The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime
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The Journeyman Project: Pegasus Prime is an adventure
computer game developed by Presto Studios
and published by Bandai
in 1997. It is a complete remake of the original Journeyman Project
, using some of the actors from The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
.
perspective, but static location images have been upgraded with walk animations like The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
.
s, the layout was criticised for making disc-swapping common. The layout was as follows:
Disc's 1, 3 and 4 included a "Tiny TSA" which included only the inside of the Pegasus Device. This was included so an additional disc-swap was not required when changing between the 3 timezones.
", Pegasus Prime featured enhanced graphics, sounds, movies, and puzzles. It was released solely for the Power Macintosh
by Bandai Digital Entertainment in North America. In addition, the title was released in Japan for the Apple Pippin
and PlayStation
. Presto made plans to port the game to the PlayStation (with publisher Acclaim Entertainment
) and Sega Saturn
in the U.S., but these versions were never released.
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
computer game developed by Presto Studios
Presto Studios
Presto Studios was a computer game development company of the 1990s, especially famous for its award-winning The Journeyman Project series and the 2001 sequel to Cyan's hit Myst series, Myst III: Exile....
and published by Bandai
Bandai
is a Japanese toy making and video game company, as well as the producer of a large number of plastic model kits. It is the world's third-largest producer of toys . Some ex-Bandai group companies produce anime and tokusatsu programs...
in 1997. It is a complete remake of the original Journeyman Project
The Journeyman Project
The Journeyman Project is a time travel adventure computer game developed by Presto Studios.-Gameplay:The game features a first-person perspective. The protagonist sees a display, a rectangle shaped visor . This user interface helps to reduce the movie size and maintain relatively high frame rates...
, using some of the actors from The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time is a computer game developed by Presto Studios and is the second game in the Journeyman Project series of computer adventure games.- Overview :...
.
Gameplay
Like the original, this game is played from a first-personFirst person (video games)
In video games, first person refers to a graphical perspective rendered from the viewpoint of the player character. In many cases, this may be the viewpoint from the cockpit of a vehicle. Many different genres have made use of first-person perspectives, ranging from adventure games to flight...
perspective, but static location images have been upgraded with walk animations like The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time is a computer game developed by Presto Studios and is the second game in the Journeyman Project series of computer adventure games.- Overview :...
.
Disc Layout
Pegasus Prime was split over 4 CD-ROMCD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
s, the layout was criticised for making disc-swapping common. The layout was as follows:
- Disc 1: Caldoria, Norad Alpha
- Disc 2: TSA, Prehistoric Island
- Disc 3: Morimoto Mars Colony
- Disc 4: World Science Center, Norad Delta
Disc's 1, 3 and 4 included a "Tiny TSA" which included only the inside of the Pegasus Device. This was included so an additional disc-swap was not required when changing between the 3 timezones.
Development
Originally announced as a "Director's CutDirector's cut
A director's cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video, commercials, comic book or video games, that is supposed to represent the director's own approved edit...
", Pegasus Prime featured enhanced graphics, sounds, movies, and puzzles. It was released solely for the Power Macintosh
Power Macintosh
Power Macintosh, later Power Mac, was a line of Apple Macintosh workstation-class personal computers based on various models of PowerPC microprocessors that were developed, marketed, and supported by Apple Inc. from March 1994 until August 2006. The first models were the Power Macintosh 6100,...
by Bandai Digital Entertainment in North America. In addition, the title was released in Japan for the Apple Pippin
Apple Pippin
The Pippin, known in Japan as , and marketed as Pipp!n, is a multimedia platform designed by Apple Computer and produced by Bandai in 1995...
and PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
. Presto made plans to port the game to the PlayStation (with publisher Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment
Acclaim Entertainment was an American video game developer and publisher. It developed, published, marketed and distributed interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sega's Mega Drive/Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, and Game Gear, Nintendo's NES, SNES, Nintendo...
) and Sega Saturn
Sega Saturn
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console that was first released by Sega on November 22, 1994 in Japan, May 11, 1995 in North America, and July 8, 1995 in Europe...
in the U.S., but these versions were never released.