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It’s chasing down vampires with a crucifix, it’s putting out the little fire demons with an extinguisher. It’s not having a key to open a door, so instead you equip a bazooka and blow the thing down. Discovering that yes, throwing silverware at a werewolf will destroy them instantly, whereas normally they’d soak up quite a bit of damage, and are hard to hit in the first place given their agility. It’s the little things with this game that still make it work. It’s also just a ton of fun to mindlessly play, though, all this time later, whether your goal is to complete it or just to play for an hour here and there for the sake of having something enjoyable to do with that time. ![]() Zombies Ate My Neighbors’ box art really leaned into the B-movie creature aesthetics that are all over the game itself. #ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS PASSWORDS SWITCH PASSWORD#There’s a password system, sure, but it doesn’t bring your inventory with you from a previous play: just the level you start at. And that’s difficult to do, because Zombies Ate My Neighbors does not save, nor does it truly let you resume your progress. So long as you’re also fine with games that are difficult: Zombies Ate My Neighbors, developed by Lucas Arts and published by Konami on the Super Nintendo and the Sega Genesis, is not only a classic case of the “Nintendo Hard” mentality, as almost everything can damage you, much of it by surprise, but there are also 48 levels (and seven secret bonus levels) you must complete in order to actually finish the game. If you answered yes to any of the above, then 1993’s Zombies Ate My Neighbors should be a good time for you. ĭo you like run-and-gun games? Are you satisfied with being able to shoot in just four directions instead of eight? Would you consider yourself a fan of B-movie horror tropes and creatures, whether they be zombies or vampires or mummies or plants with evil intent or possessed dolls wielding weaponry? How do you feel about being lost in a hedge maze while a number of guys with hockey masks and chainsaws chase you down? Are you willing to suspend your disbelief enough to roll with the fact that squirt guns and tomatoes could be enough to put a stop to all of these malevolent forces? ![]() #ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS PASSWORDS SWITCH SERIES#Previous entries in this series can be found through this link. If you want to request a game be played and written up, leave a comment with the game (and system) in question, or let me know on Twitter. ![]() This column is “Reader request,” which should be pretty self-explanatory. ![]()
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