DUDE SAME 😭 also the dragon emerging in I SPY Fantasy was I think the first time I was ever jump scared. I still remember literally jumping behind the computer chair to hide like a Scooby-Doo character 😂
Oh my gosh I loooooved this game as a kid! It scared the shit out of me but I couldn't stop playing it. The sound effects with the little clicks and clacks was so soothing to me. Thank you for this trip down memory lane, I might have to give it a look again!
Oh my God, you just unlocked an ancient memory of mine. I used to have the demo disc that had I Spy Fantasy, Treasure Hunt and Spooky Mansion. Obviously since it was just a handful of demos I never finished them, but man does this give me nostalgia of playing them over and over
oh my god this is flooding me with memories. ispy spooky mansion was one of the first games i ever "played" i.e. sat in my moms lap while she helped me. I was terrified of it as a kid bc i was "sit in your moms lap while she helps you " age. its so weird going back to something that used to terrify you just to find its now charming if anything. thanks for posting this Append: If you want a recommend for a charming hidden object game the living legends (ice rose, frozen beauty, wrath of the beast, ect) series is a favorite of mine and you can get them like .99c from gamefools. They are fantasy winter curse themed and very pretty.
Dude, I remember playing this as a kid, was probably a deluxe version but I very much remember the bathroom and the sink, I think I found a clue during an I spy part and it had some odd message come up, idk what exactly it was though
OMG. This is the game of my childhood. Few people know, but it was officially sold in Russia (my country) (and possibly in a number of other countries) on discs in the 2000s, with very high-quality localization. It was not very popular here, but it was sold in many places. However, if I'm not mistaken, the books and DVD editions of the game did not reach us. Personally, I only had these parts: 《I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe》, 《I Spy Fantasy》 and 《I Spy Mystery》, but all parts of the game series were also sold here. My friend had the part about the circus, but if I remember correctly, he threw it in the trash, he did not like this part so much XD Now many people who played the game remember it with nostalgia and warmth in their souls. I didn't think anyone would review it in the 2020s, but it happened and it's incredibly cool. (Sorry for the bad translation, used Google Translate)
I played the heck out of Spooky Mansion deluxe. I loved that there were so many things to do, and I'd play it all in one go for hours. It was my favourite book too. I checked it out from the library countless times. I still have the disc for the game but its not in the case, so its terribly scratched up. Not like it would work anymore anyway. But I absolutely love it. I also have 2 others, Treasure Hunt and Fantasy. These games were awesome.
I’ve always loved I Spy since I was a kid! I grew up playing the Wii version of I Spy Spooky Mansion. My now wife and I started dating in November, so a little before our 1 year anniversary I got a Wii and this game and with a lot of convincing got her to play it with me. She’s not much of a gamer, but it didn’t take long for her to fall in love with the charm that games radiates! We played through the whole game over a few nights and had a blast! We have a 6 month old now and I can’t wait to play it with her when she’s older
I was an easily scared child. Played this game in my computer class, downloaded it and played it at home (with viruses but to be fair it’s pretty surprising that a second grader could even find a playable free version of it) and I got scared that I would be trapped in the house so I had to sleep in my parents bed for a bit.
I used to have the Ispy games on my old computer as kid. Very nostalgic revisiting spooky mansion in this video. I hope you make a Goosebumps video in the future🙏
I totally forgot about this game!! The "Enter if you dare...." scratches an itch in my brain I didn't know was there until I heard it. We only had a handful of computer game disks growing up (Nancy drew games, pajama sam, and tonka joe, to name a few) but this was one of them! Loved that little skeleton guy, thank you for the trip down memory lane
Honestly IF we gotten another I Spy game, I wouldve been down for I spy Christmas or something more original like Ultimate I Spy for the wii. I too was a Fantasy kid, it was also my preferred game out of the I Spy games I owned for PC and the Wii. Weird fun fact, Jason Griffith is the Riddle reader in the Wii remake of Spooky Mansion! Which I give the developers credit for not making it just a port of the PC game like how Pajama Sam was ported to the Wii or just the photos of the books. Also, the fish tank from Ultimate I Spy appears in the bathroom of the remake, shrunken down but it is the actual tank!
No way! *THE* Roger Craig Smith read the riddles in the Wii version of Spooky Mansion?! I don't remember seeing his name in the credits. 🤔 Anyway, that's pretty cool. 😃
Holy nostalgia. I sunk so many hours into this game as a kid. The sound effects and just seeing the different scenes just unlocked a core memory and legit gave me chills. Something about beating these older PC games was so satisfying.
