Beep City

Some of the most dastardly platforming ever conceived was present in Tengen’s gore-infused hell-romp Splatter Train. Aptly titled, Satan’s Pit is the first of many blood soaked stages awaiting our hero. Henry battles reanimated corpses, horrid fiends borne of pure evil and ghastly apparitions that attempt to suck his soul dry. Players had to not only face these pixilated horrors but also a slew of labyrinthine side-scrolling levels in a race against the in-game timer, lest Henry miss his stop and forever be trapped.  Slaughter power-ups throughout the stage allow Henry to sacrifice an innocent soul on the surface in order to stop the timer and provide himself more time to reach the train.  This caused a massive negative impact on the player’s score and, conceptually, did not sit well with many parents.

The steady “CHUG-a-chug-a-CHUG-a-chug-a” of Charon’s locomotive (replacing his long-standing boat) is ever present throughout the stage, occasionally accompanied by the whistle of the damned.  A driving melody leads the charge into a foray of time changes, bone-smashing metal blastbeats and crushing leads.

Satan’s Pit

Created by Daemon9623

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