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'''''Hugo's House of Horrors''''' is an adventure game for DOS. It uses a game engine similar to the early Sierra adventure games. It was designed by [[David P. Gray]], released in 1990, and 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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[[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 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 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 [[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 ended up writing a hand-written walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints. I also hand-wrote a walk-though, full script, and documented various game bugs.
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I do not own the game, but I have beaten the game with a full score, without hints.  
  
 
==Review==
 
==Review==
Overall: 3/10
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* '''Overall:''' 3/10
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* '''Best Version:''' DOS
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
* The game gives a pleasant adventure with decent puzzles.
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* 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]].
 
* 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!).
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* The artwork and sound was very dated ([[King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!]] 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.
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* The game is 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==
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==Media==
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===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===
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<gallery>
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Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - Screenshot - Title.png|Title screen.
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</gallery>
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===Design Notes===
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<gallery>
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Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - Design Notes 1.jpg|Design notes.
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Hugo's House of Horrors - DOS - Design Notes 2.jpg|Design notes.
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</gallery>
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===Videos===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UijhBRheB8k youtube.com/watch?v=UijhBRheB8k] - Longplay.
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==Download==
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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==
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* [http://www.mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors mobygames.com/game/hugos-house-of-horrors] - MobyGames.
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo%27s_House_of_Horrors] - Wikipedia.
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* [https://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors gamefaqs.com/pc/564841-hugos-house-of-horrors] - GameFAQs.
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* [http://www.dgray.com/hwpage.htm dgray.com/hwpage.htm] - Official page.
  
  
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
 
[[Category: Video Games]]
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[[Category: DOS Games]]
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[[Category: Windows 3 Games]]
 
[[Category: Adventure]]
 
[[Category: Adventure]]
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[[Category: Puzzle]]
 
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
 
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
 
[[Category: Horror]]
 
[[Category: Horror]]
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[[Category: 4-bit Color Graphics]]

Revision as of 12:15, 3 July 2018

A later release cover.

Hugo's House of Horrors is an 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 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 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 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

Bad

Ugly

  • Nothing really.

Media

Maps

Screenshots

Design Notes

Videos

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.

Links