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A playthrough of NEC's 1990 action game for the TurboGrafx-16, Splatterhouse.
This video shows two runs through the game. The second, beginning at 20:17, is played on the hard mode.
Splatterhouse, originally released in arcades in 1988, was the ultimate celebration of 80s horror tropes in video game form.
On the edge of town lies an abandoned mansion where Dr. West, a renowned parapsychologist, was rumored to have performed all sorts of hideous experiments long ago. Rick and his girlfriend, Jennifer, parapsychology students at the local university, have gone to the house to do some research, but things go horribly wrong the instant they step inside. Rick wakes up hours later, alone, soaked in blood, and with Dr. West's fabled "terror mask" firmly affixed to his face. Not knowing what else to do, he steels his nerve and begins his search for Jennifer.
The game is a platforming beat 'em up that sees Rick carving a bloody path through the house, its grounds, and the beyond. Furniture flies. Demonic fetuses writhe obscenely across the floor. Hanging bodies rupture into plumes of acidic gore. This is not a place for the weak of heart or stomach.
The action is simple, fast-paced, challenging 80s arcade action fare. It requires practice and memorization to finish, but the difficulty curve is reasonable, and the parade of memorable set pieces keep things exciting right up to the very end.
That's true of both the original game and the TurboGrafx version. Namco did a bang-up job in bringing the Splatterhouse experience home, creating one of the best realized arcade-to-home ports of its era. All of the enemies and stages survived the transition, the controls have been tightened up, and though memory limitations resulted in several cuts being made to the presentation - the arcade version weighed in at 24 megabits, while the TG16 version shipped on a 4 megabit HuCard - it still manages to come to impressively close.
Splatterhouse was one of the best reasons to own a TurboGrafx-16 in 1990, and it's still an excellent way to satisfy those feelings of bloodlust brought on by the Halloween season.
And don't forget to bring the handy-wipes. This is gonna get messy.
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No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
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A playthrough of NEC's 1990 action game for the TurboGrafx-16, Splatterhouse.
This video shows two runs through the game. The second, beginning at 20:17, is played on the hard mode.
Splatterhouse, originally released in arcades in 1988, was the ultimate celebration of 80s horror tropes in video game form.
On the edge of town lies an abandoned mansion where Dr. West, a renowned parapsychologist, was rumored to have performed all sorts of hideous experiments long ago. Rick and his girlfriend, Jennifer, parapsychology students at the local university, have gone to the house to do some research, but things go horribly wrong the instant they step inside. Rick wakes up hours later, alone, soaked in blood, and with Dr. West's fabled "terror mask" firmly affixed to his face. Not knowing what else to do, he steels his nerve and begins his search for Jennifer.
The game is a platforming beat 'em up that sees Rick carving a bloody path through the house, its grounds, and the beyond. Furniture flies. Demonic fetuses writhe obscenely across the floor. Hanging bodies rupture into plumes of acidic gore. This is not a place for the weak of heart or stomach.
The action is simple, fast-paced, challenging 80s arcade action fare. It requires practice and memorization to finish, but the difficulty curve is reasonable, and the parade of memorable set pieces keep things exciting right up to the very end.
That's true of both the original game and the TurboGrafx version. Namco did a bang-up job in bringing the Splatterhouse experience home, creating one of the best realized arcade-to-home ports of its era. All of the enemies and stages survived the transition, the controls have been tightened up, and though memory limitations resulted in several cuts being made to the presentation - the arcade version weighed in at 24 megabits, while the TG16 version shipped on a 4 megabit HuCard - it still manages to come to impressively close.
Splatterhouse was one of the best reasons to own a TurboGrafx-16 in 1990, and it's still an excellent way to satisfy those feelings of bloodlust brought on by the Halloween season.
And don't forget to bring the handy-wipes. This is gonna get messy.
_____________
No cheats were used during the recording of this video.
NintendoComplete (http://www.nintendocomplete.com) punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games!
