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− | '''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an adventure game for DOS. It uses a game engine similar to | + | [[Image:Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|A later release cover.]] |
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+ | '''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an graphical adventure puzzle game developed and published by [[David Gray]] and released for [[MS-DOS]] on 1990-01-01 and later ported to [[Windows]]. It uses a game engine similar to those used by [[Sierra On-Line]] years earlier. It is the first game in the [[Hugo (universe)|Hugo series]] of games and followed up by ''[[Hugo II: Whodunit?]]'' The story is rather typical: the girlfriend of Hugo has been kidnapped and taken into a mansion. The game uses a haunted house theme with various Halloween and horror movie tropes. | ||
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+ | David Gray began programming Hugo's House of Horrors in 1989 writing in [[Quick C]], and drawing graphics in [[PC Paintbrush]]. | ||
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+ | I believe my mother got me this game at a shareware game swap. I played the game so much that I not only beat it, but made a hand-written full-score walk-though, complete game script, and documented various game bugs. | ||
==Status== | ==Status== | ||
− | I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints | + | I do not own the game, but I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints. |
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
− | Overall: 3/10 | + | * '''Overall:''' 3/10 |
+ | * '''Best Version:''' DOS | ||
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+ | {{Spoilers}} | ||
===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
− | * The game gives a | + | * The game gives a charming trope-heavy adventure. |
− | * I like the trivia section which includes references to [[ | + | * There is a decent variety of puzzles and none of them are unfair. |
+ | * I like the trivia section which includes references to ''[[The Hobbit]]'', ''[[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe]]'', and ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''. | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
− | * The | + | * The graphic and sound fidelity was very dated (''[[King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]]'' came out less than a year later). The art and music production is also clearly amateur. |
− | + | * All of the puzzles are pretty straight-forward and there aren't really any alternate methods of defeating them. | |
− | * | + | * There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited, but they're minor. |
− | * There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited. | + | * It's possible to put the game in an [[unwinnable state]], but it's pretty obvious. |
===Ugly=== | ===Ugly=== | ||
− | * | + | * The story is lacking, the theme is tired, the game is too short, and the ending is unfulfilling. |
− | == | + | ==Media== |
+ | ===Maps=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Hugo's House of Horrors - Dr. Hammerstein's House.png|Dr. Hammerstein's house. | Hugo's House of Horrors - Dr. Hammerstein's House.png|Dr. Hammerstein's house. | ||
Hugo's House of Horrors - Underground.png|Beneath the house. | Hugo's House of Horrors - Underground.png|Beneath the house. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ===Screenshots=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - Screenshot - Title.png|Title screen. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Design Notes=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - Design Notes 1.jpg|Design notes. | ||
+ | Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - Design Notes 2.jpg|Design notes. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Videos=== | ||
+ | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijhBRheB8k youtube.com/watch?v=UijhBRheB8k] - Longplay. | ||
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+ | ==Download== | ||
+ | This is all of the shareware versions of the Hugo games I could find including Hugo's House of Horrors for DOS and Windows. You can still buy the game from the author. | ||
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+ | * [[Media:Hugo Adventures (All Shareware Versions).zip|Download]] ([[:File:Hugo Adventures (All Shareware Versions).zip|Info]]) - All shareware versions. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
+ | {{Link|MobyGames|http://www.mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors}} | ||
+ | {{Link|Wikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors}} | ||
+ | {{Link|GameFAQs|https://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors}} | ||
+ | {{Link|ModdingWiki|http://www.shikadi.net/moddingwiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors}} | ||
+ | {{Link|Official|http://www.dgray.com/hwpage.htm}} | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Games]] |
[[Category: Video Games]] | [[Category: Video Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: 1990 Video Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Video Game Prime Order - Adventure, Strategy, Action]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Game Mechanic - Unwinnable State]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Media Theme - Horror]] | ||
+ | [[Category: DOS Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Windows 3 Games]] | ||
[[Category: Adventure]] | [[Category: Adventure]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Puzzle]] | ||
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category: Trope - Damsel In Distress]] |
+ | [[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Software Distribution Model - Shareware]] |
Revision as of 10:42, 22 January 2020
Hugo's House of Horrors is an graphical adventure puzzle game developed and published by David Gray and released for MS-DOS on 1990-01-01 and later ported to Windows. It uses a game engine similar to those used by Sierra On-Line years earlier. It is the first game in the Hugo series of games and followed up by Hugo II: Whodunit? The story is rather typical: the girlfriend of Hugo has been kidnapped and taken into a mansion. The game uses a haunted house theme with various Halloween and horror movie tropes.
David Gray began programming Hugo's House of Horrors in 1989 writing in Quick C, and drawing graphics in PC Paintbrush.
I believe my mother got me this game at a shareware game swap. I played the game so much that I not only beat it, but made a hand-written full-score walk-though, complete game script, and documented various game bugs.
Contents
Status
I do not own the game, but I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints.
Review
- Overall: 3/10
- Best Version: DOS
— This section contains spoilers! —
Good
- The game gives a charming trope-heavy adventure.
- There is a decent variety of puzzles and none of them are unfair.
- I like the trivia section which includes references to The Hobbit, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Bad
- The graphic and sound fidelity was very dated (King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! came out less than a year later). The art and music production is also clearly amateur.
- All of the puzzles are pretty straight-forward and there aren't really any alternate methods of defeating them.
- There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited, but they're minor.
- It's possible to put the game in an unwinnable state, but it's pretty obvious.
Ugly
- The story is lacking, the theme is tired, the game is too short, and the ending is unfulfilling.
Media
Maps
Screenshots
Design Notes
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=UijhBRheB8k - Longplay.
Download
This is all of the shareware versions of the Hugo games I could find including Hugo's House of Horrors for DOS and Windows. You can still buy the game from the author.