The Evil Dead
The game is set at the infamous cabin from the Evil Dead film. The player controls Ash, and must close cabin windows to prevent monsters from entering, while also killing monsters that are already in the…
The Evil Dead is an arcade, released 31 December 1984 on BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
What The Evil Dead is
The Evil Dead was released in 1984. It was published by Palace Software. It is available on BBC Microcomputer System and Commodore C64/128/MAX.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The game is set at the infamous cabin from the Evil Dead film. The player controls Ash, and must close cabin windows to prevent monsters from entering, while also killing monsters that are already in the cabin. As the player defeats monsters with various weapons (shovels, shotguns, and axes), Ash's energy level decreases. Ash must continuously pick up new weapons in order to increase his energy. Once he has defeated all the monsters, Ash must obtain The Book of the Dead and destroy it in order to defeat the evil.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
Where it sits in the Evil Dead series
The Evil Dead is the first of 9 entries we hold in the Evil Dead series. The next entry was Evil Dead: Hail to the King in 2000.
What it launched against
The Evil Dead launched on 31 December 1984, within three weeks of Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike and Bomb Jack.
Released around the same time: Impossible Mission, Jet Set Willy, 3D Starstrike, Bomb Jack.
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