8-Bit Horror Games!

[@st1ka]

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[@elgaleonretroPirata]

brooooooo

[@TheMadAfrican1]

Definitely getting a sub from me! Great work on this video, man!

[@miciso666]

he reminds me of the prince. from prince of persia. also yeah u really missed a good one: beetlejuice for the nes.

[@seancarrington8877]

@@elgaleonretroPirata 1×¹

[@st1ka]

Thank you! :D

[@kennylauderdale_en]

This was fun. glad to see someone talk about those weird 8-bit resident evil games.

[@st1ka]

Oh those were the best part, it's so crazy to think that there are THREE different 8-bit resident evil games

[@mustangmckraken1150]

Gaiden is such a terrible game lol, and the music is ear bleeding

[@mustangmckraken1150]

Plus by the end of the game you can't avoid zombies and you can soft lock on the last boss because enemies respawn lol

[@st1ka]

@@mustangmckraken1150 Yikes! That sounds pretty bad. All the more reaso to not play it. I already hated the little bit I DID play

[@cellphonesmartphone7496]

Small world ... i like your channel!!

[@EatWave]

The Hell Fighter sprite looks like the main character from Prince of Persia's NES port. On the topic of 8-Bit horror games, Phantom Fighter is unique in that is plays like a 2-D fighting game more than anything else only one's enemies were powerful hopping ghosts/vampires each with their own power sets.

[@st1ka]

oooh I gotta check out Phantom Fighter then

[@jensnerstheimer7454]

@@st1ka nope the char is from kung fu (nes) just recolored

[@LPetal86]

Oh, heck yeah! _Phantom Fighter_ is awesome.

[@jamesragsdale3069]

I saw a movie about the Jiangshi in the mid 80s, then this game dropped and I assumed it was related. Super kickass game that was sorely overlooked.

[@LPetal86]

@@jamesragsdale3069 If you're talking about that _Mr. Vampire_ movie, you're right to assume there's a connection between it and _Phantom Fighter_ , as that is what the Japanese version of the game is based on!

[@weirdproq]

It's worth noting the Nightmare on Elm Street has up to 4-player gameplay, where everyone plays simultaneously just like in New Super Mario Bros Wii, and was developed by Rare.

[@st1ka]

that would have been amazing to try, but sadly, I have no friends

[@littlesongbird1]

@@st1ka awwww

[@st1ka]

@@littlesongbird1 It's okay, I was just joking :) Although I don't have friends to play in co-op sadly, that part is true :P

[@alanbalan3539]

Monster Party has a fun prototype version too. Changes it from a surprisingly spicy horror game to a copyright infringing adventure. Enemies originally included stuff like an alien xenomorph, jason and a mogwai/gremlin.

[@st1ka]

haha that's amazing

[@KasumiKenshirou]

At one point you come across a "boss" that's already dead. I saw someone on Twitter explain this one. It's a really obscure reference to a Japanese toy statue of a dead insect.

[@st1ka]

haha OMG, that's amazing, I had no idea. Clearly I need to research this game more.

[@72A1D372]

There is also Elvira's Monster Party! It has the Mistress of the Dark, Elvira in it!!!

[@KasumiKenshirou]

@@72A1D372 To be clear, the Elvira one is a ROM hack. As far as I know there were never any plans to have her involved with the game.

[@rionthemagnificent2971]

There was a Japanese Beta rom of "Monster Party" dumped.. its pretty neat as they had to change a lot of the bosses / enemies due to copyright concerns.. even though it was a parody title. I guess Bandai didn''t want to risk having to fight hollywood over movie monsters. It has the Thing, Gizmo/Stripe, it makes the flower boss into Audrey II, The pumpkin kid is actually a Ape soldier from Planet of the apes, the list goes on.

[@st1ka]

oh man, that would have been incredible haha

[@carlcouture1023]

@@st1ka Stop Skeletons From Fighting has a good review of both Monster Party and the beta version with the copyright infringing bosses. The conclusion he comes to is that it's just a little less interesting in the beta because the weirdness of the finished version has a lot of charm.

