Splatterhouse for the Turbografx 16 - Review

[@dire51]

As the former webmaster of the Splatterhouse website West Mansion, I really enjoyed this review. Enjoying your other reviews too, keep up the great work!

[@SegaLordX]

Thanks man. Appreciate the feedback.

[@JackXombi]

THE WEST MANSION!! I LOVED YOUR SITE! Thanks for making the Internet awesome!

[@dire51]

@@JackXombi you're welcome!

[@KamenRider1985]

Wow. I used to go that site to see if anything new was being made, then the Splatterhouse remake for PS3 was announced. Blew up that site even more for info. Good times

[@davidcooper8371]

The West Mansion was one of the very first websites I ever stumbled across back in the dial up days. It was mind blowing as a teenager to find this tiny section of the internet dedicated to an obscure little game series I loved, but which none of my friends had ever heard of. I still love the games to this day and revisit the website from time to time. Thanks for the memories, mate.

[@Existencerased]

I’ve played the arcade exactly one time, at some pizza place in lacrosse Wisconsin in the late 80s or early 90s. It was glorious. I felt queasy as shit after playing, but I spent my allotted quarters on that one machine. It’s a great memory tbh.

[@bartsimpson2870]

I play both versions on my odroid xu4

[@n0isyturtle]

I remember as a kid I traded my Adventure Island to the only other kid in school with a TG for Splatterhouse because he said it was too scary for him. I had to hide it from my parents when I played it because I knew if they saw the violence they would take it away. There was a loose slat of wood on the bottom of the tv stand I used to hide it in, along with some VHS tapes if ya know what I mean.

[@Deathtank75]

😅

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Good times.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

@@darthkai8242 I mean the TG-16 version was never going to have a perfect port (stupid censorship and changing of the mask aside for sure the Japanese version is still better in that regard though). It's funny to me that the Genesis would get a great/superior sequel (and then a third one which is pretty cool too I guess) I do find it sad that in the 30ish years since the third game came out there would be a large gap with nothing in the splatterhouse games then the PS3/360 version then nothing again. It's been 10 years and I get the distinct feeling we're never going to see a splatterhouse game again.

[@michaelh.8945]

“Those” VHS tapes were a Gen-X male rite of passage.

[@JohnDoe-wq5eu]

Yeah I actually went looking for a copy of the 2010 game after seeing this video and realizing I really wanted to play those original games. The price has gone up considerably and stayed up which is annoying. Sure if you can find a copy at GameStop it's like five bucks but everywhere else it's like an average of about 20 or more. After some looking around and checking various places I ordered one, disc only no instructions, no art just a generic DVD case that clearly came from gamestop ironically.

[@Daniel-it1dp]

Splatterhouse on TG16 was one of those games I always longed to play when I was a kid but I didn't have a TG16

[@ericr8048]

Same here. I would see comic book ads for it, which really got my interest, but I had never even met anybody who had a Turbo Grafx. I eventually bought a used one when I was in my 20s, probably. The first game I went for was Splatterhouse. It is not an easy game. It isn't long, but it is tough. I did beat the thing once on the Turbo Grafx. I think I was on my last life of my last continue when I got through it. The toughest level for me was the second to last level, with the weird bubble/embryo things that cling to you.

[@richarddavis7155]

You can get all 3 splatterhouse games included in The PS3 Splatterhouse games the are unlockable after you beat the game

[@maximumjesus]

Man, you've been pumpin out the reviews lately

[@menhirmike]

The fact that this was added to the TG16 Mini even after the initial games list was announced just show how good/important/beloved the TG16 version was.

[@DreamcastQ]

I remember playing this when it came out, at my friend Chris' house, it was so awesomely gory! lol

[@50factsabout]

You never played this at my house 😂

[@Deathtank75]

@@50factsabout 🤣

[@mattkennedy6115]

I’m going to Chis’ house!

[@50factsabout]

@@mattkennedy6115 see you soon buddy 😂

[@matthewlane518]

It was a thing of beautie

[@daodolong]

You could unlock all 3 games where the 1st one was the Arcade version . On Splatterhouse for 360/PS3 FYI .

