Time Machine

Time Machine is a video game in the action genre developed by Vivid Image and published by Activision (UK) Limited originally released in 1990. It is currently playable on Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST.

In Time Machine, the player takes control of Professor Potts, whose main profession is building Time Machine. When terrorists bomb his laboratory, he is dragged ten million years into the past. In the course of his adventure he will visit five time zones with five screens each.

This is an adventure game with action elements. Most of the game is spent manipulating objects in the different time zones that have an effect on a later zone, for example, planting a seed in the stone age will cause a tree to appear in later zones. You may also need to carry an object from one time zone to another. In each zone there is a large puzzle to solve to gain access to the next (the ultimate goal is to prevent the Time Machine from being destroyed), but constant travel between time zones is necessary.

The professor has a limited amount of mini Time Machine in his pocket that he can place on a screen to travel. However, their use is not limited. The action elements of the game consist of enemies that try to harm the professor. They can be disposed of by firing an electric shock (which recharges automatically). Although these action elements are always present, the focus is on puzzle solving.

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