Thank you for all your hard work. I'm always looking forward to the next video. Please review the entire Atari 50 XP collection as a whole; highlighting what they got right and what they got wrong. That would be awesome. Thanks again.
You're most welcome, Toledovf! And thanks for your kindness & generosity. 🥰 I was hearing a lot of voices asking for that final wrap-up video on the XP line, but your enthusiasm seals the deal. Consider it on my production calendar!
My favorite 2600 game of all time. I’m so lucky that I was able to get a Haunted House card from the Alamogordo landfill. So many good memories playing this with friends
I remember getting this from my local Walmart when games were kept behind a glass case. Though deep down I knew better, I was anxious to get home to see how the game lived up to the box's artwork. To invoke horror using the commercially available technology at the time shouldn't be overlooked nor forgotten. Thanks for this video!
-5 points for not making the eyes spin around like crazy the entire time your victory music is playing :) beautiful set. Wish I had known it was available.
Hahaha! You are so very correct - total missed opportunity. Just like spinning Tron's arm like mad as he's flying up out of the spider levels! If you don't add the flourish, are you even really playing? 😉
Wow!!! Best cartridge artwork yet!!! That’s beautiful. My friend had this as a kid. But, we could never figure out what to do. I also had a recent renewed interest through emulation and discovered how good it really is. It is quite a challenge. Another great showcase video. Loving these!
I've been enjoying this series and im looking forward to the next one. I noticed something intersting this time around. At 3:55 when you opened the flap, whoever designed the box used the bat from Adventure instead of the bat from Haunted House.
Thanks, Glen. Dang, you're right! I knew they looked familiar, and kind of thought they used the same sprite, but I just double-checked and sure enough, the HH bat is slighly different (no pixel gaps in the wings' downstroke at all). Whoops!
I remember buying this game when it came out. Enjoyed it a lot. Gets extremely challenging in the upper levels. I especially loved that it plays the Twilight Zone theme when you win. They did a great job with the cartridge artwork for this XP version. That looks very cool, even more so when lit up.
I wish I could have afforded to buy in to this collection. I was always more of a space shooter guy but Haunted House was and still is one of my faves! The younger of my two older sisters loved it too. We spent a lot of time trying the harder variations until I was out of my league (being about 9 or 10 at the time). I enjoyed with wild wonder watching my then 17 or 18 year old sister going far beyond. Even eventually winning the game on level 9. We thought it was the greatest experience ever! Haha! 🙂
Back in the day pre-internet, me and my best friend didn't have any instructions for our Atari games because they were all hand-me-downs from other people. I eventually figured out Haunted House, but I can't say the same thing for E.T. IMO Adventure is a lot of fun to figure out for yourself without instructions, and I think that is the best way to play it.
I used to play this one a lot back in the day. Always loved the games where the play was over multiple screens, like Superman, Adventure and Haunted House!
nice!! i remember going to somebodys house and watching them play haunted house!! didnt understand the gameplay then but the eyes were cool!! and the premise is as well.....1982 haunted house!!! live the pin and cart!
