Space Queen

DESIGNATION: Crucis (GW/EX/PY) CONTAINMENT PROTOCOL: IS-0083 is to be kept unpowered under Crucis containment protocols, except when being directly studied by Yellow Tier clearance staff and above. The subject is only to be activated by TransRecon operatives fully trained in psycho-excursive protocols.

An extremely advanced 3D character action game, IS-0083 was recovered in 1987 from the storage basement of a defunct mall in Anaheim. There is no official record of 'Space Queen' nor LycoSoft E.P.E., the company credited with creating it. Interviews with former mall staffers have resulted in no significant leads as to the origin of the unit itself. Embedded in a video game arcade unit, IS-0083 is best described as a psycho-temporal gateway that transports the complete current awareness (CCA) of users to a simulated environment resembling a video game. The game story features a protagonist named Space Queen Maxine and her quest to reach the Orbital Oracle. The operation of the game is (optionally) two-player, with the second player being her 'trusty space feline'. The origin or purpose of IS-0083 is unknown, and the exact nature and location of its operating system is likewise a subject of speculation by GATE researchers. Dr. Tengku has demonstrated, however, that the unit undergoes data loss and gain during operation. Non-invasive tomography of the unit's interior aligns with a construction date circa 1982, however scans reveal componentry that is either generic or - like its extraordinarily advanced microprocessor and small-scale transistors - are stamped with markings that reference no known manufacturer. Further investigation would require disassembling - and possibly destroying - IS-0083, which at this time has not been permitted by Keystone.