![]() That is the games are listed by the year they were released. ![]() From my research I have categorised game releases in chronological order. The years between 20 I ran out of time to find the games to include them (work and real life always getting in the way). ![]() I would say though that my horror arcade gaming table I have constructed is particularly extensive from the 1980’s through to the early 2000’s. I wouldn’t call it definitive by any means as I am sure there are arcade games out there I have not mentioned other people would be sure to remember. Over the course of a weekend I was able to devise my very own horror arcade games list. It was quite tricky to research, but where Google failed me, You Tube came to the rescue. Playing it today, this primitive looking scuba diving game of catching fish while avoiding being eaten by a large shark doesn’t resemble anything terrifying these days, it really shouldn’t be in a list of horror themed arcade games, but back in 1975, Shark Jaws was released at a time when the movie, Jaws, shook people to their cores at cinemas everywhere.Īs far as a full list of horror games tracking the history of the genre goes, I couldn’t find anything comprehensive on my google searching. This is the very first horror arcade game I could find while researching the topic. To understand where it all began, we have to go back to 1975 when Atari released Shark Jaws. ![]() The same could be said for many of the horror themed arcade games.Īrcade game developers and publishers didn’t start to cash in on horror video games titles until the early 1980’s. While some countries around the globe really get into the swing of this whacky tradition of dressing up in spooky, scary horrifying and even cosplay character costumes for trick or treating, on October 31st each year, it is usually a great deal of fun and not as terrifying as it is made out to be. As this issue of Paleotronic magazine is Halloween themed, being asked to write an article discussing the history of arcade horror games fits perfectly, even if you are not a big fan on the horror aspects of this crazy celebratory day. ![]()
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