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3''Haunted Halloween '86: The Curse Of Possum Hollow'' is a Homebrew [[ActionGame Action]] BeatEmUp PlatformGame by Retrotainment games. It is a sequel to ''VideoGame/HauntedHalloween85''.
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5The year is 1986, and it's Halloween in the town of Possum Hollow again. Donny and Tami are all set to go trick or treating this year, when they get dared by a friend of theirs to check out the old farmhouse where a bunch of strange sounds are coming from. What to they get in return? Half his Halloween candy, of course!
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7So, on the promise of candy, Donny and Tami decide to head up to the farmhouse and see what all the hubbub is about. In doing so, they end up in [[HereWeGoAgain [=ANOTHER=]]] battle against a host of monstrosities who have their sights set on Possum Hollow.
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9The game was funded on Website/{{Kickstarter}} on May 29th, 2016. It saw its release on March 28th, 2017.
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12!!''Haunted Halloween '86: The Curse Of Possum Hollow'' contains examples of:
13* TheEighties: The game is set in 1986.
14* ActionGirl: Tami, who is now the second PlayerCharacter.
15* BarrierBustingBlow: When Donny and Tami are dropped into the farmhouse's basement, they get out by punching/kicking a hole in the wall.
16* BedsheetGhost: One of the kids Donny and Tami talk to at the start of the game is dressed as a ghost.
17* CrateExpectations: There are crates in the game that Donny and Tami can pick up and throw. They break upon hitting the ground or enemies.
18* DemBones: One of the first enemies encountered in the game is skeletons that throw bones at Donny and Tami.
19* DoubleJump: Donny and Tami can gain this ability if they find a piece of the Trench Coat Man's map. They have it from the start if the player plays on easy.
20* KickChick: Tami fights with her feet.
21* PromotedToPlayable: Tami is a playable character in this game.
22* {{Retraux}}: The game, like [[VideoGame/HauntedHalloween85 its predecessor]], is rendered in 8-bit, complete with chip tune sounds and music.
23* RewardingVandalism: Sometimes, when you break a crate, it reveals an item.

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