This is one of the earliest, and most unknown, computer games to take advantage of the CD-ROM's storage capacity. Written and designed by R.A. Montgomery, a prolific author whose "Choose Your Own Adventure" books were highly popular in the early 1980s, BTWOS is best described as a multimedia CYOA book - you read the story like a book, then, once every few "pages," select one of two choices for your action that will affect how the story unfolds. The plot is standard, and even cliche, sci-fi fare: you are leader of an urgent expedition sent by the Celadon planet.
