The Bells

Development

According to the National Dragon User's Group disk magazine Up-2-Date issue 5:

HELLS BELLS first appeared in the now defunct magazine 'Your Computer' in September 1984.

It was written by Drew Marshall, he says after many months of disappointment, waiting for decent arcade games to appear on the Dragon market, although they were just beginning to appear under the Microdeal label.

He had never been able to get his hands on a Hunchback type game. After seeing his friend's version on a CBM-64, he just couldn't wait for Ken Kalish to relieve his pangs.

So he sat down and threw a version together. Realising the potential of the game he became more interested in it and began designing a brick wall and animated graphics. When he had finished he found it difficult to stop playing.