Thank you so much for this compilation 😭 i was terrified of it as a kid but played it repeatedly anyway cause i loved it so much. Im so glad all the games have the skeletons voice acting, its so nostalgic! And iconic!
It’s mad impressive you managed to get the iOS version working. I tried but gave up. Seeing the iOS version threw me for a nostalgia trip! I remember being scared of the no tapping warning back when I played it on an ancient iPad.
dude you just shot me at light speed down pure memory lane, holy hell. that opening music alone. i remembered getting terrified by this game but also loving the atmosphere and puzzles. i liked how it had a story that kept you going - as a kid, having a game give me rewards the longer i played was the best.
Our library used to only have 1 of the I Spy books when I was a kid but I loved it. I used to borrow it and another similar book called Look-Alikes all the time.
ISpy was my absolute favourite books as a kid! I remember having an ISpy computer game that took place at a pier with pirate and beach themes, don’t know what it was called but I absolutely loved that game to death and replayed it constantly
I used to play this game all the time. It was so creepy, yet always intrigued me to come back and replay it every so often. This game might be where my love of creepy atmospheric games comes from.
I'm gonna be honest, I had no idea this game existed until Game Grumps played it, I do have vague memories of the I Spy books though. I love the video and genuinely enjoy getting to read all the comments from people who have fond memories of it, the internet is awesome when it allows us to relive things from our childhoods and learn about things we didn't know about. Awesome video, thank you for the work you put into it ❤
This is such a well done video, I love this concept of a super deep dive of a forgotten game, and now I know all about it for no reason. Excited to check out more from your channel :)
I taught myself how to use a virtual machine for the purpose of playing I Spy Treasure Hunt. Had to painstakingly follow a 45 minute video tutorial but it was worth it. I would spend hours playing those games as a kid and made my mom check them out from the library over and over again. The sound effects are still ingrained in my memory.
Brooooo I'm so glad you made this video. I used to play Ispy spooky mansion at the library when I was little. I recently bought the Deluxe version on dvd and its just as I remember! I never knew there were other versions of this game!
I Spy Spooky Night and I Spy Spooky Mansion for the PC made me into the horror lover that I am today, I swear to god the photographs from Spooky Night especially are etched into my soul. Thank you for this retrospective.
Used to beg my mom to let me play this at the local library. Best I spy game I’ve ever played. The book put me to sleep as a kid, just admiring the pictures after finishing it. Good memories
love this video I went down a nostalgia rabbit hole over the summer and played all the I Spy games I could via virtual box. I was lamenting that the games aren't on Steam like the Humongous Entertainment games.
Randomly had this suggested to me on my front page and I'm glad! My sisters and I practically live like it's Halloween all year long, so we really enjoyed these games/books while growing up; especially the Spooky Mansion. Recently found that box set you featured in the beginning of the video at Costco and I lost it, getting all giddy like a kid again (and I'm 34). My husband instantly bought it for me and I occasionally just chill on the couch now and read them for fun which is saying something since I'm not a huge reader. Good video, btw! Subscribing to you to see what else you have in store.
Thank you so much for making this. I frequently think about the Treasure Hunt version, which i played a lot as a kid alongside the Spooky Mansion DVD. The Treasure Hunt version is probably responsible for my obsession with scale models. Also, nice Magdalena Bay shirt!!
The I Spy games for PC were my entire childhood. They were games we used to play over and over again. My little brother and I played it together for hours at a time. It was just so great❤
I remember "playing" in this game with my neighbor on their family PC as a kid. I put "playing" in quotes because we never got far. When the skeleton told us we couldn't leave we freaked out because we thought that meant the computer screen was going to be trapped in the game forever, and that we'd get in trouble, so we hit the massive stop button before it was too late.
