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Interview with Takashi Oda, Special Visual Effects/Character Designer


ARCADE SPECS:

Class: Wide Release
Genre: Side Scrolling Adventure
Type: Video Arcade

Monitor -
Orientation: Horizontal
Type: Raster: Standard Resolution
CRT: Color
Conversion Class: Namco System 1 - JAMMA

Number of Simultaneous Players: 1
Maximum number of Players: 2
Gameplay: Alternating
Control Panel Layout: Single Player Ambidextrous

Controls -
Joystick: 8-way
Buttons: 2 - Attack, Jump

Sound: Amplified Stereo (two channel)

ADDITIONAL MEDIA:

Arcade Cabinet
Japanese Arcade Card
Arcade Marquee
Arcade PCB (From Carrion Reek)
Arcade Manual (.pdf format) (From Carrion Reek)
Japanese Arcade card #1 (From Mathieu Peyroulet Ghilini)
Japanese Arcade card #2 (From Mathieu Peyroulet Ghilini)
My Arcade Mini Cabinet
Pac-Man's Pixel Bash Arcade Cabinet
Pac-Man's Pixel Bash game list
Namco Museum Arcade Pac box cover
Namco Museum Arcade Pac box cover (USA, Nintendo Switch)
Namco Museum collage (Japan, Nintendo Switch)
Namco Museum collage (USA, Nintendo Switch)
Arcade Archive announcement 1/2 (Japan)
Arcade Archive announcement 2/2 (Japan)

ADVERTISEMENTS/MISC:

Design Document (courtesy of ohfivepro)
NG Magazine flyer (courtesy of ohfivepro)
NG Magazine flyer, HQ closeup (courtesy of ohfivepro)
NG Magazine, page 20 (courtesy of ohfivepro)
NG Magazine, page 21 (courtesy of ohfivepro)
NG Magazine banner closeup 1 (courtesy of ohfivepro)
NG Magazine banner closeup 2 (courtesy of ohfivepro)
arcade card, early image, from Gamest magazine (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Gamest magazine (unknown issue, page 1) (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Gamest magazine (unknown issue, page 2) (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Gamest magazine (unknown 1988 issue, page 103) (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Make your own OST cassette covers from Gamest magazine (unknown 1990 issue) (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Note from KAWAGEN in the official OST confirming that he voiced Jennifer (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Fanart page from unknown Japanese magazine (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Mirai Ninja/Splatterhouse split magazine ad (courtesy of ohfivepro - plus translation )
Computer + Video Games magazine review, Mar. '89 (courtesy of solvalou.com)
Commodore User magazine review, Mar. '89 (courtesy of solvalou.com)
The Games Machine magazine review, Mar. '89 (#1) (courtesy of solvalou.com)
The Games Machine magazine review, Mar. '89 (#2) (courtesy of solvalou.com)
Crash magazine review, May '89 (courtesy of solvalou.com)
Atari Sales document (courtesy of atarigames.com and "Critical Kate" Willaert)
RePlay magazine infobox, Apr. '89
RePlay "The Players' Choice", June '89
RePlay "The Players' Choice", July '89

SCREENCAPS FROM THE OFFICIAL SPLATTERHOUSE LIVESTREAM (6/22/23):

Merch on Amazon JP
Arcade Archive info #1
Arcade Archive info #2
New poster for sale
New print; collab between Namco Museum of Art and Torch Torch
Jennifer concept #1 (courtesy of ohfivepro)
Jennifer concept #2 (courtesy of ohfivepro)

CREDITS:

Splatterhouse (Arcade; World)

Director
Mr. Yokoyama

Producer
Kazuu

Associate Producer
Haya Paya

Programmer
Psqglp

Art Director
M. Ishida

Special Visual Effects
T. Oda

Special Makeup Designed and Created By
Daihadan13

Original Music
K. Tajima
Y. Kawamoto

Title Designed
Mr. Usukura

Special Artist
Y. Komoriya

Data Processing
Mr. Natsui
Miss. Chiiko

Debug Chief
Sisyo Seto Kyososamao

Special Thanks
Chief Ahoyagi
Chief Nagashima
Devil Nakamura
Mr. Fukawa
And
All Members of Branch Office
1988 Splatter Team Original
1988 Namco Ltd.

Splatterhouse (Arcade; Japan)

Director
Mr. Yokoyama

Producer
Kazuu

Associate Producer
Haya Paya

Programmer
Psqgl

Art Director
M. Ishida

Special Visual Effects
T. Oda

Special Makeup Designed and Created By
Daihadan13

Original Music
K. Tajima
Y. Kawamoto

Title Designed
Mr. Usukura

Special Artist
Y. Komoriya

Data Processing
Mr. Natsui
Miss. Chiiko

Debug Chief
Sisyo Seto Kyososama

Special Thanks
Chief Ahoyagi
Chief Nagashima
Devil Nakamura
Mr. Fukawa
And
All Members of Branch Office
1988 Splatter Team Original
1988 Namco Ltd.

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