ballyalley Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I thought that there would be a Halloween-themed game thread. I did a search and couldn't find one for the Atari. I did find one for the Apple II, but although someone posed the question, no one answered it. Can anyone point out a few games that have a Halloween theme? Or are spooky? Adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Druidarium is a very nice WIP... The Witching Hour was a nice BASIC type-in back in the day. Couldn't find a dump of it. Edited October 30, 2019 by adam242 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Well War Room has a halloween-themed easter egg hidden in it if you haven't already discovered it. Hint, you get to it from the title screen. From there, it's not hard to find. Once unlocked it will stay in Halloween mode until system is reset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 I'd also say hobgoblin is pretty spooky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 pacman has lots of ghosts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 just seen this on a FB group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mimo Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 or maybe this? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) Not yet mentioned (except maybe in the video posted that I haven't watched): Airball Black Lamp Blinky;s Scary School Crossbow Crush, Crumble and Chomp Dark Chambers Darkness Hour Gauntlet Ghost Chaser Ghostly Goblins Knight Lore Pentagram Pharaoh's Curse Devils Domain Domain of Undead Draconus Druid Mail Order Monsters Midnight Rampage Satan's Hollow Spell Binder Total Eclipse Twilight World Wasteland Possibly Lucasfilm's The Eidolon. Educational: Creature Creator Too many text & graphic adventures to list as well. Edited October 30, 2019 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Checkout the infamous High Score Club round "November Spawned a Monster" or some of the others from years gone by! This year there will be a single game that has not been played before in the HSC, starting 31st evertyone welcome to play, <EVERYONE> don't be scared to join in... be very scared 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drpeter Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) I would second Action Quest & Ghost Encounters There's also Ghost Chaser And Necromancer Mountain King also has some spooky moments These are all excellent games IMHO Edited October 30, 2019 by drpeter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Mountain King, again the old "it plays well" over graphics, its not horrible to look at but its very simple....Chock loads of fun... Necromancer, great game, DOES look great and does play great.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Zombies Necromancer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 13 hours ago, ballyalley said: I did a search and couldn't find one for the Atari. spooky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Does no one play Infocom games anymore?? Suspect is the obvious choice here with its Hallowe'en Ball setting, but both Moonmist and The Lurking Horror are appropriately atmospheric. And what about The Asylum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, davidcalgary29 said: Does no one play Infocom games anymore?? Suspect is the obvious choice here with its Hallowe'en Ball setting, but both Moonmist and The Lurking Horror are appropriately atmospheric. And what about The Asylum? I did say there were too many text & graphic adventures to list along these lines. But I also refrained from mentioning any because I wasn't sure if they were the type of "games" the thread starter wanted. Edited October 30, 2019 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Well, I guess I should read previous posts fully... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicklin Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 Do NOT play Domain of the Undead. You have been warned! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted October 30, 2019 Author Share Posted October 30, 2019 My friend and I ended up playing Dark Chambers. It's not exactly Halloween-themed, but it's got a bit of spooky-ish music. There are some other neat suggestions here. I plan to try some of these out next week with a friend of mine. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 18 hours ago, ballyalley said: I thought that there would be a Halloween-themed game thread. I did a search and couldn't find one for the Atari. Well, simple search on "Halloween" word and there's a thread from 2011 with exactly the same title: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Adam+ Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 10 hours ago, mimo said: just seen this on a FB group Yep, there's also part I: With such games: Ghost Chaser 0:00 House Of Usher 6:43 Nightmare Manor 10:39 Haunted Hill 15:22 The Domain Of The Undead 17:49 And part II: With: Monster Smash 0:00 Phantom 3:12 Ghost! 5:52 Arex 8:25 The Nightmare 9:31 Sorcerer's Apprentice 16:23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Not a game, but … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 20 hours ago, ballyalley said: My friend and I ended up playing Dark Chambers. Yesterday, we also played Thorn EMI's 1983 game "Carnival Massacre." http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-carnival-massacre_902.html This game was much better than I expected. Adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 I'm surprised no one has mentioned Maxwell Manor, as it's obviously halloween themed, and a greatly expanded Haunted House/Adventure/Galahad style game. Really fun, if tough. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-maxwell-manor-the-skull-of-doom_3272.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) It was the first game shown in the Atari Halloween video posted first on the page. Edited October 31, 2019 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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