[@nickparsons337]

That's how I'm playing them now.

[@ShmupJunkie]

Really enjoyed the review. This is one I play every year around Halloween and used to play on my Express as a kid all the time. The music and effects are still a bit creepy to this day.

[@SegaLordX]

Yeah, I played the heck out of it myself. It was one of those games you could pull out anytime for a quick session.

[@ShmupJunkie]

@Echo Sky White Noise lol what’s up man. I found this channel a few months ago when he did a solid turbo mini review and been watching him since. 👌

[@Yuuretsu]

This is the game that made me import a PC Engine when I first saw it. It has since become my favorite system. Shoutout to the HVGN aka Stop Skeletons From Fighting.

[@mortenera2294]

Great video as usual! I remember staying in Japan around 1990, at my cousin's house. He had a PC Engine with Bonk, R-type, Gradius and Splatterhouse. We had lots of fun

[@mindfulnessbytheocean]

Excellent review and look at an important piece of gaming history! I got my TurboGrafx a little late in the game, in 1992 when it was marked down to $99 with Bonk’s Revenge and Keith Courage. It was awesome to see the vibrant colors and large sprites in comparison to the NES I had. Splatterhouse was one of the games I wanted badly, but just could never find it in stock. And at that time, I think Toys R Us was the only retailer within 100 miles that even carried Turbo games and hardware. I was finally able to pick it up a year later, and still to this day it is one of my favorite games on the system. It’s also my favorite of the series.

[@DrGamelove]

Happy Halloween SLX! I’ve never played part 1 but it’s on my todo list.

[@gamingblowsofficial]

How on Earth are you cranking content out at this rate?! Solid, bro.

[@vicchopin]

I find these reviews pretty cozy and stuff like perfect deal to watch on a rainy saturday. thx SLX!

[@RangeRov49]

Never played Splatterhouse before, but loved playing Zombies Ate My Neighbors around this time of year!

[@AirZonkWorldChamp]

I think the producers of Friday the 13th should have worked with Namco to create a game like this. Splatterhouse is just awesome and I recently got the Twin Galaxies world record on the PC Engine version to see if I could still beat it on one go. Great review!

[@arioca]

Great game! The arcade version is also available on Splatterhouse (2010) for PS3/X360. I think you forgot to talk about the slide attack that's so good and another differential from other arcade games at the time.

[@agentchris1482]

I liked the Splatterhouse remake on the PS3. I need to beat that game eventually though lol.

[@arioca]

@@agentchris1482 It's worth it. It has its flaws but overall it's a very enjoyable game. I beat it many years ago but I wanna go back to replay it to get all the missing trophies.

[@TheGreatPizzaMasterpiece]

Representing your power with actual anatomical hearts was such a good design choice.

[@Johnnygrafx]

Great review! Always glad to see some Splatterhouse love

[@jaymzx2587]

9:40 Hey this reminded me of the Shinobi III boss! The one with the monster head and hand coming out from below as well. Seems like a tribute all those years later in Shinobi III! 😀

[@ronnyclayton194]

I bought a TG16 like new at a video store in about 1996 for $25 complete in the box and about 30 of the best games(including splatterhouse) made for it for $3 each all complete even had the cardboard boxes the hu card/cd cases went in.I let a bunch of my friends borrow it until it was pretty much lost to time and its been gone for 20 years,didnt realize how much it would be worth one day all of it would probobly sell for over $2,000 with todays crazy prices.

[@dennissmith5807]

Splatterhouse on the Tg16 brings back a lot of memories.

[@arcticridge]

LOL @ that E-Swat review in that magazine, I'm surprised you didn't mention that SLX! xD

[@greggotti9740]

That magazine did a hatchet job on E-SWAT

[@robbvanderstoel7725]

Did you notice it’s the 8-bit version, not the Genesis/Megadrive version?

