History Videogame / NightTrap

* HappilyMarried: Besides one small disagreement towards the beginning of the game, Sheila and Victor Martin act nothing but lovey-dovey in their relationship, to the point where they even [[spoiler: put off answering Simms's questions in favor of complimenting each other.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: If you play the game right, [[spoiler: the Martin family will be caught by the very traps they've been capturing teenagers in.]]

** The official ReCut included with the UpdatedRerelease takes it up to eleven, as even though all three of the Martins are trapped, [[spoiler: Victor is revealed to [[NotQuiteDead still be alive]] and [[TheBadGuyWins drains Kelly anyway]]]].

* KaizoTrap: [[spoiler: Failing to trap a few Augers menacing Cindy leads to Jeff stepping out to rescue her, and then turn her into a vampire.]] Gameplay continues for several minutes as normal otherwise until right before the climax, at which point control is ripped away from you and you're suddenly killed.

** The original UsefulNotes/SegaCD release had one right at the beginning, the player can lose the game by simply not doing anything during the opening cutscene.

* NotQuiteDead: In the official ReCut, even though all three of the Martins are trapped, [[spoiler: Victor is revealed to still be around and drains Kelly anyway]].

* ReCut: The physical release of the ''20th Anniversary Edition'' came with a VHS that edited the game's cutscenes into a film. It [[PragmaticAdaptation removes]] most of the interactive elements and, befitting the game's cheesy horror film tone, [[spoiler: nearly everyone who can die in the game does and TheBadGuyWins]].

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The DOS port opts to spell Kelly's name as "Kelli."
* StalkerWithACrush: Jeff to Cindy over the course of the game. [[spoiler: If you fail to save her, he'll convert her to a vampire.]]

* TheEighties: While the game was released in 1992, the video was filmed in 1987 and it shows. Oh, and 80's hair.

* TooDumbToLive: [[spoiler: If you let Jeff strangle Swanson before Kelly escapes, he will try to go through the secret passageway by the bookcase door... only to discover too late that he has opened the ''wrong'' side of the door and gets captured by his [[HoistByHisOwnPetard own trap]]]].

* UncertainDoom: It's left ambiguous if [[spoiler: Lt. Simms survives the climax]]. Since you do not [[spoiler: get a perfect ending if you trap him]], it's very possible he was simply knocked out like Swanson (provided you stop her from being strangled). It's also unclear whether [[spoiler:Deke]] survives. He is [[spoiler:thrown through a window by Victor, but it's unclear if this killed him or merely left him incapacitated]].

* WhatTheHellPlayer: Much like Simms, Kelly will call you out if you fail to save the girls, or if you choose not to not [[spoiler: capture the Martins, leading to them capturing her.]]
--> '''Kelly''': ''Whose side are you on anyway?''

-->'''Simms''': What were you ''thinking?!'' You were hired to protect these girls and you just let Ashley die! You're '''''fired!''''' Breaking contact.

-->'''Kelly:''' No, please! Aw...I can't believe you'd do this to me after ''EVERYTHING'' we've been through! [falls through trap]

* WowingCthulhu: [[spoiler: The girls think that Sarah wants them to have a party, so Megan turns on the radio, rocks out (and lip-synchs) to the theme tune, and manages to apparently impress Sarah, unaware that she and her family are a family of vampires.]]
* YouExclamation: In the Bedroom, during the time when [[spoiler: Tony warns Ashley to leave the house while he exposes his vampiric image, she screams, and Kelly bursts in with a pistol pointed at him]]:

* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: [[spoiler: During the Martins' {{Denouement}} with SCAT in the living room, when Victor and Sheila discuss about how the Augers are essentially toothless vampires, SCAT member Collins becomes confused and says, "Vampires?! You've gotta be jivin' me!"]]

* YourLittleDismissiveDiminutive: [[spoiler: When Kelly threatens to shoot Tony for bullying Ashley in the bedroom, he teleports himself out of harm's way, then grabs her gun and says, "Did you really think that this stupid little toy could protect you?!", {{foreshadowing}} the fact that vampires like the Martins are immune to bullets.]]
* YourTraditionIsNotMine: Tony makes it clear early on that he isn't interested in [[spoiler: helping the Martins collect blood anymore, and attempts to warn Ashley of what's going on before Kelly interrupts.]]

''Night Trap'' is an InteractiveMovie game by Creator/DigitalPictures. It was created (well, ''filmed'') in 1987 and was originally intended to be released on Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s videotape-based game console, the NEMO. However, the NEMO was never released, and the game debuted in 1992 on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD]]. In 1994, it arrived on the UsefulNotes/Sega32X, Panasonic UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, it was released on UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and Steam on August 15, 2017 (with the UsefulNotes/XboxOne version set to be released at a later time), complete with a limited physical run which mimics the Sega CD box art; this version includes the prototype game ''Scene of the Crime'' which led into ''Night Trap'''s development. These rereleases were handled by VFX company Flash Film Works, current owners of the Digital Pictures game library and Screaming Villains.

