Line #11 YMMV/NightTrap


1	* AngstWhatAngst: [[spoiler:If you don't trap Jeff in the living room, then after he has strangled S.C.A.T. member Swanson and Kelly runs away, he tries to go through the secret passageway, [[TooDumbToLive only to open the bookcase door the wrong way and end up getting trapped]]. Sheila at first expresses concern, but her husband Victor tells her not to worry about Jeff, and she recovers in a few seconds before she, Victor, and Sarah go after Kelly.]]
2	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The ''Night Trap'' theme song is very epic and has a good rhythm. It's even used in the credits. Even people who don't like the game find the theme decent.
3	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The tennis racket song that plays early in the game is arguably this. It's the only musical number in the game, complete with polished MTV production, blatant lip-syncing, and hokey choreography. Although the lyrics are vaguely about the events in the game, none of the characters act like they even remember it later on, and it's so out-of-place that it has earned a special infamy in gaming history. What's even more hilarious is that after Megan starts performing, the rest of the Augers' targets [[spoiler:and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Sarah]]]] gleefully join her, only to be completely surprised by everything that unfolds shortly thereafter.
4	* CultClassic: Its legacy as a notorious FMV game with (typical for the medium at the time) corny acting has given it a following that continues to the present day, to the point that it is being rereleased for modern platforms.
5	* HilariousInHindsight:
6	** The game's "watching security cameras" mechanic becomes this in the wake of ''[[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 Five Nights at Freddy's]]''.
7	** The whole idea of the game being the subject of hearings in regards to its content, since it is downright chaste compared to ''Mortal Kombat'' and later Mature-rated games.
8	** The [[SameContentDifferentRating Teen rating]] from the 25th anniversary remaster. This came from a game which, alongside ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', was responsible for the ESRB in the first place, and in its original form was one of the first recipients of the board's Mature rating.
9	** Back during that same early-90s violent video game controversy, Creator/{{Nintendo}}, which was still adamantly enforcing a family friendly image on all of their third-party developers, took pride in the fact this game wasn't on their systems and publicly denounced Sega for licensing it. Over 25 years later, the remastered version was ported to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch. Adding to the hilarity, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co8ixwQYj3w the reveal trailer]] opens with a clip of then-chairman of Nintendo of America Howard Lincoln testifying before Congress that the game would never appear on a Nintendo console. [[GilliganCut Cue a cut to the Nintendo Switch logo.]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ8dE5Z5ErY Another trailer]] doesn't feature Lincoln's quote, but references it by being titled "Never Say Never".
10	* {{Narm}}: A lot of the dialogue, but the ending especially. This was actually invoked, too. In an interview, one of the directors said the "Violence" in the game was deliberately designed to be so cartoonish and over-the-top that nobody would possibly think to try it in real life, making this somewhat of an IntendedAudienceReaction. The crew was even laughing on-stage between takes at how ridiculous it was.
11	* NarmCharm: As mentioned, many people find the overacting and the SpecialEffectsFailure to actually be part of the game's charm.
12	* OvershadowedByControversy: One of the games that contributed to the ESRB ratings; one scene in particular led to intense Senate hearings in the United States, although the game specifically calls you out for failing to save the woman.
13	* PlayTheGameSkipTheStory: Arguably an EnforcedTrope. As WebVideo/ScottTheWoz points out in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WYFd4Q0EWo his review]] of the game, finishing the game successfully requires the player to keep busy looking for the Augers instead of trying to follow the story. The ''25th Anniversary Edition'' fixes this problem by letting you unlock a mode that lets you watch the story details on their own.
14	* PolishedPort:
15	** The updated releases for the CD 32X, 3DO and home computers featured much-improved video quality over the blocky, stuttery Sega CD original version of the game.
16	** The 25th Anniversary Edition, released on systems with much larger storage capacity and beefy modern video hardware, give the best video quality ever, with not a scrap of artifacting.
17	* TheScrappy: Simms is disliked by most players since he is the character who gives most of the game-overs.
18	* SignatureScene: The bathroom death scene, which was the focal point for the controversy surrounding the game.
19	* SoBadItsGood: While the gameplay itself is lacking, the movie that plays out during it is pretty damn hilarious. (Sadly, you won't see most of it if you're going for a perfect score.) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUinUNuM3xk Click here]] to watch it. (Don't worry, it's completely work safe.)
20	* SpecialEffectFailure: You can spot actors with microphones attached to their waists.
21	** In the second part of the driveway, when Weird Eddie flees from the threatening Martin cousins Jeff and Tony, if you listen hard, you can hear the boys' laughter followed by a director calling out "Cut!" from the background.
22	** Also, when SCAT member Jason barges in to the Downstairs Hallway and crouches down, you can hear some stifled laughter from the crew before he speaks through his walkie-talkie.
23	** And again, [[spoiler:when you trap Sheila in the bedroom and Kelly thanks you before turning to the remaining Martins, and then to you with an "OhCrap" look,]] you can hear some of the film crew bursting into laughter at the closet trap from far away if you listen closely.
24	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: While the Augers were interesting enemies, it would've been more fun to see more normal vampires. We don't get those unless you let [[spoiler:one of the Martins]] escape, or [[spoiler:Jeff bite Cindy]]. Even if you do save all the girls (and Danny in the extra footage added for the remaster), most of them are last seen running away from augers to who knows where. It might have been cool if they all showed up to help Kelly and you for the big finale.
25	* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: A consequence of having the footage shot in 1987. [[TheEighties It shows.]] The game was fortunate enough to be released in October 1992 when the cultural hangovers from the previous decade were still mostly present, but within the next few years it ended up aging like damp bread.
26	* ValuesDissonance: Modern players who try this game for the first time will probably fail to see what what the fuss was about. Like mentioned before, the "violence" is deliberately over-the-top and cartoonish, and the bathroom scene is very tame by modern standards. This is probably the reason the re-release got a T for Teen rating.
27	* {{Woolseyism}}: The Japanese dub has traces of the changes in the lines here and there. One example in the bathroom shows Tony telling Ashley that [[YouRemindMeOfX she reminds him of "a person I knew and loved long ago..."]]; where the English version has "...but that could never be," the Japanese dub replaces it with "Kanojo da mō shinderu/かのじょだもう死んでいる" (lit. "She's already dead").

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