Alternate Reality: The City
Commodore 64 · 1985
About this game
In Alternate Reality: The City, you are one of many people who have been abducted from earth by aliens and transported to an alternate dimension where you are dumped in a strange, yet familiar city.
Your quest is to explore the city, and find the clues that will lead you to your captors and help you get back home.
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In addition to standard first-person RPG features of that era, like skills, stats, experience points and a repertoire of shops and places to visit, the game offers moral evaluation of your character, and depending on your actions you become good or evil, and that affects how the environment reacts to you.
Encounters are not necessarily just resolved with the turn-based combat system, but you can also try to trick, charm or bribe opponents.
The storyline is non-linear, for example allowing you to take a job in order to enhance a particular skill or just to pass away time.
About Commodore 64
Released in 1982, the Commodore 64 is the best-selling home computer model of all time, with an enormous software library spanning games, productivity tools, and everything in between. C64 game collecting centers on cassette tapes and floppy disks in their original packaging — physical media that's inherently fragile, so complete, working copies from the era are increasingly prized by retro computing collectors.
Gamevaro tracks Alternate Reality: The City for Commodore 64 with separate market values for loose, complete-in-box (CIB) and factory-sealed copies, sourced from real eBay sales. Prices also vary by region — PAL, NTSC-U and NTSC-J releases of the same game often sell for different amounts due to print run sizes and regional collector demand.
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Price history
Market values by condition
Recent sales
| Date | Type | Region | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.67 |
| 2026-07-16 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.84 |
| 2026-07-16 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.92 |
| 2026-07-14 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.54 |
| 2026-07-14 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.67 |
| 2026-07-14 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.88 |
| 2026-07-13 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.61 |
| 2026-07-13 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.87 |
| 2026-07-13 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.49 |
| 2026-07-12 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.87 |
| 2026-07-12 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.49 |
| 2026-07-12 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.61 |
| 2026-07-10 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.45 |
| 2026-07-10 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.86 |
| 2026-07-10 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.56 |
| 2026-07-09 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.86 |
| 2026-07-09 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.69 |
| 2026-07-09 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.92 |
| 2026-07-08 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.47 |
| 2026-07-08 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.58 |
| 2026-07-08 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.87 |
| 2026-07-06 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.44 |
| 2026-07-06 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.84 |
| 2026-07-06 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.35 |
| 2026-07-04 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.84 |
| 2026-07-04 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.35 |
| 2026-07-04 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.44 |
| 2026-06-30 | Boxed (CIB) | PAL | €87.67 |
| 2026-06-30 | Sealed / New | PAL | €107.84 |
| 2026-06-30 | Loose / Item only | PAL | €21.92 |
Market insights
Rarity & condition
Alternate Reality: The City has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning enough copies circulate to establish a reliable market price.
Complete-in-box (CIB) copies typically command a premium over loose cartridges/discs because the original box and manual are more fragile and get discarded or damaged over time — fewer complete sets survive.
Frequently asked questions
How much is Alternate Reality: The City worth?
Alternate Reality: The City for Commodore 64 is currently worth €21.92 loose, €87.67 complete in box, and €107.84 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.
Is Alternate Reality: The City rare?
Alternate Reality: The City has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.
What's the difference between loose, CIB and sealed for Alternate Reality: The City?
Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Alternate Reality: The City, loose is €21.92 and CIB is €87.67 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.
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