[@inky2412]

I remember playing the handheld version of Shadowgate on my GBA all the time, and Uninvited was my first horror game! I sucked at both of them but still a good time lol

[@st1ka]

they're super fun games, but yeah, also very frustrating when you're stuck haha

[@haaken-hj2gh]

Mine was night stalker on the intellivision

[@ColeFam]

Sweet Home, Dark Seed, and Gaming in the Clinton Years all ib one video? This was a good one

[@st1ka]

I aim to please :P

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

So AVGN the character hates Friday The 13th on the NES, but in real life, James actually likes the game a lot.

[@st1ka]

Oh I did not know that

[@cessnaace]

I always appreciate it when the Master System is shown some love. I have both Alien 3 and Master of Darkness. I wish the SMS got more modern releases. I only have 2 homebrews for the SMS.

[@st1ka]

I personally own Alex Kidd in Miracle World 2 and Voyage: A Sorceress Vacation. I even did full videos on them.

[@UndyingZombie]

"Hey! You missed pal!" ( I honestly did not know that Dark Seed had a 8-bit port.. Really strange that it even exists lol. )

[@st1ka]

Yeah it's crazy that it exists

[@ShroudedHand]

I wonder what you make of the weird horror games on 8bit microcomputers. Friday 13th on the Commodore 64, Ant Attack on the zx spectrum etc. Some really weird stuff on those systems. Great video btw!

[@st1ka]

I didn't cover 8-bit computers mostly because I'm not too familiar with them, I did consider including Cauldron 1 and 2 for the C64 and Zx Spectrum though. But the video was getting unweildy due to how many games I was covering.

[@IruleIjust]

Hey great video. Thank you for using and recommending my version of Sweet Home! I worked very hard on making sure it could reach the biggest audience it could. Shout out to the original creators though. I doubt my version would even exist without them. Awesome work!

[@st1ka]

Oh Dude! The version I was using was sent to me by a friend so I didn't know who to credit. Do you want me to add a link to the pinned comment as a thank you?

[@IruleIjust]

@@st1ka That would be awesome! Thanks! Your friend has good taste.

[@st1ka]

@@IruleIjust sounds good. Should I link it to something or just make a thank you?

[@RusyChicken]

Ghoul School for NES would be a good addition to this list. An obscure NES title that isn't a great game but has some major halloween vibes.

[@st1ka]

I'll have to check it out ^^

[@gregorys9629]

Thanks for covering Sweet Home - I feel like that it's a bit of a hidden gem, and not many people know it was the main inspiration for Resident Evil on the PS1!

[@st1ka]

I HAD to include it :D

[@FaithTheSlayer]

The Best Retro Halloween Video this year! Also, Thanks for introducing me to Kenseiden.

[@st1ka]

Thank you so much! Happy to hear you enjoyed it!

[@TheRosswise]

Friday the 13th was always my favorite of these. Such an underrated gem unfairly shit on because the map system blew everybodys mind. Something I was able to figure out at 8 years old btw. Maniac Mansion was another great one.

[@st1ka]

Yeah, Friday the 13th is unfairly maligned. The game is awesome imo

[@AlphaZeroX96]

Nah the reason it was hated was because of AVGN.

[@SylveonTrapito]

Your accent and voice are so pleasant to hear in long videos and your content is top noch!

[@st1ka]

aww thank you! :D

[@cellphonesmartphone7496]

Portuguese accent

[@paranormalzen]

Good video.👍 Alien 3 on Master System looks like a game I'd like to check out.

[@st1ka]

thank you my dude hope you'll enjoy the game!

[@LatteXP]

The eerieness of 8-bit horror games is unmatched. 😅

[@powahdunk]

Is the sprite you've seen before The Prince from Prince of Persia?

[@st1ka]

oooh they're very similar. That might be it!

[@powahdunk]

@@st1ka happy to help :)

[@st1ka]

@@powahdunk hehe :P

[@viralataamarelo]

I've lost everything when you said ", Caralho que isso?" LOL you got yourself a new Brazilian horror fan follower my friend

[@st1ka]

haha obrigado!

[@JM-co6rf]

ShadowGate was my JAM. Wish they still made games like that

[@st1ka]

I guess the closest we have now are horror visual novels?

