Hugo (troll)

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Cover art for the PC game

Cover art for the Playstation game

Hugo is a character created in Denmark in 1990 for the purpose of interactive television, which has aired in more than 40 countries.

[edit] The show

Hugo is a little troll, who lived happily with his family (wife Hugolina, sons Trollerit and Trollerat, and daughter Trollerut) until the evil witch Scylla (Hexana or Skulla in some countries, Afskylia in the Danish release, Maldiva in Portugal) kidnapped his three children and his wife Hugolina (Hugoline in the Danish release). The witch 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 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 prizes.

[edit] List of games

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There are also various Amiga, PC, PlayStation and GameBoy versions and spin-offs, usually putting Hugo against various evil spells of Scylla, her servant Don Croco and his army of crocodiles (known as the El Kroko).

The PC games include: