Richard Doyle was born in 1945 in Brockton, Massachusetts.At age six, he got his first taste of entertainment when a recreation director at a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia put him in front of a crowd of Navy wives; he sang 'Oh, You Beautiful Doll'. Transformation Artwork March 2012 and earlier NEWEST transformation artwork is here Transformation artwork page. Some images contain nudity or adult content - those images are designated with a warning.
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Developer(s) | Now Production |
Publisher(s) | Namco |
Director(s) | Taiji Nagayama |
Producer(s) | Masami Shimotsuma Papaya Payapaya |
Designer(s) | Masami Shimotsuma |
Programmer(s) | Haruo Ohori |
Artist(s) | Gyoee! Miyazaki Takashi Yoshida |
Composer(s) | Eiko Kaneda |
Series | Splatterhouse |
Platform(s) | Mega Drive/Genesis |
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Genre(s) | Beat 'em up, Horror |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Splatterhouse 3, known in Japan as Splatterhouse Part 3 (スプラッターハウスPART3) (stylized as SPLATTERHOUSE • 3) is a horror themed beat'em upvideo game released by Namco for the Mega Drive/Genesis in 1993. It is the sequel to Splatterhouse 2 and was one of the first games to be given a rating by Sega's own Videogame Rating Council. In North America the game was given an MA-13 rating by the council for its graphic violence and gore. Unlike its predecessors, it was not originally released in Europe. The game was included as an unlockable extra in the 2010 remake, with new artwork replacing the digitized photographs due to legal reasons.[2]
Plot[edit]
The game takes place about five years after the events of Splatterhouse 2. Rick and Jennifer have since married and have a son named David. Rick has also become successful on Wall Street and has bought a mansion in Connecticut, putting the memories of the Terror Mask behind him.[3] Meanwhile, the Mask feels the ancient energy that it recalls from ages past and begins to speak to Rick. Rick must don the mask for the third time and fight the monsters that have invaded his mansion. Rick first fights to save Jennifer, who has been kidnapped by an entity known as the Evil One, but it is revealed this was only a distraction while the Evil One took David.
Rick eventually defeats the Evil One, who had planned to use David's latent psychic abilities to unlock the power of an object known as the Dark Stone. Upon defeating the Evil One, the Mask reveals its true, evil intentions. Rick must then destroy the Terror Mask permanently.[4]
There are four possible endings, depending on if the player saves Jennifer and David, saves one or the other, or fails to save them both. All but the best ending start out with the Mask saying it will continue to exist as long as there's human suffering, and as it shatters, it says that the sky has cleared, and evil has once again been banished. The endings are as follows.
Bad Ending: If Rick fails to save both his wife and child, the ending goes as usual, but it states that Rick 'stands alone, the weight of failure hanging heavily on him'. It then shows a picture of him and his family, with the words 'Alone. All alone...'
Jennifer Dies: If Rick fails to save Jennifer, but rescues David, it shows the ending as normal, but that Jennifer 'exists only as a memory'. It then shows David asking his dad where his mother is, and fades after that.
David Dies: If Jennifer is rescued, but David dies, the ending goes on as usual, but with David 'being only a memory'. Jennifer then asks Rick where David is, and after being told (though the dialog isn't shown), she cries out 'no'.
Good Ending: Should both survive, the ending is different. Apart from a more pleasant tune, the mask's dialog changes. Instead of saying that he'll survive, he cries out 'Can't see... can't hear... I'm dying...!!' before shattering. It continues as normal, saying Rick returns to his family, finally free of the Terror Mask.
Gameplay[edit]
The game features six levels, many taking place in the mansion. Instead of the side-scrolling action of the previous games, Splatterhouse 3 features non-linear exploration throughout several different rooms, forcing Rick to often backtrack as he tries to find the exit. Players are given a map of each level. Each level must be cleared in a certain amount of time. Although this does not affect gameplay, running out of time results in changes in the plot, creating four possible endings. By running out of time, for example, Jennifer will be killed in the second level. New to Splatterhouse is the Power Meter, which can be filled by collecting Eldritch Orbs found throughout levels and occasionally are dropped by defeated enemies. Once the bar is filled by at least one orb, the player can transform Rick into a hulking and more monstrous version of himself with the Terror Mask being seemingly fused to his head. In this state, Rick is significantly stronger and can execute a special attack that involves pieces of his flesh extending from his chest area and acting as a weapon, injuring any monster in the vicinity of their reach. Also, instead of actually wielding the weapons he finds, the mutated version of Rick simply flings them at enemies, dealing a fair bit more damage than swinging the weapons as normal Rick would have.
