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.
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.
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.
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
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 👏
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!
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"
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).
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Oui et j'avais toujours éspérer qu'il y aye un deuxiéme.
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
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.
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.
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...
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 ;)
I'm going to go with, yes, it's supposed to sound like that, because my copy of Legend of Zelda sounds like that. I'd prefer to pretend there's nothing amiss and everything is perfectly fine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nightshade is a game I’m looking to add to my collection, it’s really gotten pricey as of late though (then again a lot of NES game prices are becoming overinflated).
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.
The continue system is neat! More games should try to be inventive with continues. Disappointed you or Lily didn't do the review dressed up in a trenchcoat and sunglasses lol
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 🙃
Hi Pam, another great video! Random question, sorry if it's been asked a million times: What brand of mic do you use for voiceovers? your audio is super-crisp.
Great review, thank you very much. May I gently suggest the Noctropolis adventure by EA as a future review game? It us available for cheap at gog and I believe you to be one of the few reviewers to appreciate the huge amount of work and thought put into it.
0:17 - I mean, it sounds like it's just a bunch of plastic pieces loosely shuffling around, so perhaps there's nothing in there that could inadvertently short something. Seriously, though, I hope you checked that out on the inside before using it. XD
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.
Fool me once, I'm mad. Fool me twice, how could you. Fool me three times, you're officially that guy, okay? You know him, you know the one. You go up to the bar and he's like, "This suit is, uh, officially it's a Giorgio Armani, ech, my dad knows him." Fuck you! I ain't havin' that shit!
Is calling them Nintendo "tapes" a Canadian thing? I've never heard anyone call them that in the U.S so I'm just curious. Usually we either call them games or sometimes cartridges. (Or Carts.)
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.😁
You could also say you were going as Rorschach
Actually that's the point being Nightshade he's a mysterious persona.
@@OYME13 You'd be giving the small Ohio neighborhood I grew up in too much credit lol
haha that's really sweet
You should check out the HVGN's review of night shade on youtube
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.
Yes Deja Vu was one of my favorites along with Uninvited and Shadowgate!
Deja Vu is great!
The sequel could have been really fun if they used the SNES mouse
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.
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.
No problem. I did not know Nightshade was a 50s superhero.
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
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 👏
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!
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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"
Maybe it's jellybeans. I hope so. Better than dead bugs.
@@Cannotbetamed1 oh no, you found dead bugs in one of your cartridges before???
"Sounds broken, I'm sure it was nice"
-Ace Ventura
Very cool unique looking NES game with plenty of character. Thanks for the overview!
Love the costume in the thumbnail. Always fun when you dress up.
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).
Oui et j'avais toujours éspérer qu'il y aye un deuxiéme.
Lmao - the thumbnail. You could be a female take on Neo when the inevitable Disney remake of The Matrix rolls around. 🤣
It's awesome to see someone cover Nightshade. It was such a cool game, especially the humor, that hardly anyone seemed to know about.
Agreed!
This is cool. I didn't really know what this cart was about until now.
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
awesome review!!Def the most underrated and overlooked game of all time imo a true hidden gem
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.
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.
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...
This game I think it's on the Nintendo switch online
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 ;)
I'm going to go with, yes, it's supposed to sound like that, because my copy of Legend of Zelda sounds like that. I'd prefer to pretend there's nothing amiss and everything is perfectly fine.
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.
Oh, interesting. I had no idea it was on PC.
I'm, incredibly early... 🎮🕹️
This was awesome. I enjoyed this. I don’t think I’ve seen this game. I’ll have to pick it up when I see it, it kind of reminds me of Deja Vu.
Эта игра чудовищно сложная, но разбавляет океан однотипных платформеров на nes
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.
I LOVED the respawn mechanic in this game, with the elaborate death traps. I always thought it would be a neat mechanic to bring back today.
This may be my favorite video of yours, just for the instant nostalgia of hearing "Nintendo tapes."
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.
I stumbled across this game on the nes Switch service and liked it. I thought to myself that Pam might like this one and sure enough you had a video 😄
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...
Exactly, I was stuck on this game forever when I was a kid. Haven't played it since though. I'd love to check it out now.
That NES smell definitely brings back fond memories.
@@justrok79 lol it's amazing that my comprehension increased over the years and my reflexes went down
@@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.
If your Nintendo tapes rattle, you need to wind them back up with a pencil.
Good tip.
Love this review! Will keep an eye out for Nightshade at my retro game shops. Thanks!
Great review! I have this game but haven’t given it much of a chance yet. I’ll have to give it another shot. Thanks.
"...NES tapes." Someone grew up with their grandparents/older parents.
That was an interesting video! I didn't know that this game exist and I was surprised. Thank you!
This is on switch for free, I’ve tried to play it a couple times but it was so difficult that I stopped. I will try it again after this review!
