PC Longplay [227] I Spy Spooky Mansion

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Played by: legoking831
Disclaimer to Scholastic: I am not doing this to hurt your company at all. That's the last thing I'd want to do. This video does not directly compete with the original product, and is in no way a replacement for it. In fact, it's actually better used as a demonstration to see what the real game is like before purchasing. Please understand I mean no harm in doing this, and I make no profits off of this video. Archival, preservation, nostalgic, and helpful purposes ONLY.
Here we have I Spy Spooky Mansion (the original, not the deluxe version). I found this at Half-Price Books for five bucks (in the box too. I kid you not, they're selling the original and not the deluxe version. Figure that one out), and since I have the deluxe version and it feels more fitting to do this version first, I figured why not? And that's how this video came to be. I will do the deluxe version sometime else, but this should hold you over for now, and plus I'm pretty sure more of you grew up on this one anyway. This game includes 26 riddles to decipher with 13 screens, plus three minigames. Personally I didn't like this game as much as I Spy School Days as a kid (I have a walkthrough of that on / humongoussoundtracks if you want to see that game), mainly because this one was too short to me and the narrator could get extremely grating, and it overall just wasn't that memorable IMO.
For those who don't know, this game is based off the book "I Spy Spooky Night". Being an I Spy game, this took some memorization to do cleanly, and apart from a few stutterings, it went well. It wasn't very hard to memorize most of the objects, since 26 riddles really isn't that much. I first played through the riddles and did Mystery Bins and Creepy Collections when I came across them, and did the ghost making last. I then did the puzzle and finished the game. Really, that's all I have to say about this longplay. For those who are wondering, the other I Spy games I can do right now are Spooky Mansion Deluxe (probably won't come until later since I'm sick of this game), Treasure Hunt, and Fantasy. Hope you enjoy the longplay! -
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[@tickpootheactualguy]

It's crazy how every single sound in this game triggers nostalgia

[@Zmoney823]

The sounds in this game gave me nightmares as a kid lol

[@somerando5814]

This was my fav actually funhouse was I was obsessed with I spy

[@АлександрГусев-ч7о]

should listening russian version this game " искатель в доме с привидениями" that voice more suitable for home with ghosts

[@sleeplesstealblood9675]

Ikr

[@Boredom2113]

i agree this made me cry because it was nostalgic

[@goofygoober4901]

THE NOSTALGIA IS REAL

[@kedricbranford3227]

Goofy Goober if you played this on wii your not an mvp an old windows 04 will do the trick

[@thegoose9931]

same, when i was in 2nd grade this used to be the shit

[@jamarithehedgehog539]

Man this brings me memories

[@big8ball329]

THE NOSTALGIA IS FAKE

[@kfcbrazil7284]

This is objectively the best video game ever made

[@shammywammy]

DankFrankTheTank Hehe good pun

[@ConquerorsHouse]

Correct

[@Circuitssmith]

Idk, the Pajama Sam/Spy Fox/Putt-Putt/Freddy Fish games were pretty banging, then there's the Tonka series.

[@mikejeffries3333]

Personally, I prefer Treasure Hunt, but you're entitled to your opinion.

[@ParzivalTheThird]

@@mikejeffries3333 That is no opinion. It is fact.

[@brettrogers7616]

Back when I didn't have school, music, or responsibilities to worry about, and my life was children's PC games. The nostalgia is fucking relentless.

[@friedrichnietzsche5002]

Yeah, I often realize what a let down adult life is. This game is underrated. It's so incredible that it brings me back to fitter and happier times, which gives me creeps. Hopefully im not a weirdo for this?

[@bandeyawx483]

Damn... Nostalgia like this is poisonous.

[@goldenknight2076]

a moose I fucking know right I remember watching this when I was like 6

[@sammysweetheart8600]

right? it so intense it hurts

[@johnpark8188]

I am sobbing my eyes out right now. I had this game over 20 years ago. I loved I Spy books even though I couldn't read English at the time. My dad would bring out English-Korean dictionary so that he could tell me what to look for in each page. When we had this game installed on his work computer, he'd also let me play on his computer while sitting next to me and translating each words. I miss my dad so much and that time of my youthful innocence.

[@boodledemic6430]

Great dad you have ❤

[@keekermojo]

This was my childhood man, I spent hours playing this game. I remember my mom and I finding it at the store and she let me get it. This game actually scared me at the time and now I probably think about it playing it again all the time

[@reyariass]

Somehow this game just popped up in my head and now imma look for a way to download it

[@boodledemic6430]

Same! I played it as a kid and then as a teen saw it at Target and had to buy it 😂

[@Vecordy]

I remember when i was like 5-8 this scared the shit out of me xD i nearly died.

