The Sequels

[Mike]

#10547

It’s not the focus of this month but I thought it would be fun to bring up that it does have sequels, since I didn’t even know about this until a few years ago.

The one being covered this month isn’t even the first in the series, that would be Halloween Harry, a 2D single screen game for the Microbee in 1985. It’s a computer I never knew about
https://www.mobygames.com/game/86068/halloween-harry/

In 1996 we got Zombie Wars, which is probably lesser known because it’s Windows only and unable to be played in DOS Box like the previous game. This one is much closer to the Halloween Harry we’re playing and allows you to play as two different characters
https://www.mobygames.com/game/1977/zombie-wars/

There is also an upcoming Halloween Harry game. I’ve been following development of it on social media and that has been fun
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3040430/Halloween_Harry/

[TigerQuoll]

#10550

Cool find Mike! I’d never heard of the 1985 game either.

The Microbee was a nifty little Z80 based system here in Australia in the 80s, which I think typically ran CP/M. I’d love to get my hands on a working one, but they’re getting very pricey…

Clearly the name “Halloween Harry” was recycled, but I think it’s debatable whether one is really a sequel of the other.
I always thought the title was a bit odd for a sci-fi game about aliens. One would expect something more like Monster Bash?
Maybe Harry had a career change, and it IS a legit sequel!

I had heard about zombie wars, but didn’t know much about it. I have a feeling it was not considered very good, but I can’t seem to find many reviews for it.

Nice to see a new one on the ay though, and by the original developer!

[Mike]

#10551

“I always thought the title was a bit odd for a sci-fi game about aliens. One would expect something more like Monster Bash?”

Well, I think that’s why the one published by Apogee was later renamed to Alien Carnage. IIRC Apogee was worried that people were going to think it was a seasonal game