Shaggy the Atarian Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Simple question - what are your favorite arcade games to play during Halloween season? Granted, you can't really get spooked or creeped out by a game in a public setting (at least I can't), but there are a ton of games out there which fit perfectly with the haunted/horror theme of the month. One of my faves is The Spectre Files: Deathstalker. Granted, this is exceptionally rare to find in arcades (as far as I know, Galloping Ghost only sold 4 or 5 of them), but it is available on Steam since last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Unfortunately I don't recall ever having been spooked by an arcade game. Best I can say is autumn is good time for gaming all around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 How about Ghosts & Goblins? Or it's sequel... Or Haunted House pinball!!! There was also this Genesis game, (not arcade I know), but it was kind of an unfinished survival horror game...They sold the ROM and I always meant to buy it ...I seem to remember you'd pick choices on where to go and most paths led to death... Hang on,...Looking it up. OK Just FWIW, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place Logo Here Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) Not arcade, but I immediately thought of Hexed, a Vectrex homebrew. It is a voodoo-themed card-based game, but I consistently find myself unnerved if I play it for too long in one session. Edited October 14, 2021 by Place Logo Here 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverMuch Posted October 18, 2021 Share Posted October 18, 2021 Chiller! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 Haha, Chiller - what a "game." Yeah @GoldLeader, that brings to mind that there are a lot of haunted/Halloween themed pinball machines out there. The Addams Family certainly takes the cake, but you also have Twilight Zone, Ghostbusters, Dracula and even a new John Carptenter's Halloween: Also, that Genesis game looks interesting. Reminds me of that unfinished JagCD game that Starcat was working on years ago, can't remember what it's called though. @Place Logo Here No worries, just like GoldLeader talking about that Genesis game. Games that unnerved me were all on console - Dracula on the Lynx (with headphones at night), Alien Vs. PRedator on the Jag when I was younger, Clock Tower 3 on the PS2. Back on arcades, I remember the first and second House of the Dead Games being creepier than the newer stuff, maybe just because you don't feel terribly helpless when you've got a machine gun to mow enemies down with. That and they were more graphic. Another shameless plug for my recent HOTD: Scarlet Dawn capture 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Shaggy the Atarian said: John Carptenter's Halloween Now I want this!... ? Is there an emulated version somewhere? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 There's a hack/remix of the arcade Donkey Kong called "Spooky Remix"! More screens to beat! Bats flying around, cobwebs in the girders, the barrel on the first screen is now a caldron! The girl is now a witch and she turns you into a frog on one of the bonus screens! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slab0meat Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 No need for Halloween necessarily... But arcade Splatterhouse and C64 Friday the 13th 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Golly Ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 1:35 AM, roots.genoa said: Now I want this!... ? Is there an emulated version somewhere? Not that I'm aware of. While Stern has "digitizied" some of their pins into virtual form, the company that did Halloween is still relatively small and has shown no interest in such a thing. So only chances are coming across a real pin (which I imagine is not terribly easy in your neck of the woods) ? Hadn't heard of the Spooky Mix for DK, will have to check that out. Splatterhouse is definitely worth it and does get as close as you can to creeping you out, even in the arcade. Golly Ghost is a neat early version of Augmented Reality. Too bad they're super rare, but definitely really cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+neogeo1982 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Altered Beast. The machine was in a dark corner of a Hills store when I was young. House of the Dead. Good for Halloween. Zombie Revenge. Also good for Halloween. Moonwalker. Creepy all times of the year. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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