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Angry Video Game Nerd (Episode 36)\r
Halloween\r
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John Carpenters Halloween is well regarded as one of the most influential horror movies of all time. Released in 1978, the film unknowingly launched the career of scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis and arguably created its own genre: the slasher.\r
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The films success also led to something much more evil.Halloween, the video game.\r
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Released by Wizard Video for the Atari 2600, the game featured horrifying acts of violence, all in glorious 8-bit graphics. Unfortunately, the game wasnt able to live up to the films success.\r
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On this particular Halloween night, the Nerd must survive horrible games, the Shape himself, and possibly the worst horror of all.CHILDREN! All On The Night He Came Home!\r
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