Night shade love this game the only game I can play for 6 hours and still not know what's going on lol thanks Pam 😂
Totally forgot some people called them Nintendo tapes. Some said carts or cartridges. I called em games 🧐
Nightshade is a game I’m looking to add to my collection, it’s really gotten pricey as of late though (then again a lot of NES game prices are becoming overinflated).
"Nintendo tapes" I remember people calling cartages tapes. Great channel!
All of my NES carts sound like that. It makes great music 😁😁😁
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.
Yes my Nintendo games sound like that sometimes too. Thank you for the review Pam!
I doesn't surprise me that you covered this game, this is a Jasyla-ass-game ;)
Metro city... I wonder if he will bump into the former wrestler, now mayor of the city.
"Nintendo tapes!"😂 That speaks to a very specific time in tech and I love it
The continue system is neat! More games should try to be inventive with continues. Disappointed you or Lily didn't do the review dressed up in a trenchcoat and sunglasses lol
Correct. Saw the thumbnail and thought the full spy theme was in place.
I believe this game is available in the Piko collection for the Evercade.
My best NES games: Best of the best, Galaxian, Gun Smoke, Super Contra, Bomberman
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.
Very interesting! Thanks sis! You're the best. Love from Michigan. 💜💜💜
never played before but have known about it for awhile, will have to give it a proper go
How come you don:t review Turbografx games ?
Great video Pam, Nightshade is one I will seek out for sure!
I wonder if game shows have writers, like sitcoms or other kinds of shows.
NES hardware capabilities pushed to the max here
Now this looks like something I need to seek out. That, and an actual NES. Thanks for the info Pam. 👍🏻
It's on switch
It's on switch online nes.
@@twerkfromhome fantastic news, thanks.
Any time!
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.
Obligatory badass thumbnail pic comment
I never played that game. I might decide to play it in the future.
You've got *Maracas cartridge Plastic Achievement... ...Sutekh of Metro City
Woo!
The thumbnail is epic. Your style is supreme.
This sounds like the premise behind _Noctropolis_
I think part 2 was turned into Shadowrun on the SNES.
Not gonna lie this actually looks incredible
One of my favorite games as a kid! I have it on Steam now!
this game rules
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 🙃
Hi Pam, another great video! Random question, sorry if it's been asked a million times: What brand of mic do you use for voiceovers? your audio is super-crisp.
I use a Rode NT-USB
The thumbnail is so gangster. Great job
Great review, thank you very much.
May I gently suggest the Noctropolis adventure by EA as a future review game? It us available for cheap at gog and I believe you to be one of the few reviewers to appreciate the huge amount of work and thought put into it.
Good suggestion, I'll put it on my wishlist.
I've honestly never heard of this game.
PLEASE there is an old NES game I loved that was very HARD called Magician. please do that!
I'll put it on my list of games to keep an eye out for.
2:22 Was this a stealth Tex Murphy prequel?
The continue system in this game is genius lol
Love that you called it a Nintendo Tape 😀
Pam youre really great and you voice is funny and relaxin at the same time. Saludos from Buenos Aires.
Thanks so much
That death trap mechanic is a really cool idea
What an interesting game! Can't believe I missed this back in the day!
The video is great and all, but the thumbnail stole the show!
An NES tape? Not a cart (cartridge)?
I dunno if NES carts are supposed to sound like that, but my knees do and I'm . . . fine
lol, yep. Nothing wrong with that...
Definitely a master piece!
Cool review, as usual....keep up
I like the thumbnail. :) 👍🏼
0:17 - I mean, it sounds like it's just a bunch of plastic pieces loosely shuffling around, so perhaps there's nothing in there that could inadvertently short something. Seriously, though, I hope you checked that out on the inside before using it. XD
Nope, I like to live dangerously.
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.
I appreciate anyone who uses UA-cam comments as an excuse to roleplay 😆
Love that thumbnail! XD
Engagement for the engagement god!
This is your Best thumb ever
I wonder have you played Filcher? Noir vibessss haha
I actually hadn't heard of that before.
"Metro city"... The creative-o-meter broke
Your reviews are great! I loved to discover your channel!
Thanks!
Pam has popcorn in her game
Fool me once, I'm mad. Fool me twice, how could you. Fool me three times, you're officially that guy, okay? You know him, you know the one. You go up to the bar and he's like, "This suit is, uh, officially it's a Giorgio Armani, ech, my dad knows him." Fuck you!
I ain't havin' that shit!
wooosh (is the sound of that quote going right over my head)
@@Cannotbetamed1 jontrons review of nightshade lol, it's one of his most memed quotes
Is calling them Nintendo "tapes" a Canadian thing? I've never heard anyone call them that in the U.S so I'm just curious. Usually we either call them games or sometimes cartridges. (Or Carts.)
No.
I'm in the US and my cousin used to call her NES games "tapes", it was definitely a thing.