Monster Bash (DOS)

Monster Bash

Platform: DOS Year: 1993 Developer: Apogee Software, Ltd. Buy: Amazon

Monster Bash is a platform action adventure game. You play the role of Johnny Dash, a slingshot toting scamp who is out to rescue his dog Tex who has been kidnapped by the vampire Count Chuck. Through three episodes and 9 missions per episode you must fight your way through many frightening monsters like zombies, witches, demons, werewolves, and various other creatures. The levels themselves are covered in dangerous traps and hazards, and nearly everything is out to get you. The learning curve is very sharp, and you'll no doubt become frustrated even on easy difficulty. However, if you take the game slowly and observe your surroundings carefully, you can avoid most of the pitfalls. The graphics are amazing for an EGA action game. All of the backgrounds and sprites are very detailed and fluid. The music is also really good for FM synthesis. Despite the youthful protagonist and cartoon theme, Monster Bash is not for kids. While the game isn't scary, it is extremely difficult and the slow responding keyboard controls make playing the game a test of patience.

Screenshots

The title screen. Cracking some skulls in episode 1, mission 1.

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Music

Monster Bash has really nice music for a PC game of the early 1990s. Rob Wallace gives a fine-tuned performance with tracks that fit the spooky monster theme. His song Bach Bash plays off of JS Bach's "Toccata and Fugue In D Minor". The music was written in Digital Orchestrator Pro.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Length	Listen	Download
01	Apogee Fanfare	Rob Wallace	0:07		Download
02	Main Menu	Rob Wallace	1:54		Download
03	Bach Bash	Rob Wallace	2:29		Download
04	Demons	Rob Wallace	1:55		Download
05	Vulture	Rob Wallace	1:33		Download
06	Cave Bash	Rob Wallace	2:10		Download
07	Cyclops	Rob Wallace	1:26		Download
08	Theme	Rob Wallace	2:52		Download
09	Madness Bash	Rob Wallace	2:25		Download
10	Chase	Rob Wallace	1:22		Download
11	Johnny's	Rob Wallace	1:52		Download
12	Bash Dance	Rob Wallace	1:30		Download
13	Love Bash	Rob Wallace	1:45		Download
14	Ghouls	Rob Wallace	1:41		Download
15	Haunted	Rob Wallace	1:42		Download
16	Fast Bash	Rob Wallace	1:51		Download
17	Goodbye	Rob Wallace	1:35		Download

Credits

• Ripper: Malvineous
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Composer: Rob Wallace
  • Not Credited IMF Designer: Jason Blochowiak

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Game Rip

Format	Download	Size
	Download	70 KB

The music from Monster Bash was ripped from the compressed DAT files. It was recorded using AdPlug 1.8. Tracks 1 and 5 don't end properly in AdPlug, so they had to be manually trimmed.

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Releases

USA Title: Monster Bash (Shareware) Platform: DOS Released: 1993-04-09 Publisher: Apogee Software, Ltd.     USA Title: Monster Bash Platform: DOS Released: 1993-04-09 Publisher: Apogee Software, Ltd.

Links

• mobygames.com/game/dos/monster-bash - MobyGames.
• gamefaqs.com/pc/581844-monster-bash - GameFAQs.
• 3drealms.com/bash/index.html - Official site.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Bash - Wikipedia.