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THE SCREAMER

PC-8801

THE SCREAMER

THE SCREAMER

Publisher
Magical Zoo
Genre
Adventure RPG
Released
May 1985
Price
¥7,200
Media
FD 5.25" 2D(3 disks)

Description

Released by Magical Zoo in 1985, this title is an adventure role-playing game that tasks players with exploring a massive, dilapidated structure in a ruined future. The game features character designs by manga artist Shohei Harumoto, whose unique style contributes to a heavy, immersive world blending cyberpunk and hard-boiled aesthetics. With features like real-time combat in dungeons infested with mutants and cyborgs, it offered a thrilling and highly immersive experience for PC gamers of the era. This ambitious title represents a rare historical artifact that successfully fused the work of a prominent creator with a gritty sci-fi setting, casting a singular brilliance on the dawn of Japanese PC gaming.

Story

In a future where civilization has collapsed following a final war, the former central management facility known as "BIAS" has transformed into a den of horrors stalked by monstrous beasts. Hunters who venture into this perilous facility in search of fortune are known as "Screamers," a name derived from the hollow death cries they emit in their final moments. As a Screamer, you must utilize a variety of firearms and dangerous drugs to make your way to the top floor of BIAS. Can you survive the suffocating, brutal exploration and uncover the truth hidden within the facility to make it out alive?

INFO

Platform
PC-8801
Year
1985
Publisher
Magical Zoo Defunct
Genre
Adventure RPG
English Title
THE SCREAMER
Released
May 1985
Price
¥7,200
Media
FD 5.25" 2D(3 disks)

Controls

[ 8 ]
During combat: Jump
[ 4 ]
In BIAS: Turn left
[ 6 ]
In BIAS: Turn right
[ 2 ]
During combat: Crouch
[ 5 ]
In BIAS: Exit pitfall / Open door
[ 4 ] / [ 6 ]
During combat: Move left/right
[ 0 ]
During combat: Flee (mash key)
[ Z ]
During combat: Attack
[ X ]
During combat: Defend
[ Cur ]
Select menu item
[ SPACE ]
Confirm command
[ Any Key ]
Enter command

Screenshots

THE SCREAMER
THE SCREAMER
THE SCREAMER

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