Finding ancient writings on eternal existence during one of his last expeditions, he returns to the site in search of a way to bring her back to life.

The protagonist, named "Major Tom", exhumes the body of his deceased wife and steals a spaceship from the laboratory they both used to work at to return to a planet they served as a research expedition on that supposedly contains eternal life, in hopes to resurrect her.

At this point an old man, he finally arrives to a mainframe computer taken over by a hostile security program, which he defeats — while also fighting the Purple Tentacle and LeChuck — letting the alien race who created it reveal themselves.

They offer him two choices: he can live in cyberspace with his wife, or he can join the alien race rehabilitating the city.

In the post-credits scene, it reports its findings to an anthropomorphic dog in a suit with a cane, who is disappointed and dispatches it, before walking back into the shadows.