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Episode 87
Nightshade Part 1: The Claws of Sutekh is a point and click adventure game, similar to Maniac Mansion or Deja Vu, but this game has a twist! Instead of just solving puzzles, sometimes you'll have to actually fight the enemies in a Street Fighter type battle!
Because this game didn't come out until 1992, it's often overlooked. Many would call it a Nintendo hidden gem! You may be surprised to learn that this game is absolutely massive, with more than DOUBLE the number of rooms as Maniac Mansion!
The game features a fun story about costumed super heroes that could have been ripped from the pages of a classic comic book. Nightshade is a vigilante crime fighter, but he doesn't have the resources of Batman. At one point in the game he finds a "seriously large wad of cash" and can blow it all on a single pizza! Still, someone has to stand up to Sutekh, the mastermind controlling Metro City's criminal underground!
So how did this game get made? In today's episode we'll find out then we'll dive deep into the gameplay where we'll learn:
* How to get EVERY ITEM! Fill up that inventory with the best stuff!
* Where to get the Staff of Ra, so you can launch FIREBALLS!
* MAPS of every area!
* How to ESCAPE EVERY DEATH TRAP!
* The best way to defeat every enemy type, even the Ninja, Mummy, and Ratman enemies!
* Why is the Statue of Sutekh the Destroyer missing? Understanding how the game works!
* The FAST way to raise your POPULARITY so you can unlock Vortex HQ!
* How to protect ALL FOUR TREASURES!
* Everything you need to do to get 100% and become Bonifide Legend Material!
* How to talk to cats and birds! Lots of crazy secrets!
* The best way to defeat EVERY BOSS, even SUTEKH himself... AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
Tips will work on both the original NES and Nintendo Switch versions.
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@nesterus83 2 года назад

In the room that leads to the room where the list item is there is a pipe that drips green drops of acid on your head if you stand on the doorway at top of the screen. You can use the gum item on the pipe to stop the droplets.

@leezybreeze1299 2 года назад

I ran to comments to find what the gum was for ! Thank u

@belowboyt9876 2 года назад

Actually never knew that. Cool still learning things about this game all these years later!

@cannabiscovepnw Год назад

Did not know that. Whoa.

@postplays Год назад

Nice. I'm a huge fan of Nightshade and I didn't know this.

@scottmclennan9231 27 дней назад

Oh yeah i forgot about this use for the gum. I think you can get multiple gums im playing today

@alkristopher 2 года назад

What a game. I really appreciate how you dig deeper in the NES library and show off some of the more obscure games, rather than sticking with the same tired Top Twenty. Also, do me a favor and give Kylo an extra treat. I was able to beat Cobra Triangle thanks to his advice!

@youkai3785 2 года назад

Give him ANOTHER treat for me. He made the unbeatable TMNT 1 beatable with his advice.

@UCanBeatVideoGames 2 года назад

That's awesome, Cobra Triangle is super hard!!

@alkristopher 2 года назад

@@UCanBeatVideoGames Don't get too excited, I used save states and Game Genie to give myself infinite lives. Now if you want a game that makes Cobra Triangle look like a baby game, pop in Pocky & Rocky.

@johngavalas74 Год назад

@@alkristopherPocky & Rocky is so damn hard but man is it awesome

@birdonline2751 2 года назад

I think I may have mentioned this on a previous video, but Beam Software was a very talented developer who made an extremely advanced Lord of the Rings text adventure that told super well and got screwed when the publisher took the profits and sold Beam off, leaving Beam in a position where they had to work almost exclusively on cheap licenses and ports, many of which are infamous now. Nightshade was one of the few times they got to show what they were actually capable of.

@helikestv 9 месяцев назад

Shadowrun for the SNES too, which they basically started on right after they wrapped on this.