[@joshuallewellyn2648]

I didn't know Borat started a gaming channel! Sick!!

[@st1ka]

Ah yes, another borat jokes. Very original

[@StefaNonsense]

This was A LOT of work, good on ya brotha!

[@st1ka]

thank you! Glad you liked it! :D

[@bradford433]

The music in Shadowgate is so freaking good. It's a quick game to beat too after you've already done it once, making it great to go back to every now and then. Worth it for the music alone!

[@st1ka]

yeah agreed! :d

[@retroactivekev]

Awesome video as always! BTW New Ghostbusters II from HAL did leave Japan. The UK got it on the NES and everyone else got a Game Boy port.

[@st1ka]

Oh I know there was a PAL version. I think I said in the video it never launched in the US or something to that effect. I just didn't mention PAL xD

[@drg5352]

@@st1ka The US got it on the Game Boy, just not the NES.

[@st1ka]

Oh now that I did not know

[@retroactivekev]

@@st1ka It has been a while since I've played them back to back but I believe they are largely the same game outside of the Game Boy version being monochrome of course.

[@st1ka]

@@retroactivekev oh interesting that's kind of awesome

[@hawkbirdtree3660]

15:44 *Me:* "The perspective is off." *My years of playing video games:* "Looks perfectly fine to me."

[@st1ka]

haha

[@buckeyechad1]

Master of Darkness is awesome.

[@st1ka]

it's SO good! I'm really glad that I own a copy

[@alexsmith6914]

Uninvited was scary as hell as a kid! I'll never forget the music when something bad was happening.

[@st1ka]

right?!

[@bieldemen]

eu tava doido para saber sobre jogos de terror, muito obrigado pelo video

[@st1ka]

Fico feliz que tenhas gostado do vídeo:D

[@ColoniaContraAtaca]

I was watching casually while I work here... and that sudden "CARAIO QUE ISSO?" got me LOL Great video btw :)

[@st1ka]

haha

[@chadc437]

Nice! I found a few that I’d like to play because of this video. Appreciate the video.

[@st1ka]

Glad you liked it! :D

[@SomeOrangeCat]

Friday the 13th is actually a pretty survival good horror game. Master of Darkness makes me think of the Hammer Horror movies.

[@st1ka]

I was so surprised at how good Friday the 13th is

[@sithlord1051]

I really, really enjoyed this video! A very comprehensive list, and well-thought out, fairly even-handed commentary. Well done!

[@st1ka]

I do admit I have a Sega bias, but I do try to keep my bias out of it at least.

[@LPetal86]

[Looks at your video and clicks, checks for _Sweet Home_ and sees _Sweet Home_ toward the end] Yep. Found you through the _Paprium_ documentary and after binging your Brazilian _Mega Man_ and _Street Fighter_ comics videos, had to sub. You always have really cool games in your custom intros I noticed too, like _Kick Master_ for NES in this one. Mad props! Speaking of horror games, might I recommend _Night Slashers_ ? It was released for arcades back in the 90s. You can play it on the Switch and they did a good job porting it! There's lots of blood and gore and the music is awesome. If you like beat 'em ups with a Halloween vibe, you might like this one. It's one of my favorites to play in October.

[@st1ka]

oooh I never heard of night shlashers. Might be a good one for next year's Halloween episode.

[@Soshikix]

Wanpaku Graffiti is my favourite NES horror game. The chibi looking MC is so misleading, and that first boss with Dracula doing the Thriller dance killed me.

[@KaskelotenZebbe]

Great video! Alien Syndrome is also on the Astro City Mini. Quite a good game, though quarter muncher difficult.

[@st1ka]

I'd like to try it. The arcade version looks fun. ^^

[@TabletopJason]

Fun video! Shadowgate, Uninvited, Monster Party, Solstice, Friday the 13th were my favorite horror-ish games on the NES.

[@st1ka]

Oooh great choices

[@ricks.2264]

This is a very cool list. I like how you included homebrews as well so you also brought awareness to games that some people may not even know exist. One game that's not on your list that is definitely one of my faves on the NES is Gremlins II ✌🏼

[@st1ka]

I actually wanted to include Gremlins 2, but the list was getting kind of long and ended up cutting that along with a few others.

