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Growing up in the late 80s and early 90s, Legend of Zelda (OG and LTTP) and this were the basis of most of my outdoor adventures. Also Platoon (movie & game) and Tour of Duty (TV series). I had many grand adventures in the forest and ridge behind my house. Even had a creek with two huge boulders that was like a gateway or something. Better times for sure.

I burned my penis very badly as a child playing shadowgate.

56:47 This is a reference to a scene from "Life of Brian"

Dig the vid man. Keep it up!

Oh, and my favorite 'funny text' is if you try to "Use Self". The game scolds you for your proclivities, haha. There actually is a way to beat the game without the cloak. If you save the game in the fire room, and then die, you basically respawn in the fire room but it doesn't push you out. I think there's also a way to get past the sphinx by just immediately using one of the items on it BEFORE it asks the riddle - I don't remember which object it is, but basically one of them will always work if you do it before asking the riddle. So, if you care about your inventory staying slim you can do that. You can also dump a bunch of stuff in the burning oil, and I think in the acid fountain as well. I heard of a Kickstarter recently I am wanting to check out where they got the info/files for a planned sequel that never got made and remade it in the old school style. My son is also really into retro games and we play this game together a lot, so I think I might get it for him (as I think it did end up getting made).

For me the part I got stuck on (and had to finally look up) years ago was the fact that the sphere is a multi-use item. It never even occurred to me that you could go back and get it, or that the torch would be powerful enough to melt the lake. Regarding the references, 'Philistines' is a reference to David and Goliath. 'Gehenna' is also the Hebrew world for 'Hell' and is sometimes mentioned as a fire/furnace.

This was one of my favorite games as a kid and I don't think I ever got further than about 25 minutes into this video. I think I would mostly turn it on just to vibe to the music

LOL carpets CAN be burnt and beaten, and stepped on by horses..... that was actually a good guess!

You forgot to drink the liquid from the green pot in the laboratory with the mutated dog. I think after you do, you grow blue hairs on your hands, but it doesn't kill you. You can also TORCH the tapestry hanging in the banquet hall room, the one it says you can't reach. Or you can jump into the lava in the "Motari Riseth" room (brings up some funny text). ALSO you can press SELECT in each room and it will give you a hint of what maybe to do.

My most memorable game. Key behind the skull. I can't believe i stuck to it before finding it. Beat it. Looks like you are drinking from a ba y bottle.

great job on this. the interview was great and the audio is crystal clear. and those visuals...! game was way ahead of its time

Pretty cool hearing how it was done all these years later.

Playing RPGs that tell you that you need to equip gear or it does nothing lead to a little kiddo version of myself doing: "use sword on self" 💀

Dunno if you've seen this, but Nestalgica does a superb guitar medley of the Shadowgate music. ruclips.net/video/sLdT6SyRv4M/видео.htmlsi=tQII_DsZuR9cF5tc Superb video sir. Really enjoyed it. Exactly the inspiration I need to start streaming more retro stuff!

a few years ago i saw a collection on steam with the 3 nes kemco point and click games but now i can't find it or remember the name.

When you intentionally let the torch timer run out my inner child almost got ptsd 😆 ,i also played this a lot as a child but only got through it once with a guide on some parts in later years after the invention of the internet 😅 if i remember correctly so did we have fun on the swedish translation for the bad guy, was he not called something like "den onde kejsare warlord" 😂

58:03 It's very realistic that you got caught up in reading at the library until your torch started to go out and you were reminded there isn't much time. I really enjoyed reading through the books, thank you for the lore! 1:19:08 Today I learned there is a stone called black sapphire. I thought it was as oxymoronic as a blue ruby or a white emerald. 1:35:48 Your mom used to watch you play this game? Did you play together or just in the same room? You know, if you run out of torches, the logical thing to do would not be to fall on your face and die but to crawl back to the last place where you stole a torch. Since they apparently last about two hours, it is probably somebody's job to make the rounds and replace them. Perhaps that person gets scared and goes home once they see someone has been going around breaking mirrors and stuff.

47:45 You got it right with your David and Goliath reference. Goliath was a Philistine, making war on the Israelites. I like how they skip right from that classical reference to a cyclops pun on "Bulls-eye!" There's a theme in the game that cleverness is more important than might; the sword is never useful except for this coup de grace, the spear only gets you through one time. I thought you made the best moral choice by giving the cyclops a second chance before murdering him. I was surprised to see the troll come back; I thought that the lack of a hitting the bottom crash meant that the Grim Reaper was there to catch him. 49:54 If the Castle Shadowgate now looms before you, where have you been all this time? The waiting room? 51:14 That's really funny about opening the bucket. I already watched an entire walkthrough of this game but I am enjoying yours much more.

39:36 Presumably there is a way to open this secret door that doesn't involve shattering the glass every time, but when the only tool you have is a hammer...

So much nightmares and being scared of the dark because of this game.

30:00 This room I remember. Was so stuck on this. I think solving this took me longer than all other rooms together.

ok, I haven't watched this yet, but there's only one thing I want to know about this game. What da hell does it mean that "birds will be different"?

Great clip! Thank you for this!

And here I thought I was the only person in Sweden who loved this game! There is another Shadowgate! On Nintendo 64, play it!

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How donyounget sp many torches?

Why did you only make 2 videos? This one was great.

So I had been looking for this game for what had been over ten years. When I was younger, I read a complete walkthrough of the game in an issue of Nintendo Power (when the game was remade for the game boy color) and it sounded like the coolest damn game, ever. Just today I rediscovered Shadowgate. Interesting lore and a badass castle. Good video.

Thanks for this. I’ve been playing since the early 90s and could never find in depth videos or lore on the game. One of my favorite games ever.