@StrikerZero6 2 года назад

This is honestly one of my most favorite NES games of all times, this game is so underappreciated, even to this day... (also, the gum is used to stop the acid leak in one of the pipes near the cats)

@ericbob5360 2 года назад

One of those hidden gems of a game from the late NES era. Also, in the beginning of the game, after you pull the self destruct switch, if you examine it again it tells you "guess you didn't fall for that one". This game was just full of great one liners. Thank you for this.

@UCanBeatVideoGames 2 года назад

Oh, that's funny! i agree, just great writing

@FFXI_Addict 2 года назад

I completely DIED at "I Am Weasel Flakes." The extra effort you put into these takes me back to the beginning days of screenshot Let's Plays where every last detail was throughly examined and curated. You do these games an immense service, and you do it darn well.

@Solsta 2 года назад

I have very fond memories of this game. My grandparents took me to a department store and for some reason I decided to select this out of the glass case. Took me getting to high school to actually finally beat it 😂! Thank you, love your videos and keep up the great work! Still waiting for Super Metroid 😏

@420gaiden 2 года назад

Oh yes. I agree. Super Metroid too please.

@Solsta 2 года назад

@@420gaiden It's my favorite game of all time!

@Psianth 2 года назад

I vividly remember every death trap and their solutions, and literally nothing else about this game. I guess that pretty much sums up the experience I had with it as a kid.

@wjb4578 2 года назад

Another vote for Super Metroid.

@johngavalas74 2 года назад

The first enemy you fight looks like an updated version of the cop from Keystone Kapers for atari lol

@The16bithero 2 года назад

Every time I see this game I can't help but remember JonTron's video, "the claws of HEUGH!" I was always curious about this game, so thank you for covering it!

@user-hr2sd4cv7p 2 года назад

This is simply the best gameplay + retrospective channel on the internet. I, and I'm sure many others, look forward to this every week.

@UCanBeatVideoGames 2 года назад

Thank you!!

@mrrandom55951 2 года назад

This game had to have come out before 1992. I got my genesis in 1989 and pretty much abandoned the NES for it. But I remember renting this game and being blown away by it... I never rented NES games after I had the Genesis... so something is weird.

@ZorotheGallade 2 года назад

Ay yeah, Nightshade the Claws of HEUGH. Love how it's basically a hybrid between a point and click and a beat'em up, a bit clunky but has some cool tongue in cheek humor. Especially love the elaborate deathtrap game overs that let you escape and continue.

@samalcis 2 года назад

This video is amazing. I attempted this game last year and I feel like I did everything wrong. I remember going straight to fighting Lord Muck after completing the first area of the game only to find myself struggling to defeat him. Little did I know that even if I did win, I missed protecting the treasures first and would’ve had to defeat him all over again!

@americanmeowth3336 2 года назад

Excellent video; easily in your top 10, in my opinion. I never would have seen this game coming, but your delivery style and additional jokes work so well with this game's sense of humor! You can really feel the roots of the SNES Shadowrun being planted here, with the mix of puzzle solving, progression and real time gameplay. ...also, puppy!

@UCanBeatVideoGames 2 года назад

Thanks!! If you say its in my top 10, that definitely means something because I know you've watched most, if not all of my episodes. 😀

@rtyuik7 2 года назад

oh boy, Claws of HEUGH! im glad you included the Crowbar Snapping In Two part, too...i mean, fool me once, I'm mad; fool me twice, how could you...fool me three times, youre officially That Guy, okay?

@oodo2908 7 месяцев назад

"Flares will come back in style! Wooden nickels will become legal tender!" This writing is AWESOME!

@jonus28 2 года назад

I look forward to seeing what your new game is every Saturday. Such an entertaining treat, even when it isn't a game I played.

@PikangsFutaba 2 года назад

I had to see it to believe it... this game on Steam (Edit: Funny thing about this... it was on a deal the very same day the video was ready to watch... coincidence? maybe? maybe not? I dunno, and I don't care)... just wow... anyway, I didn't know about that treasure protection part was involved on the boss rush at the end to make it a NOT Boss Rush, this guide really shines out of all playthroughs I have saw of the game when it comes to 100%. Nicely done. Edit: Nightshade has one kind of a cool 1-liner if you use the fight command on Sutek at the end instead of 2 times talk (which by the way... Sutek is plain stupid to reveal that he takes quite the damage with the staff proyectile the 1st time you use the talk command... not that if matters really much as it is better to just punch him up to 3 times per-summoning cycle) or aproaching him like most of the enemies of the game.

