atarilovesyou Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Ya ever play a game so much you actually started having nightmares about it? TEMPEST...when it was released on the PS, I was going crazy over all those old school games, and Tempest was the one I played the most (reasonably crummy controls and all), for HOURS..a lil too close to bedtime, for sure, and the nightmares were bad enough that I had to stop playing it for a looooooong time afterward. I gotta find a quick n cheap way to set up a spinner control for MAME, so I can get it back on the go (and Arkanoid as well, which, well, never really caused nightmares). Anybody else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I have a Tempest cabinet, and if I play it for too many hours (especially at night), it certainly messed up my sleep patterns. For some reason, RPG's late at night mess with me as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 I think the same shit happened to me, BB. Late night sessions with Tempest, hours at a time, days and days! Probably when I should have been studying or something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 (edited) I just finished playing X-Man today. That is one scary game. Tonight I'm gonna hafta strap on a soup can.. Edited May 5, 2014 by Keatah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulBlazer Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Resident Evil and System Shock 1 and 2 did it for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted May 6, 2014 Author Share Posted May 6, 2014 RE series was bad enough at time when I was awake ...I can count at least three genuine 'shit the pants' jumps that those first two games threw at me. Fuckers! Great memories Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygy1 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I used to have nightmares about the game over screen from Rolling Thunder when it came out...I was 14 years old and couldn't sleep because I knew that alien was gonna be in my nightmares, yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Morrowind did this to me... Also Parsec (TI-99/4a) and Tunnels of Doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I hadnt played Tempest in YEARS... Got an Android version for my phone and, while very well done, trying to control your ship via touchscreen is HORRIBLE! Made me look up the prices of Tempest cabs though. Out of my league for sure... But maybe someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnapsidWatch Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Dead Space 1 scared me in ways I couldn't imagine with any other game or horror movie. Silent Hill, the first one, was extremely scary too. Legit nightmares from that one. I also played a slot Flash game on Newgrounds that was horror themed, and their developers have skills because who knew Flash games would be scary too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted July 15, 2015 Share Posted July 15, 2015 Sometimes I'd get a-scared of being lost in space in Star Raiders. No matter which way you flew, everything looked the same. How was I gonna get back home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygy1 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Some video games that make me uneasy now: Space Fury Witch Hunt Berzerk Chiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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