Extra lives and health items are also scattered throughout the levels. Passwords are also given to players to return to levels. Occasionally, Rick is able to pick up weapons (e.g. a baseball bat or a cleaver, among others) to use against the monsters. Once you defeat all the monsters in the room an in-game map appears to give you some choice in how you get to the end of each level. The game's storyline alters significantly if you fail to finish levels before the allotted time runs out. For example; in the second level you are tasked with saving Rick's wife Jennifer from being devoured by a boreworm. In order to save her, you must reach the end of the level to confront and defeat the boreworm within the time limit. Failing to do so before the time runs out will result in Jennifer being devoured internally by the boreworm planted inside of her body.
Reception[edit]
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Allgame editor Geoffrey Douglas Smith praised Splatterhouse 3, stating that the game 'stands at the top of the beat-'em-up heap on Genesis' and 'a fun and gory ride with plenty of enemies to pummel and a solid game engine (making the game) a blast to play'.[5]
References[edit]
- ^'GamePro #48 pg. 48'. Sega Retro. July 1993. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^New Splatterhouse to Include Original Splatterhouse TrilogyArchived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, 1-up
- ^Rob Strangman (2007). 'Splatterhouse at Hardcore Gaming 101'. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^Rob. 'West Mansion: The Splatterhouse Home Page'. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ abSmith, Geoffrey Douglas. 'Splatterhouse 3 - Review'. AllGame. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
External links[edit]
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- Splatterhouse 3 at MobyGames
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Born | April 26, 1945 (age 75) Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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Other names | Richard Doyal |
Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
Years active | 1971–present |
Richard Doyle (born April 26, 1945), sometimes credited as Richard Doyal, is an Americanactor and voice actor.
Early life[edit]
Richard Doyle was born in 1945 in Brockton, Massachusetts. At age six, he got his first taste of entertainment when a recreation director at a naval base in Norfolk, Virginia put him in front of a crowd of Navy wives; he sang 'Oh, You Beautiful Doll'.[1]
His acting education included studies at Long Beach City College.[1]
Career[edit]
Doyle had an earlier role in the second season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, 'Blind Terror'(09/16/1973). He has appeared on such TV series as Cheers, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, Charlie's Angels, Dallas, M*A*S*H, Cannon, The Mod Squad, and worked with Ernest Borgnine on the science fiction series Future Cop.
Doyle has also acted in non-traditional films for the museum field. In 1984, coinciding with the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he performed in a special effects holographic show entitled 'Wizard of Change,' at the California Science Center, for the General Motors hosted exhibit 'Wheels of Change,' which following the Los Angeles Olympics was transferred to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. The 3D illusion show, designed by award winning experience designer Bob Rogers and the design team BRC Imagination Arts,[2] involved Doyle as a charming wizard character who explained that manufacturing was like magic that could transform base materials into modern miracles. Doyle worked again with Bob Rogers and BRC Imagination Arts in 2005 as he acted in the leading role for an educational 4D special effects film they produced for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois,[3] 'Lincoln's Eyes.'[4] In this educational film, presented on three screens with supporting dimensional sets and in-theater atmospheric special effects, Doyle played the role of an artist who narrates the show, and discusses how he came about exploring the subject of Abraham Lincoln through Lincoln's life events.
