erichenneke Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 I didn't see any of the usual "Halloween themed game" threads that usually pop up this time of year. Any new ones to try out? Also, if you are looking for a fun game to play around Halloween, give War Room a spin in Halloween mode! We buried an "easter egg" surprise inside War Room. It's been a couple years since it was released, so I'll just go ahead and tell you how to trigger the easter egg feature. Here you go... On the title screen, just hit "H", or [SPACE BAR] or [HELP] key. This will put the game into Halloween mode, and then you will have a bunch of additional Halloween-themed characters to choose from. It's a fun 2-player game too if you want to get some head-to-head, monster-to-monster, or ghoul-to-ghoul competition going! Plus, if you play in 1-player vs. CPU mode, Rob's AI he implemented is a force to be reckoned with (now THAT is truly scary!). Link here (top of this thread)... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 First ones that comes to mind are 'Maxwell's Manor', 'Ghost Chasers' and Ghostbusters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, zzip said: First ones that comes to mind are 'Maxwell's Manor', 'Ghost Chasers' and Ghostbusters yeah, I've been playing some Ghostbusters again lately! I'll dig those others out. I don't know Ghost Chasers. Thanks! I also have been playing Hobgoblin again a lot because now I have my new Turbo Freezer... with it I can actually save each time i make some progress and keep continuing, otherwise that game is just too darn hard (even though it's a beautiful and fun game!). -Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Never got anywhere in Maxwell's Manor BITD. Should give that another try sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 14 minutes ago, Stephen said: Never got anywhere in Maxwell's Manor BITD. Should give that another try sometime. I never completed it, but I always seem to find areas I've never seen before and it has a weird creepy vibe to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 33 minutes ago, Stephen said: Never got anywhere in Maxwell's Manor BITD. Should give that another try sometime. Same, never really played it a lot though. Happy for the reminder, because what I do recall I remember I liked it. Just didn't play it much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 What about Ghost Encounters? Yeah, it's kind of a crappy Venture clone, but I've always enjoyed it and its sequel. I'd think that The Lurking Horror, Moonmist and especially Suspect would be great fun for fans of text adventures. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Ghost Manor (Xonox, 2600). Haunted House (Atari, 2600). Frankenstein's Monster (Data Age, 2600). One of the best is Eternal Darkness for Gamecube. . .. ... Oh yeah.... and here's a few Halloween games I released for the Apple ][ here a couple years ago. (Compute! Type-ins -I didn't write them, but I did type-em'-in since were long lost. So maybe here's a shot to enjoy them in context... Install AppleWin, Turn the lights down and set the clock back 35 years) Spiders.dsk Things in the Dark.dsk Witching Hour, The.dsk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 8-bit micros: Cauldron SNES - Clock Tower Arcade - Splatterhouse, House of The Dead DOS - Blood N64 - Luigi's Mansion PSX - Silent Hill But if you want a really scary game then Alien: Isolation is the king. I've recently approached it again and still can't progress past even the earliest alien encounters. It's just too oppressive...any odd sound and I hide in a locker or some dark corner and am paralyzed with real fear. That's quite an impressive effect for a mere videogame, I must admit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Westphal Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 What about Ghost Encounters? Yeah, it's kind of a crappy Venture clone, but I've always enjoyed it and its sequel. I'd think that The Lurking Horror, Moonmist and especially Suspect would be great fun for fans of text adventures.Will try it! As far as adventures go, there is also Transylvania, the Count, and Voodoo Castle too.Sent from my E6533 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Isn't it a ghost and goblins clone for Atari 8 bit with spooky characters? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Pac man, bloody ghosts all over the place on that one ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 The unfinished Druidarium is pretty cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Grim Ritual: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=7269 Domain of the Undead: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=3214 Ghastly Night: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=6122 Ghost Chaser: http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=1983 I'm sure there's more. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Whirlinurd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cx2k Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Epyx' The Nightmare. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 3 minutes ago, cx2k said: Epyx' The Nightmare. Good to see you around. Greetings from CA, old friend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rra Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Necromancer was a great game that fits the theme. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, rra said: Necromancer was a great game that fits the theme. Actually, that's at the top of my list of all time favorite A8 games, period, regardless of theme! But yeah, it goes with the theme too, you're right! Edited November 2, 2020 by erichenneke 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 10/30/2020 at 8:40 AM, erichenneke said: Will try it! As far as adventures go, there is also Transylvania, the Count, and Voodoo Castle too. Sent from my E6533 using Tapatalk Its Halloween time! I need to dig into the infocom games. Ghastly Night needs a 130XE I don't have. I need to try Transylvania 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 Are there any good Ghost and Goblins clones that will run on 48-64k? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxl Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 the first part has been released and the second part is waiting for levels to be created: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHMZpg_wiQQ 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 Will be watching this one closely. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bhall408 Posted October 8, 2023 Share Posted October 8, 2023 We have a "Halloween Spooktacular" section in Argon at the moment - started it Friday Sep 29, and spotlight a new game each Friday. Currently the featured game is RED for Atari Lynx. We currently have 1 Atari 5200/8-bit Game in it - Ramses' Revenge. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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