[@daviamorim]

What an amazing video! Even showed me a few games I didn't know about. I am truly impressed.

[@st1ka]

Thank you! Glad you liked it! :D

[@JammerRammy]

One thing I love about watching your videos is I always learn about some hidden gem

[@st1ka]

Yeah, I try to talk about lesser known stuff. Even if I cover a well-worn topic, I try to go for the more obscure stuff

[@jaureguiramirez]

Subscribed for the intro alone. Keep up the good work, brother.

[@st1ka]

thank you! :D

[@SeafoodKilla1]

MetalJesusRocks is smiling as you show that DARKSEED PC BOX!!!!!

[@st1ka]

And I will smile right back :P

[@Par-Crom]

Luigi board joke never gets old hahaha

[@benjaminramsey4695]

"The love-child of a rusted out tank and busted up semi-truck." I almost spit out my chocolate milk all over my keyboard!!!

[@st1ka]

haha sorry!

[@alecaquino4306]

This is crazy! I never expected Borat to have become a retro gamer content creator!

[@st1ka]

Yes, yes, another Borat joke, very original

[@alecaquino4306]

@@st1ka I'm sorry 😞. I did not mean any offense with my comment and apologize. I did very much enjoy your video. Thank you for the hard work. I'll leave you alone now and promise to never bother you again.

[@st1ka]

@@alecaquino4306 it's okay. Sorry it's just I get so many comments like that 😅

[@RuruFIN]

Shadowgate is a masterpiece. Had to get my own copy for NES few years ago as I remember playing it on the 90s

[@drg5352]

I remember playing it as well. Unfortunately, one of the games I had stolen too.

[@st1ka]

I originally got it for the Gameboy Color and LOVED it

[@st1ka]

ouch!

[@joaogrrr]

Kenseiden's graphics are absolutely I N S A N E for a Master System game. It really does look like an early Mega Drive game.

[@st1ka]

right?!

[@toecutter8002]

Shadowgate was absolutely the best game to play when you were sick and home from school in the 80's! and when I got a new NES game I mysteriously got sick and not to use up my sick days I only stayed out when I got a game.

[@st1ka]

it's such a good game!

[@J_Cadaverous]

I'm not going to lie; I, unironically, LOVE Robodemons!

[@st1ka]

hey I ain't judging :P

[@zagonzal]

Bro this vid owns youtube finally suggesting some good channels to me after a long drought.

[@st1ka]

Haha thank you! Expect the 16 bit horror video to be out next week

[@vaporwave2345]

ST1KA is the guy that appears in the game over screen of Shadowgate! 💀

[@st1ka]

hehe :P

[@hugovarani]

I think the guy from Hell fighter reminds me a lot the Prince from the first Prince of Persia

[@st1ka]

yeah it might have been taken from there

[@maxkopfraumpoops]

I just saw the INTRO animation and I was like WTF why am I not subscribed to this channel? This is exactly the kind of content I like and I see the high quality in it. Instantly subbed.

[@st1ka]

haha glad you liked it!

[@bubbles46853-ep9if]

Bert seems like a pretty cool bird monster dude.

[@suntaxis]

Well, this was a ride! Lots of stuff here and lots, LOTS of memories from the old KZbin days. I remember researching for bootleg videos and discovering that BioHazard demake which, you're right, is flawed but impressive. Man, I also find the Robodemons intro disturbing to this day. That noisy, dark bell, then the voice... Then the game, which is the most horror part of the thing for all the wrong reason. And then Monster Party. What an ending for this video. Great job, sir!

[@st1ka]

haha thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@joeyclemenza7339]

I loved SHADOWGATE!!! There was never a game creepier and with more atmosphere. Such a fun game

[@st1ka]

it''s an awesome game :D

[@hoagieimpact9189]

Project Firestart (1989) C64 exclusive, 8-bit sci-fi survival horror by Dynamix and published by EA. So big u needed to load it from 4 disk sides. Worth a look, scared the hell out of me as a kid. Was unexpectedly cinematic and gory at the time. The Alien inspired tension building atmosphere was great, no room was the same, and having the story played out by its own realtime clock (a bit like Maniac Mansion or The Detective Game) was innovative and exciting.

