History VideoGame / DrJekyllAndMrHyde

The next game, and by far the most infamous, is the 1998 NES game ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', which combined a confusing ExcusePlot with EverythingTryingToKillYou and NeverTheSelvesShallMeet. This features Jekyll as a man trying to get to his wedding with Miss Millicent, only to be attacked by everything and everyone in town for no good reason. Upon becoming too stressed, he'll turn into Hyde and navigate the World of Demons, but should Hyde get farther along in his path than Jekyll both will be incinerated by lightning. The game is notable for being the first game the ''WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd'' reviewed.

* BoltOfDivineRetribution: Hyde getting past Jekyll means evil wins out over good, and the powers that be will incinerate him with lighting should it happen.

The next game, and by far the most infamous, is the 1998 NES game ''Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', which combined a confusing ExcusePlot with EverythingTryingToKillYou and NeverTheSelvesShallMeet. This features Jekyll as a man trying to get to his wedding with Miss Millicent only to be attacked by everything and everyone in town for no good reason. Upon becoming too stressed, he'll turn into Hyde and navigate the World of Demons, but should Hyde get farther along in his path than Jekyll both will be incinerated by lightning. The game is notable for being the first game the ''WebVideo/AngryVideoGameNerd'' reviewed.

* AnimationBump: The 2010 PC game has detailed storybook illustrations but subpar graphics in gameplay.

* TheLostLenore: Jekyll had an unnamed wife in the 2001 PC game; after he death, his daughter Laurie was all he had.

* MultipleEndings: The game has two endings. One of them is reached by simply getting to the church as Jekyll before Hyde. It just shows the church and the word "END" appears while the wedding march plays. A second ending is earned by reaching Level 6 as Jekyll and then proceeding to the end as Hyde. Hyde then fights a boss at the church, and, upon beating it, turns back into Jekyll. Jekyll's able to reach the church unhindered (all the enemies disappear) and an extended cutscene of the wedding plays. "END" appears when the screen fades out after bride and groom kiss. However, after waiting a while, the music will abruptly stop and the sound effect for the bomb is played. When the bomb "explodes", lightning flashes, the word "END" appears reversed, and Mr. Hype appears as a red silhouette with what appears to be a giant cross embedded into his back.

* GoldenEnding: The ZX spectrum game's best ending is achieved by redeeming Jekyll and ridding the world of Hyde's evil.

* RampJump: The ZX Spectrum game's finale has Jekyll escape by train, but the bridge is out. If the train is going fast enough, he'll make the jump to the other side. If it's not, he dies.

* AllThereInTheManual: The NES game's manual is necessary for beating the game, as nothing in-game tells you how to play.
* BribingYourWayToVictory: In the NES game, Jekyll can bribe citizens to leave him alone with coins.
* DifficultyByRegion: The NES game replaced two of the three town stages from Hōma ga Toki with recycled versions of other stages. These stages were most likely cut out due to their suggestive content rather than their actual difficulty, since the player could refill Jekyll's stress gauge by visiting a certain woman's apartment, who proceeds to pay him with cash while romantic music plays in the background (although sometimes the opposite happens as the woman proceeds to drain Jekyll's stress gauge and steal his money instead). Nevertheless, their removal does affect the game's difficulty, since there's no other way to restore Jekyll's stress gauge.
* DualWorldGameplay: The NES game has Hyde play reversed levels of Jekyll's, and their position on the maps is a big part of gameplay.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The NES game is legendary for it, as ''everything'' in London is out to get Jekyll for no reason.
* NeverTheSelvesShallMeet: The NES game has Hyde die instantly if he's on the same tile as Jekyll or gets farther than he did.
* SanityMeter: In the NES game, Dr. Jekyll's Anger meter increases as he takes hits from passersby. Once the meter is full, he turns into Mr. Hyde and must kill a certain amount of enemies before reaching Jekyll's location, or else death by lightning strike ensues.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Both PC games have Hyde working alongside Jekyll for a greater good.

* AscendedExtra: Inspector Newcomen is a minor character in the book and is often left out of adaptations, but is the viewpoint character in the DS game.

* GoldenEnding: The ZX spectrum game's best ending is achieved by redeeming Jekyll and ridding the world of Hyde's evil.
* MiniGameGame: The DS game is full of puzzles and mini-games separated by story.

* PixelHunt: The DS game requires you to investigate your surroundings to find clues, leading into this.
* RampJump: The ZX Spectrum game's finale has Jekyll escape by train, but the bridge is out. If the train is going fast enough, he'll make the jump to the other side. If it's not, he dies.

There were many attempts to bring Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' to the gaming world, only two of which hewed close to the book's plot. The first one was a TextAdventure for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum in 1984. It was faithful to the novel for the most part, though it went for a focus on Jekyll, as with most adaptations. The player assumed control of Dr. Jekyll as he made a potion to transform into the devious Mr. Hyde, and from there the player could choose whether to free Jekyll from his alter-ego for good or leave him to be condemned in Hyde's place. The best ending is acquired from saving Jekyll.

* EverythingTryingToKillYou: The NES game is legendary for it, as ''everything'' in London is out to get Jekyll.

* PixelHunt: The DS game requires you to investigate your surroundings to find clues.

Following that was a PC action-adventure game released in 2001 for Windows 95 and 98, where Jekyll's daughter Laurie had been kidnapped, necessitating him to turn into Hyde to try and save her. Then there was a 2010 PC game released for Windows, which dealt with Jekyll attempting to find a cure for the plague and instead unleashing Hyde, then battling an evil cult. Finally, there was a game released for DS, iPhone, and PC called ''The Mysterious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', which puts the player in the shoes of Inspector Newcomen, a minor character from the book, as they attempted to solve the case once and for all.

There were many attempts to bring Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel ''Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde'' to the gaming world, only two of which hewed close to the book's plot. The first one was a TextAdventure for the UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum in 1984. It was faithful to the novel for the most part, though it went for a focus on Jekyll, as wit most adaptations. The player assumed control of Dr. Jekyll as he made a potion to transform into the devious Mr. Hyde, and from there the player could choose whether to free Jekyll from his alter-ego for good or leave him to be condemned in Hyde's place. The best ending is acquired from saving Jekyll.

Following that was a PC action-adventure game released in 2001 for Windows 95 and 98, where Jekyll's daughter Laurie had been kidnapped, necessitating him to turn into Hyde to try and save her. Then there was a 2010 PC game released for Windows, which dealt with Jekyll attempting to find a cure for the plague and instead unleashing Hyde, then battling an evil cult. Finally, there was a game released for DS, iPhone, and PC called ''Mysterious Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', which puts the player in the shoes of Inspector Newcomen, a minor character from the book, as they attempted to solve the case once and for all.

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