@Steelflight773 2 года назад

I beat it years ago and I thought the purpose of protecting the treasures was to weaken the last boss. I had no clue about the boss rush.

@kaynesantor8136 2 года назад

I'm almost 40 and I thought I knew all the nes games. Yet here we are. This is the third game you've done that I've never even heard of. And it kicks ass. Also, I'm glad to see the puppy.

@katiepersons6575 2 года назад

Goon: "We did it! Nightshade is unconscious. You want we shoot em?" Sutekh : "No. Tie him to the ultra elaborate death trap I meticulously devised with pulleys, conveyor belts, moving walls and spikes. " Goon: "What? But that's so complicated. Look, we can just shoot him right n-" Sutekh: " NO!!! "

@Danarchy3 2 года назад

Let me tell you a little story about a man named Shhhhh!

@autobotstarscream765 2 года назад

Also Sutekh: "Bullets attract cops!"

@Exaar 2 года назад

As a PSA this game is currently on sale on steam for $2.44 USD until Aug 1st.

@PabstOban 2 года назад

What a cool game so many people slept on. It really is a Maniac Mansion with some neat-um-up elements.

@UCanBeatVideoGames 2 года назад

Agree 100%

@bigfest6498 2 года назад

Omg I started playing this on the switch and it's one of those games I loved playing as a kid even though I didn't know what the heck I was doing. Part of the fun was figuring out how to play as it was my first point and click adventures. Edit: Starting the game explaining the death traps was 👏🏽

@apathy7711 2 года назад

All I can think of while watching this is "I AIIIIINNNNN'T HAVIN THAT SHIT!" Thank You for the memories Jon Tron.

@the1ucidone 2 года назад

I beat this so long ago in like '93. I forgot how to beat it now so this is gonna be a fun refresher. I'm watching this for the rest of the night. Have a great Sunday tomorrow everyone!

@jgregoire5315 2 года назад

I'm so happy that someone is doing justice to this game. When i was younger i managed to complete this at 100% but there are still things i never knew. Amazing job! Keep up the great work.

@sauceboss6045 2 года назад

I found this game like I'm sure most have on the NES emulator on Switch and it ended up being a very special game and experience for me. Cannot properly tell you how happy I am to see you cover this video. So excited!

@SilentSam69 2 года назад

Another hit! If I've said it once, I'll say it again: you make entertaining and educational videos! You have a really unique and fun way of presenting video games, and it's obvious you really enjoy making these videos!

@chasonlapointe 2 года назад

All right, the weekend has officially started!

@nervaaugustus7089 2 года назад

I'm pretty floored that you did this one. Nightshade's a rare gem of an NES game, and very well-made despite being on a humble 8-bit platform. I recently played through it myself on the Nintendo Switch, and while the combat is a little jank, it's very solid as a character-based adventure title.

@actually_paid 2 года назад

As someone who works on a bunch of GSN shows, I really loved the game show jokes at the end.

@edparadis6685 2 года назад

i love the text in this game makes it so unique. If they ever make this game they can make the controls a little easier and update the music but keep the same classy goofy text

@codprocamp4690 2 года назад

Too many of these to watch through anymore, but I immediately give a like, so dedicated this guy.

@earlthepearl6414 2 года назад

Hell yeah! I'm so pumped you're actually doing this game!!! Your NES walkthroughs are my favorites.

@zogmorp 2 года назад

this game did a good job of making it feel like a big living world on the NES when I was a kid. I liked how it let you go anywhere and interact with stuff. I also loved Maniac Mansion, River City Ranson, Deja Vu, Roger Rabbit kinda,.... I was drawn to open world games way back in the NES days. The only open world games I remember from the SNES was Shadowrun, Zelda, ... and not many others. I didn't care for JRPGs so never played SNES Final Fantasy.