[@SonofSethoitae]

As a latecomer to the C64, Project Firestart is one of my favourite games on the platform. So ambitious, and still plays great!

[@BlizzagaBrand]

Hey, beautiful video intro!!! I love it! ❤ Reminds better times!

[@st1ka]

Thank you! Glad you Iiked it

[@antoniobrendo3100]

Mate, I love your channel, the fact that you speak portuguese as well, make it even better, lol

[@st1ka]

Haha thank you

[@dexocube]

Thanks St1ka that was cool

[@st1ka]

glad you liked it! :D

[@BlackArroToons]

Cool video about horror retro games, thanks! Frankenstein was very unique for an NES game. The Ghosts/Ghouls 'n Goblins/Ghosts Capcom series was great but very tough.

[@st1ka]

Yep agreed ^^

[@deathsnitemaresinfullust2269]

Oh I Loved Monster Party growing up on NES. 😄👍

[@FarmerSlideJoeBob]

The 4K Raytraced Wizard striked back and I'm glad to see tgat Video😃Good Job Mate🤗

[@st1ka]

haha htank you! ^^

[@Apo458]

Can't believe I overlooked Monster Party as a kid

[@fidget68]

Definitely wanna check all of these out now!

[@st1ka]

Hope you'll enjoy them :D

[@NIGH11]

Really interesting topic for a video Stiks ! Great work !

[@st1ka]

glad you liked it my dude! :D

[@robintst]

I always found the best home port of Alien Syndrome to be the unlicensed version on the NES that Tengen/Atari remade themselves for it. Despite the slight hit to the graphical/color variety, it plays smoother and the controls are more responsive than SEGA's own ports. Helps not having to use that awful Master System D-pad too.

[@st1ka]

Yeah I need to look into that version. I've heard good things ^^

[@DarkWestern]

I used to *love* Kenseiden and Monster Party as a kid!

[@st1ka]

both of which are awesome games.

[@diegocrusius]

these videos are pure delight

[@jengelenm]

I love Alien Syndrome on the Game Gear!!! One of my favorite on this system!

[@st1ka]

it's such a great system! :D

[@diegog1853]

Didn't quite understand why castlevania wasn't covered, when castlevenia clones were lol. But I guess it is the most obvious. I have to come out and defend alien 3 on gameboy. It is very clunky. But it is surprisingly a fully fledged survival horror game on gameboy released before Resident Evil! I think it deserves points for that alone, it is an adventure horror game with limited inventory space were you have to save ammo, medicine and juggle key items in and out of the equipment. And it has pretty standard combat, no golf mini games here (although I don't mind those either) Overall I would say that the biggest problem with the game is having limited lives coupled with a ton of one-hit death traps puzzles. If you erase either of those mechanics, you would have a pretty sweet 8-bit survival horror game. Great video!

[@st1ka]

Ah I didn't include Castlevania because it felt like the obvious choice ^^

[@sinner13halloweenfiend76]

That horror punch out looks dope

[@st1ka]

it's cool! I dig it!

[@aztekno2012]

The intro song on Shadowgate has been my ringtone since 2015!

[@st1ka]

ooh good choice

[@ADarkandStormyNight]

Finally, someone acknowledges that Friday the 13th is a great game

[@st1ka]

I was so surprised by how good it was

[@CushionSapp]

Nothing really to say, but I enjoyed this video. Thanks for making and sharing it.

[@DichotomousRex]

Subbed, I love your accent and this is great content, thanks!!

[@st1ka]

thank you! :D

[@orangejjay]

Came here from Lady Decade's channel and I am so glad I did.

[@st1ka]

aww thank you! Welcome!

[@haaken-hj2gh]

I loved shadowgate as a kid, so creepy and difficult, thanks for the video

[@st1ka]

such a great game :D

[@TheMadAfrican1]

Funny story. When I was a kid, one of my favourite video game shops had a copy of Resident Evil Gaiden for the GBC in their display case for the longest time. I've always kicked myself for never buying it. The same thing happened with a copy of Rule of the Rose for the PS2. It was a fiver...