[@greggotti9740]

@@robbvanderstoel7725 Oh, wow. I didn't even realize there was an 8-bit version. That makes more sense, at least

[@robbvanderstoel7725]

@@greggotti9740 I was thinking all the same things you were, but the screen shots looked different so I paused the video to check.

[@LordSephleon]

Although I ended up getting a Turbografx-16 because of other cool-looking games (mostly Legendary Axe, Bonk's Adventure, and... admittedly... Keith Courage, as a friend who got the system before me had those games), Splatterhouse was my go-to for those nights when I had no idea what to play, but wasn't in the mood for one of my beloved RPGs. I used to be able to beat this game on a single life (despite always giving myself 5 lives in the options every time... or was it 5 hearts? Hmm... it's been a long time). One of the best of the system, and definitely the reason I ended up getting (and beating) the 2010 release of Splatterhouse. To this day, I still listen to the OST from this particular port of the game because I consider it to be the best (short of some really awesome remixes out there). Funny enough, I never really played Splatterhouse 2 or 3 for the Sega Genesis, mostly because they were never available at Blockbuster.

[@NeoTurboManiac78]

I had great times with Splatterhouse. I got it as a birthday present in 1992 and you couldn't pry that game off my hands. It wasn't until a few years ago, that I found the arcade version at an arcade in my city. Both the PC-Engine and TurboGrafx did a great job porting this game. Of course, the PC Engine is better for the reasons you mentioned. Any criticisms are overblown, given that this is an arcade game. It's supposed to have simple gameplay, which I think gets too much flak in 2020, because of how complex games gave gotten over time. I have beaten this game many times, both at the arcade and TurboGrafx, also without continuing. Stage 6 is still a major pain in the ass, because of the randomness of the fetus monsters. Great job as always.

[@kanekaosaard7449]

YEAAAAAAAAH!!! Great video once again man. I'm not great in this game but def need more practice. It's a great horror game nonetheless and your review just brings it all kinds of justice. Happy Halloween!!

[@braikingboss9137]

I am very fortunate to have the FM towns Marty version and I got to say it is by far the greatest console version ever 🤞

[@Ruddskies]

Time for splatter house 2/3 now

[@SomeOrangeCat]

2 was the sweet spot in the series for me.

[@WalrusFPGA]

@@SomeOrangeCat I thought #2 was pretty bad. much preferred the original Turbografx version.

[@user-yk1cw8im4h]

For some reason I really like the intro, apart from how great it sounds I really appreciate how short it is too compared to others out there.

[@williammason3229]

2 on the Genesis was my first time. I had never had a Turbo Grafx. And the only time i was able play was the display unit,at Radio Shack which only used 1 game.

[@itadapeeza8559]

The gore is the best in the trilogy in 2 imo

[@travisjones595]

I got this when I first got turbografix-16 and felt this was the next generation of gaming.

[@TheTrueBro]

Good thing this is featured in the Turbografx Mini

[@HypnoGenX]

As a European, I was never exposed to the TurboGrafX-16/PC-Engine, and didn't know about their existence until fairly recently. Now with Analogue having announced the Analogue Duo, and TG16/PC-E support for their Pocket, I'd love to see more coverage of this game catalog. :-P

[@apocalypticminister1369]

Damn right! It was a great review brother!

[@KevinTwiner]

This one is a classic. Really enjoy it especially around Halloween 🎃

[@tom11zz884]

Please do a review like this for The Legendary Axe it is much needed!!

[@demonology2629]

👉🏻6:37👈🏻 I like TG-16 🎛🔉🎵🕹🤩🎧🎚🎶🔊 Version of FM sound

[@UptownNYC]

The Turbo Grafx 16 for me, is the one that sadly got away...When you already owned an SNES, a SEGA Genesis, and a Neo Geo AES at the time I thought to myself, what could a Turbo Grafx 16 possibly offer that my current consoles couldnt? Anyway, thanks for helping me experience a missed part of my gaming life 👍

[@Carsonj13]

Impressive review. Know what else would have been a great Halloween special? A certain PlayStation game that starts with the letter "D."

