

The game allows the user to make decisions for an imaginary person (being therefore the player's alter ego) and shows what possible consequences these decisions could have on that person. Favaro, Ph.D., for the Commodore 64, DOS, Apple II, and the Apple Macintosh. Be patient :-)Īlter Ego is a role-playing video game released by Activision in 1986. Unfortunately, this game is currently available only in this version. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link. This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox. For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'.

Pretty Butterflies: Glowing blue butterflies are a defining motif of the game.One-Letter Name: Es is alternatively known as "S".She begins to express rage and violence in the impulse ending, depression in the conformity ending, and is truly happy in the Alter Ego ending. Not So Stoic: Es seems stoic on the surface, but begins to express more and more in each of the three endings.She could also be Dreaming of Times Gone By. In the true ending, Es mentions that she dreamed about denying her identity and vanishing from existence or giving in to impulse and becoming a Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds due to the Facade's pressure on her. Nightmare Sequence: The impulse and conformity endings may be this.Starting a new loop resets all of your Books and bonuses gained from Es, but retains all of your achievement bonuses, allowing you to plow through early-game with your boosted EGO generation. New Game Plus: You can start a new gameplay loop after reaching an ending.My God, What Have I Done?: In the impulse ending, Es briefly regains her senses and asks the player to forgive her before she breaks the world.Finally, there's the ending of ALTER EGO, the true ending in which balance is found, Es is able to stay herself, and the credits roll. There's the ending of SUPER EGO, in which Es denies herself and Ego Rex gains control. There's the ending of ID, in which Es goes mad and denies the world.

Multiple Endings: Two bad, and one good.Microtransactions: Players have the option to pay to boost EGO points, remove in-game-advertisements, and gain access bonus content.In-Series Nickname: The Facade is the name Es uses to refer to Ego Rex.She will also plead for you to help her in the SUPER EGO ending and ask for forgiveness in the ID ending.Guilt-Based Gaming: If you try to restart after reaching the true ending, Es pleads with you not to reset her precious memories.Great Big Library of Everything: Every literary classic seems to be available in Es' library.Freudian Trio: Ego Rex (the Super Ego), the Player (the Ego), and Es (the Id).Featureless Protagonist: The protagonist's face is never shown.While doing so, you read books and tap on thought bubbles.