[@luckybeargames2440]

SAAAMMMMEEEEEEEEE

[@Vecordy]

XDD rightt!

[@luckybeargames2440]

when tried to escape and i came back i ran to the kitchen and hug my mom

[@Vecordy]

XD gg

[@Circuitssmith]

The sound effects were so incredibly cheesy and silly, but they spooked me out of my shoes.

[@lottji]

This game was my childhood

[@jfar301]

No its not it's mine bitch.

[@xxmoonlight_firexxgaming5581]

Same!

[@jfar301]

No bitch. Mine. Bitch

[@ciao_fiv5118]

RIGHT?! I played this game so much as a kid

[@xxmoonlight_firexxgaming5581]

LunarChao5 Me too!! I played it through like five times.

[@Alexvreidy]

our planet has travelled around the sun about 15 times since I last saw a ghost made by that nifty machine. The nostalgic part of me envies that lucky little boy who could just immerse himself in stuff like this (and Pajama Sam!) and then go roam his big back yard or ride his bike in the evening or learn about sharks and airplanes without a care in the world. Fuck. Those years seemed like an eternity of bliss.

[@mondler107]

Alex Reidy literally all of this. Sames. Ditto. Me. Ahh. 😭

[@cutielolly8709]

mondler&bechloe webs areeveywheretheysticky

[@cutielolly8709]

O.ooooooooalmosttolate

[@adorno_gang37]

Damn now I have to go look up Payama Sam again as well

[@saradara5969]

OMG i forgot about pajama sam i loved that game

[@bee-bee-bee]

The nostalgia hit me like a fucking brick.

[@asiagarrett6086]

Me too! I used to play this at school when I was young

[@draganmitic7350]

+Orion Art hi everyone ,if anyone else is searching for best mobile phone spy app try Loctavan Stealth Phone Strategy ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my co-worker got cool results with it.

[@shinkansenhype8694]

I used to play this when I was a kid in the early 2000's.

[@LDAR]

7years ago

[@Oikonomia.]

The sound design of this game is soooo cool. Really sweet memories

[@tyhillbroussard4924]

Yeah and spooky

[@hotshot3518]

I really loved the selection sound effects and the intro music of the Mystery Drawer at 1:01:27. They had interesting organ effects. But I wonder what made the developers choose these sound effects.

[@BOBINDUN]

ah man reading all these stories of nostalgia it really makes me happy that people feel the same way I do.

[@pepper9767]

Everyone that tryna play this on their new PC's, BIGFISH has the game ported to new Windows available for 3$... just bought it last night and been playing it nonstop... my childhood

[@GamingFanactic911]

yeah saw that, probably going to get it

[@fernwitchofthedarkcastle]

Thank you!!!!! 💀

[@BlueBlurWolf]

It's sadly not worth it. Big Fish changed a lot of things like adding a hit button and it makes it less fun. Not to mention it's very buggy

[@Gatchi]

​@@BlueBlurWolf a hit button?

[@R_Grimm_]

I want to cry, I know that sounds silly but the nostalgia is so huge. My childhood was centred around these old PC games, Particularly this one. I remember always drawing skulls and skeletons around my room and having bones and skulls on my clothing as a young child, this game sparked my imagination and love for spooky stuff, and the horror genre as I'm older. I'd give anything to go back to the early 2000's for a day ;(

[@LukeLynch12T19]

*HOLY BALLS, I MISS THIS GAME.* This and Roller Coaster Tycoon were my entire life throughout middle school.

[@hankhill1964]

I was in grade school when I played this. Played it a hell of a lot along with the pajama sam games and I spy treasure hunt.

[@risemboolrangerluna]

I haven't found a way to play this game but you can find the original Rollercoaster Tycoon for your phone in the app store

[@chrisb7975]

Holy shit... now this is nostalgic. Talk about good memories

[@ethanbethan6151]

This game still scares the shit out of me

[@bee-bee-bee]

I always freaked the fuck out when I saw the cat without eyes.

[@Grimix]

Bitch Bitch haha Ikr

[@TAFARockWarrior97]

Me, too. Though, not really for what I see...(not anymore), but what I hear. Some of those musical stings and sound designs are really effective!

[@gamerboss333]

Bitch Bitch When I was little, the attic level freaked me out

[@littleboo8585]

The skeleton at the beginning scared the absolute SHIT out of me as a kid. That and the concept that you were stuck in the mansion also scared me.

