Go Old School Halloween with the “Haunted House, Midway Game”

Now aside from haunting we love all kinds of retro things. And we came across this AWESOME old school Midway Game. Now to give credit we found this as part of a museum (we we intend on travleing to after the haunt season). We found it at Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum in Michigan.

Now first, let’s give you Mr. Marvin’s description:
“Haunted House, Midway #553, 1/72, gun game with two cats, a witch, and a grave robbing monster. Blacklight lighting, 8-track player sound loop 2 minutes 42 seconds long, uses a special 4-channel 8-track player (one track is used for background “spooky” sounds, and three other tracks have sound effects for specific targets – the monster, the cats and the witch). Gun has recoil and there are two circuit boards in the back of the game for amplification and motor speed control. The target motor speed increases at 1000, 2000 and 3000 point levels making them harder to hit. Game gives 20 shots with unlimited time. If a certain score is reached, 10 more shots are awarded. Haunted House’s theme is a good one, and the sound affects are very good, but it’s not that great of a target shooting game. The biggest selling point of the game is the theme and the sounds.”

Now this item is fantastic! The grand old day of standing at the arcade, playing games, spending quarters endlessly. It is a true gem to find. And if you are one of those who remembers this, enjoy that Halloween Gamer Flashback, and if this is new to you enjoy a newly found retro love.