Its plot is that an American old west cowboy named Marshal Gram travels to various timelines to rescue Princess Kyi-La and defeat the evil time lord Vulcor.

By entering the correct command, a movie clip plays showing the player's character progression through the game, while the wrong move results in a unique death scene for each segment.

The game starts with three lives and one time-reversal cube, lasting potentially ten minutes of perfect gameplay.

The "holographic" effect is an optical illusion using a large black spherical mirror[3] and a CRT television set.

It doesn't have a monitor but instead uses a flat, dark stage called the "Micro-theater",[1] which was invented by engineers Steve Zuloff and Barry Benjamin.

These home versions have the option to simulate the mirror reflection of the original arcade cabinet through a pair of anaglyph stereoscopic glasses.

As with other Digital Leisure DVD releases, the game's box advertises being "Playstation 2 [or Xbox] Compatible" on the cover to attract console owners.

Bonus features include interviews with creator Rick Dyer about the making of Time Traveler, as well as some of the actors in the game.

In Japan, Game Machine listed Time Traveler on their November 15, 1991 issue as being the eighth most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month.

All the action has been filmed using real actors ... and lavished with a considerable amount of expensive post-production special effects."

"[7] The Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA) nominated Time Traveler for the "Most Innovative New Technology" award in 1992.