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Clock Tower (J) (https://www.vgmaps.com/Atlas/SuperNES/index.htm#ClockTower)
For this month's "Maps Of The Month" featurette, I wish to draw your attention to TerraEsperZ's Clock Tower (J) (Super NES) maps.
One of the first survival horror adventures on a game console, even predating Resident Evil, is Clock Tower (J) on the Super Famicom. Four orphan girls are adopted by the wealthy but reclusive Mr. Barrows. After arriving at the Barrows Mansion, they find their lives threatened as they are stalked by a deformed boy with a large pair of scissors and murderous intent. You play as Jennifer, who must evade the Scissorman, find her friends and save them (if possible) and escape the mansion. With multiple endings, you might want to experience this horror more than once...
The Barrows Mansion is definitely a creepy place, and somewhat large. With a number of doors and some similar-looking hallways it can be easy to get lost. What makes it interesting - but potentially more confusing - is that some rooms may be swapped around with each playthrough. TerraEsperZ has done a great job at laying it all out, so when the Scissorman attacks, your chance of survival is better. Or at the very least, you can plan efficient routes to end the nightmare as soon as possible. Thanks, TerraEsperZ! Interestingly, despite being among the most honoured mapmakers on VGMaps, this map is TerraEsperZ's first (and currently only) submission for the Super NES atlas.
So to recognize the courage in surveying (and surviving) the Barrows Mansion, TerraEsperZ's Clock Tower (J) (Super NES) maps will be known as VGMaps.com's Maps Of The Month for October 2014.