Violence
in computer games eh? Where will it end?!
Come to think of it, where did it start?!
Well long before Resident Evil was
a game on the Commodore 64
called 'Forbidden Forest'
by Paul Norman, (also author of other C64
classics like Aztec Challenge and
Super-Huey). Although a very early
Commodore game it's one that must go down
in gaming history as being one of the
creepiest and most atmospheric ever (at
least for a sprite based game!). Playing
a lone bowman your task was to tackle the
monstrous cronies of the evil Demogorgon
in his forest domain, before confronting
him in a very creepy set-piece finale..
The lego-brick graphics were hardly
awe-inspiring, but the music was very
cool, as was the fact that nightfall was
simulated rather well by neat use of the
64's limited colour palette.. Oh and
loads of 8-bit ketchup and grisly death
scenes.. take a look at some of these!
Pictures
on Left:
(Top) Roasted by
a dragon..bah!
(Bottom) About
to be speared by a
vicious skeleton..
Aaargh!
Pictures on
Right:
(1) Giant spiders.. not much fun for
arachnophobes here..
(2) Giant Wasps?
Mind out for that sting.
(3) Raining Frogs.. Don't
get squished...
Here's the
evil Demogorgon: your final nemesis. Dead
atmospheric this bit.. it takes place in
pitch darkness and you can only see him
for a brief second or two when a flash of
lightning occurs..
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