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I am the way into the doleful city,
I am the way into eternal grief,
I am the way to a foresaken race.

Justice it was that moved my great creator;
Divine omnipotence created me,
And highest wisdom joined with primal love.

Before me nothing but eternal things
were made, and I shall last eternally.
Abandon every hope, all you who enter.

Join Pilgrim, the hero of Dante's classic medieval adventure Inferno, on a journey into the depth of Hell to reach Mount Purgatory on the other side of the world. The perilous journey leads to conflicts with the evil monsters and sinners that inhabit Hell, ending in a confrontation with Lucifer himself.

The damned and a whole host of demons attack Pilgrim, each more fiendish as you progress through each level.

Various objects are scattered around the game, two of which Pilgrim can carry at any time. They are displayed at the bottom of the screen.

In the first level you'll need a good rope and a bag of money. Carry these to the underground entrance to the next level and descend.

You'll find yourself standing on the edge of a lake or river. A boatman will paddle by. Pay him the money and he will take you across to the other side. But don't hang about otherwise a swarm of hornets will kill you.

Basically Dante's Inferno is a maze adventure. Maps are necessary to avoid being hopelessly lost.

Points reflect the amount of success you have in the game. Fail and you will suffer the same fate as the sinners on whose level you perish.

The only real grumble about Dante's Inferno is the quality of the graphics. The Commodore is capable of better.

One thing you can be sure of with Dante's Inferno is that you'll die the agony of a thousand deaths.