Shadowgate is a classic game for the NES. Thanks to its often-obscure puzzles and many, MANY ways to die, it’s generally considered a “Love it or hate it” sort of thing. Join me as I explore this game in all its sadistic glory.
Game Review: Shadowgate
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I just found your place while I was looking for videos on revenge of shinobi (which is totally kicking my butt as I type this). This is a great blog you got here, I will be looking forward to updates.
Wish you all the best.
Thank you! ^_^ I hope you’ll be back, and that you’re having a bit more luck with Revenge of Shinobi. ^^; It’s a pretty touch game. Don’t know if you know it or not, but you can get infinite shurikens by going into the option, setting the number of shurikens to zero and waiting until it changes into an infinity sign.
Yeah…I had heard of that but I am trying to be hardcore and finish it with no cheats. Anyways, have ever tried shinobi legions for sega saturn? or preferably the PAL version called Shinobi X. That is a very cool game but without being overly difficult, its not a walk in the park either. Anyways, thank you for replying.
I know that “low torch” song very well! I also love the 2D way the grim reaper spins around.
Btw, if your torch runs out and you die, it actually reverts back to a few more turns’ worth, so you actually can’t run out.
I love your commentary, like comparing the troll to trolls on the internet. And I really like how you inserted yourself into the game and made fun of it the whole time with the narration!
Also, I didn’t know about the warp glitch regarding the fire room!
Ever play the other Icom games – Deja Vu and Uninvited? It was cool how the company did the same basic idea with 3 different themes. It’s funny that Shadowgate was the most well remembered, as it’s the game that makes the least sense and has the most random “story”. But the atmosphere was cool.
What if you can’t find a new one before it goes out again, though? ^^; *considers trying that just for curiosity’s sake* Anyway, I’m glad you enjoyed this, and happy to be of service. ^_^
Yeah, Shadowgate seems to be the one that stands out. Not just for the atmosphere, but because (IMO, at least) it’s the funniest of the three.
If you can’t find a new torch before it goes out again, it’s just a cycle of making more moves, hearing the “torch almost out” music, dying, then coming back to life with your torch a few moves away from the music starting again.
I noticed that every time you have death by torch, you come back to life with normal music, not the “low torch” music, playing. So the game resets the torch a bit every time.
The torch limit is just a minor nuisance. In the original Macintosh version, though, it really was a strict limit.