- Alter Ego - The New Image 2012 Gameplay -------- 1. The goal of Alter Ego is to pick up all the pixels. These are the bouncing purple and blue things scattered around each level. 2. You control the player. Your alter ego moves in the opposite direction of you, either horizontally or vertically depending on the level. 3. Swap places with your alter ego to reach areas that seem out of reach. 4. You start the game with 5 lives. After each world you get an extra life. 5. When hit by a skull, falling in the water or off screen you will lose one life. The game is over if you lost all your lives. 6. The number of available swaps differs per level. You cannot swap anymore when you used up all your swaps. Controls -------- Keyboard Joystick Cursor Keys Directions Move player Space Bar Button A or B Swap places with alter ego O - Commit suicide Credits -------- Original ZX Spectrum game Denis Grachev NES conversion Shiru NES music by Richard "Kulor" Armijo MSX version by GuyveR800 BiFi