Hugo (troll)

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Cover art for the Playstation game

Screenshot from the first game

TV version

Gameboy version

Hugo is a character created in Denmark in 1990 for the purpose of interactive television, which has aired in many countries.

Hugo is a little troll, who lived happily with his family until the evil witch Scylla (Hexana or Grizelda in some countries) kidnapped his three children and his wife Hugolina. Scylla has a deep-hearted wish for ultimate power and eternal beauty. But most of all she despises the trolls, longing for their permanent extinction.

The television show featured a videogame that was played by the audience via telephone: the person would call the show's production, then be prompted by a human host to control Hugo in several scenarios such as Forest, Mountain, Underwater, Snow, Railroad, Plane, Skate and so on by pressing the number keys on the phone, assorted to the character controls. In the end of a gaming level, the player would have to choose one out of three ropes to pull and rescue Hugo's family, awarding some prizes like t-shirts, games and others.

There are also various Amiga, PC, PlayStation and GameBoy versions and spin-offs.