Game Over Tune in Alternate Reality
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This melody will surely bring back memories for many. It is the tune that marked the death of our character in Alternate Reality, a masterpiece by Philip Price together with music by Gary Gilbertson and graphics by Craig Skinner.
From a technical standpoint, Gilbertson took advantage of the four music channels available on the Atari. However, what's most unique about this song is that - like most of the game - it had lyrics, which were even synchronized with the music:
now that you're gone
some will grieve
on on and on
I know you'll be
back again
maybe next time
will be the time you
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As an aside, both Price and Gilbertson worked on Alternate Reality from Hawaii, under the name of Paradise Programming. Finally, in 1985 They needed the support ofDatasoft to publish the game -which ultimately did not yield them more profits than someadvance payments
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