Splatterhouse

November 1, 1988

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Splatterhouse

Platforms

Arcade FM Towns PC (Microsoft Windows) TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine Wii

Companies

Namco Namco Bandai Games Ving Co., Ltd.

Genres

Arcade Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

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One of the game's advertisements used in magazines and comic books featured the tagline: "Just keep telling yourself: it's only a video game... only a video game..." This is a reference to a tagline that was first seen in the trailers for the 1965 film Color Me Blood Red which state: "You must keep reminding yourself: it's just a movie, it's just a movie." A similar quote was later used for the trailers to the 1972 film The Last House on the Left.

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person SMoothOps calendar_month June 18, 2026

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Splatterhouse magazine ads:
https://huguesjohnson.com/scans/16bit/

Color Me Blood Red theatrical trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=543BJ4K1lcc&t=9s

The Last House on the Left theatrical trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib7LR6_SxdY&t=95s

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All of the religious symbolism in the game was either replaced (such as the cross boss and the grave at the end of the game) or removed (such as the alter in the church). Strangely, even though the alter was removed and the church was turned into a long hallway, the church music still plays, and the candles from the alter are now floating.

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In the TurboGrafx-16 version of the game, the Terror Mask is red instead of White. This change was because the mask looked like a hockey mask and it made Rick look like Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th.