[@st1ka]

Oh damn! I'd love to have those in my collection. Granted, I kinda hate Resident Evil Gaiden, but it would be a cool collector's piece.

[@TheMadAfrican1]

@@st1ka same feelings here. Although, I hear Rule of Rose is a very interesting game, so I'd love to have played that. You can tell it's a good game cause the IGN score for it at the time was 4.9.

[@st1ka]

At this point I'm expecting Rule of Rose to get a remaster based on fame alone

[@TheOverlyCasualGamers]

Love your videos, some retro goodness right here....

[@st1ka]

Thank you! ^^

[@plewlonehitknown4812]

didn't know about alien 3 on nes. Thankz Bro! The first survival horror attempts:-D

[@st1ka]

Glad i could help ^^

[@LillyAnneC42]

The player sprite in Hell Fighter is the main character from Prince of Persia.

[@st1ka]

It's not an exact match, but it's very similar yeah

[@intrepidis1]

I think it's from International Karate, or IK+.

[@johnbillings5260]

I bought a Gameboy lot on eBay years ago and they didn't know what they had. I won the auction for a GBC, Codebreaker, and a few games - one being RE Gaiden. I didn't care for the game and wasn't trying to collect so I sold it for over $100. The Codebreaker was scarce too so I eventually ended up selling it too.

[@st1ka]

damn! that's incredible. I'm pretty sure those games are worth far more today.

[@Swampgift]

Great video! I had no idea about Frankenstein.

[@st1ka]

was tottally caught offguard by Frankenstein too

[@CasyTheAwesome]

"Malkovich's gaming guilty pleasures"

[@st1ka]

Yes, I have an accent

[@TheBeird]

Good video. Cheered me up right when I needed cheering up 👍

[@st1ka]

I'm glad it help and I hope things will keep cheering you up man.

[@GoldBallTV]

Loved it, new subscriber 👍🏼

[@st1ka]

thank you! :D

[@uneducatedgamer8881]

Now that's just cute.

[@badenialshreebley91]

Very happy to see monster party for the last slot, ever since I saw the jontron video on it I was obsessed, and now that I have a cartridge monster party is one of my favorite games

[@st1ka]

oooh I'm jealous

[@Se7enBeatleofDoom]

The main character from Hell fighter looks like Rick Ashley.

[@st1ka]

haha, that's the most original reply I've gotten yet

[@hotabichnk]

I actually like Splatter House on NES. Yes, the first section and the mini boss were pretty chill, but after, the game is impressively spooky. I still remember how I was frightened by that girl with a twisting off head, when I was playing it the first time at the late night. The game also gives you a shotgun sometimes.

[@st1ka]

I'll admit the game never clicked with me, but I'd be willing to give it another shot

[@RetroGamesCouple]

So, if that's the best 8-bit had to offer, we can agree that 8-bit wasn't really kind to Horror :/ 16-bit was where it started to take off, with 32 being the Horror-explosion!

[@BIayne]

Who doesn't love this channel?

[@st1ka]

I do! :P

[@seraphinberktold7087]

Nice compilation! Soft & Cuddly on the ZX Spectrum should be in this video, too.

[@st1ka]

sorry ^^

[@seraphinberktold7087]

@@st1ka I just saw that Mr. Jones created another game on the ZX Spectrum called "Go to hell". He must have been a real sicko.

[@noaht2005]

Great video as usual, some interesting stuff here. Retro horror games can surprisingly be pretty scary, in a lo-fi kinda way. Also, I think the Hell Fighter sprite is similar to Prince of Persia and Kung Fu.

[@st1ka]

yeah I think that's where it might have come from.

[@waywardpony]

The guy in Hell Fighter looks a lot like the prince from the NES Prince of Persia.

[@shona-sof]

Great video! I would also recommend Dr Chaos for NES

[@st1ka]

Some people mentioned that game. I need to check it out ^^

[@lesp731]

Thank you for the gaming in the clinton years lore.

[@st1ka]

Glad I could help :D

[@valorandvenom1131]

Just found this channel! Amazing intro and awesome channel!!! Subscribed, liked and followed!

[@st1ka]

thank you! I appreciate it :D