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Beyond film, Doyle has earned much of his living as a voice actor, but says that he always preferred theatre work. He was a founding member of the South Coast Repertory theatre company.[1]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
- Abduction of Angie – Leonard
- Air Force One – Colonel Bob Jackson
- Coma – Pathologist
- Heathens and Thieves – Bill
- Mass Appeal – Priest
- Trick or Treat –
Television[edit]
- Barnaby Jones – Alan Simmons
- Black Sheep Squadron – Bartender
- Brothers & Sisters – Benjamin Wright
- Cannon –
- Cheers – Mr. Walter Gaines (8 episodes)
- Dallas – Thomas Perry
- Down Home – Morton
- Dress Gray – AIA Agent
- Fame – Priest
- Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story – Journalist #1 (TV film)
- Justice – Judge Kurtz
- Knots Landing – Walter Glendon
- Lou Grant – Paul Glover
- M*A*S*H – M.P.
- Mr. Belvedere – TV Announcer, Man #2
- NCIS – 1st Veteran
- Night Gallery – Bruce
- NYPD Blue – Paul Wilson
- Once You Meet a Stranger – Mr Anthony (TV film)
- Pensacola: Wings of Gold – Edward
- Police Story – Alexander Davis
- Project U.F.O. – Sargent Brown, Alex Sanders
- Raising Hope – Narrator
- Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love – Herb (TV film)
- Sisters – John Morris
- Switch – Station Manager
- The Lost World –Various
- The Lot – Dr. Anderson
- The Practice – Judge Warren Halperin (2 episodes)
- The Pretender – Dr. Wolverton
- The Rockford Files – Paramedic
- The Greatest American Hero – Biff Anderson
- The Women's Room –
Animation[edit]
- AAAHH!!! Real Monsters – Chipendale, Little Chip
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Part 1 – Mayor of Gotham City
- Ben 10 – Enoch, Forever King, additional voices
- Ben 10: Ultimate Alien – Enoch
- Justice League – Assembly Leader, Dr. Louis
- Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers – Hogar the Troll
- Life with Louie – Mr. Stevenson, FBI Agent
- Pinky and the Brain – Phileas Fogg
- Regular Show – Balding Old Guy
- Sky Commanders – 'Brooks' Baxter
- Spider-Man - Police Officer
- The Legend of Calamity Jane – Additional voices
- The Legend of Prince Valiant – Harold, Soldier
- The New Batman Adventures – Harry
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest – DB Graves
- Wolverine and the X-Men – Sen. Kelly
Video games[edit]
- Ace Combat: Assault Horizon – Pierre La Pointe
- Age of Empires III – Alain Magnan
- Ben 10: Omniverse – Driscoll
- Ben 10: Protector of Earth – Enoch
- Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction – Enoch
- Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain – Moebius, Anarcrothe, Nupraptor
- Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem – Pious Augustus, Paul Augustine, Pious Augustus/Liche, Ulyaoth
- Grandia II – Zera, Gonzola, Village Chief
- Legacy of Kain: Defiance – Moebius
- Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver – Moebius, Tomb Guardian
- Soul Reaver 2 – Moebius, Turel
- Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater – The Fury
- Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – Big Boss
- Murdered: Soul Suspect – Security Guard, Detective Howell, Examiner
- Ninja Gaiden – Narrator
- Onimusha Blade Warriors / Onimusha 3: Demon Siege – Nobunaga Oda[5]
- Splatterhouse – Dr. West
- Starhawk – Cutter
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel – Shalim Avesta
- Too Human – Pilot, Henchman #6
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution – Lord General Castor
- X-Men Legends – Beast
- X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse – Beast
References[edit]
Splatterhouse Arcade Rom
- ^ abcHerman, Jan (September 20, 1988). 'For Richard Doyle, an Actor's Life Is Driving', Los Angeles Times, p. 9. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^'Wizard of Change'(PDF). BRC Imagination Arts. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2013-12-24.
- ^'Lincoln's Eyes'. www.alplm.org/.
- ^'Lincoln's Eyes'. www.imdb.com.
- ^Capcom (2004-04-27). Onimusha 3: Demon Siege. Scene: Closing credits, 0:45 in, cast.
6. Demetria Fulton previewed Doyle in the second season of Barnaby Jones; episode titled, 'Blind Terror'(09/16/1973).
External links[edit]
- Richard Doyle on IMDb
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