Path: typhoon.sonic.net!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.satanism,alt.christnet.demonology,alt.pagan.magick,alt.magick.tyagi,rec.games.video.misc,rec.games.misc Subject: Entertainment Demonology: 'Bill The Demon' Video Game From: satanservice.org@boboroshi (SOD of the CoE) Reply-To: satanservice.org@boboroshi User-Agent: nn/6.6.0 Lines: 106 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 23:22:05 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 208.201.242.18 X-Complaints-To: abuse@sonic.net X-Trace: typhoon.sonic.net 1070493725 208.201.242.18 (Wed, 03 Dec 2003 15:22:05 PST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2003 15:22:05 PST Xref: typhoon.sonic.net alt.satanism:234600 alt.christnet.demonology:14107 alt.pagan.magick:39771 alt.magick.tyagi:42650 rec.games.video.misc:54996 rec.games.misc:24863 50031203 vii om Hail Satan! demonology in entertainment is often a reflection and sometimes an inversion of popular demonological notions. primarily I've noticed an adversarial relation to the demonic in video games, such as 'Diablo' (in which one plays humans vanquishing demonic hordes in a role-playing like 'Adventure' game) or 'Doom' (in which one plays a liberator Rambo blasting apart humanoid demons, with all its spin-offs like 'Unreal' and the like). however, there are the occasonal exceptions, as with the outstanding arcade-type video game (may favorite type with the linear graphics!) 'Bill the Demon' by Jim Burton, in which one attempts to obtain an autograph from Satan himself! I'll let the game (which I recently completed after having obtained a faulty copy long ago and only now reaching the end): ============================================================= The Story of Bill the Demon History is filled with legends of Demons: evil creatures with dark powers and horrifying strength. There is Astaroth, who turns invisible; Mephistopheles, Prince of Deceit; Asmodeus, Lord of Corruption; and Leviathan, great monster of the deep. You are Bill. Well, you know -- not every demon can be intimidating. Someone has to do all the minor work. So while your friends get to corrupt human souls and kill indiscriminately, you get to yell a lot. And your mighty power? A loud voice and an eating disorder. BUT NO MORE!!! You'll show everyone who laughed at you. You're going to get the autograph of the Devil Himself, to show how cool you are. And if you have to eat a few souls to get there... well... what the hell. ============================================================= You, Bill the Demon, must pass through all nine circles of Hell, braving the dangers therein, in your quest to get the Devil's autograph.... ============================================================= SPOILER -- you may not wish to see the final breath-taking screen SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- SPOILER -- if you get to the ninth circle and finish the game,then the following appears on your screen for a brief moment: ============================================================= !! YOU WIN !! TO MY GOOD FRIEND BILL, CONGRATULATIONS! I KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE CENTER OF HELL ITSELF -- AFTER ALL, I DID DESIGN THE DAMN PLACE. ANYWAY, I WANT TO SAY THAT THIS JOURNEY OF YOURS SHOWED AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT O PERSERVERENCE, STRENGTH, CLEVERNESS, AND GOOD OLD-FASHIONED EVIL. YOU'LL BE PLEASED TO KNOW THAT I AM RECOMMENDING YOU FOR AN IMMEDIATE PROMOTION. YOUR TRUE FRIEND, SATAN ----------------------------------------------------------- all video game text (c) copyright Jim Burton 1996! ============================================================= blessed beast! boboroshi at-sign satanservice.org: Satanic Outreach Director Church of Euthanasia: http://www.churchofeuthanasia.org/ TOKUS WEBLINKS: http://dmoz.org/Bookmarks/B/boboroshi/ Ninth Scholar's Library (Satanism Archive): http://www.satanservice.org/