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Halloween was never one of my favorite holidays as a kid. Sure, there was the candy and the knowledge that an entire school day would be devoted to creating G rated horror-themed art projects, but the day was always unsettling to me. Macabre themed costumes made me queasy and by the time I was old […]
Posts Tagged ‘Halloween’
Top 5 Games to Play on Halloween
October 29th, 2017 
Brandon Weicks 
Haunted Halloween 85 and 86, Horror Homebrew Games for NES
May 29th, 2017 Carl Williams It is not all that often that I get to cover something really cool. I know, a lot of you have already gotten, beaten, and probably shelved Haunted Halloween 85 but what about Haunted Halloween 86? This article is more for the people new to homebrew/independent development of games, those that are old hats in […]
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Tags: 85, 86, action, Cashinculture.com, Halloween, Haunted, homebrew, independent, nes, platform, Retrotainment Games 
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The Black Sheep of Horror Gaming: Abadox
October 7th, 2016 Michael Crisman When Halloween slips around, you have tons of choices for hosting a retro-themed scare-a-thon on your big screen. It’s easy to dive straight into the likes of Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill 2, or even Friday the 13th. Formerly obscure titles like Run Like Hell for Xbox/PS2 and Clock Tower for the PS1 have been around […]
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Posted in Console, News, Nintendo Tags: 1990, Abadox, ad, black sheep of horror gaming, deadly inner war, Halloween, Milton Bradley, natsume, nes, nintendo, shooter No Comments »
Castlevania Symphony of the Night Douses PlayStation in Blood – October 2nd, 1997 – Today in Video Game History
October 2nd, 2016 Carl Williams Picking right up where Castlevania Rondo of Blood left off, Castlevania Symphony of the Night was a seminal release. This was Konami doing what Konami excelled at- 2D side scrolling action. The difference here was that while there was a lot of action the emphasis was clearly on exploration. Another departure is that you are […]
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MediEvil Revives Failed Hero Hell-bent on Revenge – Today in Retro Gaming – October 1st 1998
October 1st, 2016 Carl Williams What happens when the hero of the battle is the first one to fall in said battle? Well, if you are the king you cover it up and act like it never happened. This is exactly what King of Gallowmere did when Sir Daniel Fortesque fell in battle against the evil Zarok. See, the legend […]
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Boot Hill Blaster, NES Styled Arena Shooter, Released for Linux, Windows and Macintosh
November 4th, 2015 Carl Williams With Halloween having just passed, it I still a good time to discuss fun games that feature the tropes of the season (after all, Wal-Mart has already put out Christmas decorations). Boot Hill Blaster is just one such title which has just been released for Windows, Macintosh and Linux. What we have here is an […]
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Revenge of the License: Blair Witch Vol. 1: Rustin Parr
November 1st, 2015 Michael Crisman Welcome back, my vengeance-seeking boys and ghouls. Halloween may be over, but the air is still chilled. The leaves still crunch underfoot. We’ve still got games to write about. Over the next three weeks, we’ll be looking at a trilogy of video games which take place in the cinematic universe revealed in The Blair Witch […]
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5 Sega Genesis Titles for Some Halloween Fun
October 29th, 2015 Carl Williams Yesterday I published a similar piece for the Nintendo Entertainment System, today I am tackling the Sega Genesis. Sega’s console has a few more graphical titles that would never have been approved on the Nintendo NES that is for sure. Sega had a much looser requirement on the whole “family friendly” image unlike Nintendo who […]
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Five Nintendo NES Titles for Your Halloween Fun
October 28th, 2015 Carl Williams With Halloween upon us, it is only fitting to offer up some games that are good ways to get in the spooky mood of the season. While stores are already putting out Christmas decorations, apparently skipping the whole Thanksgiving thing next month, we here at Retro Gaming Magazine are still focusing on the holiday that […]
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Revenge of the License: 2600 Trilogy of Terror!
October 18th, 2015 Michael Crisman Whassup all my retro gamer bro-dawgs? It’s October, in case you hadn’t noticed, and round these parts, October mandates that gamers start rounding up the carts and discs with a decidedly creepier theme to them. We at Retro Gaming Magazine are happy to admit we’re not immune to this infectious desire to splatter some blocky […]
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