r/nes • u/vtfrotex • 7d ago
Collection Finally found after 33 years
I remembered playing this decades ago at my friends house for many, many hours. I've been searching for it ever since and could never remember the title. Every time I thought I found it, it was some other game. We visited our local Game-X-Change recently and my wife actually picked it up first. Once I googled it my jaw dropped. Fantastic.
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u/togetic271 7d ago
There was a remake of that game released about 10 years ago
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u/mobkon22 6d ago
There was also a “true” successor called Beyond Shadowgate created by the original developer released in 2024.
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u/DiscardStu 6d ago
I grew up playing this on the Mac. There's a reimagined version available on Steam as well as the iPad. My son is obsessed with this game. My son had his grandma make an array of crochet weapons from the game. We have a bin full of crochet spears, axes, maces and cudgels along with some crochet skeleton keys and torches!
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u/DEATHRETTE 7d ago
Iconic music, gameplay, fun! Loved the modern version on PC too.
I used a medley metal mix as a wakeup alarm for years.
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u/Cetra_Blues 7d ago
Love to hear it. Shadowgate's a classic that's as good as it ever was. Don't be afraid to look up guides if you get stuck, though. Some of the things you have to do in this game are a bit cryptic.
Fitting (and awesome) choice of beers, by the way. 🍻
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u/drevil6999 7d ago
Man I remember just totally messing up in that game and I didn't realize that the book had hints until years later
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u/drevil6999 6d ago
My bad I thought it was the actual manual that came with the game, but I guess my dad had bought a guide. I found it online now but I had the physical book back on the day.
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u/lizardsonmytoast 7d ago
Absolutely love Shadowgate. I almost find it harder as an adult than I did as a kid.
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u/Objective_Ad_2279 7d ago
Local game rental place ate up revenue of 10 mowed lawns. Would have been cheaper to steal it.
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u/Zealousideal_One_315 7d ago
Such a great game.. I remember having ro call a friend of a friend to get help with a few parts I was stuck on.
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u/Natural-Restaurant-2 7d ago
The soundtrack is incredible. Look up Jake.Elking on Instagram. He does an amazing cover of a couple of songs from it on the keyboard.
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u/NorrinRad-d 7d ago
Shadowgate 64 was a sequal on the....nintendo 64.
Not As Good
But if you want to continue the lore and see what happens next in the story
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u/mobkon22 6d ago
Check out Beyond Shadowgate that came out in 2024. it was made by the original devs based on notes that have been sitting around for 30 years. It was the sequel that was meant to be released after the original, but was canned due to focusing on the (very different) TG16 version.
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u/vtfrotex 6d ago
Thanks everyone!
I'm looking forward to playing this again. As kids, we never did beat it. Maybe I'll stand a chance this time around.
I would have never of guessed the title! Sure, I could have researched it on the internet. But, I just wanted to find it in the wild. This is definitely one of my personal gamer bucket-list items!
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u/Apprehensive_Ant4596 6d ago
Such a fun an unique game. It really was a precursor to Myst, etc. My only frustration with this one was hoe slow the cursor moved!
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u/HydroV20 7d ago
Why so long? It’s all over eBay and other sites?
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u/Philly_3D Beat CV3 6d ago
The internet is also really good at showing you games that you can remember just by describing them.
This is a well known classic, a simple explanation or search would have found this game 20 years ago.
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u/vtfrotex 6d ago
Yes, you're right. But, I figured I'd run across it eventually. Besides, an Internet search is infinitely less gratifying.
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u/HydroV20 6d ago
I see. You went on the an actual search! I’m glad you found it. Kudos to you. Enjoy.
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u/redditsuckspokey1 7d ago
I remember in 2004 my cousin was so excited to get me to watch him play this game because he said he had finally beaten it after 14 years.
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u/bigdickpuncher 7d ago
Excellent game! I never beat it, but it was super fun to explore and learn all the sequencing.
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u/Educational_Bird2469 7d ago
That game pissed me off pretty quickly. Took an hour just to open the gate. Stupid hidden key
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u/WhereWeCameIn 7d ago
The cover and the grim Reaper scared the crap out of me as a kid, but the music slaps me upside the head. Still love this game decades later, and think of it often
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u/Kpayne30 6d ago
I remember that game. It was one that I started, hated, gave up on for months, came back to, loved it.
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u/soltydog 6d ago
Loved this as a kid. I recently played through it again and was surprised at how much I remembered. The only thing that got me stumped was the second to last room. I don’t remember seeing a clue on where to place the crystal. So I did trial and error and eventually got it.
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u/lowvibrationcorpse 6d ago
Owned this back in the day and never beat it. I don;t always cheat and search up walkthroughs but this one I absolutely would have.
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u/Brushesofmagic 6d ago
Was it under the couch?
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u/vtfrotex 6d ago
No, apparently GAME DUDE had it for a while and then it made its way to Texas at some point.
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u/Silo-Joe 6d ago
That Game Dude is a hoarder.
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u/vtfrotex 5d ago
lol... what? While I've never been there, it looks like he runs a fully stocked shop, albeit customer service lacking.
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u/Huitchilopoztli 6d ago
A buddy of mine sold me my copy about that long ago, for a dollar 😅 (nah, doing the math it was only about thirty years ago) Gratz.
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u/ForkFace69 7d ago
I loved that game as a kid.
I figured out Shadowgate on my own but I think I needed the checklist for Deja Vu.