Shadowgate & The Immortal - NES Games That Want You Dead | hungrygoriya

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  @EnjoySackLunch · 2 years ago

  My brain still plays the dying torch theme in my head anytime I enter any social engagement.

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  @Chris_Zojoi · 2 years ago

  Hey! I’m on the team developing the official sequel to the NES Shadowgate coming to PC. Thanks for covering the original! I’ve been a fan of your videos for years. If you want to try the new game there’s a free demo online. The full version will include Deja Vu and Uninvited chapters. Thanks again for making great content and featuring our series!

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  @Doopness · 1 month ago

  "Kneeling down next to the fountain, you drink a handful of the acidic water. You can't even scream because you no longer have a throat, let alone a larynx!" Probably the most brutal death description ever to exist in a video game.

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  @KosOrSomeSayKosmo · 5 months ago

  That wizard in The Immortal was so caked up

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  @TellYouHwaet · 2 years ago

  This is good timing. I had to explain to my girlfriend this weekend how Shadowgate (and Adventure of Link's) game over screens gave me nightmares as a kid and she'd never seen either.

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  @KOBRAAAAAAAAAAAA · 2 years ago

  I'm surprised you didn't also mention Uninvited in this group. That game really frightened me and creeped me out. Especially one certain item.

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  @23Scadu · 2 years ago

  Shadowgate is one of my favorites, partly because it was the first of very, very few NES games to receive a Swedish translation. Playing a game in my own language, especially one with such gruesome death scenes, was an unforgettable experience for me as a child.

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  @JeremyBosco-h3w · 1 year ago

  A couple of tips for playing Shadowgate on NES:<br><br>First, you don&apos;t have to worry about using up your torches, AT ALL. &nbsp;You will find plenty of torches to use almost as often as you want, and I&apos;d recommend keeping 2 torches lit, staggering when you light them, at any given time to minimize worry about torches ever going out completely.<br><br>Also, when you come across some sort of container like a sack, or any scrolls, you don&apos;t have to collect the entire container or scroll to be able to use it. &nbsp;You can open/use them by simply choosing the appropriate command, then choosing the item on the screen. &nbsp;In fact, this mechanic is actually taught to you at the beginning of the game, where you find the book on the shelf on the third screen. &nbsp;You can open the book, and an item is hiding within its pages, but if you attempt to take the book as well, you fall into a trap and die. &nbsp;The game is teaching you that you don&apos;t need to pick up everything in order to use it or get at what&apos;s hiding inside. &nbsp;There is still a bit of trial and error for new players, though the general gist should still be easily grasped through that one puzzle.

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  @aedwardsss · 2 years ago

  The Uninvited (another MacVenture game by the Shadowgate people) gave me an actual jump scare as a kid.<br><br>I definitely recommend that and “DeJa Vu”

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  @JoakimKanon · 2 years ago

  Goodness gravy, the music of Shadowgate. 🤩

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  @MaidenHell1977 · 2 years ago

  The Log Driver&apos;s Waltz. &nbsp;It&apos;s so beautiful.

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  @totalimmortal88 · 2 years ago

  My childhood anxiety just came back listening to that Shadowgate theme!! man I loved that game. &nbsp;Nothing on the NES came as close as anxiety inducing as hearing that theme when your last torch starts to run out and you know the grim reaper screen is lurking! Loved how crazy that game was, something always waiting to kill you haha.

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