@RyanRead 2 года назад

Been waiting for this. Friends who had the game and old Nintendo Power could never figure out how to avoid being killed at the end.

@briancomiskey3232 2 года назад

This channel is like a security blanket, and I don’t ever want it to go away. VT loves you bud!

@locke103 2 года назад

i forget how i even found this dude, pretty sure i had to have been researching something. but i'm ultimately glad to have found him, such an underrated channel.

@JazGalaxy 2 года назад

@@locke103 RU-vid wouldn’t stop recommending his videos to me. I finally cracked and watched one. I was like, “okay RU-vid, you know me too well. I love this.”

@locke103 2 года назад

@@JazGalaxy I think that was it, the recommendations. I kept seeing several that looked enticing. Never clicked a sub button so fast, this fellow is a scholar and a saint.

@donskiver 2 года назад

This was such an odd game. Couldn't figure it out as a kid. Glad to see it finally taken apart by you. Speaking of Shadowrun, you really should do an episode on it some day. Was one of my favorite games as a kid.

@CC-bm3wb 2 года назад

He did Shadowrun and Deja Vu already! Go check them out :) We're all just waiting for Uninvited now

@ggbetz 2 года назад

He didn't do shadowrun, he did shadowgate, very different games!

@matthewrusche9506 2 года назад

I absolutely love that you examined this game. I still remember JonTrons' review of it years ago. This one I have never played, but was always curious about.

@nadaworldrecords Год назад

Hi. I've only been watching the channel for a month, but you've been a tremendous help. The screens, items, and tips on the side of the gameplay are fantastic and remind me of old Nintendo Power guides. Keep up the good work and thanks for helping us beat the classics

@smoothALOE 2 года назад

I missed this one. For shame! I got my SNES in December of 1992 and that was basically it for my NES until many years later.

@JohnDoe-xj6mf 4 месяца назад

Playing this on the switch right now. First time ive watched one of your videos as a walk through. Ive always used them to sleep, or background noise. Unless it's one of your videos of a game i love... that was a ramble... trying to say I've been watching your videos for years, but this is the first time I've used one to beat a game. Thank you sir

@EsperHubb 2 года назад

28:53 - Got 'em Always love the humor in your videos.

@troybilko 2 года назад

I can see the common ground between this and shadowrun on the snes. It’s the writing in both games. They have a funny punch to them that suits both games in a way.

@mesquiteaviation Год назад

I think about this game all the time. It was one of the few NES games I never could beat. I was hoping you’d cover this game. Thank you!

@stacypare7955 2 года назад

Still have my original copy from the early 90's this was a masterpiece. Never beat it as kid however. Great video as always ! Long time subscriber here 😁

@medleysa 2 года назад

This is quite a unique game, and it made for quite a unique play through! I especially liked the map you have on the left side. Entertaining as always!

@sirmaffew 2 года назад

Happy to see one of my requests come to fruition! I used to love this game and its story, but could never quite figure out the midgame so I never properly beat it until later in life.

@maximusdecimusmeridius8888 2 года назад

You are awesome, easily my favorite retro reviewer ever… fantastic job like always… I’m still in shock there is an ending to GAUNTLET!! Blew my mind thanks to you I know it exist! I applaud you on being so good at all these games!!! FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!

@KarmaJolt 2 года назад

I played like an hour of this game and it was really funny. Couldn't get far, so I've been waiting for you to make a video about it.

@UCanBeatVideoGames 2 года назад

I hope you enjoyed it!

@GLASSGHOSTHUNTERS 2 года назад

This game was so much fun! Puzzles, fighting, humor, mythology.. this game was a masterpiece that flew under the radar. If any game needed a reboot, it's this! I got this brand new, in the box, still shrink wrapped, for Christmas in 1997. It was from Kmart and this was when they were phasing out their NES and SNES games and systems.