[@thefifthdoctor6780]

Always loved this game as a kid

[@keithseratt4562]

Oh yeah Splater house HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERY BLOODY BODY 🎃👻🍫🍬👻🎃🧟‍♂️

[@Aragorn7884]

Another way to play the original Splatterhouse is an unlockable in the reboot that came out in 2010.

[@Jexel999]

Happy Halloween!!!!

[@Fattydeposit]

The original arcade ROM is six times the size at 24 megabits and yet every level and set piece, every boss..it all made it into this port intact.

[@twangyeh]

Renting out Splatterhouse 2 was like renting out a horror vhs tape!

[@rangoononline]

I played this game at my friend Justin's house in 5th grade. I knew I had to have a Turbografx 16 right away. The system was kind of dying out at that point so I got a ton of games super cheap. I actually liked it better than the Genesis overall. I just played Splatterhouse about a month ago and it still really holds up. The music, graphics, and sound design are just amazing. Something about the color palette and sound chip in the Turbo just had some kind of creepy ambiance that appealed to me and made me wanna play in the dark. Great video!

[@megagrey]

This was the first and possibly will be my only game experience with an actual TG16. Everything else has been via emulation or Virtual Console.

[@johneygd]

I wish namco added line scrolling to it to achieve parallax scrolling effects to it ,that would,ve added more depth to the game.

[@themrnails]

Turbo Lord X ~~~ Happy Halloween!

[@entertainmentwizard2703]

Impressive port of a great game, I know the FM Towns Marty version is very impressive though most of us will never have that version though the emulated arcade version in Splatterhouse 2010 was pretty good! Great review!

[@worldfallmusic]

I wish I had discovered this when I was a kid!

[@13lake]

I was the only kid around that asked for a TG16 when it came out. Got Splatterhouse when it was released. The sounds of the TG16 sounded so different and weird, I loved it. Splatterhouse is just as freaky today. Every October I run through the remake on the 360. Its a fun homage with some cool Easter Eggs, heavy soundtrack and lots of monster gore.

[@christopherbako]

This game was AWESOME! And the music ...Wow

[@MoteofLobross]

Hah! So I'm not the only one that discovered the two gun trick on Biggie Man!

[@Ghostyx1989]

i recently got a pc engine mini and my god i love these games the only game ive played before was rondo of blood and that makes it worth the purchase alone but almost every game i played on this machine is amazing im putting a suprising amount of hours into it i think its my favorite mini and thats saying something because i have them all anyway thank you for another great video your probably my favorite youtuber

[@rangoononline]

Dude, that's awesome that you're just getting into the Turbo. It's got a different vibe then the other systems out at the time. Everything is a bit eerie with the graphics and sound chip.

[@Ghostyx1989]

@@rangoononline yea I love the games and it's got me craving more arcady games

[@jim1174]

I really wish they would release this on the newer consoles.

[@DissociatedWomenIncorporated]

The PC Engine may be _technically_ an 8 bit machine, in terms of its CPU, but it goes well beyond the capabilities of stuff like the NES or Master System. It was the same generation as the Mega Drive and SNES, and especially with add-ons it had a graphical and sound system able to compete on equal footing, or near it, with those platforms. As, naturally, the graphics and sound hardware contributes more to the presentation than the CPU. It was a glorious machine, and while I don't find much of its library that interesting (though certainly better than the Neo Geo's library), I can't deny how cool it was. Especially when they brought out a handheld version of it!

[@dariusq8894]

The TG16 port of Splatterhouse is good enough, but now that the arcade version is more available I definitely recommend that. The graphic fidelity & sound are obviously higher and the difficulty is also harder. If you're really into collecting, the X360/PS3 remake also has Splatterhouse (arcade) and 2&3 (Genesis) as unlockable content.

[@SynthatronPrime]

Such a fun game. It's not perfect but it's got a great aesthetic and fitting ost.

[@antenant9294]

"If you haven't played it in awhile" :). I rented Splatterhouse out for a 24 hour rental once, and haven't played it since. However, I do remember that I enjoyed it immensely, and it stood out enough so that that brief play period has stood the test of time. It's interesting to see that quite a few other posts seem to share this sentiment- "Played it once, liked it".

