Satan's Hollow

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Game Introduction

The gargoyles fly back and forth across the screen in tight formations.

When you are in really tight situations, press the Shield button to activate a protective aura around the cannon, but it has use of a limited duration.

Every time a gargoyle is killed, an angry squawk is sounded off and a bridge segment will appear at the bottom left side of the screen. To pick one up move the cannon over it and it will automatically latch on to it. If it is successfully towed to the far right side of the screen, it forms a segment of the bridge under construction. Although each time a gargoyle is destroyed a segment can appear, it only does so if the previous segment has already been positioned on the bridge.

If all gargoyles in the formation are killed, Lucifer, Old Nick or Beelzebub will appear circling above the ground while breathing enormous streams of fire at the cannon. Although the shield protects the cannon against collision and projectiles, it gives very little protection against the huge streams of fire breathed by Lucifer, Old Nick or Beelzebub.

When the bridge has been finished, the cannon can cross over the river of fire to Satan's Hollow on the other side of the mountain where the player finally has a chance to do battle with Satan, who will hurl deadly tridents at the cannon. After the player has destroyed Satan, a bonus is awarded and the game begins again with increased difficulty.

Game Play

As you defeat waves of enemies, flags will be placed on the castle. They will come into play when you face Satan.

Sometimes, after you destroy all the gargoyles, you will be confronted by either Lucifer, Old Nick or Beelzebub and each of them will breathe streams of fire at you.

After you have completed the bridge and crossed over it, you will be face to face Satan who will throw deadly tridents at you (which your shield cannot block). After you have defeated Satan, you will get a bonus score (based on the flags on the castle), and the game will begin again with increased difficulty.

Miscellaneous

VAPS Arcade Census

Very Common - There are 64 known instances of Satan's Hollow owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 56 of them are original dedicated machines, and 8 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Of the 56,610 video games (3,411 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 25 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records.

Wanted - There are 7 VAPS members currently looking for Satan's Hollow.

For Sale - There are 6 VAPS members with Satan's Hollow machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts.

Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operators might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range.

Trivia

Midway had a mail-in offer to purchase a T-shirt of Satan's Hollow back in 1982.

There was an advertisement for this game which had a rather interesting description of it. The upper part of the ad said: "The hot new battle game that dares you to cross the blazing Bridge of Fire to do battle with the Master of Darkness -- Satan of the Hollow!". The lower right-hand part of the ad said: "The Dark Scrolls warn of the perils of Satan's hollow. He, the Prince of Darkness, reigns over an infernal underworld so abhorrent, the grotesque gargoyles who safeguard his lair cower at his clovenhoofed approach. 'Tis he who rules surpremely his domain, by twisted swirls of flame and obediant creatures so wretched, no mortal dareth traverse the Bridge of Death crossing the River of Fire. Beware him. He is darkness, he is the omnipotent demon Lucifer, he is SATAN OF THE HOLLOW."

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