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Halloween 1985: The Retro Legend That Conquered the Arcade Vintage Museum<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The nostalgia of the 80s is still alive, and the Arcade Vintage Museum in Ibi was once again consolidated as the epicenter of retro culture with an unforgettable event.<\/span> The <\/span>1st of November 2025<\/b> saw the official presentation of the video game <\/span>Halloween 1985<\/i>, a <\/span>pixel art<\/i> gem that pays tribute to the golden age of arcade machines.<\/span><\/div>
This article explores the inception of this platform adventure, the passion of its creators from Spoonbox Studio, and how they managed to realize the dream of seeing their work transformed into a dedicated <\/span>arcade<\/i> machine.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Reviving the Arcade Magic: The Presentation in Ibi<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The event in Ibi, Alicante, was the culmination of a project born out of a love for all things retro.<\/span> The presentation was attended by Javier and Guillermo, members of Spoonbox Studio, who finally saw their game adopted by the Arcade Vintage Museum.<\/span><\/div>
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The Seed of the Idea: From Visitors to Creators<\/span><\/strong><\/div>
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The idea to create <\/span>Halloween 1985<\/i> emerged about three summers ago, when the creators visited the Arcade Vintage Museum.<\/span> The definitive inspiration came at the Arcadecon in October 2023, where they observed the presentation of other games that featured dedicated <\/span>arcade<\/i> machines.<\/span> This experience sparked their curiosity (or 'lit a fire under them'), leading to a clear goal: to create a quality game so they could have their own dedicated machine made.<\/span><\/div>
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As the project progressed, they sent material to the museum, and the Arcade Vintage team, including Eduardo and Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda (to whom they sent greetings), decided that the game deserved a dedicated machine.<\/span> This exclusive and unique machine, developed in collaboration with Javier and Guillermo, can now be enjoyed at the museum.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Javier and Guillermo<\/b> from <\/span>Spoonbox Studio<\/b> alongside <\/span>Eduardo and Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda<\/b> of the <\/span>Arcade Vintage Museum<\/b> in Ibi, posing in front of the <\/span>dedicated arcade machine<\/b> for <\/span>Halloween 1985<\/b><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The Goal Achieved: The Dedicated Machine<\/b><\/span><\/div>
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The initial and most ambitious goal of the project was, in fact, the <\/span>arcade<\/i> machine. Although the dedicated machine was not ready exactly for the day of the presentation, its existence materializes the developers' dream.<\/span> For the creators, having a game made in the province of Castell\u00f3n by Spoonbox Studio go on to have its own machine is a source of great excitement and personal satisfaction.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Halloween 1985: A Tribute to Perfect Pixel Art<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Halloween 1985<\/i> is an <\/span>arcade<\/i> action-platformer that transports you back to the essence of games from the mid-1980s. The protagonist is <\/span>Pumpkman<\/b>, a nod to Pac-Man. The simple yet effective narrative premise is that the Halloween monsters trash his store and steal all his pumpkins, and he must go and retrieve them.<\/span><\/div>
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The game is characterized by its fast-paced action, where reflexes are key, and by offering classic platforming gameplay.<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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The game features five vibrant and peculiar levels, each focused on a classic monster and designed to have its own soul, giving the player the feeling that they are experiencing a different game on every screen:<\/span><\/div>
  1. Dracula<\/b>:<\/b> He awaits you in his dark castle; light is his enemy.<\/span><\/li>
  2. The Mummy<\/b>:<\/b> It lurks in the corridors of a mysterious pyramid. You must use secret doors and dizzying zip lines to move around.<\/span><\/li>
  3. The Werewolf<\/b>:<\/b> It prowls a dangerous abandoned mine, full of fast-moving mine carts and perilous electrical switches.<\/span><\/li>
  4. The Witch<\/b>:<\/b> She has filled the enchanted forest with spells and traps, and the player must wisely use her magic cauldron.<\/span><\/li>
  5. The Evil Clown:<\/b><\/b> He is the owner of a diabolical circus, where balloons, trapezes, and the drop tube will be your allies.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/div>
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    Upon completing these five scenarios, Pumpkman faces the big boss in the challenging final level, <\/span>Inferno<\/b>, where the devil awaits with his own tricks and traps.<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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    The Challenge of Extra Points and Game Modes<\/b><\/div>
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    True to the <\/span>arcade<\/i> tradition of the \"golden age,\" the game motivates the pursuit of <\/span>High Scores.<\/i> In addition to collecting all the pumpkins, each level offers two extra objectives to achieve juicy point bonuses:<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    1. Collect the pumpkins in order<\/b>:<\/b> You must collect them following the order in which they light up.<\/span><\/li>
    2. Banish the monster<\/b>:<\/b> Hit the main enemy three times to banish it in a humiliating manner.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>

      The game offers three modes to adapt to different skill levels:<\/span><\/p>