[@DjEDGain]

This was the game to play, and if you played it was awesome and everyone would look at you different in the arcade

[@carlosaugustodinizgarcia3526]

If Castlevania was a big homenage to Universal and Hammer films than Splatterhouse was a 80's horror extravaganza: -The mask from Friday the 13th,West Mansion as reference to Re-Animator,the possessed room as a homenage to Poltergeist and the chainsaw guy inspired by Texas chainsaw massacre.

[@zachreddy]

It's been ten years since the last Splatterhouse game. I'm kind of surprised it hasn't been rebooted as a Soulslike yet, particularly looking back on the weird, surreal atmosphere and art style of the first game.

[@Ashitaka0815]

Well it was rebooted in 2010, but it didn't sell well so they eventually gave up on it.

[@zachreddy]

@@Ashitaka0815 Thats what I meant by ten years. But that one was in full God of War mode (like old GoW, not the recent one(which, incidentally, is also more Souls-y)); and while it did have some fans, the aesthetic was very much more like a nineties Image comic or a Limp Bizkit album cover than anything, y'know, scary. Your Soulses and Bloodbornes have a design sensibility that reminds me much more of classic Splatterhouse than that. I still maintain that a Soulslike would be the best modern equivalent for a single-player methodically-paced horror-themed brawler like OG SH, and I don't even enjoy Soulslikes that much.

[@Ashitaka0815]

@@zachreddy I didn't say it's a bad game, actually I have this one myself and quite like it, despite it's bad reviews (never gave much about some wannabe game expert telling me what I have to assume as "good"). But I also have no problem in admitting that I'm in a minority with that opinion. As long as I have my fun with it, I don't care. Many of my fondest gaming memories are with games with some lacking components, it often gives them a certain charm.

[@zachreddy]

@@Ashitaka0815 Oh I wasn't saying it's good or bad either, to be clear; I haven't played it. Just that the design sensibility didn't seem as creepy as the old games. I do appreciate that they included emulations of 1-3, and I'm a bit sad it doesn't seem available via backwards compatibility on consoles. And I have my share of bad or unpopular games that I still love.

[@philmason9653]

I've been playing the Namco Museum version lately, the arcade definitely provides a challenge even if the console version's a little light in that department.

[@greenkoopa]

If sega won the console war back in the day everyone would smoke cigarettes and wear leather jackets 🚬😎

[@dapharoah2290]

Yo, what's your opinion on the Splatter House on the Xbox 360, we need a video on that one.

[@troymeredith521]

Great video. Just curious if you have any control of adding in subtitles? It seems lately it's been a hit and miss and not sure if it's KZbin's doing or something you have to choose. Just asking as I'm partially deaf and even auto-sub helps a lot.

[@TheEvilFungi]

I really wish there were more games like splatterhouse back in the day.

[@itadapeeza8559]

Splatter house 2 & 3. BANG

[@TheEvilFungi]

@@itadapeeza8559 more horror themed games beyond the splatterhouse games and the few other horror games, like zombies ate my neighbors or haunting starring polterguy.

[@Lightblue2222]

I always wondered about the 1st game since it never came to Genesis. I had only heard of 2.

[@michiganjack1337]

My neighbor had a Turbo CD - I remember the Sherlock Holmes game it was also very spooky. I guess I just associate the console with spooky- but in a great way

[@chrislaustin]

Another great review video SLX, even though I never cared much for this title. Yeah, I imported this for my PCE back in the day, and while it was cool due to the "horror" theme, I really never cared for the game play or game in general. If the game is really good, the theme should be able to be changed out, and still be a fun interesting game. If the "horror" was changed to something else that wasn't so shocking, would most still love this game? I would rate this game a 6 at best, but for those who love it, I'm glad they reached their target audience I suppose.

