<s>
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
or	O
Hologram	B-Application
Time	I-Application
Traveler	I-Application
is	O
a	O
LaserDisc	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
creator	O
Rick	O
Dyer	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1991	B-Application
by	O
Sega	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
which	O
displays	O
a	O
"	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
"	O
like	O
projection	O
,	O
produced	O
using	O
optical	O
technology	O
from	O
Dentsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
a	O
home	O
version	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Digital	O
Leisure	O
in	O
PC	O
CD-ROM	O
and	O
standard	O
DVD	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DVD	O
version	O
includes	O
a	O
red-blue	O
stereographic	B-Algorithm
presentation	O
intended	O
partially	O
to	O
mimic	O
the	O
arcade	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
other	O
laserdisc	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
moves	O
a	O
joystick	B-Device
in	O
a	O
specific	O
direction	O
or	O
presses	O
a	O
button	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
4-way	O
joystick	B-Device
,	O
an	O
action	O
button	O
and	O
a	O
time	O
reversal	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	O
version	O
has	O
two	O
easter	O
eggs	O
:	O
Pressing	O
both	O
game	O
buttons	O
while	O
pressing	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
with	O
a	O
credit	O
on	O
the	O
machine	O
shows	O
Rick	O
Dyer	O
dancing	O
around	O
with	O
his	O
son	O
on	O
his	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Doing	O
the	O
same	O
procedure	O
while	O
pressing	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
joystick	B-Device
shows	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
billed	O
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
as	O
"	O
the	O
World	O
's	O
First	O
3-D	O
Holographic	B-Algorithm
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
"	O
effect	O
is	O
an	O
optical	O
illusion	O
using	O
a	O
large	O
black	O
spherical	O
mirror	O
and	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
television	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
has	O
a	O
non-standard	O
shape	O
for	O
an	O
upright	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
mirror-like	O
optical	O
device	O
was	O
invented	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
firm	O
Dentsu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
decorated	O
with	O
white	O
formica	O
all	O
around	O
and	O
with	O
a	O
tall	O
"	O
SEGA	O
Hologram	B-Application
Time	I-Application
Traveler	I-Application
"	O
sign	O
on	O
its	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	B-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Digital	O
Leisure	O
in	O
PC	O
CD-ROM	O
and	O
standard	O
DVD	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
home	O
versions	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
mirror	O
reflection	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
through	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
anaglyph	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
glasses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adds	O
a	O
whirlpool-like	O
moving	O
background	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
illusory	O
stereoscopic	B-Algorithm
effect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bonus	O
features	O
include	O
interviews	O
with	O
creator	O
Rick	O
Dyer	O
about	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
actors	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
on	O
their	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
1991	B-Application
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
eighth	O
most-successful	O
upright/cockpit	O
arcade	O
unit	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
fighting	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Street	O
Fighter	O
and	O
Mortal	O
Kombat	O
becoming	O
extremely	O
popular	O
,	O
SEGA	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
Holosseum	B-Algorithm
as	O
a	O
conversion	O
kit	O
for	O
the	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
about	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
Time	B-Application
Travelers	I-Application
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
British	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
The	O
One	O
reviewed	O
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
in	O
1991	B-Application
,	O
calling	O
the	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
effect	O
"	O
novel	O
"	O
and	O
compares	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
although	O
stating	O
"	O
The	O
difference	O
is	O
,	O
Time	B-Application
Traveller	I-Application
does	O
it	O
better	O
than	O
ever	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
One	O
states	O
that	O
"	O
Time	B-Application
Traveller	I-Application
plays	O
well	O
and	O
is	O
an	O
exceptionally	O
well	O
polished	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
n't	O
to	O
my	O
personal	O
taste	O
,	O
a	O
great	O
many	O
people	O
will	O
marvel	O
at	O
the	O
'	O
hologram	B-Algorithm
 '	O
effect	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
great	O
time	O
getting	O
the	O
girl.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
nominated	O
Time	B-Application
Traveler	I-Application
for	O
the	O
"	O
Most	O
Innovative	O
New	O
Technology	O
"	O
award	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
