YouTube - Splatterhouse third trailer Splatterhouse was original released in the Arcades in 1988 and was later released as a series of games for the Sega Megadrive and the PC. Due to its violent nature as well as some questionable enemies, the TurboGrafx-16 port of Splatterhouse had a "parental advisory warning" of sorts printed on the front of the box. The original Splatterhouse was a sidescrolling beat 'em up video game in which the player controls Rick, a parapsychology student who is trapped inside West Mansion. After his resurrection by the Terror Mask, Rick makes his way through the mansion, fighting off hordes of creatures in a vain attempt to save Jennifer from a grisly fate.