So happy to see Nightshade get some love.I was so in love with this game as a kid that I even went as Nightshade for Halloween.I didn't care that no one knew who I was.😁
I actually loved games like Nightshade on the NES. Another favorite of mine was Deja Vu. A great point and click Detective game where you are an Amnesiac detective and former boxer who must piece together clues to regain their memory before they succumb to the effects of a poison.
One of my favorite NES games and one of the last I played before moving to the SNES (although I was already playing the Sega Genesis simultaneously). It was definitely a unique title and I especially appreciated the popularity meter. I always wished the series was continued... It was probably difficult trying to pull off what is basically a point-and-click game that would work better on a PC. Most people don't know that Nightshade was actually a 1950s superhero from the 1990s Flash TV show. Thank you for covering one of my most treasured NES memories.
Loved this game as a kid. I could not beat it until years later on an emulator though. Side note: Beam Software made this game and also Shadowrun for the SNES. One of my favorite SNES games.
This is one of my favorite games! I thought it was so different and charmingly goofy when I played it as a kid. I bought a copy a few years back and still enjoy it. The combat is a pretty difficult though. Pam, you really are a wonder 👏
Those game over/ continue moments are genius! It has a campy vibe that makes it even better. If only more game devs took this idea. Then again, we need a really good noir game again ;)
Sounds like someone put jellybeans in your Nintendo game, Pam. "I thought this was A Boy and his Blob, but it's Lampshade" "Nightshade!" "Sorry, Nightshade"
i remember someone ask why aren't there video games where you get rewarded for doing nice things. That game is called Nightshade & it's super underrated. This game would make for a cool short Netflix series. It's 1 story & has a beginning, middle & end.
This is one of those games that makes me wish an indie dev would try to do a spiritual sequel/remake of. I feel like a lot of its charm would only hit harder now.
Nightshade is one of the funniest games on the NES (and it is simply excellent overall. There is enough action to tame those who truly hate the point and click genre).
I remember seeing ads for this game all the time back in the day but never had any idea what kind of game it was and never guessed it was a point and click game. Sounds like I need to check this out sometime.
Pretty much my story with this game too. By 1992, I was well done with the NES as well. The 16-bit era was 3 years old when Nightshade released, and I switched over completely by early 1990.
I played on emulator, and again on a NES Mini with Hackchi. Works pretty well. I’m a sucker for city scapes on retro games. NES/Snes/MegaDrive/Saturn and PS1.
Thank you so much for the cool review Pam! This was one of the games I had on NES as a kid. At first I had absolutely no idea what to do, but a couple months later I figured it out and kind of liked it 🙃
you can buy food to heal - HOT NUTS! we used to just beat up thugs to get money for nuts, we had that 3rd party controller with the "Turbo" button made fighting way easier and also in games like Super C and Captain Skyhawk.... that controller was sick
I had this game as a kid, and I remember loving it. I never could get the staff to shoot fireballs, and wound up calling the Nintendo tip hotline for it.
Omg, the fighting portions of this game never fail to make me laugh XD ....a good alternate title for this game would be,"Nightshade: Anubis is a Dick" XD
I always look forward to seeing your retro reviews. With so much to play it’s always great to see you recommend something off the beaten bath and provide these superb reviews. You love of retro games just permeates it all, love the channel. This game looks so cool, and the little tips here are so appreciated.
Ah, yes. Yet another game that, had I had it at 7 years old, I'd have no clue what's going on and been stuck on the first scene, but as an adult I can appreciate it and also wonder how they squeezed these kinds of games on an NES cartridge. Mmm, I can still remember that NES plastic smell...
@@kri249 notice how every concole had it's own smell? And every pc/laptop. Oh and the games when you bought them brand new, opened them up and flipped through the booklet they no longer make? Yeahh.
@@thegrumpybeethoven damn dude I'm seriously getting a flood of memories from your comment. I slways thought it the unique smell of VHS tapes that got me nostalgic. But yeah msn. Game cartridges and the boxes and booklets they came in had their unique smell. Even certain game stores had it, though I imagine it was a combination of the smells plus the carpet. I miss those days.