The game is mostly known for the undue controversy that it caused upon release. It is no exaggeration to call it the reason games have age classifications and content ratings; it and ''VideoGame/{{Mortal Kombat|1992}}'' are the primary games that inspired the creation of the ESRB. It has also made several "Worst Games Ever" lists (which is funny in hindsight, considering upon its release it received a fair amount of critical acclaim for its use of full-motion video and multiple-playthrough approach to gameplay). Due to this controversy, then-Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America Chairman declared that ''Night Trap'' would ''never'' appear on any Nintendo system; [[CueTheFlyingPigs however]], in April 2018 it was announced that the game would be coming to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in similar fashion to the [=PS4=] release.

* EvilIsSexy: [[spoiler:Cindy gets a makeover when she is turned into a vampire. She wears a white dress with transparent blouse and loses the ponytail she previously had.]]

''Night Trap'' is a FullMotionVideo game by Creator/DigitalPictures. It was created (well, ''filmed'') in 1987 and was originally intended to be released on Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s videotape-based game console, the NEMO. However, the NEMO was never released, and the game debuted in 1992 on the [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega CD]]. In 1994, it arrived on the UsefulNotes/Sega32X, Panasonic UsefulNotes/ThreeDOInteractiveMultiplayer, UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer, and UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, it was released on UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 and Steam on August 15, 2017 (with the UsefulNotes/XboxOne version set to be released at a later time), complete with a limited physical run which mimics the Sega CD box art; this version includes the prototype game ''Scene of the Crime'' which led into ''Night Trap'''s development. These rereleases were handled by VFX company Flash Film Works, current owners of the Digital Pictures game library and Screaming Villains.

The game is mostly known for the undue controversy that it caused upon release. It is no exaggeration to call it the reason games have age classifications and content ratings; It and ''VideoGame/{{Mortal Kombat|1992}}'' are the primary games that inspired the creation of the ESRB. It has also made several "Worst Games Ever" lists (which is funny in hindsight, considering upon its release it received a fair amount of critical acclaim for its use of full-motion video and multiple-playthrough approach to gameplay). Due to this controversy, then-Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America Chairman declared that ''Night Trap'' would ''never'' appear on any Nintendo system; [[CueTheFlyingPigs however]], in April 2018 it was announced that the game would be coming to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in similar fashion to the [=PS4=] release.

* OffModel:
** In the Control-Vision version's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eshL1DAnAQ8 original intro]] (which is also in the 2017 edition), you can see the top-right monitor showing the entryway, while the second-left monitor on the bottom shows the same entryway, but with a ponytailed girl in a leather jacket and jeans going up the stairs, which means that the entryway on the top-right doesn't show the girl going upstairs and is therefore a duplicate. This is an error on the developers' part when the top-right monitor is supposed to show the driveway.
** Also, a glaring mistake: In the Upstairs Hallway (24:02-24:22), when Kelly goes into the bedroom, [[spoiler:Sheila and her daughter Sarah hold on to Victor after he scares the Augs away, and they teleport into the room]], but in the Bedroom itself (24:14-24:47), [[spoiler:the Martins slowly walk inside one by one while Kelly pleads with you to stop them, without any teleportation at all.]]

The game is mostly known for the undue controversy that it caused upon release. It is no exaggeration to call it the reason games have age classifications and content ratings; It and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1992'' are the primary games that inspired the creation of the ESRB. It has also made several "Worst Games Ever" lists (which is funny in hindsight, considering upon its release it received a fair amount of critical acclaim for its use of full-motion video and multiple-playthrough approach to gameplay). Due to this controversy, then-Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America Chairman declared that ''Night Trap'' would ''never'' appear on any Nintendo system; [[CueTheFlyingPigs however]], in April 2018 it was announced that the game would be coming to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in similar fashion to the [=PS4=] release.

The game is mostly known for the undue controversy that it caused upon release. It is no exaggeration to call it the reason games have age classifications and content ratings; It and ''VideoGame/MortalKombat1'' are the primary games that inspired the creation of the ESRB. It has also made several "Worst Games Ever" lists (which is funny in hindsight, considering upon its release it received a fair amount of critical acclaim for its use of full-motion video and multiple-playthrough approach to gameplay). Due to this controversy, then-Creator/{{Nintendo}} of America Chairman declared that ''Night Trap'' would ''never'' appear on any Nintendo system; [[CueTheFlyingPigs however]], in April 2018 it was announced that the game would be coming to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch in similar fashion to the [=PS4=] release.