I grew up with a lot of I spy games. We bought them at a $1 goodwill. So many of them were there. Spooky mansion deluxe and fantasy were my favorites. Thx for the nastolgia
wow I never thought id see a video about this! about a year ago my gf got the deluxe version running on her virtual machine and we played it. it was defiantly a trip down memory lane. I used to go to my local library and play the game on their computers
Former eight year-old I SPY hyperfan here The PC version of the game legit gave me a crippling fear of being in a space alone in silence for YEARS. Honestly in hindsight it’s just damn good ambience and atmosphere, especially if most of the house was a miniature model like in the OG books but I can’t say for certain Also, Ultimate I SPY (which is kinda the predecessor to Spooky Mansion Wii) was the reason I asked for a Wii for Christmas and as a result how I got into gaming as a whole. I recently moved I and decided to donate my entire I SPY book collection (still kept a few of the games, including my copies of Spooky Mansion Deluxe, Treasure Hunt, and Ultimate I SPY.) It was slightly painful, but hopefully those titles will ignite the imagination of the 8 year-olds today. Thank you, Jean Marzollo (RIP) and Walter Wick. ❤
I remember playing this in my childhood; alongside Pajama Sam, some game where I think the character you play as was a rabbit, and a Spongebob point and click. I actually managed to find a disk in its original paper sleeve at a thrift store, and if I weren't terrified of accidentally downloading the wrong software, I would totally get a virtual machine to play it again
One of my favorite PC games as a kid. I was a console player through and through because my families pc was ass so when i did play pc games this was a top, i can barely remember most games i played on pc at the time but i never forget this one especially because i loved horror as a kid.
Absolutely loved this video; I'm so glad you made it, because I Spy Spooky Mansion was on my list of games to do for my nostalgia series, and now I don't have to! I just get to sit back and enjoy!! Your vid made me laugh and I really enjoyed it, couldn't have and don't want to do better. :P If you ever need help in the future with games like I Spy that have serious trouble running on modern machines and can give even virtual machines issues, I have a ton of tricks I use to get the highest quality footage I can (including a physical Win95 pc and capture card for it), and would be happy to volunteer my time. Subbed and can't wait to check out more of your channel. :)
I used to play the Wii version all the time as a kid. It was the kind of game you play as a child that feels so difficult it’s really rewarding when you get to a new level or get another piece of the puzzle or so on.
I honestly love the plot. It essentially boils down to a Skeleton trapping the player in their escape room home until the player helps them become an eldritch abomination.
When I was like 7 my nana gave my this disc that came as a Wendy’s kids meal toy. It was one of the only mildly scary things I would play as a kid lol I was pretty much a wuss for a long time. I still have the disc, still pretty fun when I played it a few years back. Only thing is I think that it has less stages than the regular disc.
No certificate in the Deluxe Edition? That's not very deluxe if you ask me.... Man, I remember DVD games, and just DVDs that had "mini-games" in them. I'm not sure if I miss them or not. Good effort on the iPod, though. Hope it wasn't too much of a hassle. Anyway, thanks for the video! Keep up the good work!
I have to the I Spy Spooky Mansion for the Wii. But the three spinning plane mini game was a pain for me and my brother. Might have to try to replay that game again.
Thanks for this video!! Was a favorite of mine as a kid, and I still break out the game every spooky season. I owned 3 versions growing up- the original, deluxe, and wii
I always begged my mom for a new I spy book as a kid. I then gave them to my aunt and uncle when their grandkids were old enough to do it. ❤❤. I’m definitely thinking of buying them again, for the nostalgia
I remember playing the original game as a kid. It was one of those things where I loved the little jingles, the animations, the actual game of finding things, but at the same time the game was really creepy to me. But I think the creepiness factor is what made it really stand out. I think I remember having I Spy game where it was outdoor themed? But I dont remember it nearly as well as the Spooky Mansion
I was so terrified of the Wii version as a kid and my parents wanted to help me get over it, so we started playing it together but i freaked out at the title screen and ran over to the dryer and clung for dear life. My mom tried to pry me off but I didnt budge, so she just dragged the dryer along the floor with me still on. We still have the scratches on the floor lol Also why did they make the skeletons eyes yellow on the case? That freaked me out too
Hey!!! this is an awesome video, really sent me back to my childhood lol, and being terrified of the wii game!!! i did have to come back though and comment that you’re missing a version! it’s incredibly obscure and i just stumbled upon it because it was in my house. It’s from a Wendy’s promotion from the early 2000s and there’s barely any information about it online!! it’s being sold for $10 on ebay though, so it shouldn’t be the hardest to looking into. I have a completely sealed copy myself, and I am not completely sure how to use it, since i have never actually used CD games on computers before. I really hope you see this as this could be interesting! i’m sure it’s something small just because it’s from a Wendy’s kids meal, but getting more stuff documented about it would be amazing !! I’m thinking of making a video of my own on it, but again, i’m unsure how to use it, or if it would run on my current pc. The only information I’ve found on it is 4 screenshots from an I Spy fandom wiki, but it had basically nothing else on it.
