Elvira: Mistress of the Dark | |
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Developer(s) | Horror Soft |
Publisher(s) | Accolade |
Designer(s) | Alan Bridgman Keith Wadhamsa Michael Woodroffe Simon Woodroffe |
Artist(s) | Paul Drummond Michael Landreth Philip Nixon |
Composer(s) | Dave Hasler |
Engine | AberMUD (modified) |
Platform(s) | Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS |
Release | March 1990[1] |
Genre(s) | Adventure, role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Elvira: Mistress of the Dark is a horror adventure/role-playing video game developed by Horror Soft and released by Accolade in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64 and MS-DOS computers. It was Horror Soft's second published game after 1989's Personal Nightmare and stars the actress Cassandra Peterson as her character Elvira.
In Mistress of the Dark, Elvira is held captive by dark forces in the castle of her ancestor, Lady Emelda. The player's character is to enter the castle to rescue Elvira and prevent the imminent return of the long-dead evil sorceress. The well-received game was followed by Elvira II: The Jaws of Cerberus in 1991 and the spiritual successor Waxworks in 1992.