Zombies Ate My Neighbors came at a time when Konami was really firing on all cylinders. Granted, it wasn't strictly a Konami game - it was developed by LucasArts - but many kids at the time associated it with other classics from the Japanese company, such as Turtles in Time, Castlevania IV and Legend of the Mystical Ninja.
It didn't hurt that this top-down shooter boasted incredible production values and was a lot of fun to boot, and our friends over at iretrogamer are getting in the mood for Halloween by taking a timely look back at both Zombies and its less-than-stellar sequel, Ghoul Patrol.
What are your memories of these games? Were you as disappointed as the iretrogamer team with Ghoul Patrol? Share your thoughts by posting a comment and don't forget to also let us know what games you'll be playing this Halloween.
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Never understood why "Ghoul Patrol" was so overlooked, I think it's equally fantastic. Sure, it lakced the originality of the first, but it was just as fun to play with a friend (or girlfriend!).
Zombies Ate my Neighbors was my childhood. That game was so much fun. I used to have nightmares, and I used to play so often that I could still hear the "om-you-wup" zombie sounds at night lol
@Classic603 i discovered it only on virtual console as an adult, but I played it to death with my friend I'd known since I was 7. I realized when I gave someone my old Wii u, (and later bought a new one) i no longer had my Zombies game. At least i don't think so...
Love the soundtrack to Zombies. I like the MegaDrive version too, but SNES was better imo.
This game is odd to me. I don't really like it, I think it's kind of boring, but still, I played so much of it back in the day anyway, it brings back so many memories to see it. I did like some of the levels, but most of them felt repetitive to me.
This wasn't the best game by any stretch, but I remember it well so it couldn't have been that bad.
Not even Suda 51 does B-horror fun like Zombies Ate My Neighbors did. Even the sequel was half-way good, with the slide move. But the original is a classic.. Miss you Lucas arts!
I voted for the main characters of Zombies Ate my Neighbors to be playable in Smash4. They'd be awesome with their squirt guns, weed wackers, throwing plates, fire extinguishers and potions to turn into the monster.
re-release please, and thank you! (too bad I'm dreaming)
Just picked up a snes cart a few months ago. Never owned it during my childhood used to rent it from the local video store back in the day lol.
Ghoul Patrol really gets a bad wrap, and I think a lot of people are quick to jump on the wagon.
Personally, growing up it was one of my brother and I's favourite games on the snes.
Alongside the original.
I'm conflicted, I wanna play this again, but the SNES cart is over $35 and I don't wanna buy anymore Wii U VC games...
They So need to bring this back! It's a great game! So fun and quirky.
I never played Ghoul Patrol, so I looked it up. $185 on Amazon?! Okay... Wii shop here I come.
Zombies Ate My Neighbors was my jam. Me and my mom used to play this game together so much. I don't think we ever beat the game entirely. We could never beat the giant spider. The Chainsaw Maniac stage used to scare the heck out of me. I still have it on my working SNES.
Still have the original Genesis zombies in mint condition but just the same I wish it and Ghoul Patrol would show up on the current consoles!! If not Wii U being that its dying out - then the other 2 consoles would be nice!!
@abbyhitter you have a cool mom bro!! In 1979 my mother tried asteroids on our 2600. She couldn't control the ship for her life, cracking up laughing and that was that! Lol
I loved this game as a child growing up. I had it on both SNES and Genesis. I'd like to see a 3D remake with this game on my 3DS to play on the go.....that's a pipe dream sadly though
I played the Genesis version of Zombies Ate my Neighbors so much back in the day. Loved it. I picked up the SNES version on Wii VC and like that one much better. Never played Ghoul Patrol though.
Maaaan I loved Zombies Ate My Neighbors. I rented it like a billion times and got really far, but eventually I decided that it was way too hard and kinda got sick of it and gave up on it. Then I got it as a Christmas present. I'll always kind of regret not finishing it (or playing Ghoul Patrol), but it'll always be one of my favorite pieces of game nostalgia.
Great game! Excellent multiplayer
Always had a great time with this game...especially battling the giant baby! The chainsaw people were always the toughest to beat and always ended up killing me the most, but this was a truly fun game. Never knew they made a sequel though and never played it, but still...wish they would release a newer version or an HD remake of the original!
I wish a modern game would come out using that engine somehow. Think Shovel Knight quality but 2-4 player online Steam Co-op of Zombies Ate My Neighbors.
The only Zombie game I'd be interested in now.
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