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Nightmare

In Nightmare the player controls a visitor to a haunted mansion. The goal is to escape from it through a constantly moving hatch in the attic. His job will be made harder by the ghosts who are still lingering…

31 December 1983

Nightmare is an arcade developed by N.V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken, released 31 December 1983 on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.

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What Nightmare is

Nightmare is an arcade game developed by N.V. Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken and released in 1983. It is available on Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In Nightmare the player controls a visitor to a haunted mansion. The goal is to escape from it through a constantly moving hatch in the attic. His job will be made harder by the ghosts who are still lingering around the house. The player has to climb three floors to reach the attic, and there is one ghost for each floor.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Nightmare launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: The Witness, Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Nightmare come out?
Nightmare was released on 31 December 1983 for Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000.

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