You can buy this game along with a few other I Spy games on Big Fish. I used to love this game as a kid, and as an adult I got to relive the magic by playing it with my kids :)
Never played the games but absolutely loved the books. There was always something new you didn’t notice before every time you looked at it,didn’t matter how many times,but there was always something
i loved the ispy books so much when i was a kid. i would beg my mom to buy them for me at the bookstore anytime i saw one i didn’t have yet lol. i would spend hours staring at those pages and letting my imagination run wild. i loved all the miniatures and ways the authors would create these wonderful little worlds with everyday objects. we didn’t have ipads so we had to find other ways to entertain ourselves lmao
Born in 2000. This was my childhood. I used to beg my older sister to get pc version up and running for me. My favorite part was making the different ghosts from the different ingredients. I think there was a spider one that scared me.
Yo the deluxe version was my JAM!! I also had the Fantasy one as a kid, which had 3 different adventures (a space one, a sandcastle one with a dragon, and an undersea one… I think?). Honestly I was never that spooked by the spooky mansion one but I remember some parts of the fantasy one REALLY freaking me out for some reason.
I had memories of a mish-mash of different Ispy games I played on computer, and I thought I was crazy. But then, I found Ispy mystery, and realized THAT WAS IT! I wanna order it from eBay at some point to replay it. I still maintain that that is the best Ispy game bc it had a bit of everything.
This was my jam back in the day! I loved the PC version! I never played the Wii version, but if kid me knew it existed, he would've bought it in a heartbeat!
i played (i think, it might’ve been the original) the deluxe version on a library computer as a kid. it was pre-downloaded on the child’s computers. but the kids computers had a 60 minute limit, so i would only be able to get a certain length into the game. i loved to play it like every time that i went to the library. it was always so fun and charming to me. it’s a core memory from my childhood
Man I wish Scholastic would publish a compilation set of the OG I SPY video games on modern hardware. So many parents would by that for their kids, it'd be great! :D
Man I remember being terrified of the Ispy games thinking i was gonna get jump scared in these weirdly empty rooms
DUDE SAME 😭
also the dragon emerging in I SPY Fantasy was I think the first time I was ever jump scared. I still remember literally jumping behind the computer chair to hide like a Scooby-Doo character 😂
Honestly the places in Ispy books look like liminal spaces. I always got that weird feeling looking through them.
I Spy books were ahead of their time. Thanks for making me relieve these memories lol.
Holy ITalk I never thought I'd see you here
Hey, it's the Fortnite Item Shop guy!
Oh my gosh I loooooved this game as a kid! It scared the shit out of me but I couldn't stop playing it. The sound effects with the little clicks and clacks was so soothing to me. Thank you for this trip down memory lane, I might have to give it a look again!
Yo this game was my childhood. I had every single PC I Spy game growing up, as well as most of the original books. What a great video!
I had the I Spy Treasure Hunt game and loved it so much. I still remember so many of the animations and sounds that played when you found an object.
"An eyepatch holds a clue! I hid it just for you!"
This one scared me lol
I Spy Treasure Hunt is incredible; I wish I could figure out a way to actually run my disc, though.
@@linkly9272 ive heard tales of mythical place where you can find a working ROM online
I had/have the DVD series. I don’t think a lot of people know about the cartoon but it was really good. It lives in my brain now
Oh my God, you just unlocked an ancient memory of mine. I used to have the demo disc that had I Spy Fantasy, Treasure Hunt and Spooky Mansion. Obviously since it was just a handful of demos I never finished them, but man does this give me nostalgia of playing them over and over
i had that too!! i replayed them each so much that i started to memorize the stories. there were three stories each
Core memory unlocked, I remember enjoying the hell out of these as a kid. Always loved the photography.
oh my god this is flooding me with memories. ispy spooky mansion was one of the first games i ever "played" i.e. sat in my moms lap while she helped me. I was terrified of it as a kid bc i was "sit in your moms lap while she helps you " age. its so weird going back to something that used to terrify you just to find its now charming if anything. thanks for posting this
Append: If you want a recommend for a charming hidden object game the living legends (ice rose, frozen beauty, wrath of the beast, ect) series is a favorite of mine and you can get them like .99c from gamefools. They are fantasy winter curse themed and very pretty.
Aw that's a really sweet memory. I remember playing it at my Aunts house.
