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Summary

Altered Space – the quirky 3‑D alien adventure that debuted on the Game Boy in 1991 – holds the distinction of being the handheld’s first isometric‑view title. Developed by Software Creations and released in Japan on November 29, 1991 (with Sony Imagesoft handling the U.S. launch and Epic/Sony Records the Japanese market), the game immediately drew comparisons to Solstice’s angled perspective and even older British classics like Knight Lore. Critics were split: Famitsu’s four‑part review landed between 4/10 and 6/10, Games‑X gave it a solid 4 out of 5, and GB Action praised it with an 84 % score. A 1994 GB Action retrospective highlighted its strong focus on playability and adventure, though it noted the polish fell short of contemporaries such as Monster Max. For anyone hunting a slice of early handheld experimentation, Altered Space remains a fascinating glimpse into how developers stretched the Game Boy’s limited hardware into three‑dimensional space.

Storyline

In Altered Space – A 3‑D Alien Adventure (often just called Altered Space), you play as astronaut Humphrey, who finds himself locked inside a hostile alien vessel. The ship belongs to the Zaks, a race whose atmosphere is poisonous to him, so Humphrey must constantly top up his oxygen supply while slipping past the Zaks and the warden‑like spherical beings known as Garffs. If a Zak catches him, half of his remaining air is siphoned away and he is sent to a detaining point that serves as a checkpoint. The core goal is to navigate the labyrinthine craft, locate his own impounded spacecraft, and escape back to Earth.

Edited by Maya Carter