Difference between revisions of "Hugo's House of Horrors"
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− | + | '''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an adventure game designed by [[David P. Gray]] and released for DOS in 1990 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. 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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+ | I believe my mother got me this game at a shareware game swap. I played the game so much I ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs. | ||
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+ | ==Status== | ||
+ | The game is now freeware. I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints. | ||
==Review== | ==Review== | ||
+ | * '''Overall:''' 3/10 | ||
+ | * '''Best Version:''' DOS | ||
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===Good=== | ===Good=== | ||
− | * The game gives a | + | * The game gives a charming adventure with decent puzzles. |
+ | * I like the trivia section which includes references to [[Narnia]] and [[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]. | ||
===Bad=== | ===Bad=== | ||
* The artwork and sound was very dated ([[King's Quest V]] came out the same year!). | * The artwork and sound was very dated ([[King's Quest V]] came out the same year!). | ||
* The story is lacking, and the theme is tired. | * The story is lacking, and the theme is tired. | ||
+ | * The game is far too short. | ||
* There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited. | * There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited. | ||
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* Nothing really. | * Nothing really. | ||
+ | ==Gallery== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Hugo's House of Horrors - Dr. Hammerstein's House.png|Dr. Hammerstein's house. | ||
+ | Hugo's House of Horrors - Underground.png|Beneath the house. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
+ | * [http://www.dgray.com/hwpage.htm dgray.com/hwpage.htm] - Official page. | ||
+ | * [http://www.mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors] - MobyGames. | ||
+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors] - Wikipedia. | ||
+ | * [https://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors] - GameFAQs. | ||
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+ | [[Category: DOS Games]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Windows 3 Games]] | ||
[[Category: Adventure]] | [[Category: Adventure]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Puzzle]] | ||
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | [[Category: Games I've Beaten]] | ||
+ | [[Category: Horror]] | ||
+ | [[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]] |
Revision as of 17:34, 12 January 2018
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure game designed by David P. Gray and released for DOS in 1990 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. 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.
I believe my mother got me this game at a shareware game swap. I played the game so much I ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs.
Status
The game is now freeware. I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints.
Review
- Overall: 3/10
- Best Version: DOS
Good
- The game gives a charming adventure with decent puzzles.
- I like the trivia section which includes references to Narnia and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Bad
- The artwork and sound was very dated (King's Quest V came out the same year!).
- The story is lacking, and the theme is tired.
- The game is far too short.
- There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited.
Ugly
- Nothing really.
Gallery
Links
- dgray.com/hwpage.htm - Official page.
- mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors - Wikipedia.
- gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors - GameFAQs.