Dude, I remember playing this as a kid, was probably a deluxe version but I very much remember the bathroom and the sink, I think I found a clue during an I spy part and it had some odd message come up, idk what exactly it was though
I Spy is too scary for me. Honestly, might just go back to tetris
Good one
Tetris is too scary for me ima have to go back to pong
@@kabo0se_goes_kaboom935 you kidding pong is scary af im gonna go back to playing with random sticks i find
Too many jump scares with random blocks 😢
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OMG. This is the game of my childhood. Few people know, but it was officially sold in Russia (my country) (and possibly in a number of other countries) on discs in the 2000s, with very high-quality localization. It was not very popular here, but it was sold in many places. However, if I'm not mistaken, the books and DVD editions of the game did not reach us. Personally, I only had these parts: 《I Spy Spooky Mansion Deluxe》, 《I Spy Fantasy》 and 《I Spy Mystery》, but all parts of the game series were also sold here. My friend had the part about the circus, but if I remember correctly, he threw it in the trash, he did not like this part so much XD Now many people who played the game remember it with nostalgia and warmth in their souls. I didn't think anyone would review it in the 2020s, but it happened and it's incredibly cool. (Sorry for the bad translation, used Google Translate)
This game was a huge part of my childhood
Bro really went thru the trouble of side loading the old iOS build of the game ☠️☠️ huge props to you man
I played the heck out of Spooky Mansion deluxe. I loved that there were so many things to do, and I'd play it all in one go for hours. It was my favourite book too. I checked it out from the library countless times. I still have the disc for the game but its not in the case, so its terribly scratched up. Not like it would work anymore anyway. But I absolutely love it. I also have 2 others, Treasure Hunt and Fantasy. These games were awesome.
I’ve always loved I Spy since I was a kid! I grew up playing the Wii version of I Spy Spooky Mansion. My now wife and I started dating in November, so a little before our 1 year anniversary I got a Wii and this game and with a lot of convincing got her to play it with me. She’s not much of a gamer, but it didn’t take long for her to fall in love with the charm that games radiates! We played through the whole game over a few nights and had a blast! We have a 6 month old now and I can’t wait to play it with her when she’s older
I was an easily scared child. Played this game in my computer class, downloaded it and played it at home (with viruses but to be fair it’s pretty surprising that a second grader could even find a playable free version of it) and I got scared that I would be trapped in the house so I had to sleep in my parents bed for a bit.
I can't tell you how much seeing Big Fish Games upset me. I know someone stuck trouble shooting that crap for his grandmother over and over.
I used to have the Ispy games on my old computer as kid. Very nostalgic revisiting spooky mansion in this video. I hope you make a Goosebumps video in the future🙏
I totally forgot about this game!! The "Enter if you dare...." scratches an itch in my brain I didn't know was there until I heard it. We only had a handful of computer game disks growing up (Nancy drew games, pajama sam, and tonka joe, to name a few) but this was one of them! Loved that little skeleton guy, thank you for the trip down memory lane
Honestly IF we gotten another I Spy game, I wouldve been down for I spy Christmas or something more original like Ultimate I Spy for the wii. I too was a Fantasy kid, it was also my preferred game out of the I Spy games I owned for PC and the Wii. Weird fun fact, Jason Griffith is the Riddle reader in the Wii remake of Spooky Mansion! Which I give the developers credit for not making it just a port of the PC game like how Pajama Sam was ported to the Wii or just the photos of the books. Also, the fish tank from Ultimate I Spy appears in the bathroom of the remake, shrunken down but it is the actual tank!
No way! *THE* Roger Craig Smith read the riddles in the Wii version of Spooky Mansion?! I don't remember seeing his name in the credits. 🤔
Anyway, that's pretty cool. 😃
@@Jango-v1f I think I may be wrong (and really tired writing the comment) but I mixed it up with Jason Griffith, which I mean he IS sonic XDDD
spooky mansion on the wii was my entire childhood
Holy nostalgia. I sunk so many hours into this game as a kid. The sound effects and just seeing the different scenes just unlocked a core memory and legit gave me chills.
Something about beating these older PC games was so satisfying.
Thank you so much for this compilation 😭 i was terrified of it as a kid but played it repeatedly anyway cause i loved it so much. Im so glad all the games have the skeletons voice acting, its so nostalgic! And iconic!
It’s mad impressive you managed to get the iOS version working. I tried but gave up. Seeing the iOS version threw me for a nostalgia trip! I remember being scared of the no tapping warning back when I played it on an ancient iPad.
dude you just shot me at light speed down pure memory lane, holy hell. that opening music alone. i remembered getting terrified by this game but also loving the atmosphere and puzzles. i liked how it had a story that kept you going - as a kid, having a game give me rewards the longer i played was the best.
