Tarantus

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Tarantus is a tarantula monster created by Epyx that appears in the 1986 video game The Movie Monster Game.

Name

Tarantus' name comes from "tarantula."

History

• The Movie Monster Game (1986) - Apple II, Commodore 64, Evercade

The Movie Monster Game

Tarantus was born from the fallout of the Chernobyl disaster. In the Rescue scenario, scientists surveying the area steal his egg sac. One of the eggs hatches, and the baby cries, alerting Tarantus of his position.

Abilities

Web

Tarantus can shoot webs that retract and capture anything they contact.

Hypnotizing scream

Tarantus has a hypnotizing scream.

Gallery

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Trivia

• Tarantus was likely inspired by the giant tarantula from the 1955 film Tarantula.

References

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