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Total Distortion is a 1995 adventure game
Adventure game

An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story that is driven by exploration and puzzle instead of physical challenges such as combat....
 for Mac and Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, developed by Pop Rocket. It was critically acclaimed for being innovative and creative.

The gameplay has the player as a music video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 entrepreneur in the "Distortion Dimension", a place where you fight "Guitar Warriors" which you face in guitar battle
Guitar Battle

A guitar battle is where two or more guitar players take turns Solo , either with or without a rhythm section. The purpose of the guitar battle is to determine who among each of the guitar players present is the most virtuoso on the instrument....
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Total Distortion is a 1995 adventure game
Adventure game

An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story that is driven by exploration and puzzle instead of physical challenges such as combat....
 for Mac and Windows
Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a series of software operating systems and graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft. Microsoft first introduced an operating environment named Windows in November 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces ....
, developed by Pop Rocket. It was critically acclaimed for being innovative and creative.

The gameplay has the player as a music video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 entrepreneur in the "Distortion Dimension", a place where you fight "Guitar Warriors" which you face in guitar battle
Guitar Battle

A guitar battle is where two or more guitar players take turns Solo , either with or without a rhythm section. The purpose of the guitar battle is to determine who among each of the guitar players present is the most virtuoso on the instrument....
s. The ultimate goal of the game is to get fame points, make lots of money, and to film successful music videos. The game was also known for its sense of humor (the game over
Game over

Game Over is a traditional message in video games which usually signals the game has ended with a negative outcome, and that the player has failed to complete the game....
 screen featured the enemy singing a song with the words, "Your heart has stopped and your brain is cold, you are so so dead"). One of the most distinctive features of the game was the sleep mode. When players went to sleep, a dream appeared. The game had to be played inside the dream. The worst would be having a nightmare, which decreased the mental energy.

The programming of this game was headed up mostly by Joe Sparks
Joe Sparks

Joe Sparks is an United States video game developer, animator, songwriter and web publisher from San Francisco, California.His most famous works include the thrash metal themed Total Distortion and the online animated series Radiskull and Devil Doll....
, creator of Radiskull and Devil Doll
Radiskull and Devil Doll

Radiskull and Devil Doll are an eccentric pair of best friends in the Macromedia Flash web animation of the same name, created by Joe Sparks....
. The game also got a Worst Game Ever Award, by the Norwegian magazine PC For Alle.

External links

  • Sparks, Joe. , JoeSparks.com, 1997? 2007. Accessed June 26 2007.