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Adventure

The Quivering

by Charybdis·published by Alternative Software

1998Everyone20
PCDOSWindows

Where to get it

Trailer

About

The Quivering is a humorous, cartoon style adventure game, which spoofs the famous ghouls and goblins from historic horror flicks.

When Olivetti Franken-Stamp, a member of the Mad Scientist Guild, goofs on his latest scientific experiment, all hell breaks loose - literally! Every demon, murderer, monster and freak is back on earth causing major havoc and mayhem. Franken-Stamp urgently sends for Spud, his cantankerous, redheaded nephew, to come to the rescue. With the aid of his uncle's "Ghoul Cube", Spud must return all of the evil meanies to their rightful place.

The game is a first person, point & click adventure with whimsical, three-dimensional characters set in detailed graphical locations, which you view in 360 degrees. The collection of cute little creatures called imps is the key for saving games and solving some of the puzzles. Puzzles are varied and include the traditional ones (using inventory items, talking to non-player characters, etc.) as well as a few arcade style sequences.

The game brings together a blend of spookiness and comedy, reminiscent of cartoon style LucasArts' games. Listen to the voice impressions of Vincent Price and Boris Karloff, visit and fully explore classic movie sets and meet your favourite monsters.

Ways to play

Modes

Single player

Perspective

First person

Languages

2 languages, with audio, subtitles and interface
Languageaudiosubtitlesinterface
English—
French—

Game details

Business Model

Commercial

Media Type

CD-ROM

Input Devices Supported/Optional

Keyboard, Mouse

Number of Offline Players

1 Player

System requirements

Min. CPU Class Required

Intel Pentium

Min. OS Class Required

Windows 95

Min. RAM Required

16 MB

Min. DirectX Version Required

DirectX 3

Min. CD-ROM Drive Speed Required

4X (600 KB/s)

Box art

Also known as

QuivMenu.exe — Windows Executable

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Facts

Developer

Charybdis

Released

1998

Platforms

PCDOSWindows

Age ratings

ESRBEveryone

Standing

Top 89% by 24hr peak players

Tags

1st-personPuzzle elementsSci-fi / futuristicComedyHorror