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Night Trap
Publisher: Sega, Digital Pictures Developer: Digital Pictures System(s): Sega Mega-CD, Sega Mega-CD 32X ROM Size: 589MB+493MB(JP) Genre: Adventure Release Date RRP Code JP 1993-11-19 ¥8,800 G-6025 US 1992 $? 4903 US (Rerelease) 1995 $? T-162105 EU 1993 £39.99 4903 FR 1993  ?FF 4903-09 BR 199x $? 063000 US 1994 $? T-16202F EU 1994 £? T-16202F-50 ESRB BBFC

Night Trap (ナイトトラップ) is a controversial video game developed by Digital Pictures for DOS and Macintosh computers, the 3DO and the Sega Mega-CD. It is also one of six Mega CD 32X games.

Night Trap consists entirely of full motion videos, the first video game ever to do so. In the game the player has to save five girls who are staying within a house from being killed by triggering various events. The player can move between various rooms of the house, and each room changes in real time depending on the player's action.

"Night Trap" was initially produced for an unreleased console by Hasbro called the NEMO, which relied on VHS tapes instead of ROM cartridges, but development moved to the Mega CD when the console was scrapped. The Sega versions include many references to Sega products, something that was removed in later non-Sega releases for obvious reasons.

Despite having no on-screen nudity or violent content, Night Trap was one of the first video games to be criticised for having "mature content", and prompted, along with Mortal Kombat and Doom, the creation of the Entertainment Software Rating Board in North America to regulate video games for the general public. It would go on to inspire numerous FMV games for the next few years.

Promotional Material

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  Mega-CD UK print advert

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  Mega-CD FR print advert

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  Mega-CD 32X UK print advert

Physical Scans

Mega CD Version

	81	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 15 reviews
Publication Score Source Consoles + 90 №30, p120/121/122 Computer & Video Games 71 №138, p70/71 GameFan 69 GamesMaster 85 №5, p27 Joypad 89 №31, p124/125 Mega Drive Advanced Gaming 82 №10, p52/53/54/55 Mega 85 №7, p40/41 MegaTech 79 №17, p72/73/74/75 Mean Machines Sega 89 №7, p60-63Media:MeanMachinesSega07UK.pdf Player One 86 №40, p100/101 Sega Power 84 №44, p54/55 Sega Pro 87 №19, p28/29 Sega Force (UK) 84 №18, p64-66Media:SegaForce18UK.pdf Sega Zone (UK) 58 №8, p30/31 Sonic the Comic 75 №2, p12

Mega-CD, US
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Disc 1 Disc 2 Manual

Mega-CD, US (re-release)
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Disc 1 Disc 2 Manual

Mega-CD, EU
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Spinecard Disc 1 Disc 2

Mega-CD, FR
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Disc 1 Disc 2

Mega-CD, JP
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Spinecard Disc 1 Disc 2

Mega-CD, BR
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Mega CD 32X Version

	77	Sega Retro Average
		Based on 7 reviews
Publication Score Source Consoles + 84 №45, p152 FLUX 83 Mega Force 85 Player One 80 №54, p102 Sega Power 80 №66, p53 Sega MegaZone 59 №54, p29 Video Games & Computer Entertainment 70

Mega-CD 32X, US
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Mega-CD 32X, EU
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