Although I thought that the "Haunted House" looked interesting, I didn't have it. I did, however, have the Epyx 500XJ Joystick that you used in the presentation! So, that was a great surprise. It's such a sentimental flashback to see it again after all these years - and hearing the "clicking" sound through its every movement, humorously reminded me of how it was a little inconvenient to try and inconspicuously play games late at night; especially, on a school night. I even used it as the main controller for games such as Montezuma's Revenge, Jumpman Junior, and Kareteka - among others - when later receiving the (incredible) Atari 800xl. The form fitting design felt natural and required less movement for activity, though it still had to be held in the left hand the entire time which could give me the same fatigue that I feel in holding my cell phone for too long (as I'm doing at this moment - ha). Regardless, I loved it. Of the three controllers that I had back then, the Epyx was my favorite. Another model, which you may have also seen or owned, was the Discwasher Pointmaster. It featured a fire button on top of a tall glossy black futuristic jet fighter-styled joystick which was grasped entirely by the right hand, with the fire button being activated with the thumb of that same hand. Unfortunately, due to the placement of the fire button and imbalance of weight at the controller's base (which could have benefited from a suction cup for a smooth, flat surface), the stability was over-powered and made for an awkwardly inaccurate experience, overall. It was rarely used as a result. I'm now remembering just how irritating it was, in just thinking about it. (ha) The third controller, was great simply because it was an accessory called "Stick Stand" which housed a standard Atari joystick into a large square base to keep it (mostly) anchored onto a flat surface by rubberized points on the underside of the corners It even included a red ball to attach at the top of the stick itself to simulate the feel of a coin-op arcade controller. That was ideal for most action games - especially for Frogger, Pitfall! and Dodge 'em at the time. If you haven't done a feature on Atari joystick controllers as of yet, I think that would be entertaining subject to highlight. As always, thanks for the great video!
Another great review. Never played it so paused this and checked it out on my emulator. Watching you play it I’m going to get into it right after this.
That's just about the best compliment you could pay me. If I've inspired someone to go enjoy an old game they missed the first time around... I mean, that's what it's all about. Thank you.
Enjoy your videos! Just received Centipede and it is awesome. Wanted to let you know that the pin I received is not made out of plastic/resin, but it feels and looks like it's made out of some type of metal. The back of the pin is painted black and that might be what might make it appear like plastic/resin. Centipede is may favorite Atari game and the only one I ordered from this collection. If I had more room I'd order them all!
What I thought was amazing about this game, back in the day, was that it simulated a 3D environment. Is the map for the 3rd floor still wrong in the new manual? In the original manual the doors were rotated 180 degrees while the stairs were right.
That's the beauty of RUclips - I can share them with you and except for having them on your shelf, you get to enjoy a similar experience without the cash outlay.
Y’know, I’m still surprised that Atari made more cartridges for the VCS but I guess it made a little sense since it was the 50th anniversary. I think they’re working on a new game for the system as of right now
I hope that everyone who wants to complete their sets will be able to do so, it would suck to miss one or two and only having the option of buying from an Ebay scalper. I personally collect Sears Tele-Games branded Atari and I'm two games short of having a complete 'complete in box' Sears collection. Unfortunately, "Cannon Man" and Sears variant of "Superman" are quite rare and go for more $$$ than I am remotely willing to spend, so my collection will most likely remain two games short indefinitely.
@@GenXGrownUp No. I don't own any modern game consoles and my computer is seriously out of date. I've watched a video of it and it looked interesting though. I keep hoping that someone will make an updated port for the C64, with nicer graphics, bigger maps, etc. They've done it with some other games, but Haunted House is probably too obscure/niche for such a project.
I only beat this game for the first time about two months ago. I never knew what was going on. But finally I viewd a tutorial and beat the game. I can see how the fans of Adventure would appreciate this one. This is one of the nicest packages so far; the cart looks cool, the pin does too. What level of Haunted House do you play?
2:33 - Is it just me, or did that shrink wrap look too tight - from my POV, it almost looks like the box underneath is being squeezed from a too tight shrink wrap.
It's most definitley tight, but just slightly and caused no permanent bending or buckling. I can't hold Atari entirely responsible for it, though. Shrink wrap items shipped to my home in Florida are subjected to 100-plus-degree (Fahrenheit) temps, so it may well have tightened up in the box during shipping.
I don't know how far your exploits in gaming lasted, but there is a remake of this on the Wii. I like both the original and Wiimake. The gameplay remains simple, but the Wii version actually supports two players.
Not a big fan of this sold-out collectible antiquated game thing. You can get these real games for a few dollars not to mention the roms in collections or however. Mainly what I hate is these being sold out so fast shows it's just exclusionary to most people, just another manufactured scarcity product while a lot of people nostalgic for the games will never be able to own these. Some people are already trying to flip some Atari XP on ebay for $500. Sad.
