Here I am again, peddling ancient, terrible Phantom games to the unsuspecting internet.
In the past, I’ve been all like, “hey, you know what, you can download old Phantom games and play them in emulators! Here are the sketchy download sites!” And this is still true. You can still do that.
But thanks to the Internet Archive, you can also just play them in your browser using their built-in emulator. For freeeee
So here’s the quality 1987 ZX Spectrum handheld game Erik: The Phantom of the Opera, a platformer where you play as Raoul and try to survive the Phantom’s attacks long enough to rescue Christine, and if this poster doesn’t convince you to play it, honestly I don’t know what possibly could:
(It’s a lying poster, granted. The game is black screen with four-color graphics. But look at this aesthetic.)
And here’s the 1993 adventure game Return of the Phantom, which involves time travel, reincarnation, and just so many things made of bones for, again, The AestheticTM.
Truly, these are gifts. I want you to enjoy them. Love them as I have loved them.