History VideoGame / Alphaman

* HitPoints

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture

* SuperDrowningSkills: Averted. The player can survive falling into the water until he's too tired to swim and passes out, at which point he drowns. Also, some items make going into the water more practical.

Anyone can download the game now at web sites like [[http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/alphaman.htm this one]] (you'll need UsefulNotes/DOSBox or something similar if you can't run DOS programs normally).

* VendorTrash: Averted. There are no stores and no place to sell useless items.

''Alpha Man'' is a humorous {{Roguelike}} game set in post-apocalyptic New York's Central Park, which is overgrown with flora and full of dangerous fauna. Many items in the game and the general setting is loosly based on the tabletop RPG TabletopGame/GammaWorld. The main character begins with randomly selected mutant powers, and can find a large variety of tools (anything from a cheese grater to a light sabre) and berries that give special effects, but by far the simplest solution to killing enemies is to hit them with a melee weapon. The creatures are varied and humorous, from "Prairie Chickens" to "Snails" that assault the player's brain, "Purple Mold" that makes the player sick, to specialized characters like "Elvis Impersonators" that hit the player with belt buckles. It is {{shareware}}, but considering it was originally made in 1995, if you send any money to the address, you're not likely to get it back.

It has its own short [[http://alphaman.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiActivity wiki]] (around 40 page entries) as well as an entry in the [[http://roguebasin.roguelikedevelopment.org/index.php?title=Alphaman Rogelike Wiki]] and the [[http://mutant-future.wikia.com/wiki/AlphaMan Mutant Future Wiki]].

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Everything. In addition to the mutated animals, all of which are dead-set on killing you (but not each other, oddly) you can die by overeating, by being struck by lightning, by touching a rosebush, by using a suicide machine....
* GottaCatchThemAll: The game has several items you have to gather before you can go to the main stronghold. Some are optional, if you're lucky or prepared enough.

* ItsUpToYou: Yeah, the game makes an attempt to lead you through the plot, but you don't have to follow what it recommends.
* JokeItem: While some items are useful only in specific situations, since you are basically making the best of junk found lying around, some things actually are junk, like the Prosthetic Leg. Go ahead and try using the item, if for nothing else than the flavor text.
* LethalJokeItem: Many examples. You'd think a Tickle Gun wouldn't be terribly effective, but against some enemies it can do 20 HP of damage.

* TheManyDeathsOfYou: Died by exploding berry. Died by using a Kevorkian machine. You can even be killed by your own clothes if you wear a Neutron Suit...

* SuperDrowningSkills: Averted. The player can survive falling into water until he's too tired to swim and passes out, at which point he drowns. Also, there are items that make going into the water more practical.
* VendorTrash: Averted. There are no stores, and no place to sell useless items.

Anyone can download the game now at web sites like [[http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/alphaman.htm this one]] (you'll need DOSBox or something similar if you can't run DOS programs normally).

* WizardNeedsFoodBadly: Your character survives on Spam and Beef-A-Roni, and dies if he goes without eating too long. Note that the entire game takes place over seven days--during which time anybody should be able to survive without eating. Maybe the mutations force your character to eat a lot?

''Alpha Man'' is a humorous {{Roguelike}} game set in post-apocalyptic New York's Central Park, which is overgrown with flora and full of dangerous fauna. Many items in the game and the general setting is loosly based on the tabletop RPG GammaWorld. The main character begins with randomly selected mutant powers, and can find a large variety of tools (anything from a cheese grater to a light sabre) and berries that give special effects, but by far the simplest solution to killing enemies is to hit them with a melee weapon. The creatures are varied and humorous, from "Prairie Chickens" to "Snails" that assault the player's brain, "Purple Mold" that makes the player sick, to specialized characters like "Elvis Impersonators" that hit the player with belt buckles. It is {{shareware}}, but considering it was originally made in 1995, if you send any money to the address, you're not likely to get it back.

* BottomlessBladder: You eat, you drink... but you never need the restroom, even though a PortaPotty exists in-game (and is as disgusting as you might assume).
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: Everything. You can die by overeating, by being struck by lightning, by using a suicide machine....

* OneManArmy: Around level 10, you start being able to take down Tyrannosaurs...

* SchizoTech: It's not uncommon to be wielding a laser pistol, wearing plate mail, and spraying down hostile mold with Mr. Clean...
* SuperDrowningSkills: Averted. The player can survive falling into water until he's too tired to swim and passes out, at which point he drowns.

* WeaponOfMassDestruction: The Tickle Feather Gun. Seriously. Also, more predictably, the Disintegration Grenade.

''Alpha Man'' is a humorous {{Roguelike}} game set in a post-apocalyptic New York. The main character has powers, the berries give special effects, and the creatures are varied and humorous, from "Prairie Chickens" to "Snails" that assault the player's brain and "Purple Mold" that makes the player sick. It is {{shareware}}.

It has a [[http://alphaman.wikia.com/wiki/Special:WikiActivity wiki]].

Download it [[http://members.chello.at/theodor.lauppert/games/alphaman.htm here]] (you'll need DOSBox or something similar if you can't run DOS programs normally).