It was ten years ago that Retrotainment Games burst onto the homebrew scene with Haunted Halloween 85, their first original game for the NES. They’ve grown since then, developing other games like Full Quiet, but for their double-digit anniversary, they’ve returned to their original creation once more for one last ghoulish romp: presenting Haunted Halloween 87.
After Haunted Halloween 85 in 2015 and Haunted Halloween 86 in 2017, Haunted Halloween 87 plans to wrap up the trilogy once and for all. The main characters are once again Donny and Tami, two typical teenagers who, two years ago, found out their Midwestern American town was cursed (but what would you expect from a place called “Possum Hollow”). They’ve spent the last two years fighting off the minions of a monster named Harry who appears every Halloween night, but this time Harry isn’t taking chances — he’s partnered up with a witch.
This means Donny and Tami will have to be stronger than ever before, and lucky for us, they’ve been training. This time they can wall jump, upgrade their power moves, block, and enhance throwable objects to eliminate multiple monsters at once. They can even grab the witch’s broom and ride through autoscrolling areas, collecting crabapples to throw at flying foes.
The Kickstarter for Haunted Halloween 87 is now live. You can get a digital copy for a $10 pledge, which will be either an NES ROM or a Steam key (your choice). Physical carts cost a $50 pledge, and adding $10 gets you the manual and packaging. Or, get a reprint of all the Haunted Halloween games by dropping down $200.
The campaign for Haunted Halloween 87 will stick around until the witching hour of October 31. The game itself is estimated to be completed and shipped one year from now.
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