Our library used to only have 1 of the I Spy books when I was a kid but I loved it. I used to borrow it and another similar book called Look-Alikes all the time.
What a nostalgia trip, just in time for spooky month. I love your use of Banjo Kazooie music! Great video, and cute cat!
ISpy was my absolute favourite books as a kid! I remember having an ISpy computer game that took place at a pier with pirate and beach themes, don’t know what it was called but I absolutely loved that game to death and replayed it constantly
I used to play this game all the time. It was so creepy, yet always intrigued me to come back and replay it every so often. This game might be where my love of creepy atmospheric games comes from.
I'm gonna be honest, I had no idea this game existed until Game Grumps played it, I do have vague memories of the I Spy books though. I love the video and genuinely enjoy getting to read all the comments from people who have fond memories of it, the internet is awesome when it allows us to relive things from our childhoods and learn about things we didn't know about. Awesome video, thank you for the work you put into it ❤
This is such a well done video, I love this concept of a super deep dive of a forgotten game, and now I know all about it for no reason. Excited to check out more from your channel :)
I taught myself how to use a virtual machine for the purpose of playing I Spy Treasure Hunt. Had to painstakingly follow a 45 minute video tutorial but it was worth it. I would spend hours playing those games as a kid and made my mom check them out from the library over and over again. The sound effects are still ingrained in my memory.
Brooooo I'm so glad you made this video. I used to play Ispy spooky mansion at the library when I was little. I recently bought the Deluxe version on dvd and its just as I remember! I never knew there were other versions of this game!
dude i'm so glad i found ur channel! i was obsessed with Ispy!! the photos were insane just so much to look at
I Spy Spooky Night and I Spy Spooky Mansion for the PC made me into the horror lover that I am today, I swear to god the photographs from Spooky Night especially are etched into my soul. Thank you for this retrospective.
Used to beg my mom to let me play this at the local library. Best I spy game I’ve ever played. The book put me to sleep as a kid, just admiring the pictures after finishing it. Good memories
love this video I went down a nostalgia rabbit hole over the summer and played all the I Spy games I could via virtual box. I was lamenting that the games aren't on Steam like the Humongous Entertainment games.
I appreciate this dedication to I spy, it was a good trip down memory lane 👍 thank you!
Randomly had this suggested to me on my front page and I'm glad! My sisters and I practically live like it's Halloween all year long, so we really enjoyed these games/books while growing up; especially the Spooky Mansion. Recently found that box set you featured in the beginning of the video at Costco and I lost it, getting all giddy like a kid again (and I'm 34). My husband instantly bought it for me and I occasionally just chill on the couch now and read them for fun which is saying something since I'm not a huge reader. Good video, btw! Subscribing to you to see what else you have in store.
Good even great "The Spookiest Hidden Object Game & Its Many Versions" video ive ever seen in my 12+ years on youtube.
I Spy Treasure Hunt was easily my favorite of the games when I was a kid, it even had some replay ability with three different quests!
I wish I had pictures from the i spy books framed in my room. These were some of the best books in my childhood.
i wish i would’ve kept my ispy books
Thank you so much for making this. I frequently think about the Treasure Hunt version, which i played a lot as a kid alongside the Spooky Mansion DVD. The Treasure Hunt version is probably responsible for my obsession with scale models.
Also, nice Magdalena Bay shirt!!
The I Spy games for PC were my entire childhood. They were games we used to play over and over again. My little brother and I played it together for hours at a time. It was just so great❤
OMG I MISS I SPY SPOOKY MANSION! WHAT! and the i spy books of course. this is such a fun memory from my childhood
I remember "playing" in this game with my neighbor on their family PC as a kid. I put "playing" in quotes because we never got far. When the skeleton told us we couldn't leave we freaked out because we thought that meant the computer screen was going to be trapped in the game forever, and that we'd get in trouble, so we hit the massive stop button before it was too late.
This was my favorite computer game. I'd get stuck and my dad would come and help me. He'd get sucked into the game and wouldn't let me play
I used to play this game (the original) alot as a kid.
