# Alter Ego - Life Simulation Game **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 15, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alter-ego-life-simulation-game/704657 "2014-11-15T00:35:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alter-ego-life-simulation-game/704657/1 "2014-11-15T00:35:07Z")
Originally made in 1986 this game also is available for Android, iOS and the web… > **[Alter Ego (1986) - MobyGames](https://www.mobygames.com/game/2194/alter-ego/)** > > Alter Ego is a game which tries to simulate life itself. The player creates a character with different personality statistics, either by assigning them randomly or by answering a few introductory questions. They then guide this character through... It is a text-based RPG that goes from before birth to death. On the web version you can save your progress with a Google account:[http://www.playalterego.com/](http://www.playalterego.com/) I’ve started playing it again and have just finished the infancy stage… Trying to choose the “correct” options can sometimes be tricky: > [@](#): > > You walk into the playpen and fall right on your back. Your head hits the mat with a loud THUNK! This can get dangerous. Want to try again? > Select an action : > > YES > =\> NO > > You give up much too easily! It’s going to look pretty funny when you are the only IBM executive who crawls into work on all fours. I was a bit cautious because sometimes you can die if you aren’t careful. Sometimes I want to be a bit selfish and the game got revenge on me: > [@](#): > > It’s Saturday morning and Dad asks you to help with some chores. The Superduck Cartoon Hour has just begun. > Select a mood : > > =\> CRANKY > HELPFUL > PASSIVE > > Select an action : > > =\> TELL DAD YOU WANT TO WATCH CARTOONS > GO OUTSIDE AND HELP > IGNORE HIM > > You say: “Daaaaaaaaaaaad…THOO - PER - DUCK ith on the TEE - VEE now!” Dad says: “Come on, Champ, help me in the yard a little.” You say: > > Select an action : > > =\> “DAAAAAAAAAD…” > NOTHING > > Dad sees your stubbornness and stops asking you. All he wanted was a little company. You acted very selfishly. He’s outside now. > > Select an action : > > =\> KEEP WATCHING TV > GO FIND HIM AND HELP > > This Superduck is a REPEAT! So there! Eventually you can get a job and have relationships, etc. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alter-ego-life-simulation-game/704657/2 "2014-11-15T01:07:33Z")
It’s a pretty good game. I didn’t know there were more modern versions, I was playing the original using DosBox.