[@nathannietering5902]

Great Game I imported A PC engine a few years ago and this was the one Game I bought with it And I just beat the arcade version on the Nintendo switch Last Month I don't think you could find many better games to play during October than this Classic

[@TheGreatPizzaMasterpiece]

The TG 16 music is more like Metroid, which is maybe less gripping in a way, but also kinda creepier in its minimalism. Some of Metroids music was really excellently creepy imho

[@DDRUTOU]

Aww....Why'd you change your end theme??? It always....fit

[@RancidLamb]

Great.. you need to do the splaterhouse 2 for the sega genesis review

[@SENTRYXX]

Splatterhouse from PS3 have all the games

[@SegaLordX]

Added it to the description. Thanks.

[@SENTRYXX]

@@SegaLordX 😄👍🏼

[@lazarus30001]

One of the best games I ever played; Love the horror.

[@Pkitching23]

Aways great love your videos

[@DenkyManner]

I thought the meat cleaver was removed from the Turbo version but it seems it was moved to later in the game. Makes sense I suppose, make it more special rather than it being completely interchangeable with the 2x4

[@entezami777]

Excellent game for Halloween!!!

[@HotdogJuice]

Great throwback game!

[@fahriakalin5936]

Oh hey good idea I love splatterhouse

[@gameboy_colorful7078]

I remember seeing ads for splatterhouse in comic books. I always wondered about that game. Too bad it and the turbografx16 are a bit pricey, I'll have to find another way to play it.

[@gameboy_colorful7078]

@A dudes thoughts thank you!

[@jamesmoss3424]

It's a very very bloody good game to play on Halloween and I will get the turbogarfx-16 mini so I could play it. 😀👍🎮

[@JeffYPbPr]

Just another quality video from slx. Most underrated retro gaming channel on YT

[@THENAMEISQUICKMAN]

My favourite thing about Splatterhouse 1 will forever be that haunting ending. Jennifer is gone and you get nothing but a credit scroll over Rick walking away from the burning wreckage.

[@elioinostroza]

I love this game, but boy is it hard as balls!

[@stevesteve0521]

I love splatter house on the tg16 but I’m happy the sequels came out for the genesis

[@Hyde209]

Oh wow. I'm a long time watcher of your channel and a big Splatterhouse fan. Seeing you cover this Namco classic in time for halloween feels just great. I've played this game pretty much for a couple of weeks prior since I wanted to remix a music track in time for halloween. Feel free to check it out on my channel if you enjoy the Splatterhouse soundtrack 🎃🎶

[@ihaveallthecoins2785]

Great review. Love this channel. I was lucky to have a few friends as a kid who had a TG16 and I got to play this amazing game. One of the best arcade ports!

[@liublanka3925]

I was never a huge 2d splatterhouse. But slatterhouse on 360 is one of my most beloved games I own in general. I hope you do something about it someday. It has some trashy, but overall I love it, it even gives a hot naked chick as a collectible, nowadays this game would be banned and cancelled.

[@Riz2336]

Yeah, it's a great port on the turbo

[@thefifthdoctor6780]

Got it 👊👊👊

[@DjEDGain]

Also the PS3 version of splatterhouse has all the games in it and it's glorious

[@papapoonpoon]

This, and Splatter House 3 on the Genesis were great games of the 90s. When your girlfriend is twisted into a monster... Pure hilarity!

[@Hektols]

And Splatterhouse 2.

[@alonofisrael4802]

I know TG16 was a 8-bit system but it gave 16 bit quality

[@worldofretrogameplay6963]

This was due to it having a 16-bit graphics processor.

[@robmoye7373]

For all intents and purposes the TG16 was a 16-bit system. The technically 8-bit CPU was a supercharged custom variant of the same cpu family as the nes, and it ran ran at 7.14 mhz. (faster than snes) And dual 16-bit gpus.

[@alonofisrael4802]

@@robmoye7373 you are what your processor is LOL but I always put it in the 16-bit category

[@juanschwartz929]

one of the best games uwan the turbo grafx

[@yandman26]

Literally never beat splatterhouse in my life, never mind 30 minutes, it's solid.