I grew up with a lot of I spy games. We bought them at a $1 goodwill. So many of them were there. Spooky mansion deluxe and fantasy were my favorites. Thx for the nastolgia
wow I never thought id see a video about this! about a year ago my gf got the deluxe version running on her virtual machine and we played it. it was defiantly a trip down memory lane. I used to go to my local library and play the game on their computers
Former eight year-old I SPY hyperfan here
The PC version of the game legit gave me a crippling fear of being in a space alone in silence for YEARS. Honestly in hindsight it’s just damn good ambience and atmosphere, especially if most of the house was a miniature model like in the OG books but I can’t say for certain
Also, Ultimate I SPY (which is kinda the predecessor to Spooky Mansion Wii) was the reason I asked for a Wii for Christmas and as a result how I got into gaming as a whole.
I recently moved I and decided to donate my entire I SPY book collection (still kept a few of the games, including my copies of Spooky Mansion Deluxe, Treasure Hunt, and Ultimate I SPY.) It was slightly painful, but hopefully those titles will ignite the imagination of the 8 year-olds today.
Thank you, Jean Marzollo (RIP) and Walter Wick. ❤
Oh man, I had this book as a kid and it was my favorite I Spy book I had.
Ah yes, I Spy. Those games are part of my childhood.
We don't have games like those, nowadays.
I remember playing this in my childhood; alongside Pajama Sam, some game where I think the character you play as was a rabbit, and a Spongebob point and click. I actually managed to find a disk in its original paper sleeve at a thrift store, and if I weren't terrified of accidentally downloading the wrong software, I would totally get a virtual machine to play it again
One of my favorite PC games as a kid.
I was a console player through and through because my families pc was ass so when i did play pc games this was a top, i can barely remember most games i played on pc at the time but i never forget this one especially because i loved horror as a kid.
I remember I Spy around 1st grade, so 2001-ish, very fondly. Sure the game sparks nostalgia but I also love how understated and simple the visuals are
Absolutely loved this video; I'm so glad you made it, because I Spy Spooky Mansion was on my list of games to do for my nostalgia series, and now I don't have to! I just get to sit back and enjoy!! Your vid made me laugh and I really enjoyed it, couldn't have and don't want to do better. :P If you ever need help in the future with games like I Spy that have serious trouble running on modern machines and can give even virtual machines issues, I have a ton of tricks I use to get the highest quality footage I can (including a physical Win95 pc and capture card for it), and would be happy to volunteer my time. Subbed and can't wait to check out more of your channel. :)
Love finding quality content from small creators like this, +1 subscriber good sir
I used to play the Wii version all the time as a kid. It was the kind of game you play as a child that feels so difficult it’s really rewarding when you get to a new level or get another piece of the puzzle or so on.
Loved these games as a kid! ( I was a scaredy cat when it came to this game though lol)
I honestly love the plot. It essentially boils down to a Skeleton trapping the player in their escape room home until the player helps them become an eldritch abomination.
Holy shit, what a blast from the past. I loved this game as a kid. The ghost alchemy section was always my favorite.
When I was like 7 my nana gave my this disc that came as a Wendy’s kids meal toy. It was one of the only mildly scary things I would play as a kid lol I was pretty much a wuss for a long time.
I still have the disc, still pretty fun when I played it a few years back. Only thing is I think that it has less stages than the regular disc.
Loved the book and the OG computer game as a kid. Probably read the book 1000 times… great vid
No certificate in the Deluxe Edition? That's not very deluxe if you ask me....
Man, I remember DVD games, and just DVDs that had "mini-games" in them. I'm not sure if I miss them or not.
Good effort on the iPod, though. Hope it wasn't too much of a hassle.
Anyway, thanks for the video! Keep up the good work!
I have to the I Spy Spooky Mansion for the Wii. But the three spinning plane mini game was a pain for me and my brother. Might have to try to replay that game again.
Thanks for this video!! Was a favorite of mine as a kid, and I still break out the game every spooky season. I owned 3 versions growing up- the original, deluxe, and wii
My first school had the spooky mansion game with the ghosts! Core memory unlocked
I had Spooky Mansion Deluxe on CD-ROM as a kid and used to love it! I also had Treasure Hunt and Fun House. Those games are so nostalgic for me.
such fond memories of playing through all the different nights of ISpy Spooky Mansion
I Spy Spooky Mansion was the one I Spy game I had on a cd. I played the hell out of that game as a kid and loved the book just as much.
I always begged my mom for a new I spy book as a kid. I then gave them to my aunt and uncle when their grandkids were old enough to do it. ❤❤. I’m definitely thinking of buying them again, for the nostalgia
I remember playing the original game as a kid. It was one of those things where I loved the little jingles, the animations, the actual game of finding things, but at the same time the game was really creepy to me. But I think the creepiness factor is what made it really stand out.
