In October 1747, a witch was burned at the stake. Dying, she promised to return, and fulfilled her promise after 245 years. Our hero lived at the place of her death (and rebirth). Now you need to defeat the witch again.
On a terrible Halloween night in 1747, Doctor Evil was tied to a stake and burned for witchcraft, and his ancestor Jimmy Harkman , Jonathan Harkman , fried him . Returning from the grave in 1992, Dr. Evil 's first act was to turn Jimmy 's grandfather ( Grandpa ) into a pumpkin. "Midnight Mutants" tells the story of a young man, Jimmy , who receives this terrible news on Halloween night 1992.
Jimmy embarks on a Halloween adventure looking for a means to return Grandpa to human form. In the absence of Dr. Evil , Jimmy explores the neighborhood, flooded with disgusting creatures: zombies, werewolves, bats and other evil spirits. Luckily, Grandpa , in his pumpkin form, can give Jimmy tips and advice. Immediately go on a quest, collecting weapons, little things to deal with evil spirits, bosses, and in the end, with Dr. Evil .
Before us is a priceless diamond in the collection of Atari 7800 games ! "Midnight Mutants" is unlike anything else, games of this genre simply did not come out for the Atari 7800 ! Adventure with RPG and strategy elements, in the style of nightmares! And the quality of performance does not cause any complaints. Great sound and graphics, beautifully detailed world, including a forest, pumpkin melons, a mansion and a cemetery. There is a map in the manual, but you can safely play without it. The only roughness I noticed: once I managed to fly into the lawn, where you can’t get out, and the character’s movement obeys isometric laws, so you need to get used to it. Everyone play without discrimination!
Fun Facts:
- "Midnight Mutants" and Sentinel were the last releases from Atari for the Atari 7800 .
- There is a line in the manual: "copyright 1990 SNK" , but it seems like SNK did not make any efforts to this masterpiece at all.
- Finally, I advise you to carefully look at Grandpa . Does he remind you of anyone? To the uninitiated, he simply resembles a vampire. For the rest, it's Grampa Munster , Al Lewis ,a genius actor who became famous for his flamboyant roles in horror films.