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Escape the Haunted Mansion in Philips Videopac 53: Nightmare - Thrilling Retro Gaming Adventure

Experience the chills of Philips Videopac 53: Nightmare! Navigate a haunted mansion, avoid ghosts, and survive lightning strikes in this thrilling retro game by Magnavox and Philips. Play solo or with a friend in this eerie, challenging escape adventure.


Philips Videopac 53 Nightmare

General Information

Developer - Philips/ Magnavox/GST Video

Publisher - Philips/ Magnavox

Release - January 1, 1983

Platform - Magnavox Odyssey 2

Genre - Action, Adventure

Number of players - 1P / 2P ( Alternate)


Philips Videopac 53 Nightmare

Philips Videopac 53: Nightmare, developed by Magnavox and Philips, offers a spine-chilling adventure set in a haunted mansion. As a daring visitor, your mission is to escape from this eerie abode through a constantly shifting hatch in the attic.

To reach your goal, you'll have to navigate three floors, each haunted by a ghost. These spectral adversaries become invisible when they pass through the mansion's walls, rendering them harmless until they reappear to catch you. Successfully evading a ghost allows you to paralyze and capture it, adding to your score.

But ghosts are not your only concern. A fierce thunderstorm rages outside, with lightning strikes creating dangerous lightning balls that roll through the floors. These flashes of lightning also reveal the invisible ghosts, adding an extra layer of tension. Additionally, standing still for too long triggers trap doors that can send you plunging to your doom, costing you one of your three initial lives.

Obstacles further complicate your escape, with randomly placed barriers blocking your path. Each time you successfully flee the mansion, you earn an extra life. As your score increases from reaching the attic and capturing ghosts, the game's difficulty ramps up.

More obstacles appear, and the exit becomes invisible unless a ghost is caught. In the more advanced levels, capturing a ghost is only part of the challenge; you'll also need to find the mansion's ground plan hidden in a chest.

Philips Videopac 53: Nightmare supports two-player gameplay, with one player controlling the ghosts, enhancing the strategic and interactive elements of this retro gaming experience. Dive into this classic horror-themed game and test your wits and reflexes against the supernatural and the unpredictable elements of the haunted mansion.

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