander.

Released around the same time: Bubble Bobble, Salamander.

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When did Alpha come out?
Alpha was released on 4 July 1986 for NEC PC-6000 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows) and PC-9800 Series.

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