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[[Image:Uninvited - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American NES box art.]]
 
[[Image:Uninvited - NES - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American NES box art.]]
  
'''''Uninvited''''' is a puzzle adventure game with a horror theme created by [[ICOM Simulations]] and first released on [[Macintosh]] in 1986, and then ported to a bunch of different platforms.
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'''''Uninvited''''' is a puzzle adventure game with a horror theme created by [[ICOM Simulations]] and first released on [[Macintosh]] in 1986, and then ported to a bunch of different platforms. The game uses the [[MacVenture Engine]].
  
I bought Uninvited because it appeared to be the same type of game as one of my favorites, [[Shadowgate]]. I got it as a used rental cartridge from Kroger along with Shadowgate and [[Deja Vu]]. I got really far into the game when I first played it, but got bored of it. Around 2010, I decided to try and beat it properly, and did.
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I bought ''Uninvited'' because it appeared to be the same type of game as one of my favorites, ''[[Shadowgate]]''. I got it as a used rental cartridge from Kroger along with ''Shadowgate'' and ''[[Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!|Déjà Vu]]''. I got really far into the game when I first played it, but got bored of it. Around 2010, I decided to try and beat it properly, and did.
  
 
==Status==
 
==Status==
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==Review==
 
==Review==
* '''Overall:''' 4/10
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* '''Overall:''' 5/10
 
* '''Best Version:''' NES
 
* '''Best Version:''' NES
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{{Spoilers}}
  
 
===Good===
 
===Good===
 
* The game's artwork is pretty good in most of the ports, and the NES port has great music.
 
* The game's artwork is pretty good in most of the ports, and the NES port has great music.
 
* The interface is nicely intuitive.
 
* The interface is nicely intuitive.
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* [[Hiroyuki Masuno]]'s soundtrack is quite nice.
  
 
===Bad===
 
===Bad===
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* The red skull that drives you crazy and slowly kills you every couple dozen moves is very obnoxious. Only years later did I learn that starts when you pick up the ruby, and can be avoided all together if you just leave the item where is lies. I wish the game would indicate this in some way.
 
* The red skull that drives you crazy and slowly kills you every couple dozen moves is very obnoxious. Only years later did I learn that starts when you pick up the ruby, and can be avoided all together if you just leave the item where is lies. I wish the game would indicate this in some way.
  
==Box Art==
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==Media==
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===Box Art===
 
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Uninvited - C64 - USA.jpg|This box art was used for the Mac, Amiga, Apple II GS, Atari ST, and DOS. It's a pretty nice creepy looking house and gives you a good idea about what kind of game you're going to play. The layout is awfully boring, but I think this is my favorite cover art.
 
Uninvited - C64 - USA.jpg|This box art was used for the Mac, Amiga, Apple II GS, Atari ST, and DOS. It's a pretty nice creepy looking house and gives you a good idea about what kind of game you're going to play. The layout is awfully boring, but I think this is my favorite cover art.
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</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
==Gallery==
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===Documentation===
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
Uninvited - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
 
Uninvited - NES - Manual.pdf|Game manual.
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There is also an official hint guide to this game, which I haven't been able to find.
 
There is also an official hint guide to this game, which I haven't been able to find.
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===Videos===
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjl3yLYePmE youtube.com/watch?v=xjl3yLYePmE] - Longplay.
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==Titles==
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation
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| English || Uninvited || ||
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| Japanese || 悪魔の招待状 || Akuma no Shotaijo || The Devil's Invitation
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|}
  
 
==Links==
 
==Links==
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* [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited_(NES) vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited_(NES)] - Music.
 
* [http://www.vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited_(NES) vgmpf.com/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited_(NES)] - Music.
 
* [http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited] - NES Hacker Database.
 
* [http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited thealmightyguru.com/Games/Hacking/Wiki/index.php/Uninvited] - NES Hacker Database.
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* [https://tcrf.net/Uninvited_(NES) tcrf.net/Uninvited_(NES)] - The Cutting Room Floor.
  
  
 
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[[Category: Amiga Games]]
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[[Category: Apple IIgs Games]]
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[[Category: Commodore 64 Games]]
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[[Category: Macintosh Games]]
 
[[Category: Macintosh Games]]
 
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[[Category: NES Games]]
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[[Category: Windows 3 Games]]
 
[[Category: Puzzle]]
 
[[Category: Puzzle]]
 
[[Category: Adventure]]
 
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[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
 
[[Category: Games I've Beaten]]
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[[Category: 2-bit Color Graphics]]

Revision as of 14:08, 31 May 2019

North American NES box art.

Uninvited is a puzzle adventure game with a horror theme created by ICOM Simulations and first released on Macintosh in 1986, and then ported to a bunch of different platforms. The game uses the MacVenture Engine.

I bought Uninvited because it appeared to be the same type of game as one of my favorites, Shadowgate. I got it as a used rental cartridge from Kroger along with Shadowgate and Déjà Vu. I got really far into the game when I first played it, but got bored of it. Around 2010, I decided to try and beat it properly, and did.

Status

I own this game on the NES and have beaten it.

Review

  • Overall: 5/10
  • Best Version: NES

— This section contains spoilers! —

Good

  • The game's artwork is pretty good in most of the ports, and the NES port has great music.
  • The interface is nicely intuitive.
  • Hiroyuki Masuno's soundtrack is quite nice.

Bad

  • For a horror game, it's not very scary.
  • The maze in the back yard is a bit dull.

Ugly

  • The red skull that drives you crazy and slowly kills you every couple dozen moves is very obnoxious. Only years later did I learn that starts when you pick up the ruby, and can be avoided all together if you just leave the item where is lies. I wish the game would indicate this in some way.

Media

Box Art

Documentation

There is also an official hint guide to this game, which I haven't been able to find.

Videos

Titles

Language Native Transliteration Translation
English Uninvited
Japanese 悪魔の招待状 Akuma no Shotaijo The Devil's Invitation

Links