I've seen the auctions. Crazy. In fairness, a vintage sealed Haunted House is going for $65, and for $99 you get that plus all the little bonuses, so pricing isn't as radical as it seems at first blush. The scarcity, however, I couldn't agree more. Make them available to anyone who wants them now or in the future. Or maybe widely available for a limited time.
Thank you for all your hard work. I'm always looking forward to the next video. Please review the entire Atari 50 XP collection as a whole; highlighting what they got right and what they got wrong. That would be awesome. Thanks again.
You're most welcome, Toledovf! And thanks for your kindness & generosity. 🥰 I was hearing a lot of voices asking for that final wrap-up video on the XP line, but your enthusiasm seals the deal. Consider it on my production calendar!
My favorite 2600 game of all time. I’m so lucky that I was able to get a Haunted House card from the Alamogordo landfill. So many good memories playing this with friends
Oh, sweet! You have an Alamogordo HH? That's very cool - we're Alamogordo Bros!
I remember getting this from my local Walmart when games were kept behind a glass case. Though deep down I knew better, I was anxious to get home to see how the game lived up to the box's artwork. To invoke horror using the commercially available technology at the time shouldn't be overlooked nor forgotten. Thanks for this video!
-5 points for not making the eyes spin around like crazy the entire time your victory music is playing :)
beautiful set. Wish I had known it was available.
Hahaha! You are so very correct - total missed opportunity. Just like spinning Tron's arm like mad as he's flying up out of the spider levels! If you don't add the flourish, are you even really playing? 😉
Wow!!! Best cartridge artwork yet!!! That’s beautiful. My friend had this as a kid. But, we could never figure out what to do. I also had a recent renewed interest through emulation and discovered how good it really is. It is quite a challenge. Another great showcase video. Loving these!
Thank you so much 😀
I've been enjoying this series and im looking forward to the next one. I noticed something intersting this time around. At 3:55 when you opened the flap, whoever designed the box used the bat from Adventure instead of the bat from Haunted House.
Thanks, Glen. Dang, you're right! I knew they looked familiar, and kind of thought they used the same sprite, but I just double-checked and sure enough, the HH bat is slighly different (no pixel gaps in the wings' downstroke at all). Whoops!
Thanks! Here is my small contribution to this collection. You have helped me relive all these games with your videos.
Thanks for your generosity, Brian! I'm truly glad you have enjoyed this series!
Haunted House, Adventure, Pitfall, and Space Invaders were my favorite games on my Atari. Good days
I remember buying this game when it came out. Enjoyed it a lot. Gets extremely challenging in the upper levels. I especially loved that it plays the Twilight Zone theme when you win.
They did a great job with the cartridge artwork for this XP version. That looks very cool, even more so when lit up.
Brings back great memories of me and cousins playing this game in the 80s. Classic! 😊
Classic indeed. 👻
I wish I could have afforded to buy in to this collection.
I was always more of a space shooter guy but Haunted House was and still is one of my faves!
The younger of my two older sisters loved it too. We spent a lot of time trying the harder variations until I was out of my league (being about 9 or 10 at the time). I enjoyed with wild wonder watching my then 17 or 18 year old sister going far beyond. Even eventually winning the game on level 9. We thought it was the greatest experience ever! Haha! 🙂
This game collection is so great! They really thought things thru with this collection.
Back in the day pre-internet, me and my best friend didn't have any instructions for our Atari games because they were all hand-me-downs from other people. I eventually figured out Haunted House, but I can't say the same thing for E.T. IMO Adventure is a lot of fun to figure out for yourself without instructions, and I think that is the best way to play it.
I used to play this one a lot back in the day. Always loved the games where the play was over multiple screens, like Superman, Adventure and Haunted House!
Yep. Superman & Adventure two of my faves, also.
