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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] as Grampa, a CaptainErsatz of in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series ''Series/TheMunsters''. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, Platform/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] as Grampa, a CaptainErsatz of in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series ''Series/TheMunsters''. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.

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You now take on the role of young Jimmy Harkman in a quest to overthrow Dr. Evil and rescue Gramps presented in an isometric 3d presentation.

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You now take on the role of young Jimmy Harkman in a quest to overthrow Dr. Evil and rescue Gramps presented in an isometric 3d 3D presentation.



* CoversAlwaysLie: The game cover shows an Al Lewis with a pale, blue-tinged skin tone that closely resembles Grandpa from ''Series/TheMunsters'', but in the game Grampa has a more standard Caucasian skin tone.



* PumpkinPerson: Many of the zombies have pumpkin heads which they fire as projectiles.

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* PumpkinPerson: Many of the The zombies in the "plasmic pumpkin" patch have pumpkin heads which they fire as projectiles.projectiles.
* SealedGoodInACan: Grampa is sealed up inside a pumpkin, but that doesn't stop him from being able to give Jimmy advice.

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-> ''I want my Mutant TV!''

One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] as Grampa, a CaptainErsatz of in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.

The game opens with a cutscene featuring the main villain, Dr. Evil (No, not that one) being burned at the stake for witchcraft in 1792. Flash forward 200 years later on Halloween night he comes back from the death and puts Grampa into a pumpkin.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] as Grampa, a CaptainErsatz of in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters.''Series/TheMunsters''. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.

The game opens with a cutscene featuring the main villain, Dr. Evil (No, ([[Film/AustinPowers No, not that one) one]]) being burned at the stake for witchcraft in 1792. Flash forward 200 years later on Halloween night he comes back from the death and puts Grampa into a pumpkin.



* ''Main/BurnTheWitch'' - well, warlock technically, in the opening cutscene. He got better.
* ''Main/CaptainErsatz'' - Al Lewis is in his Grandpa Munster makeup, but both box art and game label him as "Grampa" with an m instead of an n.
* ''Main/GoddamnedBats'' - They're everywhere - everywhere. It's so bad one of the first magic items you can find will make you immune to the bats while taking away your melee attack.
* ''Main/ObviouslyEvil'' - The main villain is Dr. Evil, who looks for all the world like the Christopher Lee Dracula. The game predates the Austin Powers movies by 6 years, so it isn't an allusion of any kind.
* ''Main/PumpkinPerson'' - many of the zombies have pumpkin heads which they fire as projectiles.

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* ''Main/BurnTheWitch'' - well, BurnTheWitch: Well, warlock technically, in the opening cutscene. He got better.
* ''Main/CaptainErsatz'' - CaptainErsatz: Al Lewis is in his Grandpa Munster makeup, but both box art and game label him as "Grampa" with an m "m" instead of an n.
"nd".
* ''Main/GoddamnedBats'' - They're everywhere - everywhere. It's so bad one of the first magic items you can find will make you immune to the bats while taking away your melee attack.
* ''Main/ObviouslyEvil'' -
ObviouslyEvil: The main villain is Dr. Evil, who looks for all the world like the Christopher Lee Dracula. The game predates the Austin Powers movies by 6 years, so it isn't an allusion of any kind.
* ''Main/PumpkinPerson'' - many PumpkinPerson: Many of the zombies have pumpkin heads which they fire as projectiles.
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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] as Grampa, a CaptaiErsatz of in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] as Grampa, a CaptaiErsatz CaptainErsatz of in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.
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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] as Grampa, a CaptaiErsatz of in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.
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* ''Main/GoddamnedBats'' - They're everywhere - everywhere. It's so bad one of the first magic items you can find will make you immune to the bats while taking away your melee attack.

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* ''Main/GoddamnedBats'' - They're everywhere - everywhere. It's so bad one of the first magic items you can find will make you immune to the bats while taking away your melee attack.attack.
* ''Main/ObviouslyEvil'' - The main villain is Dr. Evil, who looks for all the world like the Christopher Lee Dracula. The game predates the Austin Powers movies by 6 years, so it isn't an allusion of any kind.
* ''Main/PumpkinPerson'' - many of the zombies have pumpkin heads which they fire as projectiles.
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* ''Main/CaptainErsatz'' - Al Lewis is in his Grandpa Munster makeup, but both box art and game label him as "Grampa" with an m instead of an n.
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* ''Main/BurnTheWitch'' - well, warlock technically, in the opening cutscene. He got better.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.
action adventure game. Also of note is the game was never ported to any other platform, making it one of the 7800's only exclusive titles.

The game opens with a cutscene featuring the main villain, Dr. Evil (No, not that one) being burned at the stake for witchcraft in 1792. Flash forward 200 years later on Halloween night he comes back from the death and puts Grampa into a pumpkin.

You now take on the role of young Jimmy Harkman in a quest to overthrow Dr. Evil and rescue Gramps presented in an isometric 3d presentation.



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* ''Main/GoddamnedBats'' - They're everywhere - everywhere. It's so bad one of the first magic items you can find will make you immune to the bats while taking away your melee attack.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.

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One of the last games developed for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.game.

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One of the last games developed for the Atari 7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.

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One of the last games developed for the Atari 7800, UsefulNotes/Atari7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.
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One of the last games developed for the Atari 7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters]]. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.

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One of the last games developed for the Atari 7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters]].Series/TheMunsters. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.
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One of the last games developed for the Atari 7800, ''Midnight Mutants'' features [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Lewis_(actor) Al Lewis]] in his most famous role as [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_(The_Munsters) Grandpa]] from the television series [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Munsters]]. It is perhaps the closest the 7800 would ever come to having a Zelda style game.

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