I think I remember having I Spy game where it was outdoor themed? But I dont remember it nearly as well as the Spooky Mansion
Banger video, rly nice job on this! 🔥
I was so terrified of the Wii version as a kid and my parents wanted to help me get over it, so we started playing it together but i freaked out at the title screen and ran over to the dryer and clung for dear life. My mom tried to pry me off but I didnt budge, so she just dragged the dryer along the floor with me still on. We still have the scratches on the floor lol
Also why did they make the skeletons eyes yellow on the case? That freaked me out too
Please forgive me. I was reading your comment and it made me laugh. 😄
Oh, I'm so sorry. The dryer part was what made me start laughing. 😆
Hey!!! this is an awesome video, really sent me back to my childhood lol, and being terrified of the wii game!!! i did have to come back though and comment that you’re missing a version! it’s incredibly obscure and i just stumbled upon it because it was in my house. It’s from a Wendy’s promotion from the early 2000s and there’s barely any information about it online!! it’s being sold for $10 on ebay though, so it shouldn’t be the hardest to looking into. I have a completely sealed copy myself, and I am not completely sure how to use it, since i have never actually used CD games on computers before. I really hope you see this as this could be interesting! i’m sure it’s something small just because it’s from a Wendy’s kids meal, but getting more stuff documented about it would be amazing !! I’m thinking of making a video of my own on it, but again, i’m unsure how to use it, or if it would run on my current pc. The only information I’ve found on it is 4 screenshots from an I Spy fandom wiki, but it had basically nothing else on it.
First video game I have memories of
Ok talk about throwback!! I completely forgot about this. Unlock my memories
You can buy this game along with a few other I Spy games on Big Fish. I used to love this game as a kid, and as an adult I got to relive the magic by playing it with my kids :)
Never played the games but absolutely loved the books. There was always something new you didn’t notice before every time you looked at it,didn’t matter how many times,but there was always something
i loved the ispy books so much when i was a kid. i would beg my mom to buy them for me at the bookstore anytime i saw one i didn’t have yet lol. i would spend hours staring at those pages and letting my imagination run wild. i loved all the miniatures and ways the authors would create these wonderful little worlds with everyday objects. we didn’t have ipads so we had to find other ways to entertain ourselves lmao
Born in 2000. This was my childhood. I used to beg my older sister to get pc version up and running for me. My favorite part was making the different ghosts from the different ingredients. I think there was a spider one that scared me.
This game (I had the original) is the foundation of my personality.
Yo the deluxe version was my JAM!! I also had the Fantasy one as a kid, which had 3 different adventures (a space one, a sandcastle one with a dragon, and an undersea one… I think?). Honestly I was never that spooked by the spooky mansion one but I remember some parts of the fantasy one REALLY freaking me out for some reason.
I played this so many times that the sounds from clicking stuff randomly pop into my head on almost a daily basis.
I had memories of a mish-mash of different Ispy games I played on computer, and I thought I was crazy. But then, I found Ispy mystery, and realized THAT WAS IT! I wanna order it from eBay at some point to replay it. I still maintain that that is the best Ispy game bc it had a bit of everything.
I got my copy from the scholastic book fair! It was one of my favorite games as a kid.
Thank you for reminding me these books exist
i used a virtual machine to replay this. the nostalgia is crazy
This was my jam back in the day! I loved the PC version! I never played the Wii version, but if kid me knew it existed, he would've bought it in a heartbeat!
This was hilarious, thank you for the deep dive!
i played (i think, it might’ve been the original) the deluxe version on a library computer as a kid. it was pre-downloaded on the child’s computers. but the kids computers had a 60 minute limit, so i would only be able to get a certain length into the game. i loved to play it like every time that i went to the library. it was always so fun and charming to me. it’s a core memory from my childhood
Forgotten memories brought back! I remember playing this all the time as a kid!
I love spooky games, happy Halloween everyone 🎃
I remember it would only run on my dad’s work laptop. Only got to play it once on my family desktop! Please play ISpy Treasure Hunt next!
I loved the computer spooky mansion game! I think I had some underwater one too. I remember feeling like a mermaid when I played it.
I still have this on CD-ROM! Such memories!
The wii version was so peak, thank you for bringing this back into my brain
Man I wish Scholastic would publish a compilation set of the OG I SPY video games on modern hardware. So many parents would by that for their kids, it'd be great! :D
My cat was sitting on my lap watching my computer screen when your cat, who looks strikingly similar, appeared in the video.