<s>
Hugo	B-Application
's	I-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
Horrors	I-Application
(	O
named	O
Hugo	O
's	O
Horrific	O
Adventure	B-Application
in	O
the	O
Hugo	O
Trilogy	O
re-release	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
parser-based	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
designed	O
by	O
independent	O
software	O
developer	O
David	O
P	O
.	O
Gray	O
and	O
published	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
by	O
Gray	O
Design	O
Associates	O
in	O
1990	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Land	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Lounge	I-Device
Lizards	I-Device
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Hugo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	I-Application
Whodunit	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
All	O
other	O
actions	O
are	O
input	O
through	O
the	O
text	B-Application
parser	I-Application
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
types	O
commands	O
for	O
Hugo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Hugo	O
Trilogy	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
text	B-Application
parser	I-Application
is	O
supplemented	O
by	O
a	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
completion	O
,	O
Gray	O
uploaded	O
it	O
to	O
CompuServe	O
forums	O
before	O
it	O
saw	O
success	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
and	O
as	O
a	O
retail	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
DOS	B-Device
game	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
Microsoft	O
Quick	O
C	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
port	O
to	O
Windows	O
was	O
written	O
in	O
Visual	O
C++	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hugo	B-Application
's	I-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
Horrors	I-Application
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
in	I-Device
the	I-Device
Land	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
Lounge	I-Device
Lizards	I-Device
,	O
which	O
uses	O
a	O
similar	O
text-parsing	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
was	O
also	O
chosen	O
to	O
imitate	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
,	O
as	O
it	O
allowed	O
the	O
executable	O
file	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
HHH.exe	O
,	O
similar	O
Leisure	B-Device
Suit	I-Device
Larry	I-Device
's	O
LLL.exe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
major	O
inspirations	O
cited	O
by	O
Gray	O
include	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sprites	O
and	O
animation	O
by	O
Captain	B-Application
Comic	I-Application
and	O
the	O
atmosphere	O
of	O
Colossal	B-Application
Cave	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
Windows	O
point-and-click	O
port	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Beneath	B-Application
a	I-Application
Steel	I-Application
Sky	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jenny	O
Hanlon	O
of	O
Adventure	B-Application
Classic	O
Gaming	O
praises	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
refreshing	O
"	O
challenges	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
accessibility	O
and	O
replayability	O
,	O
though	O
she	O
criticizes	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
dead	O
ends	O
and	O
sudden	O
endings	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
limited	O
parser	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hugo	B-Application
's	I-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
Horrors	I-Application
has	O
been	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	B-Application
game	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
premise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gray	O
has	O
responded	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
never	O
played	O
Maniac	B-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
was	O
only	O
aware	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarities	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
direct	O
sequels	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
:	O
Hugo	B-Application
II	I-Application
,	I-Application
Whodunit	I-Application
?	I-Application
</s>
<s>
in	O
1991	O
and	O
Hugo	B-Application
III	I-Application
,	I-Application
Jungle	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
person	O
shooter	O
Nitemare	B-Application
3D	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
1994	O
featuring	O
the	O
characters	O
of	O
Hugo	O
and	O
Penelope	O
.	O
</s>
