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. It was developed on the ''

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with some extra code for smoother character movement. Also an auto-loading shotgun debuts in the game. Many of the features that debuted in this game were carried over to its sequels, '' Dangerous Dave's Risky Rescue'' and '' Dave Goes Nutz!''

Gameplay

Dave's mission is to rescue his brother Delbert, lost in the haunted mansion teeming with creatures. To do this, he needs to complete eight levels, going through the door on each level. A shotgun can be used to fight such monsters as zombies, ghosts, slimes and others. Levels are packed with various traps and shiny diamonds.

Release

In 1993 the game was re-released by the short lived publisher Froggman under the name ''Rooms of Doom''. The game is identical, however the story now involves a character named Jake (Dave) entering a haunted mansion to save his friend Mikey (Delbert). This version was released on both 3½ inch and 5¼ inch floppy disks for DOS computers. ''Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion'' was

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References

External links

Page with materials about a series Dangerous Dave
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Article: "Reverse-engineering of Dangerous Dave In The Haunted Mansion for MSDOS". Also includes a level editor
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