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Monster Bash

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

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 many more. 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

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Music

Monster Bash has really nice music for a PC game in 1993. 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".

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Size	Listen
01	Apogee Fanfare	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	0:07	95 KB
02	Main Menu	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:54	1.8 MB
03	Bach Bash	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	2:29	2.1 MB
04	Demons	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:55	1.4 MB
05	Vulture	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:33	1.3 MB
06	Cave Bash	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	2:10	1.7 MB
07	Cyclops	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:26	1.3 MB
08	Theme	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	2:52	2.1 MB
09	Madness Bash	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	2:25	1.9 MB
10	Chase	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:22	1.0 MB
11	Johnny's	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:52	1.2 MB
12	Bash Dance	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:30	1.2 MB
13	Love Bash	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:45	1.2 MB
14	Ghouls	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:41	1.4 MB
15	Haunted	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:42	1.3 MB
16	Fast Bash	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:51	1.5 MB
17	Goodbye	Rob Wallace	Rob Wallace	1:35	1.3 MB

Credits

• Ripper: Malvineous
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Composer: Bobby Prince credited as Robert Prince

(Source)

Game Rip

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.

Audio Devices

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Releases

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Links

• Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_Bash