@JG-hd4cr 2 года назад

thank you sooooo much for your videos! We really have the same taste in retro games! I saw the Princess Tomato and Uninvited cartridges in your intro, hope you do videos for these ones too. Nighshade is one of my all time favorite retro games along with Maniac Mansion, Battle of Olympus, Crystalis, Deja Vu, Shadowgate, Faxanadu. thank you very much for your hard work!

@ggbetz 2 года назад

Waiting on both of those as well!

@tonydeluna8095 2 года назад

I really appreciate what you do, U Can Beat Video-games! Keep it up!

@Otelo87 3 месяца назад

Best review ever made. Thanks for bringing this game back to life. Such a good game!

@michaeloffgrid 2 года назад

Saturday night, I just walked back from 7-11 with some drinks, and your new video posts! Perfect timing!

@greyfox37 2 года назад

Underrated game. First saw it in an issue of Nintendo Power. Still have my copy to this day. Great humor too. Gum plugs the dripping acid pipe on the west side of town

@mesquiteaviation Год назад

This is the only game I can of where you have to earn your continues by solving clever puzzles. Bionic commando lets you run through a gauntlet for continues, but this game made you use your brain.

@DemitriosX 2 года назад

I LOVE this game! I still own it! It was so far ahead of its time with its action play, rpg play, point & click and multiple endings.

@bryantnonya8704 Год назад

This game actually looks incredible! I was blown away when I seen that it even had a combat system! A good way to break up the game play and I will most definitely be checking this one out! Imagine if Nintendo revived this franchise with the Metroid dread engine...

@ggbetz 2 года назад

Another great video on something I'd never heard of except by name. Might be the first point n click I go for. My wife loves the new intro, we 2nd the comment on both dogs at the end. I liked the map in the upper left corner, cool touch! This game makes me hope you do Rocket Ranger, but I'm sure there are so many better games to do. I never beat ANY games as a kid, so this channel is awesome!

@jasons9812 2 года назад

This game was so underrated. Honestly one of my favorite NES games.

@jayjasespud 2 года назад

I still own my old Nightshade cart. I was never able to beat it, mostly because of the lack of saves. Really happy to see this here on the channel! I'm still a little miffed we never got to see the next parts in the series. I also didn't know it was on Steam! I'll definitely be picking that up.

@jamesvanderwire4667 2 года назад

Speaking of Shadowrun...that may be a good one to do

@daveh8447 2 года назад

That's so crazy brother. Because I just paid for my switch online. I was playing Ninja Gaiden. Then I went to nightshade. and I stumbled on your video. Thanks to you can beat I beat this game. Thank you brother that's so weird man I just like I said I just put this game on and then I looked at my phone. And another wonderful U can beat. Love your videos dude keep it up.

@SuperBazsle 2 года назад

Thanks for the videos, sir! You're so close to that 100k sub milestone!

@Genzaijh 2 года назад

Just want to say I really like your series!

@roblov1 2 года назад

One of my favorite games from my childhood. Thanks for the detailed replay.

@thecunninlynguist 2 года назад

Played this for the first time with NSO. Pretty fun. I would've loved it as a kid, since it's an actiony point and click game / adventure

@chriscripplercruz1833 2 года назад

Wow a game that I had no idea even existed lol love it that u post games that not even the ones that grew up playing games during that time

@carlrygwelski586 2 года назад

I never heard of this game actually. But I loved warching the Deja Vu and Maniac Mansion walkthroughs a lot. I'm excited!

@retrobution1262 2 года назад

Hey, glad to see someone with some reach talkin' about Beam Software! This was a great game, Shadowrun on SNES was a spiritual sequel of sorts, both being directed by Paul Kidd. Hope he comes back and does a new indie game someday. Good job matey

@blip3337 2 года назад

It’s like a Rorschach game, reminds me of the watchmen

@KubuntuYou 2 года назад

I still have a factory sealed copy of this. Picked it up with Ninja Turtles II in a Louisiana Walmart in 2002.

