Terror T.R.A.X

  Think you've got a tough job? 

Try being the "person in the chair" for a hunter of supernatural creatures in the field.

 

 

This horrific interactive audio drama puts the listener/player in the role of a dispatcher-supervisor at an X Files-type security agency that handles paranormal-related calls to 911 and instructs its agents how to proceed in encounters.

The calls are presented through the interface of the "T.R.A.X." (Trace, Research, Analyze, and eXterminate) computer system, a female-voiced A.I. who will solicit the player for input in the form of selecting which of two options to follow (by directly guiding them to the appropriate track in the CD listing.)

 

The T.R.A.X. series was released in 1994 by TSR. There were four "Track of the ___" CDs released: Vampire, Werewolf, Mummy, and Creature. And in '96, a Full Motion Video (FMV) computer game adaptation of Vampire was released. A few years after the CDs came out, Wizards of the Coast made the first two CDs available as online browser games. Unfortunately, they have since been taken down.

I actually owned the Werewolf CD and let me tell you, doing Choose Your Own Adventure by having to manually forward to specific audio tracks is not as fun as simply turning pages or clicking the corresponding number.

Originally, I had found the Vampire CD that I was going to make available. While researching this post, I found The Collection Chamber's post which includes a download of Vampire, Werewolf, and the FMV Vampire game! Because the game is so old, it runs in DOSbox to simulate Windows 3.1. I tested it and while I got it to install and run, I found I wasn't able to make choices for the live action part. It's still a fun, cheesy watch.

 

If you visit the site above and scroll down there's a Download link just before the screenshots. In the top left corner, click Download then Download as zip. Extract the file and run the exe. From the start menu, if you select Extras, it will take you to the Vampire and Werewolf audio games. 

If you don't feel like downloading, you can watch the full video on YouTube.

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