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The Evil Dead (Commodore 64 game)
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The Evil Dead is a survival horror and adventure game
produced by Palace Software
for the Commodore 64
. A version was also written for the ZX Spectrum
but this was never released on its own and eventually appeared free with the Spectrum version of Cauldron
. It was the first in a series of Evil Dead
themed video games on various platforms.
, and must close cabin windows to prevent monsters from entering, while also killing monsters that are already in the cabin.
As the player defeats monsters with various weapons (shovels, shotguns, and axes), Ash's energy level decreases. Ash must continuously pick up new weapons in order to increase his energy. Once he has defeated all the monsters, Ash must obtain The Book of the Dead
and destroy it in order to defeat the evil.
, but instead as a game on the "B"-side of Cauldron.
stated that while the game was simplistic by current standards, it was "fun to play (for about five minutes anyway)".
Adventure game
An adventure game is a video game in which the player assumes the role of protagonist in an interactive story driven by exploration and puzzle-solving instead of physical challenge. The genre's focus on story allows it to draw heavily from other narrative-based media such as literature and film,...
produced by Palace Software
Palace Software
Palace Software was a British video game publisher and developer during the 1980s based in London, England. It was notable for the Barbarian and Cauldron series of games for 8-bit home computer platforms, in particular the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64...
for the Commodore 64
Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 is an 8-bit home computer introduced by Commodore International in January 1982.Volume production started in the spring of 1982, with machines being released on to the market in August at a price of US$595...
. A version was also written for the ZX Spectrum
ZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
but this was never released on its own and eventually appeared free with the Spectrum version of Cauldron
Cauldron (computer game)
Cauldron is a two-dimensional shoot 'em up/platformer computer game developed and published by British developer Palace Software . The game was released in 1985 for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC home computers...
. It was the first in a series of Evil Dead
The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead is a 1981 horror film written and directed by Sam Raimi, starring Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, and Betsy Baker. The film is a story of five college students vacationing in an isolated cabin in a wooded area...
themed video games on various platforms.
Gameplay
The game is set at the infamous cabin from the Evil Dead film. The player controls AshAsh Williams
Ashley J. "Ash" Williams is the protagonist in the Evil Dead horror film franchise, played by Bruce Campbell, and created by director Sam Raimi. Throughout the series, Ash has to face off against his loved ones inside an abandoned cabin as they are possessed by "deadites", the evil souls of the dead...
, and must close cabin windows to prevent monsters from entering, while also killing monsters that are already in the cabin.
As the player defeats monsters with various weapons (shovels, shotguns, and axes), Ash's energy level decreases. Ash must continuously pick up new weapons in order to increase his energy. Once he has defeated all the monsters, Ash must obtain The Book of the Dead
Necronomicon
The Necronomicon is a fictional grimoire appearing in the stories by horror writer H. P. Lovecraft and his followers. It was first mentioned in Lovecraft's 1924 short story "The Hound", written in 1922, though its purported author, the "Mad Arab" Abdul Alhazred, had been quoted a year earlier in...
and destroy it in order to defeat the evil.
Development
The game was not released as a stand-alone title for the ZX SpectrumZX Spectrum
The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd...
, but instead as a game on the "B"-side of Cauldron.
Reception
Retro GamerRetro Gamer
Retro Gamer is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering retro video games. It was the first commercial magazine to be devoted entirely to the subject. Although launched as a quarterly publication, Retro Gamers soon became a monthly...
stated that while the game was simplistic by current standards, it was "fun to play (for about five minutes anyway)".
External links
- The Evil Dead at MobyGames
- The Evil Dead at BookOfTheDead.ws