Stunning Fan Art for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Game on the NES
In a perfect world we’d have seen all of our favorite horror movie villains star in their own games. In a SUPER-perfect world said games would actually have been good, too. Still, we can dream of taking control over our favorite maniac, and that’s exactly what artist Blake Armstrong has done.
Below you’ll see his version of what the artwork for a Nintendo Entertainment System game based on Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre would have looked liked.
Of course he made the common mistake of getting the title wrong as “chainsaw” is actually two words in the original’s title, but hey, the artwork is bitchin’ enough for us to overlook it!
Oh, the possibilities. Click here for more of Blake Armstrong’s artwork.
It should be noted that their actually was a game based on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for the Atari 2600 home entertainment system in 1987 from Wizard Video Games, who put out several adult-themed games back then, including one based on Halloween.
In Wizard’s game you are Leatherface and it’s your job to hunt down and eviscerate a group of hapless tourists who are “trespassing” on your property. You’re given three tanks of gasoline to power your chainsaw. You’re always burning a little gas, but when you rev up the saw, you’ll really go through it. Save gasoline for killing your victims or cutting away at the brush that occasionally blocks your progress. While you are chasing your victims, you must avoid various obstacles that will slow you down such as fences, cow skulls, and wheelchairs. For every victim you kill, you receive 1,000 points. Extra gas tanks are awarded for every 5,000 points. The game ends when you run out of gas.
By the way… they got the title of the movie wrong, too.
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