History VideoGame / Gateway

* EnemyChatter: The second game has a rare non-combat game example. You get a radio long after the spaceport you are at is attacked by crazy religious terrorists, and two of the channels allow you to listen to the terrorists radio chatter as well as that of the security forces trying to retake the spaceport. This is useful for keeping tabs on what the terrorists are doing, and the dialogue reacts to things you do. Trying to talk into the radio will result in them realizing they're being listened in on and the transmissions from that source will no longer be available to you.

The games were written by Glen Dahlgren and Mike Verdu and published by Legend Entertainment, and both feature a poweful parser and a graphical interface similar to the popular ''[[TheSpellcastingSeries Spellcasting]]'' games. Unlike ''Spellcasting'', Gateway games feature little comedy and are mostly serious stories.

Both games are loosely based on {{Frederik Pohl}}'s ''Literature/HeecheeSaga''. The first game begins by the protagonist entering the titular Gateway, a hollow space station created by the now disappeared Heechee, in search of riches. Eventually, a more complex plot develops as it turns out that the Heechee left for a reason. Cue adventures, dangerous situations and of course, clever puzzles.

Both games are loosely based on {{Frederik Pohl}}'s HeecheeSaga. The first game begins by the protagonist entering the titular Gateway, a hollow space station created by the now disappeared Heechee, in search of riches. Eventually, a more complex plot develops as it turns out that the Heechee left for a reason. Cue adventures, dangerous situations and of course, clever puzzles.

* WhatTheHellHero: In the first game, [[spoiler:the player is on Becker's planet and needs to activate the shield generator and get out]]. There are several subquests that must be completed to [[spoiler:activate the shields]]. In addition, there are two different ways to complete each subquest - the easy way and the ethically sound way. [[spoiler:Becker]] will angrily remind the player of the bad choices, if any, taken by the player.

* {{Precursors}}: Heechee, [[spoiler:believed to be extinct but revealed to be [[HesJustHiding just hiding]] in the second game]].

* UnwinnableByDesign: Screwing up a timed mission and saving can result to this.

* VideoGameTime: Every action takes at least one minute.

Both games are loosely based on {{Frederik Pohl}}'s HeecheeSaga. The first game begins by the protagonist entering the titular Gateway, a hollow space station created by the now disappeared Heechee, in search of riches. Eventually, a more complex plot develops as it turns out that the Heechee left for a reason.

* UnwinnableByDesign: Screwing up a timed mission and saving can result to this.

* RedHerring: In the second game, on the Kord planet, [[spoiler:the danger of bird-like creatures and Kords fending them off with crystal sticks are shown a few times. Turns out the birds do not attack the player at all, so a player doesn't actually have to find a crystal stick to defend themselves with]].

* RedHerring: In the second game, on the Kord planet, [[spoiler:the danger of bird-like creatures are Kords fending them off with crystal sticks are shown a few times. Turns out the birds do not attack the player at all, so a player doesn't actually have to find a crystal stick to defend themselves with]].

* RedHerring: In the second game, on the Kord planet, [[spoiler:the danger of bird-like creatures are Kords fending them off with crystal sticks are shown a few times. Turns out the birds do not attack the player at all]].

* Precursors: Heechee, [[spoiler:believed to be extinct but revealed to be [[HesJustHiding just hiding]] in the second game]].