splatterhouse TV commercial - perfect for halloween

[Mathius]

I thought it was a red mask in U.S. and a white one in Japan because of copyright problems with "Jason" in Friday the 13th, they thought by porting it with a red mask to U.S. they would be protected from getting sued.

This is correct. The boss fight in the church was also toned down in the Turbo version. This is why I prefer the PCE version over the US release.

[termis]

For the game itself, there's no question: PCE version > US version all the way.  The creators clearly put the white hockey mask for that "Jason" feel - it just doesn't work the same if the mask is red.  And boo to the other censors as well.

But as for the ad, the US ver > JP version.  It does a much better job of creating a tense atmosphere, which is a lot cooler than just random scenes from the game.  And I didn't understand what the hell the girl was trying to say in the Japanese ad -- oddly enough, I had to read the Japanese subtitles to understand what she was saying in (strange) English!

[csgx1]

Thanks for posting the commercials.  Splatterhouse is one of my all time favorites.  Somehow I never seen these commercials before.  I like the JP commercial a bit more due to the music. 

Time to do a run through of Splatterhouse for the Halloween spirit.

[blueraven]

Time to do a run through of Splatterhouse for the Halloween spirit.

NOW yer getting it

[GameFreak]

For the game itself, there's no question: PCE version > US version all the way.  The creators clearly put the white hockey mask for that "Jason" feel - it just doesn't work the same if the mask is red.  And boo to the other censors as well.

But as for the ad, the US ver > JP version.  It does a much better job of creating a tense atmosphere, which is a lot cooler than just random scenes from the game.  And I didn't understand what the hell the girl was trying to say in the Japanese ad -- oddly enough, I had to read the Japanese subtitles to understand what she was saying in (strange) English!

I thought she said something in japanese at first, but I guess she says "welcome to splatterhouse" in english.

[Colossus1574]

US ad owns...the high production value shows.
anyways, did u guys know Namco is doing a SplatterHouse 3 for the current systems? Looks God of War-ish.
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[Mathius]

US ad owns...the high production value shows.
anyways, did u guys know Namco is doing a SplatterHouse 3 for the current systems? Looks God of War-ish.
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Splatterhouse 3 came out on the Genny. The new one is more of a remake of the original game I think.

[RR1980]

hehe the US one has this low budget Freddy's Nightmare feel to it which is so bad that it's good!

[turbogrfxfan]

US ad owns...the high production value shows.
anyways, did u guys know Namco is doing a SplatterHouse 3 for the current systems? Looks God of War-ish.
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yeah I kinda been following it.  seems do be pretty cool.

[Tatsujin]

Damn, I had that very same smurf like 30 years ago

[blueraven]

Dude that twitching smurf almost gave me an aneurysm.

[Mathius]

Dude that twitching smurf almost gave me an aneurysm.

 

[Duo_R]

Anyone going to get the new Splatterhouse? This trailer is a nice throwback to the original games:


and a nice breakdown of the trailer -

http://splatterhouse.kontek.net/retro.html

[TheClash603]

I assumed this game would be terrible, but the trailer actually looks pretty solid.

Once I finally get Splatterhouse 2 for a decent price on Genesis, I will look into getting this.  By that time, hopefully this game is in the bargain bins!

[Duo_R]

Agreed, although the hockey mask pre order bonus is tempting. But too many games coming out right now.

I assumed this game would be terrible, but the trailer actually looks pretty solid.

Once I finally get Splatterhouse 2 for a decent price on Genesis, I will look into getting this.  By that time, hopefully this game is in the bargain bins!