Sega's "Hologram" TimeTraveler coin-op Press Coverage (circa 1991)

Sega collaborated with Virtual Image Productions and the creator of the Laserdisk game "Dragon's Lair" Rick Dyer to develop the world's first holographic video game - we'll sorta.

This is a clip from an L.A. news station publicizing Sega's new coin-op and the 75 cent price hike.

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[Natural8o8Reborn]

i dont see why we aint playing more holographic games. this game was way ahead of its time.

[MN12BIRD]

Nice I remember seeing that in person at the local fair in like 92 and it was crazy. You have to see it in person because the screen looks like its horizontal and the characters stand up out of the screen it really does look like a 3D hologram.

[dreamdealer1]

lets see how long it is before it gets adapted to the smart phone, might sound inconceivable but some of the technologies we use today are an adaption of either old technology re-invented or taken from the idea's of imaginaries as far back as the 60's and 70's. Even George Lucas in his Stsrwars saga suggested the idea of holographic communication.

[lendryesky]

You mean you have to use your hands? That's like a baby's toy!

[iamnobody2]

yeah, this game looked great, gameplay was awful though, it was sorta like a bad dragon's lair in hologram.

[furQ]

@Natural8o8Reborn its because it was basically a 'simon says' fmv shitfest. using live actors removes the possibility of immediate control of movements, which is why everyone goes on about how unresponsive this game was. it was a gimmick.

[insertclevernickname]

Wow this takes me back. But if I remeber right unlike most games it doesnt run throught demo's while not in use, you gotta pay just to see it work. Thought that was chincy at the time being a broke ass 13 year old.

[jorgeguberte]

The arcade near where i lived had this one. Now I'M the one traveling in time, i was just a 8 yrs old kid, hahahaha

[jeckototro]

i spend half of childhood in arcades now as a grown man i spend the half of my time in the xbox!

[bostermanboster]

@bottlecapbill19 I live in Argentina and I remember when I played with people piled up behind me, was very good at playing this game for its time was amazing this video game.

Greetings from Argentina

[AlbanianMan]

@WillsTube1

This is indeed 1991. They showed the Simpsons game in this piece as well. That wasn't out in 1987

[GJJFan]

@Natural8o8Reborn I totally remember playing this game! I think the only reason it "failed" was because of the price. Bring it back and develop more! It was ahead of it's time and it really DID look like the were holograms. I remember passing my hand "thru" the characters when I went there and marveling at it. :-)