Time Gal

Time Gal is a 1985 interactive movie laserdisc game developed and published by Taito and Toei Company for Japanese arcades. It is an action game that uses full motion video (FMV) to display the on-screen action. The player must correctly choose the on-screen character's actions to progress the story. The pre-recorded animation for the game was produced by Toei Company.

The game is set in a fictional future where time travel is possible. The protagonist, Reika, travels to different time periods in search of a criminal, Luda, from her time. After successfully tracking down Luda, Reika prevents his plans to alter the past. Time Gal was inspired by the success of earlier LaserDisc video games that used pre-recorded animation, including Dragon's Lair (1983) and the previous Taito/Toei collaboration Ninja Hayate (1984), while Reika's character design bears similarities to the anime characters Lum and Yuri from Urusei Yatsura and Dirty Pair, respectively.

Time Gal was later ported to the Sega CD for a worldwide release, as well as home platforms in Japan, such as the LaserActive, MSX home computers, the PlayStation, and the Sega Saturn. The Sega CD version received a generally favorable reception from critics. Reika was noted for being an early female heroine and has appeared in other Taito-related games. A sequel was released decades later in 2023 titled Time Gal Re:Birth. An HD remaster of Time Gal was released in Japan at the same time and was released worldwide in 2025.