[@baqel1579]

OMG i want this game so bad.......I miss it so much it was my favorite game when i was younger, and i didn't realize it was really this good until now. I remember playing it at school and everything, this game was my life when i was younger ;-; It making me want to cry...

[@thedoctor5559]

iCupsAJ i know that feeling man.

[@DBAWESOMESAUCE]

Virtual Machine and an ISO archive my dude.

[@somewhatschmidt]

Abandonware

[@jacoblambert7816]

I still have the disc to this game, but I don't have a computer old enough to be compatible with it. So many memories with these Ispy games

[@spicyboyzshow]

I used to play this all the time with my little brother when we were kids. He passed away 11 years ago. This brought back so many memories. I really needed this. Thanks so much for uploading ❤

[@tpspeed]

I remember being so scared of this game when I was a kid

[@RaptorMan58]

Really old memories flowing back aaaah

[@aneurysm1991]

This game was quite literally my entire 4 year old life. Everyday I would play this. I think I legitimately might cry

[@ISwearToKira]

I used to play this all the time, thanks for uploading this!

[@JennyJin-YoungLee101]

ISwearToKira Same here back in grade 4-5

[@herpderp3916]

I think my childhood interpretation of this game was that the skeleton was the soul of a child trapped in the house, and while she was mischievous, she wasn't necessarily malicious. The whole point of her "game" was to find things to make ghosts, and ultimately turn herself into an intangible spirit so she could escape the house herself and move on.

[@TheScaryman1945]

That pretty fucking metal

[@primroseellard-webster4376]

Honestly, this game used to terrify me. Like it genuinely gave me nightmares. I’m a wuss and have always been a wuss. Came to this video to revisit to get into the Halloween spirit, and yeah, I’m still terrified by it as a full grown adult. Especially the music and sounds. Anyway, your comment made me think of it in a not-so-terrifying way, so cheers for that.

[@StarshineSquirrel]

I actually used to imagine a similar scenario. The inspiration in my case was definitely the 1995 Casper movie which I was really into at the time (and, much like this game, still have a nostalgic love for).

[@LivvvvyyyVeee]

I want to go and find the old blocky computer I had in like 2006 and play this game again. I miss it son

[@BxddieBang]

me

[@fernwitchofthedarkcastle]

I’ve kept an ancient laptop for years, literally just so I can keep playing this game

[@jennaheiser625]

I loved this game as a kid, but couldn’t run it on my newer computer. THANK YOU for clicking on every riddle and triggering as much audio as you could, because I was wiggling furiously with ecstatic nostalgia every time.

[@myowncomputerstuff]

This was great. You didn't skimp at all. You even played every level of all of the mini games! And you kept the longplay at about an hour, which is quite impressive. I know Spooky Mansion is not the longest I Spy game, but I see other long plays that stretch up to 4 hours!

[@rottengirl7852]

The attic monster in the shadows and the mirror always thrilled me- I loved the slight horror/awe from them :P This was the bomb. Scholastic gave you a license to explore a haunted house- what most kids dream of daring to do.

[@MrEightThreeOne]

Principal: So, how did you all get to college? Person 1: I performed hours of grueling community service. Person 2: I donated my life savings to charity. Myself: I beat a children's computer game and printed out the certificate.

[@CrackinCrocodiles]

On September 7, 1999, I Spy Spooky Mansion was released. Happy 22nd anniversary to this creepy classic!

[@justinekipp9154]

Oh wow. I can’t explain how this makes me feel. This whole transports me back in time.

[@msstephanie726]

THE WAY SHE SAID “A BAR OF SOAP” RATTLED MY BRAIN

[@Shendapy]

The pictures and shots in these games and books are so ‘amazing?’ Idk how to describe them. They are magical, aside from the fact these are loaded with nostalgia. Nothing is made like this nowadays

[@bruceturnbull4219]

This is literally one of the best video games of all time.

[@Matt_0716]

Wow. This brings back memories. I played this in middle school. Ah, those were the days.

[@quinkydinkers3102]

Ya know its just dawned on me that this is a game where you're prob a kid that wandered into a abandoned house where a "skeleton" creature has set up puzzels and riddles for you to solve for your freedom... anyone else getting saw vibes?

