The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1983 video game)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a video game for the Atari 2600 based on the film of the same name.

[2] It was designed and programmed by VSS, a software development company started by Ed Salvo and several other ex-Games by Apollo programmers.

The player takes on the role of the movie's chainsaw-wielding villain, Leatherface,[3] and attempts to murder trespassers while avoiding obstacles such as fences, wheelchairs, and cow skulls.

[4] The player controls the murderer with the objective to chase and kill victims.

As one of the first horror-themed video games, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre caused controversy when it was released because of the violent nature of the video game and sold poorly; many stores refused to carry it.

A video game sprite representing Leatherface, facing a sprite representing a possible victim. Below Leatherface is a sprite of a bush, to the left of the screen is a sprite of a cow skull. The background is lined with four trees, and distant house and car sprites.
The player, Leatherface , approaching a victim