The C.H.A.O.S. Continuum (MAC – Løs CD)

The C.H.A.O.S. Continuum is a pre-rendered computer adventure game developed by Dash Digital and published by Creative Multimedia Corporation in 1993.

The game takes place in a parallel continuum during the year 2577 on Saturn’s moon, Titan. During this time, colonists living in a closed ecosystem on Titan called New Eden Colony have discovered Azryan, a quartz-like substance which allows them to build powerful neural network computers and experiment with distorting the space/time continuum.

After this discovery they construct a sentient orbital super-computer called “C.H.A.O.S.” (an acronym for Cybergenetic Holistic Autonomous Orbiting Server) which is intended to be a refueling stop for deep-space missions. After the discovery of Azryan, plans advance to make C.H.A.O.S. the most powerful supercomputer ever created by using Azryan as the operating system as it can self-replicate to unlimited capacity. The station is tasked with managing colony operations and conducting scientific research which is fed to the colonists through brain implants.

Soon, due to the very high rate of Azryan regeneration, C.H.A.O.S.’s self-defense mechanism activates and shuts off all contact with the colony. The service drones on board the station, originally intended to maintain and repair the station, are converted by C.H.A.O.S. into its own defense force.

On June 5, 2575 Jamand Dalbruc, the C.H.A.O.S. chief engineer, attempts to board C.H.A.O.S. to re-take control of it. Meanwhile, C.H.A.O.S. manipulates the colonist’s implants to put them in a comatose state, and also reduces life support in the biosphere.

The remaining scientists trapped in the New Eden Research Sector build a time-probe capable of remote control from another dimension which they leave in New Eden. The scientists then use a prototype Interphase Field Generator to create a bubble in an alternate continuum which allows them to jump to another dimension and time. Soon after this C.H.A.O.S. takes control of the Field Generator causing the scientists to become trapped in their time/continuum bubble.

The trapped scientists are able to make contact with the player in the present and give him remote-control over the time-probe which they left in New Eden in order to stop the rampaging station and allow the trapped scientists to return to their dimension.