Love Haunted House and think this is my favourite cart so far :-) Keep up the awesome work Jon!
Yeah, me too. I didn't see that coming, but it really struck me as a great interpretation for the cart design.
Thats so sweet. I didn't know they had a logo that lit up when playing. Nice.👍
nice!! i remember going to somebodys house and watching them play haunted house!! didnt understand the gameplay then but the eyes were cool!! and the premise is as well.....1982 haunted house!!! live the pin and cart!
That has to be the coolest Atari 2600 game I’ve ever seen. I would love to play it.
Although I thought that the "Haunted House" looked interesting, I didn't have it. I did, however, have the Epyx 500XJ Joystick that you used in the presentation! So, that was a great surprise.
It's such a sentimental flashback to see it again after all these years - and hearing the "clicking" sound through its every movement, humorously reminded me of how it was a little inconvenient to try and inconspicuously play games late at night; especially, on a school night.
I even used it as the main controller for games such as Montezuma's Revenge, Jumpman Junior, and Kareteka - among others - when later receiving the (incredible) Atari 800xl.
The form fitting design felt natural and required less movement for activity, though it still had to be held in the left hand the entire time which could give me the same fatigue that I feel in holding my cell phone for too long (as I'm doing at this moment - ha). Regardless, I loved it.
Of the three controllers that I had back then, the Epyx was my favorite. Another model, which you may have also seen or owned, was the Discwasher Pointmaster. It featured a fire button on top of a tall glossy black futuristic jet fighter-styled joystick which was grasped entirely by the right hand, with the fire button being activated with the thumb of that same hand.
Unfortunately, due to the placement of the fire button and imbalance of weight at the controller's base (which could have benefited from a suction cup for a smooth, flat surface), the stability was over-powered and made for an awkwardly inaccurate experience, overall. It was rarely used as a result. I'm now remembering just how irritating it was, in just thinking about it. (ha)
The third controller, was great simply because it was an accessory called "Stick Stand" which housed a standard Atari joystick into a large square base to keep it (mostly) anchored onto a flat surface by rubberized points on the underside of the corners It even included a red ball to attach at the top of the stick itself to simulate the feel of a coin-op arcade controller.
That was ideal for most action games - especially for Frogger, Pitfall! and Dodge 'em at the time.
If you haven't done a feature on Atari joystick controllers as of yet, I think that would be entertaining subject to highlight.
As always, thanks for the great video!
Thanks for the review. I never had any interest in this game as a kid, but I will definitely give this try soon!
Hope you enjoy it!
My twin sister and I love that game! We used to play it at our cousins house when we were young.
The grand ancestor of survival horror games! ❤ I just discovered the Atari XP games while high!
Oh, you have a whole series to look forward to! I have an AtariXP playlist. Blaze up and put that joker on repeat!
Another great review. Never played it so paused this and checked it out on my emulator. Watching you play it I’m going to get into it right after this.
That's just about the best compliment you could pay me. If I've inspired someone to go enjoy an old game they missed the first time around... I mean, that's what it's all about. Thank you.
Enjoy your videos! Just received Centipede and it is awesome. Wanted to let you know that the pin I received is not made out of plastic/resin, but it feels and looks like it's made out of some type of metal. The back of the pin is painted black and that might be what might make it appear like plastic/resin. Centipede is may favorite Atari game and the only one I ordered from this collection. If I had more room I'd order them all!
I really like this series a lot!
The cover art is truly horrifying. It's awesome.
What an excellent game this is.
Along with Adventure, Haunted House is at the top of the list of adventure style games for the Atari 2600.
What I thought was amazing about this game, back in the day, was that it simulated a 3D environment.
Is the map for the 3rd floor still wrong in the new manual? In the original manual the doors were rotated 180 degrees while the stairs were right.
