Hercules: Slayer of the Damned!

Alternative title(s)Hercules: Slayer of the Damned, Hercules & the Damned
Antiquity gameCAG
Release1988
PublisherGremlin Graphics
DeveloperCygnus Software
Platform(s)Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MSX, ZX Spectrum
ModeSingle-player
GenreFighting game; hero-based
SettingA mythological storyworld based on Greek mythology
Notable charactersBHercules, Minotaur
DLC

Bibliography

Lowe, D. (2012). ‘Always Already Ancient: Ruins in the Virtual World’ in T. S. Thorsen (ed.), Greek and Roman Games in the Computer Age. Trondheim: Akademika Publishing, 53-90.

Serrano Lozano, D. (2020). ‘Ludus (Not) Over. Video Games and the Popular Perception of Ancient Past Reshaping’ in C. Rollinger (ed.), Classical Antiquity in Video Games. New York: Bloomsbury, 48-61.

Additional keywords

myth, heroes

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