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'''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an adventure puzzle game designed by [[David P. Gray]] and released for [[MS-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 (Universe)|Hugo series]] of games and followed by 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. | '''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an adventure puzzle game designed by [[David P. Gray]] and released for [[MS-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 (Universe)|Hugo series]] of games and followed by 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 [[Z-Soft Paint]]. | ||
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 ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs. | 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 ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs. | ||
Revision as of 10:45, 26 June 2018
Hugo's House of Horrors is an adventure puzzle game designed by David P. Gray and released for MS-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 and followed by 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 Z-Soft Paint.
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 ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs.
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
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 too short.
- There are a couple bugs in the game that can be exploited.
Ugly
- Nothing really.
Media
Maps
Dr. Hammerstein's house.
Beneath the house.
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=UijhBRheB8k - Longplay.
Download
This is the latest shareware version of Hugo's House of Horrors. You can still buy the game from the author.
Links
- 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.
- dgray.com/hwpage.htm - Official page.
