''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' is a
video game
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for the
Atari 2600
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based on the
slasher film of the same name written by
Tobe Hooper
Willard Tobe Hooper (; January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017) was an American director, screenwriter, and producer best known for his work in the horror genre. The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror fi ...
and
Kim Henkel
Kim David Henkel (born January 19, 1946) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He is best known as the co-writer of Tobe Hooper's horror film '' The Texas Chain Saw Massacre''.
Early life
Henkel was born in Virginia and ...
. The game released in March 1983
Wizard Video Games.
''Texas Chainsaw Massacre''
at AtariAge The game was designed and programmed by VSS, a software development company started by Ed Salvo and several other ex-
Games by Apollo programmers.
Gameplay
The player takes on the role of the movie's
chainsaw
A chainsaw (or chain saw) is a portable gasoline-, electric-, or battery-powered saw that cuts with a set of teeth attached to a rotating chain driven along a guide bar. It is used in activities such as tree felling, limbing, bucking, pru ...
-wielding villain,
Leatherface
Leatherface is a fictional character in ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre'' film series created by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper. He first appears in '' The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' as a disfigured, cannibalistic and mentally unstable mass murdere ...
,
and attempts to murder trespassers while avoiding obstacles such as fences, wheelchairs, and cow skulls. The player controls the murderer with the objective to chase and kill victims. 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.
Wizard's other commercial release, ''
Halloween'', was also not well-received.
Reviews
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Electronic Fun with Computers & Games
''Electronic Fun with Computers & Games'' was a video game magazine published in the United States from November 1982 to May 1984. For the last two issues it was renamed ''ComputerFun''.
Content
The magazine was split up into the following sec ...
- October 1983
See also
*
List of controversial video games
References
External links
''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre''at Atari Mania
at GameFAQs
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1980s horror video games
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Atari 2600 games
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