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Frédéric Motte has been an advocate for heavy metal in video games for 30 years. In 1997 he developed Nightmare Creatures, a film of satanic monsters in a dark 19th century London, complete with heavy metal music.

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<p>Frédéric Motte has been an advocate for heavy metal in video games for 30 years. In 1997 he developed <i>Nightmare Creatures</i>, a film of satanic monsters in a dark 19th century London, complete with heavy metal music.</p>

Nightmare Creatures (1997)

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Retrogaming Made in France (1/10)

Future Wars takes us through a rift in space in 1989, a time when a handful of fans became fascinated with the possibilities of the latest Atari and Amiga computers.   

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Eric Chahi made Another World shut up in his teenage bedroom in the very early 1990s. The result was an instant classic that revolutionised video gaming.

Another World (1991)

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Frédéric Raynal discovered Zombies from his dad’s video club in South-West France which inspired him to create ‘Alone in the Dark’. The game amazed players with its unusual looking monsters and eerie feel.

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Retrogaming Made in France (5/10)

Sébastien Siraudeau was still an intern when he worked on Versailles 1685, a meticulously developed game that reassured parents that their children were learning something about history.

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Atlantis, created in 1997, transported players to an alternative mythological reality complete with a lavish musical score made possible by the latest technology: the CD-ROM.

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Benoit Sokal was already well known for his comics before he decided to turn to video game development. Syberia, released in 2002, was a saga that allowed the player to travel far into the East.  

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Retrogaming made in France (10/10)

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