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Nightmare in the Dark

There lived one gravedigger at a very small village in a remote region. He lived a quiet, solitary life in a corner of the cemetery. He kept away from the village people due to his very ugly appearance. One…

1 January 2000

Nightmare in the Dark is a platform, released 1 January 2000 on Neo Geo AES, Arcade and Neo Geo MVS.

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What Nightmare in the Dark is

Nightmare in the Dark was released in 2000. It was published by Gavaking. It is available on Neo Geo AES, Arcade and Neo Geo MVS.

The premise, in the publisher's words

There lived one gravedigger at a very small village in a remote region. He lived a quiet, solitary life in a corner of the cemetery. He kept away from the village people due to his very ugly appearance. One day, he found the graves were ransacked and some corpses were stolen. He didn't want the village people to find out, so he decided to eliminate the grave burglars by himself. Thus, he patrolled the cemetery every night. A good ghoul goes around graveyards protecting them from evil doers. The player clears the area and collecting power ups using it to eliminate the enemies. There are five stages with five levels each, and each one of them has you throwing fireballs at ghouls, ghosts…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and horror.

What it launched against

Nightmare in the Dark launched on 1 January 2000, within three weeks of Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead and Little Fighter 2.

Released around the same time: Shenmue, Planescape: Torment, The Typing of the Dead, Little Fighter 2.

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When did Nightmare in the Dark come out?
Nightmare in the Dark was released on 1 January 2000 for Neo Geo AES, Arcade and Neo Geo MVS.

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