Atari released the game Haunted House on the Atari 2600 platform in 1982, which is widely regarded as the originator of horror games, but in today’s eyes, this game from nearly half a century ago has simple graphics and monotonous sound effects, but Haunted House did open up a new genre of games at the time.

The story takes place in a somewhat eerie backdrop, with old Grandpa Greaves dying in his mansion and leaving behind a wonderful magic urn. We will control the game’s protagonist, a pair of big, flickering eyes like two salty duck eggs, and we will need to search the room and avoid the ghost bats, and finally gather three pieces, and the game will be declared a pass, with the operating ability of the elderly handicapped party of Dragon’s Teeth, you can also easily pass the game in ten minutes, considering the game was priced at $25 at the time, the game is now considered very conscientious in comparison.

A comprehensive look at the “Haunted House” has attempted to combine the various core points of exploration, ghosts, darkness, and other elements of horror, due to the limitations of the game machine at the time, the picture pixelated, the soundtrack electronic sound, the expression of the horror game is only a blend of horror theme and traditional adventure mode, the use of sound effects to create a bit of environmental horror, in the process of progressive exploration relying on the use of sound effects