Yay first - these are really nice reissues - not sure I’d be prepared to pay the price tag tho but looking good👍
That's the beauty of RUclips - I can share them with you and except for having them on your shelf, you get to enjoy a similar experience without the cash outlay.
Y’know, I’m still surprised that Atari made more cartridges for the VCS but I guess it made a little sense since it was the 50th anniversary. I think they’re working on a new game for the system as of right now
I hope that everyone who wants to complete their sets will be able to do so, it would suck to miss one or two and only having the option of buying from an Ebay scalper. I personally collect Sears Tele-Games branded Atari and I'm two games short of having a complete 'complete in box' Sears collection. Unfortunately, "Cannon Man" and Sears variant of "Superman" are quite rare and go for more $$$ than I am remotely willing to spend, so my collection will most likely remain two games short indefinitely.
I always wanted an expanded computer version of this game, with different floorplans, more rooms, etc.
Have you tried Haunted Houses? It's part of the Atari50 package from last year.
@@GenXGrownUp No. I don't own any modern game consoles and my computer is seriously out of date. I've watched a video of it and it looked interesting though.
I keep hoping that someone will make an updated port for the C64, with nicer graphics, bigger maps, etc. They've done it with some other games, but Haunted House is probably too obscure/niche for such a project.
I only beat this game for the first time about two months ago. I never knew what was going on. But finally I viewd a tutorial and beat the game. I can see how the fans of Adventure would appreciate this one. This is one of the nicest packages so far; the cart looks cool, the pin does too.
What level of Haunted House do you play?
When I play for fun, I put it on 9, but often fail (it's a REAL challenge). If I just want a fix, variation 1 is plenty!
2:33 - Is it just me, or did that shrink wrap look too tight - from my POV, it almost looks like the box underneath is being squeezed from a too tight shrink wrap.
It's most definitley tight, but just slightly and caused no permanent bending or buckling. I can't hold Atari entirely responsible for it, though. Shrink wrap items shipped to my home in Florida are subjected to 100-plus-degree (Fahrenheit) temps, so it may well have tightened up in the box during shipping.
@@GenXGrownUp FYI, I'm in Dallas - things are north of 100 all the time here anymore. I get that. :)
Unreal they’re still rolling out them games, how much each are they ?
A sealed original Haunted House is running about $65 today. This special edition Atari XP one sold for $99 with all the extras.
Both well overpriced, I collect for the VCS, great game still for the time, it used to make me jump 😂 as a kid
@@johnmaynard6785 STILL makes me jump sometimes! 👻
He looks like Meatwad from "Aqua Teen Hunger Force". LOL
Oh, you mean "Aqua TV Show Show"? 😉
Yes
I don't know how far your exploits in gaming lasted, but there is a remake of this on the Wii. I like both the original and Wiimake. The gameplay remains simple, but the Wii version actually supports two players.
Haunted Houses featured in the Atari50 release from Digital Eclipse is a wonderful successor to this one. I truly enjoyed it!
I've noticed a lot of the later Atari games got a bad rap. They were often too ambitious, trying to do nore than people expected from the Atari.
Not a big fan of this sold-out collectible antiquated game thing. You can get these real games for a few dollars not to mention the roms in collections or however. Mainly what I hate is these being sold out so fast shows it's just exclusionary to most people, just another manufactured scarcity product while a lot of people nostalgic for the games will never be able to own these. Some people are already trying to flip some Atari XP on ebay for $500. Sad.
I've seen the auctions. Crazy. In fairness, a vintage sealed Haunted House is going for $65, and for $99 you get that plus all the little bonuses, so pricing isn't as radical as it seems at first blush. The scarcity, however, I couldn't agree more. Make them available to anyone who wants them now or in the future. Or maybe widely available for a limited time.
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😂 I love the way you seductively peel the shrink rap…🥹😢😢🥹😝🤩
Heh. Cue the sultry sax... 🎷
@@GenXGrownUp you should on your next video to celebrate the making of the 50.