Seduced by the Splatter

Doing things with consistency is something I find extremely difficult. I've been running through an idea for a post for awhile and I've written some of it. Maybe it just needs some more time to gestate or something because I'm having trouble getting it done. There are so many things to distract my attention.  

One of the ways I've distracted myself recently was by bidding on a copy of the game Splatterhouse for the Turbografx 16, instructions and original box included.


 



I've had a thing for this game ever since playing it at a friend’s house back in the day. Nintendo dominated the schoolyard gamer set at the time and the Turbografx 16 was perceived as a somewhat exotic system. I only got to play it a handful of times and Splatterhouse stands out as the pinnacle of that experience. It was something I had never encountered before. I'd played many of the violent games of the time but Splatterhouse was the first to have a real horror atmosphere and the accompanying  gory elements.

 



What also really appealed to me about Splatterhouse was that it let you experience the  violent proclivity of Jason Voorhees yet still feel heroic. The goal of the game is to save your girlfriend as opposed to butchering as many bikini clad campers as possible.   I ended up winning the auction. I paid way too much for it. It was totally worth it. I’m really looking forward to spending the quality time with Splatterhouse I didn’t get as a kid. So that’s what I’ll be going to do now instead of work on that other post.