@fluttershystayshigh4202 Год назад

I've only ever seen this one a few times but i've always been curious about it, not really my type of game personally but its always fun watching you play through it.

@felixfletcher8070 2 года назад

I wish I had found this game as a kid, looks like something I would have enjoyed. thanks for bringing this one to my attention, it was a fun watch!

@CharlesUrban 2 года назад

You always find these hidden gems. Keep up the good work!

@PelenFuzzlefurr 2 года назад

Parent: "Which game did your brother have yesterday?" Me: "Nightshade." Parent: "Don't you mean Lampshade?" Me: "That's a joke in the game but no, Nightshade."

@leisuresuitlink Год назад

As always, an excellent video from YCBVG. I had never played Nightshade before its release on NS but the whole time I was thinking the same thing you said in the end game wrap up. It does feel like a spiritual ancestor to SNES's Shadowrun. (Also, excellent game. When you fully recover from your DQ III experience, that would be an excellent video.)

@richardcranium1025 2 года назад

Needed this today

@ziggyw719 2 года назад

Dude nice! Was gonna do this but never got around to it. Nicely done sir!

@tylermills79 2 года назад

I never played these types of games on pc as a kid so when I got this game for my nes way back in the day I had no idea what to do lol. This is one of those I didn’t dust off an try again until I was an adult and the internet was a thing.

@billlyons7024 2 года назад

Wow this game looks great. Interesting gameplay, nice graphics. Looks like another gem I have overlooked. I especially like the effect on the vanishing ninja girl, looks cool!

@Jeff_Kasmala 2 года назад

I love these videos. Great work, across the board. I never got to play this game but I remember seeing it in Nintendo Power. Yea, I'm getting old 😂

@jonnyswanny4701 2 года назад

Love your content (really helped me through Ghosts n Goblins, Castlevania II, and Zelda II!!)- if you make an episode on Castlevania III, I will be forever indebted to you

@ShawnFrost2692 Год назад

Thanks So Much ! I Finally Beat This Game ! Amazing Guide ! This Channel Rules ! ☺️🔥

@StarkMaximum 2 года назад

Not a lot of video game walkthroughs include the phrase "pick up the Necronomicon to raise your popularity", but not a lot of video games are Nightshade.

@UCanBeatVideoGames 2 года назад

🤣🤣🤣 so true!

@Diego_Aracena_Kovacevic Год назад

Great video! I am your new suscriber! Greetings from Chile! :)

@Zouszz 2 года назад

57:08. I didn't expect a Fawlty Towers reference. Noice.

@doodfamnfriends8195 2 года назад

Absolutely helps! I started on my switch and had no idea what to do after getting un-tied!

@tigerofdoom 2 года назад

Great choice! I had never heard of this one. That was a fun ride

@WaldoBagelTopper 24 дня назад

A truly underrated gem of 1992. I always thought this would be a cool game done a la drakes fortune or tomb raider. Or maybe like the world tour mode from Street Fighter 6. I could imagine it having that combat system like the batman Arkham games, or spider man or ghost of Tsushima. After all, the game's backstory posits that Mark Grey (Nightshade) is a skilled martial artist. I always imagine it done with that early evening purple and blue and orange sky aesthetic that Nightshade had.

@noahhobson4521 2 года назад

I remember the article on this one in Nintendo Power. I wanted to play it, but I never saw it on sale anywhere. Nice to see a complete playthrough of it.

@brittislove 4 месяца назад

This was one game that always looked so super cool in Nintendo Power. Never got to play it as a kid, not sure if I would have loved it if I was a kid. Tried it as an adult and I was just LOST

@christopherjoy2872 2 года назад

New pupper?!

@jasonh7094 2 года назад

I r baboon and I am weasle reference lol - havent thought of that show in ages. - I would never have figured out all those clues - thanks for the video - fun as always :)