Braindead 13
Encyclopedia
Brain Dead 13 is an Interactive movie
game produced by ReadySoft that was released for DOS
in 1995 and later ported to consoles in 1996. Unlike Dragon's Lair
and Space Ace
, which began as laserdisc
s, it was released for PCs and game consoles only.
On October 8, 2010, BrainDead 13 was ported to the iPhone
via the App Store. This version is rated 12+.
The player must guide Lance through the castle in order to defeat Dr. Neurosis and escape with his life.
Also, much like in Dragon's Lair, the player has to react quickly. If the player fails to do so, either Fritz or something in the room will kill Lance. However, the player has infinite lives, and after the death sequence, there is a revival sequence, where Lance bursts out of a coffin, is given blood, etc. The death scenes are often rather violent, but over-the-top in their cartoony approach and very little bloodshed is actually shown.
Dr. Nero Neurosis The disembodied brain that plans to rule the world. Nero sends Fritz after Lance at the beginning of the game after he insults the mad doctor by calling him "average" (though he was planning to kill Lance from the beginning anyways simply to avoid paying for his repair job). Though he is the master of the castle Lance has very little interaction with him in the game, other than the beginning and end. Voiced by Dave Quesnelle.
Fritz A hunchbacked little imp with hooks for hands, and an impressive array of deadly gadgets (guns, knives, swords, axes, chainsaws, and other implements of death and destruction). His apparent lack of brains at his disposal doesn't prevent him from being a lethal adversary. Apart from running into him during the game, Lance will often fall victim to him if he tarries for too long in the castle. He is Dr. Neurosis' "pet" and tries diligently to follow all orders given to him. Voiced by Joe Giampapa, though Fritz never says a word of English.
Vivi A curvaceous vampire vixen
with a Southern belle
accent who runs a "funeral salon". It is generally an excuse for her to dismember or suck the blood of unwary or unwilling patrons. Lance will run across her at one point in the game and must outsmart her along with the myriad of deadly contraptions in her salon, as well as escape the wrath of Fritz. Voiced by June Brown.
Moose A big, dumb, Frankenstein
-like giant that spouts various sports phrases and wields a baseball bat and a football. Moose is encountered once as one of the seven "boss" sequences and is well-known for his opening line: "Allright, squirt-it's third down, bases are loaded, and they're pullin' the goalie!". Voiced by Blayne Burnside.
Lance also comes across many other creatures out to kill him in the various dungeons, hallways, rooms, gardens, and labyrinths in the castle.
Interactive movie
An interactive movie is a video game that features highly cinematic presentation and heavy use of scripting, often through the use of full-motion video of either animated or live-action footage.-Philosophy:...
game produced by ReadySoft that was released for DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
in 1995 and later ported to consoles in 1996. Unlike Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair is a laserdisc video game published by Cinematronics in 1983. It featured animation created by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth....
and Space Ace
Space Ace
Space Ace is a laserdisc video game produced by Don Bluth Studios, Cinematronics, and Advanced Microcomputer Systems...
, which began as laserdisc
Laserdisc
LaserDisc was a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium. Initially licensed, sold, and marketed as MCA DiscoVision in North America in 1978, the technology was previously referred to interally as Optical Videodisc System, Reflective Optical Videodisc, Laser Optical...
s, it was released for PCs and game consoles only.
On October 8, 2010, BrainDead 13 was ported to the iPhone
IPhone
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
via the App Store. This version is rated 12+.
Story
Lance, a young computer expert, is called to fix a computer at a scary, dilapidated castle. After repairing a large super-computer, Lance learns of a diabolical plan to take over the world. He quickly finds himself in trouble, being chased around the castle by Fritz, a psychotic servant of Dr. Nero Neurosis, the main villain of the story and a disembodied brain.The player must guide Lance through the castle in order to defeat Dr. Neurosis and escape with his life.
Gameplay
During gameplay exploration is freer than in most previous interactive games by showing crossroads. This leaves the route for finding the Brain Chamber up to the player.Also, much like in Dragon's Lair, the player has to react quickly. If the player fails to do so, either Fritz or something in the room will kill Lance. However, the player has infinite lives, and after the death sequence, there is a revival sequence, where Lance bursts out of a coffin, is given blood, etc. The death scenes are often rather violent, but over-the-top in their cartoony approach and very little bloodshed is actually shown.
Characters
Lance Galahad A young computer expert and the playable character. He has long red hair and a baseball cap. He is an avid video game junkie, and has a bit of a smart mouth. Voiced by Riccardo Durante.Dr. Nero Neurosis The disembodied brain that plans to rule the world. Nero sends Fritz after Lance at the beginning of the game after he insults the mad doctor by calling him "average" (though he was planning to kill Lance from the beginning anyways simply to avoid paying for his repair job). Though he is the master of the castle Lance has very little interaction with him in the game, other than the beginning and end. Voiced by Dave Quesnelle.
Fritz A hunchbacked little imp with hooks for hands, and an impressive array of deadly gadgets (guns, knives, swords, axes, chainsaws, and other implements of death and destruction). His apparent lack of brains at his disposal doesn't prevent him from being a lethal adversary. Apart from running into him during the game, Lance will often fall victim to him if he tarries for too long in the castle. He is Dr. Neurosis' "pet" and tries diligently to follow all orders given to him. Voiced by Joe Giampapa, though Fritz never says a word of English.
Vivi A curvaceous vampire vixen
Vixen
A vixen is a female fox.Vixen may also refer to:-In the military:*HMS Vixen, various British Royal Navy ships*USS Vixen, various ships in the US Navy*Vickers Vixen, a biplane produced in small numbers in the 1920s...
with a Southern belle
Southern belle
A southern belle is an archetype for a young woman of the American Old South's upper class....
accent who runs a "funeral salon". It is generally an excuse for her to dismember or suck the blood of unwary or unwilling patrons. Lance will run across her at one point in the game and must outsmart her along with the myriad of deadly contraptions in her salon, as well as escape the wrath of Fritz. Voiced by June Brown.
Moose A big, dumb, Frankenstein
Frankenstein
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel about a failed experiment that produced a monster, written by Mary Shelley, with inserts of poems by Percy Bysshe Shelley. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first...
-like giant that spouts various sports phrases and wields a baseball bat and a football. Moose is encountered once as one of the seven "boss" sequences and is well-known for his opening line: "Allright, squirt-it's third down, bases are loaded, and they're pullin' the goalie!". Voiced by Blayne Burnside.
Lance also comes across many other creatures out to kill him in the various dungeons, hallways, rooms, gardens, and labyrinths in the castle.