Halloween Harry

Before he became better known as Alien Carnage, Halloween Harry blasted onto DOS PCs in 1993 with fast action, crude humor, and zero interest in subtlety. You play Harry, armed to the teeth and clearly having a very bad day on an alien-infested planet. The gameplay is classic side-scrolling mayhem: run, jump, shoot everything that moves, and try not to think too hard about the plot. What makes Halloween Harry stand out is its personality. The animations are chunky, the weapons absurdly satisfying, and the tone cheerfully over-the-top. It feels like a game made by people who loved action movies and Saturday morning cartoons in equal measure. Is it refined? Not really. Is it fun? Absolutely. It’s loud, messy, and proud of it—a perfect snapshot of early ’90s PC action excess.