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''Monster Bash'' was a sidescrolling platformer released by Apogee Software for the PC in 1993. The game stars [[Kid Hero|10-year-old]] Johnny Dash (~~Probably~~ no relation to [[Johnny Cash]]) on a quest to rescue his puppy, Tex, from the evil [[Fluffy the Terrible|Count Chuck]], who plans to turn all the pets of the Day World into monsters. Armed with only a slingshot and an endless supply of rocks, Johnny must travel through 28 levels of undead horrors.

''Monster Bash'' was a sidescrolling platformer released by Apogee Software for the PC in 1993. The game stars [[Kid Hero|10-year-old]] Johnny Dash (probably no relation to [[Johnny Cash]]) on a quest to rescue his puppy Tex from the evil [[Fluffy the Terrible|Count Chuck]], who plans to turn all the pets of the Day World into monsters. Armed with only a slingshot and an endless supply of rocks, Johnny must travel through 28 levels of undead horrors.

The first episode of the game can be downloaded for free at [https://web.archive.org/web/20131003194226/http://www.3drealms.com/bash/index.html Apogee's official website].

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* [[Badass Adorable]]: Johnny Dash himself.

** He's very cute, although he [[Berserk Button|hates being called that]].

* [[Blessed with Suck]]: If a Medusa attacks you just as you die, a glitch will occur that causes you to respawn with no health as a "ghost". You can't touch anything as a ghost, so enemies and obstacles can't hurt you. Unfortunately, you [[Unwinnable By Mistake|can't pass through the exit either.]]

* [[Blessed with Suck]]: If a Medusa attacks you just as you die, a glitch will occur that causes you to respawn with no health as a "ghost". You can't touch anything as a ghost, so enemies and obstacles can't hurt you. Unfortunately, you [[Unwinnable By Mistake|can't pass through the exit either]].

* [[Bottomless Magazines]]: Acknowledged in the plot summary. It's specifically stated by the Bed Monster that Johnny's pocket would never go empty once he put the rock in it.

* [[Brats with Slingshots]]

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Literally. See "[[Camera Abuse]]" below.

* [[Breaking the Fourth Wall]]: Literally. See [[Camera Abuse]] below.

* [[Camera Abuse]]: During Johnny's [[Idle Animation]], he fires a rock at the camera, cracking the lens.

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Count Chuck obviously takes several elements from both [[Dracula]] and [[Nosferatu|Count Orlok]]. Igor is pretty much directly lifted from the title character in the 1958 version of [[The Fly]].

* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Count Chuck obviously takes several elements from both [[Dracula]] and [[Nosferatu|Count Orlok]]. Igor is pretty much directly lifted from the title character in the 1958 version of ''[[The Fly]]''.

* [[Deadly Rotary Fan]]: There are spinning ceiling fans which you have to shoot the motors of in order to stop them from hurting/killing you.

* [[Dem Bones]]: Skeletons are among the more common mooks in the first episode. They make a return toward the end of the final episode.

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* [[Easy Mode Mockery]]: On the difficulty selection screen, there is an icon of Johnny flexing his muscles next to each choice, with bigger muscles on harder difficulties. The icon for Easy mode has him [[Flexing Those Non-Biceps]].

* [[Everything's Deader with Zombies]]: The most common mook in the game. They appear in almost every level except for a couple of boss battles.

* [[Evil Twin]]: Johnny's ~~Nemesis~~, who appears once an episode.

* [[Evil Twin]]: Johnny's nemesis, who appears once an episode.

* [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]]: The first several stages of the second episode.

* [[Flying Broomstick]]: You get to fly a broomstick in one level. There are also moving platforms in the form of broomsticks.

* [[Gorn]]: It's a toss-up as to whether this or ''[[Rise of the Triad]]'' has more blood.

* [[Green Aesop]]: The "sawmill" stages have signs on the walls that read, [[Bizarro Universe|"Down with rainforests!", "No recycling", and "Please litter!"]]

