Nightshade

aka: Night Shade

Moby ID: 27509

Released

1985 on Commodore 64

Credits

1 person

Releases by Date (by platform)

Publishers

Developers

Ashby Computers and Graphics Limited

Moby Score

7.2

#10,842 of 24.2K

Critics

79% (13)

Players

(11)

Review Ranking

#108 on ZX Spectrum

Collected By

11 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Diagonal-down
Gameplay: Puzzle elements
Interface: Direct control
Setting: Fantasy

Included in

Ultimate Play The Game: The Collected Works (1988)

See Also

Nightshade (1992 on NES, 2019 on Windows, 2020 on Nintendo Switch)
Nightshade (2003 on PlayStation 2)
Nightshade (2016 on PS Vita, 2017 on Windows, 2018 on Nintendo Switch)

Description official description

Between the Seas of the Seven Islands and the purple Mountains lies a valley. Time was that this area was safe and hospitable, however darkness then came - killing many of the inhabitants and warping the minds of the others. Many have gone there, none have returned - can you be the first?

Nightshade is an arcade adventure in scrolling isometric 3D (an advance on earlier Ultimate titles such as Knight Lore, which were flick-screen), with directional or rotational controls. You can take 3 hits from the various roaming monsters - turning from white to yellow to green as you take them - but a 4th costs you one of your five lives. Objects can be thrown at these foes, but only if you have any.

The map is made up of medieval-style buildings, which are visible while you are on the outside but whose roofs lift when you enter them, to ensure full visibility. There are four super-villains to destroy (a mad monk, a skeleton, a ghost, and Mr Grimreaper), and you must find the right objects to do this.

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Conversion by

Shahid Ahmad

Reviews

Critics

Average score: 79% (based on 13 ratings)

Players

Average score: 2.9 out of 5 (based on 11 ratings with 0 reviews)

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Contributors to this Entry

Game added by Martin Smith.

BBC Micro added by S Olafsson. MSX added by Orfikus.

Additional contributors: formercontrib, ZeTomes.

Game added April 9, 2007. Last modified March 8, 2024.