Shadowgate (NES)

Shadowgate

Platform: NES Year: 1989 Developer: Kemco▲Seika Buy: Amazon

Shadowgate is a point-and-click game originally developed by Icom Simulations for the Macintosh and other various computers before eventually being ported to the NES by Kemco. In this game, you play the role of a courageous knight who must enter dreaded castle Shadowgate to stop an evil wizard from summoning the great Behemoth to destroy the world. Although it has an action adventure plot, the game is a puzzle adventure that uses a point and click interface. Instead of hacking apart monsters you use cunning and common sense to make your way through the various rooms of the castle. You encounter various beasts, weapons, traps, magical spells, and strange devices. You can choose from several different actions like take, open, look, and use to manipulate the puzzles and items you find along the way. Like the other Icom point-and-click games, the game can get boring once you know how to beat the game and complete it several times, yet, there is still a little replay value since there are different methods you can use to complete various tasks.

Screenshots

The title screen. Outside the deadly Shadowgate castle. Probably not a good idea to advance any further down this hall. Keep an eye on your torches! 256px How can I reach that key through shark infested waters? Expect to see this screen a few thousand times before you beat the game.

Music

The game features several nice tracks of haunting ambient music to fit its Gothic atmosphere. While the game doesn't have credits, Hiroyuki Masuno has claimed credit for composing the music, converting it to the NES, and programming the sound driver.

Track 13 of the NSF soundtrack doesn't seem to be played in the game. It may have been composed for the infamous Goblin Room that existed in several versions of the game, but was removed in the NES version.

Recording

#	Title	Composer	Arranger	Length	Size	Listen
01	Shadowgate	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	2:18	1.9 MB
02	Entranceway	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:57	757 KB
03	Wandering	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	1:31	1.2 MB
04	Dragon	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:40	545 KB
05	Mirror Room	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:54	677 KB
06	Danger	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:34	495 KB
07	Courtyard	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	1:20	1.1 MB
08	Hallway	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	1:05	849 KB
09	Library	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:28	399 KB
10	Torch's Dying	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:49	708 KB
11	Dead	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:57	952 KB
12	Ending	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	1:49	1.6 MB
13	Goblin Room	Hiroyuki Masuno	Hiroyuki Masuno	0:25	339 KB

Credits

• Ripper: TNSe^1999
• Recorder: TheAlmightyGuru
• Game Credits:
  • Not Credited Composer: Hiroyuki Masuno
  • Not Credited Arranger: Hiroyuki Masuno

(Source: Game lacks credits) Hiroyuki Masuno has been contacted and taken credit for the composition and arrangement of the music of Shadowgate.

Game Rip

Format	Download	Size
	Download	12 KB

Ripping NES music is a very arduous process that is beyond the scope of this site.

Releases

Japan Title: シャドウゲイト (Shadowgate) Platform: Famicom Released: 1989-03-31 Publisher: Kemco     USA Title: Shadowgate (Shadowgate) Platform: NES Released: 1989-12-?? Publisher: Kemco▲Seika     UK Title: Shadowgate (Shadowgate) Platform: NES Released: 1991-05-30 Publisher: Kemco

Links

• mobygames.com/game/nes/shadowgate - Moby Games.
• gamefaqs.com/nes/563455-shadowgate - GameFAQs.
• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowgate - Wikipedia.