That's an interesting game and it looks like they put alot of effort into it being unique. The music reminds me of David Wise. I've never played that one but I might just have to check it out and you need a saxophone playing behind you in this one.
OMG! We called them tapes too!! We would also take them apart and figure out what was wrong with them (and break them sometimes of course). They take special tools, but we would use a thick rubberband and a screwdriver.
Were I not possessed of infinite knowledge, this would be my first time learning of this game's existence. A successful adventure game on the Nintendo Entertainment System is a rare gem indeed. The shaking sound you hear are the souls that had to be trapped inside in the ritual that gave life to such a creation.
Has anyone ever told you you have a soothing voice and presence? Your videos are not only informative and enjoyable to watch, they're also very calm and soothing. Thank you for making them!
Nightshade and Déjà Vu were two of my favorite games on NES as a kid. I agree the point and click format was frustrating, but man… they started me falling in love with the genre of noir.
Nothing to do with this particular video, but thanks to Pam’s recommendation I finally picked up a copy of Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, and not gonna lie it’s pretty fun!
Nightshade and it's unique style gripped me so much I played through it so many times, finally beating it in one sitting. Oh wait, that isn't anything to really brag about since you could only play Nightshade in one sitting lol. No passwords or saves. I remember finding that box called Red herrings. Not knowing what it meant, I went nuts trying to figure out what it was used for. The jokes were great too when you weren't popular... calling you lampshade all the time.
Beam Software also made the SNES port of Shadowrun, which Nightshade sort reminds me of, despite the many differences between them. A sequel to this on SNES with mouse support would have been really awesome.
A point and click adventure game with some beat ‘‘em up sections to it?!?! That’s quite the crazy crossover of game mechanics, it looks pretty interesting. I see you could also play this game on the switch online service. Cool review, surprised a game like this even exsisted, what an ambitious title.
I thought at first glance that it came recently as a NES modern indie. But it came in '92! I didn't know about this gem. I'll give it a try asap. Thank you Pam.
I didn't play this until I got my Switch, so I was going in to this game blind. It reminded me of a point-and-click adventure Nintendo-style. Happy to see you review it here. The whole "nerd fills in after hero is killed" thing reminded me of the movie Mystery Men.
Great review! It sounds like a very interesting experience, I hate controling a curser with a controller but the game just looks too charming for not trying it out.
Fate of Atlantis was also released in 1992, it too has combat but thankfully it's optional. Still, this is a breath of fresh air in the NES library but I would prefer to play it on emulation a well, since it has no "real" save option. Sissel asked who the mysterious woman in the thumbnail is... 😎
@@Cannotbetamed1 Right, that was with the Numpad I believe? hmmm... it could be a bit of a slog. I guess they received too many complaints and made the combat in Indy 4 very tongue in cheek. And mazey, to compensate.
This was an underrated title (and an expensive one if I recall correctly). I am not an expert on click and point adventures, but ended up enjoying Nightshade more than Maniac Mansion, the continue system is pretty awesome, the nuances of the story, the mystery, all of it is "niceshade", at the point that I picked it as part of the first reviews on MagazinNES No. 1 (Spanish magazine). Is good to see you are taking the time to talk about another NES game (I do enjoy your other reviews as well, but I have a special love for the NES). Kind regards.
8:25 "sequel on SNES could be a winner" - 'Shadowgate' (SNES) were developed by the same guy, and it is point'n'click, and some action...and whole different IP, but still...
I got this game since about 10 years and at some point of the last decade I put an effort to try to progress on it, but my not so polished English and several situations that I could not understand about how to do specific things in the game or where to go, didn't help me to achieve it. Personally I keep it like a nice try of point and click game for the console that someday and somehow I'll be able to complete.
@@TLOEric fool me three times? You're officially that guy, okay. You know the one? You go to the bar and he's all like "eh this suit is officially ehh...a Giorgio Armani, eck, ma dad knows him.." FUCK YOU ....I aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiint having that shit! *little smirk*
I use to rent this a lot as a kid because I liked the theme and unique gameplay, but I could never figure things out. Creative game. Edit: Anyone looking for the game on PC it's on Steam and GOG for $7.
