Nightmare game video (Part 1 of 7)

**Special thanks to Jeff Bugbee for making this happen**

This is the video for the first Nightmare game, released in 1991.

Nightmare (game)
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Nightmare is a video board game released in 1991 by A Couple 'A Cowboys PTY LTD. It was written and directed by Brett Clements and produced by Phillip Tanner. Packaged with a sixty minute video cassette, the game required 3-6 players (often referred to as 'maggots' or 'harbingers') to attempt to collect keys while trying to beat the clock included on the video. At random intervals the game would stop and The Gatekeeper (portrayed by Wenanty Nosul in the English language version) would appear to either taunt, reward, or punish the players in a variety of ways.

Prior to beginning the game the players are required to write their "greatest fear" on individual slips of paper. The game is won by collecting six special keys before making it to the center of the game board where the player would draw a 'fear'. If that player draws someone else's fear, the tape was stopped and that player declared the winner (in later versions of the game, one must draw their own fear to win). If no one is able to accomplish this within a set amount of time (45-60 minutes), the Gatekeeper is declared the winner.

Due to issues with overseas production, the game's name was later changed to Atmosfear for its release outside of the United States, Canada and Australia; in the UK, this was also to avoid confusion with the board game version of Knightmare. After the release of the original game the title has spawned a number of sequels, add-ons, and spin offs under both the Nightmare and Atmosfear titles. This includes a card game, a CD-ROM version, and most recently a new series of DVD TV Games by Forest Interactive. In the later DVD games, the games adapt from the host persona. For example, Khufu's game is an Egyptian twist of the traditional Atmosfear/Nightmare series.

Category:

Comedy

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• nightmare
• gatekeeper
• atmosfear

[voicetube]

I found him on IMDB: Wenanty Nosul is the actor's name!

This is certainly a classic!!

[spayspay]

@voicetube Thanks!

[BoldAndTheBitchyful]

My dad did the sound for this game and he knew the guy who played the gatekeeper.. and our family would play this game when I was about 5 or 6 years old, and one day I got a phonecall from the gatekeeper himself (my dad had set the call up) and shat myself.

[spayspay]

@BoldAndTheBitchyful That is fucking awesome! Is The Gatekeeper on Facebook? I want to friend him.

[wvoelcker]

As a kid I once tried to make my own version of this by hiding in the cupboard with a towel on my head and setting a camcorder up on the other side of the room.

[0Brilwen0]

My family and I used to play this every weekend and eat junk food while playing it. I always played the witch!!! And damn the gate keeper classic spook!!!

[TheMonsterSkull]

@BoldAndTheBitchyful Pretty cool scare, sounds fun :)

[louisbei]

my dad played this when i was 3 i shat my self!!!

[brightcolours234]

OMG i use to play this game all the time! and atmosfear!

[Nelo187]

Hello everyone! Just wanted to announce that i've created a fan-made Nightmare game! I've tried putting it online via torrent...not sure if it's worked yet but if you would like it send me a message and I can email you the torrent. You need the original Nightmare game to play it btw!

[BIuejay]

This game fucking rocked. The sequels were dodgy, however.

[Andromanche1337]

I used to play this! Best game ever!

[TheWiddaC]

I actually just used these videoes to play atmosfear I forgot how much of a beast it was lol

Peace!!

[rytsurai]

@rytsurai im referring to 2:02 on the tape...05:41 on the video