The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1983 video game)

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
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TTCM Atari 2600 box art
Developer(s) VSS, Inc.
Publisher(s) Wizard Video Games
Designer(s) Ed Salvo [1]
Platform(s) Atari 2600
ReleaseMarch 14, 1983
Genre(s) Action
Mode(s) Single-player

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a video game for the Atari 2600 based on the film of the same name. The game was released in March 1983 by Wizard Video Games. [2] It was designed and programmed by VSS, a software development company started by Ed Salvo and several other ex-Games by Apollo programmers.

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Gameplay

The player, Leatherface, approaching a victim The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Atari 2600 screenshot.png
The player, Leatherface, approaching a victim

The player takes on the role of the movie's chainsaw-wielding villain, Leatherface, [3] and attempts to murder trespassers while avoiding obstacles such as fences, wheelchairs, and cow skulls. [4] The player controls the murderer with the objective to chase and kill victims. [5] Each victim slain gives the player 1,000 points. The player receives additional fuel at every 5,000 points (5 victims). A life is lost when the player's chainsaw runs out of gasoline. Gameplay ends when the last tank of gas is consumed.

Reception

As one of the first horror-themed video games, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre caused controversy when it was released because of the violent nature of the video game and sold poorly; many stores refused to carry it. [6] [7] Wizard's other commercial release, Halloween , was also not well-received. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Hague, James. "The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers".
  2. ↑ Texas Chainsaw Massacre Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine at AtariAge
  3. ↑ Fahs, Travis (2009-10-30). "IGN Presents the History of Survival Horror". IGN . Retrieved 2016-06-19.
  4. ↑ Texas Chainsaw Massacre on AllGameGuide
  5. ↑ Cohen, D.S. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre for the Atari 2600 – The First Slasher Video Game". About.com. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Atari game". GameSpot. Archived from the original on 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2008-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Classic horror movies on the Atari 2600". BavaTuesdays.com. April 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  8. ↑ "Halloween for the Atari 2600". Rogue Cinema. April 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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