* [[Green Aesop]]: The "sawmill" stages have signs on the walls that read, [[Bizarro Universe|"Down with rainforests!", "No recycling" and "Please litter!"]].

* [[Hard Levels Easy Bosses]]: The main stages could be considered [[Nintendo Hard]], but most, if not all, of the bosses are pretty easy.

* [[Helpful Mook]]: There are certain areas in the castle stage that can only be reached by getting a boost from the Ogres' [[Ground Pound]] attack. More common throughout the game are living boots that [[Punched Across the Room|kick you across the stage]]. Sometimes they're meant to knock you into spikes, but other times they'll help you across gaps.

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* [[Monster Mash]]: Duh.

* [[Nintendo Hard]]: The first episode, not so much. But the next two... let's just say there's a reason why the registered version lets you gain extra lives whenever you want.

* [[Pun-Based Title]]: The pun being on "[[Monster Mash]]."

* [[Pun-Based Title]]: The pun being on "[[Monster Mash]]".

* [[Punny Name]]: The rat who occasionally appears to indicate which way to go {{spoiler|and who authors the final level's hint message}} is named Frank Lloyd Rat.

* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Count Chuck. {{spoiler|Rather than just shooting him until he dies as you do with the rest of the bosses, you're supposed to destroy the talismans on his wings, and then aim for his feet.}}

* [[Puzzle Boss]]: Count Chuck. {{spoiler|Rather than just shooting him until he dies as you do with the rest of the bosses, you're supposed to destroy the talismans on his wings, and then aim for his feet}}.

* [[Save the Princess]]: Subverted near the end of the second episode. {{spoiler|The princess is a witch in disguise who tries to kill you when you reach her.}}

* [[Save the Princess]]: Subverted near the end of the second episode. {{spoiler|The princess is a witch in disguise who tries to kill you when you reach her}}.

* [[Shareware]]

* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: During Count Chuck's first appearance, he belittles Johnny, his insults becoming more and more crude until one is actually censored.

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** [[Abandoned Laboratory]]: Levels 2-8 and 2-9.

** [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: Level 1-10 and the last section of 3-5.

** [[Big Boo's Haunt]]: Levels 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, and 3-5.

** [[Big Boo's Haunt]]: Levels 1-7, 1-8, 1-9 and 3-5.

** [[Big Fancy Castle]]: Levels 2-6 and 2-7.

** [[Boss-Only Level]]: Levels 1-10, 2-3, and 2-9. Surprisingly, the final level isn't one.

** [[Boss-Only Level]]: Levels 1-10, 2-3 and 2-9. Surprisingly, the final level isn't one.

** [[Bubbly Clouds]]: Level 3-8.

** [[Bubblegloop Swamp]]/[[Swamps Are Evil]]: Levels 3-3 and 3-4.

** [[Derelict Graveyard]]: Levels 1-1 and 1-2.

** [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]]/[[Planet Heck]]: Levels 2-1, 2-2, and 2-3.

** [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]]/[[Planet Heck]]: Levels 2-1, 2-2 and 2-3.

** [[Floating Continent]]: Level 3-8.

** [[Gimmick Level]]: Level 3-8 again, the gimmick being that {{spoiler|you can fly on a broom}}.

** [[The Lost Woods]]: Levels 1-3 and 3-2.

** [[Marathon Level]]: Level 1-9. To put things in perspective, most levels have a par time of somewhere between 2-7 minutes, and 1-9 has a par time of ''30'' minutes.

** [[Underground Level]]: Levels 1-4, 1-5, 2-5, 3-6, 3-7, and 3-9 (which is [[Alien Geometries|somehow]] accessed from a fortress in the sky).

** [[Underground Level]]: Levels 1-4, 1-5, 2-5, 3-6, 3-7 and 3-9 (which is [[Alien Geometries|somehow]] accessed from a fortress in the sky).

* [[Wall Master]]: The hands that throw knives.

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