Purple Dinosaur Massacre: The Death of Barney

The other day when I was writing about Chex Quest, I started reminiscing about other strange games I used to play as a kid.  One that came to mind was Purple Dinosaur Massacre, which is essentially a Barney the Dinosaur killing simulator.  While this is by no means a triple-A development game (it was part of a 1000 PC game compilation CD and appears to have been developed on a piggy bank-sized budget), Purple Dinosaur Massacre is still very satisfying if you're one of the many people who hate Barney with a passion.

Blast 'em indeed.

The game is very straightforward, you are given a machine gun which is mounted at the center of the screen, and you merely move the barrel left and right while firing at the various Barneys on the screen.  And various Barneys there are.  You have your basic walking Barney, a Barney who floats in the air using balloons, and another Barney who gleefully floats on a cloud (until you gleefully knock him out of the sky).

Purple dinosaurs aren't the only objects that face your wrath however.  Bunnies, flowers, clouds, even the sun can be shot at and killed.  Needless to say this game is not meant for children, despite looking like its textures were created using Microsoft Paint.  Want to experience the carnage for yourself?  Here you go:


Pretty brutal, right?  Did you guys ever buy those game compilation disks containing thousands of games, and happen to come across a hidden gem like this?  Until next time, happy hunting!