[@bendersambience]

lol ool oil

[@wef6146]

Saw: Rated G

[@Pantheonmusic666]

This game was such a stimulation for the imagination...as a kid I used to think of who used to own all the old relics, especially what the skeleton face in the cupboard looked like before they died. It's weirdly macabre, but it was so much more than just a game to me. I think this is what inspired and started my love of horror and mystery now.

[@xiimooniixmoon2988]

I miss this adorable game

[@spongeycraftstudios4371]

This is my childhood

[@JohnSmith-tg9kb]

I used to play this game, like, ALL the time. No exaggeration there. I had the deluxe version and this version.

[@nathanhorne4727]

I remember this game from elementary school the good old days.

[@Mrchair905]

Oh man, I’m 28 years old and this game was one I fondly remember playing on the computer in my living room. This and Pajama Sam, those were the days..

[@eloramaxwell7020]

This is the ASMR I can listen to.

[@BakaTaco]

All of the I Spy games really do bring back some serious nostalgia.

[@jessica_beck]

I MISS THIS GAME SO MUCHHHH

[@Sophie-tp2eg]

Anyone here in 2024 bc thwy used to play this game many years ago and just thought of it now and decided to look this up on youtube?

[@Rid_Of_Thee]

Exactly why I'm here, lol

[@Sophie-tp2eg]

@@Rid_Of_Thee this game was peak lol I thought of it randomly out of nowhere

[@keykay122]

Anybody else forget that this game existed and just thought you were dreaming it?

[@TheBMAN541]

my teacher bought me this in the third grade at our book fair and ever since then I was hooked into a spy books and games Nostalgia overload!!!

[@shpup]

these games and books made me think id encounter a lot more jacks in my day to day life than I have

[@shpup]

so many jacks

[@theadhduck]

Actually tho

[@strawhatmarcor.1145]

I remember getting this game and being so freaking happy, my parents were very strict about movies and games. Man this was amazing. Now I want my son ti play this

[@GardenOfStone]

I REMEMBER THIS!!! Recently my 18 year-old sister, named Katie, went looking for our old CD-ROMs to play with her boyfriend, Jonathan. She couldn't find it, sadly. I had a memory jolt of playing this as a little kid. I actually started to cry when I watched this. The part I remember the most was the spooky shelf, with the books, if my memory doesn't fail me.

[@GnarlyPoe]

GOD, THE MEMORIES....THE NOSTALGIA, IT BURNS

[@jinkyu05058]

I’m South Korean, when I was young I played this game when I didn’t know that english word. Nostalgic sounds are so good

[@adorno_gang37]

Man I used to love the ending parts to this one. Awesome how you could create different ghosts by mixing these random ingredients

[@trollreview5906]

If you played this instead of the books your a legend

[@BasementSkeleton97]

1:15 When I played the demo of this game as a kid. That part scared me because the door actually closed first (pretty fast too) before the skeleton spoke. I'm quite surprised that's a change they made in this full release

[@LetsSyncFanEdits]

Not going to lie, this game was given to me when I was 4 years old, and I hated how creepy the game was. Now as a 29-year-old, I randomly searched gameplay footage of some nostalgic games like Pajama Sam, Madeline, Freddy Fish, I Spy, Spy Fox, etc. And what a surprise of how even after 24 years later, I had a secret compartment in my brain with remembering the spooky SFX of the game, and some of the creepy visuals, that haunted my dreams in 1999. I love that you posted this, all those years ago (2012)!

[@JuditaKindlova]

Thanks a lot!! Brought me a pile of memories ♥

[@marazara5257]

I feel like crying right now. I wish I could go back in time and live out my childhood:/ Thank you for uploading this brings back so many memories :,)

[@thenexva]

That skeleton scared the SHIT out of me when I was a child.

[@theadhduck]

Fr, I would solve the clues then run out of the room, wait for the skeleton to do her creepy little jig thing, then returned

[@supernovablade]

I remember playing this when I played this at my grandmother's house on the computer in the basement when I was like 4-7 years old.

[@xteleporterpower]

Wow dude! That must've been awesome! Was it creepy, because you were playing this game in a basement?

[@xteleporterpower]

+Senpai Spook XD

[@angelinabush8584]

SharpBladeMC SAME.

