Clash at Demonhead (1989). Play Free Online

Summary

Clash at Demonhead feels like a rogue‑like sandbox on the NES. I guide Billy “Big Bang” Blitz through a sprawling world map that branches into more than forty routes, letting me jump forward, backtrack, or even teleport to previously visited hubs once I’ve gathered enough Force.

The combat starts simple with a handgun, but a shop scattered across the map sells upgrades such as a boomerang gun, and the Force power‑ups eventually grant shrink‑size sneaking, temporary invincibility, healing and even flight.

Because the stages are tied to the map rather than a strict sequence, I can choose which challenge to tackle next, making each playthrough feel like charting my own adventure. The North American cartridge swaps the yen for dollar signs, adds a mustache to the quirky shopkeeper and even strips the ending credits—a small but nostalgic reminder of how games were localized back then.

Storyline

Billy "Big Bang" Blitz, a sergeant in S.A.B.R.E., is on a beach vacation with his girlfriend Mary when he receives a call to rescue Professor Plum, the creator of a Doomsday Bomb. The bomb’s activation hinges on six medallions hidden among the seven governors of Demonhead, and Bang soon confronts the skeletal mastermind Tom Guycot.

Along the way Bang meets Michael, a supposed ally, and a grieving sprite that leads him to a captured hermit. The hermit teaches Bang force powers after his rescue, while Bang’s growing mental discomfort reveals a demon trapped beneath Demonhead’s northern mountain attempting mind control. The demon possesses Michael, manipulates a Magic Stone, kills Tom, and steals his medallion, but the hermit reveals only the Sword of Apollo can end the demon.

Bang defeats the demon, recovers the stolen medallion, and discovers the bomb is alien technology meant to end humanity. Using the medallions, he defuses the bomb just before the countdown expires. The alien race, disappointed, departs, and Bang returns to Mary, receives his commander’s praise, and declines the hermit’s apprenticeship, joking about making a game based on the adventure.

Edited by Maya Carter