Monster Smash is an arcade developed by The Software Farm, released 31 December 1982 on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What Monster Smash is
Monster Smash is an arcade game developed by The Software Farm and released in 1982. It was published by Datamost. It is available on Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Monster Smash is a side view single screen platformer where your task is to capture all the monsters that are partying around the local graveyard. The screen has four rows of platforms containing four gravestones on three of the levels and part of the platforms can be turned 90°. The partying monsters appear from the top and left of the screen and move to the right of the screen along the platforms. Turning the platforms makes the monsters move downwards when they hit the turned parts and head to the bottom of the screen. Pressing the fire button makes the gravestones move up and down and when a monster hits a gravestone then they are captured. If the monster hits the other side of the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Monster Smash — frequently asked questions
When did Monster Smash come out?
Monster Smash was released on 31 December 1982 for Apple II, Atari 8-bit and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
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