[@joeyjoe308]

Wow, I am so surprised that unlike the majority of people in the comments, I was actually and literally the only person who wasn’t really scared of this game (even as a little kid). I feel like I’ve been missing out so much as a kid. The voice and everything never scare me at all, and I am invincible! 😂

[@sushier]

Me and my sister played this and the ending scared us up to our mums bed

[@johnnykarate57]

my preschool had like 2-3 pcs that they would let us play i spy games on and this was one of them. i have no idea why they decided that would be a good idea but i was obsessed with this game and would play it every time it was my turn on the computer 😭 this was the beginning of my interest in horror

[@dakotamcelroy8121]

Yeoooooo this game is such a throwbackk😭😭the amount of nostalgia i got from this is lethal😭I remember being like 5 years old playing this constantly

[@TylerKrasting]

Nostalgia Time

[@gothmoneyrecords]

I would do anything to play this again

[@nathanbyberg]

This was my favorite I Spy computer game! This game was so fun to play! I am damn impressed with your skills! Well freaking done dude!

[@itsapoxi253]

I literally just remembered this game during my 7th hour class

[@frostyishere1206]

I have been looking for this game for 9 years

[@LolNotYaMomma]

Omg I used to play this SOOOOO much way back when. So so memories 😭😭😭🥹

[@donkeykong2699]

If there is anyone still here who knows about this game and likes it you’re a legend

[@chelseasfilms22]

33:56 This specific sound used to scare me as a kid🤣

[@XeniDayDreamz]

Lmao

[@real7857]

Haven’t seen this in forever I miss this

[@MrEightThreeOne]

Wow, didn't expect this to go up so quickly. Thanks!

[@user-si1he3ve8l]

Did anyone else just randomly think of this game and KZbin it ?

[@What_is_love_baby_dont_hurtme]

yup this shit was my child hood

[@rayeuropa5385]

Watchin this in 2021 because I forgot this game entirely and I rly just sat through and thoroughly enjoyed the nostalgia. Every little brain-drilling sound effect took me back. Thanks, man

[@kirb942]

The nostalgia is so real with this, thank you.

[@hayleyk5095]

this game is really nostalgia..but nothing really scares me in this game and that's why i love this game

[@alienmovieguy8925]

Ouch, my childhood

[@alienmovieguy8925]

You're hurting me in the childhood

[@SonoftheBear1]

loved this game, it was scary when you were little!

[@shinigami.eyesss]

omfg I cant thank you enough for this. I was completely obsessed with this game as a little girl and I stg the nostalgia is physically painful but this really took me back.

[@rtc9039]

An American KZbinr goes by the name icicle158 say you and the people on the world of longplays youtube channel did the longplay/walkthrough of the original I spy spooky mansion for pc, especially you legoking831!

[@dylanmaldet6643]

This WAS my childhood. My grandfather and I played it at the library and I loved it so much my mom bought it for me. This actually inspired the way I make up fanfics(don't ask me how, I honestly don't remember).

[@АлександрГусев-ч7о]

should listening russian version this game " искатель в доме с привидениями" that voice more suitable for home with ghosts

[@davestylehenry]

I played it at my grandparents on there tv

[@ItalianStallion330]

Bruh, I heard the sound at 3:10 and that SENT me.

[@veryGoodTV3]

“I T S T I C K T O C K T I M E” ISpy Spooky Mansion They predicted all of this.

[@mikearmstrong8989]

Predicted what?

[@beowulf4966]

Now this is some REAL childhood nostalgia. I was obsessed with these games as a kid... started my enthusiasm for puzzle games too. 😄

[@lovebug_taffy2263]

This game molded my brain into what it is today

[@spooky5647]

Thank you so much I forgot how the game was called but thanks to you I found it you LEGEND!

[@jetpackmonkey315]

I was obsessed with this game as a kid... and look at me now, I'm watching a play through still because I love it so much.

[@crystalcolden9158]

Nostalgia has entered my veins. I loved this game, I wish the computers i have now can plau this gem of PC games. This was better than the Wii version in my opinion.

[@eythanhayne3174]

well its 2023 and i now wanna play Ispy Spooky Mansion

[@mryoshi1221]

i had this game and looooved it. havent played it in sooooooo long

[@Lin10uson]

Dude, I would go to the local library and play-the-crap-out of this game on the computers for hours! I am so happy you posted this, and so long ago, but still so long after I did this.

[@DemonWhisper1]

I remember staying home sick from school and playing this shit under a blanket, nostalgia like that is unheard of

[@nuckertix]

nothing has ever brought me as much joy as this single cd rom game i played as a young child fr

[@Strictcheetah641]

Yo I remember this game when I was little good times

[@donjezza10]

When I was younger, I played this and also watched the TV show. For a long time I thought that the main character from the show was hosting the game because her and the skeleton's voices sounded the same. This left me confused to why I could never see the character in the game and why there was always this random skeleton giving me the pieces.