Midway's Haunted House Gun Game
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@5inthehole - I don't know if it was this particular game as we're talking nearly 35 years ago but I do recall playing and being 1 shot away from a replay (and only having one shot left!) with this bloody witch going up & down, back and forth etc. I took ages trying to get my shot just right..... anyway after a time (5 minutes say) the game just stopped.
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All these arcade shooting games must work about the same. I still didn't see how the witch was moved up and down.
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Cool video! I am working on a 1967 midway captain kid. It works about the same as your but no 8 track sound.
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@highschoolveggie These are relatively simple - wait until you see inside a bingo machine (AKA inline machine). :)
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Had one of these in our amusement arcade until we sold it in the mid 1990s' The kids loved it, it earned steadily for all the time it was there. Never gave us any problems either. Love the video, and thanks for the memories.
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This is fantastic. I always assumed that it was a light gun. I have fond memories of these electromechanical games from the arcades in the 70's. They are true classics. Thank you.
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Since this game is based on shots and not time, what would happen if a player put their quater in, took 10 shots, then left. Does the machine have a mechanism to shut it off if on and not in use after a period of time? I assume the machine could overheat if left on all day...?
5inthehole 5 months ago
Yep, that's the problem with many electromechanical games, there is no "timeout" circuit in them. The game would just continue to run all day...
keinert 5 months ago
Wonderful.
That game is some of my earliest memories of life. I must have been about 6 in the dark, back, smoky gameroom in a Shakey's pizza parlor with my older brothers, begging to be lifted high enough to see in it. The graveyard and sound will be etched in my memory for life, and I haven't seen on in person since then.
The tour of it you provide here is no less fascinating. A beautiful contraption.
TheJediCharles 8 months ago
Great story, thanks for sharing! -KK
keinert 8 months ago
Thank you for making this. I watched from start to finish. Do you have the 8track recording backed up on cd incase the tape goes bad?
SP99 1 year ago
Thanks for the kind words. Yes I have all the audio digitized and backed up in my computer. This game would be an excellent candidate for my solid state replacement sound system because of the way that the audio is played from the 8-track tape. Maybe someday I'll take the time to make a replacement sound board for this game. Have a great day, Kevin.
keinert 1 year ago