Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion (1991)

You're a one-of-a-kind dangerous guy named Dave. Born and raised in the hill country of Backwater, USA, you're quite deft with the shotgun, and afraid of nothing. Then again, you haven't been in the haunted mansion up on the hill. As you hunt for your lost little brother, Delbert, you must enter a house full of zombies, spooks, and bad guys and turn them into hamburger meat, before they make a meal out of you in Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion!

Platform Action Horror zombies ghosts bloody haunted house 2d death side-scrolling skeleton pixel art easter egg darkness boss fightDOS, Legacy Mobile Device

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Unpretentious, plot-driven, classical in form and resolved.

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Platforms: DOS, Legacy Mobile Device
Developer: id Software, Gamer's Edge
Publisher: Froggman, Wildec, Softdisk Publishing
Released: December 31, 1991
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Engine: Shadow Knights

IGDB rating 8.4/10 from 15 ratings.

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