The protagonist's appearance was derived from the main character, Lum, from the Japanese manga and anime series Urusei Yatsura. The game features raster graphics on a CRT monitor and amplified monaural sound. The game uses LaserDisc technology to stream pre-recorded animation, which was produced by Japanese studio Toei Animation. During these moments, players are presented with a list of three options and have seven seconds to choose the one which will save the character. Specific moments in the game involve Reika stopping time. Reika dying too many times results in a game over. Inputting the correct command will either avoid or neutralize the threats and progress the game, while incorrect choices result in the character's death. Depending on the location of the cue, the player will input one of four directions (up, down, left and right) or an attack (shoot the target with a laser gun). As the game progresses, visual cues-highlighted portions of the background or foreground-will appear on the screen to help survive the dangers that occur throughout the stage more difficult settings omit the visual cues. The player uses a joystick and button to input commands, though home versions use a game controller with a directional pad. Successfully navigating the sequences allows the player to progress to another period. Each time period is a scenario which presents a series of threats that must be avoided or confronted.
Reika, the protagonist also known as Time Gal, uses her own time travel device to pursue him she travels to different time periods, such as 70,000,000 BC, 44 BC, 1588 AD, and 2010 AD, in search of Luda. The thief, Luda, steals the device to take over the world by changing history. The game begins in 4001 AD with the theft of a time travel device.
Gameplay is divided into levels, referred to as time periods. Time Gal is a FMV-based game which uses pre-recorded animation rather than sprites to display the on-screen action. The home console versions received a mixed reception. The game was later ported to the Sega/Mega-CD for a worldwide release, and also to the LaserActive in Japan. Time Gal was inspired by the success of earlier laserdisc video games, most notably the 1983 title Dragon's Lair, which also used pre-recorded animation. After successfully tracking down Luda, Reika prevents his plans to alter the past. The protagonist, Reika, travels to different time periods in search of a criminal, Luda, from her time. The game is set in a fictional future where time travel is possible. The pre-recorded animation for the game was produced by Toei Animation. The player must correctly choose the on-screen character's actions to progress the story.
It is an action game which uses full motion video (FMV) to display the on-screen action.
Time Gal ( Japanese: タイムギャル, Hepburn: Taimu Gyaru ?) is an interactive movie video game developed and published by Taito, and originally released in Japan for the arcades in 1985. Horizontal orientation, raster, standard resolution Japanese arcade flyer of Time Gal featuring the protagonist, Reika, and antagonist, Luda.Īrcade, Mega-CD/Sega CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, LaserActive