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Did you ever get nighmares from games? I did. "Escape from Camp Deadly"
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legacyzero
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I had nightmares about running around in dark caves in Minecraft.
Joe Shlabotnik
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Holy shit I haven't thought about this game in over 20 years. And yes it was kind of unsettling and fucking difficult.
fredrancour
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totally looks like something somebody'd make up for a creepypasta.
Green Wiggly
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I had nightmares about Phantasy Star 3. I'd spend the entire night tossing and turning, walking the world map, fighting random battles and being completely lost.
I've had Silent Hill-esque dreams, while obviously terrifying, the dreams behave like a game, so I don't feel much fear, I know I can restart the game, or load the last save, it's funny.
The real nightmare was in some generic game where I died, I can't even remember the game, but I remember dying and getting that blackness, the feeling was terrible even though the game was nothing, it was like pong, somehow I manage to get some life, and the indicator started to flash, but it felt awful,
The real nightmare was in some generic game where I died, I can't even remember the game, but I remember dying and getting that blackness, the feeling was terrible even though the game was nothing, it was like pong, somehow I manage to get some life, and the indicator started to flash, but it felt awful,
thatsafakewebsitebro
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The two best examples I can think of are Fester's Quest on the NES and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. The latter was more of the grotesque monsters and the demonic symbolisms sprinkled on in the backgrounds. Nothing crazy, even as I would play it didn't affect me, but sure enough, the nightmares showed up. Still wouldn't detract in me saying that SotN is one of the greatest games ever made. Fester's Quest...not so much.
SenkiDala
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Oh nope, never. Even though I'm a big fan of the Survival Horror genre, I neved had even one nightmare from a game.
But I had dreams, dreams because I was expectif so much a game... The biggest I remember is from Bio Hazard 3 (in japanese import), I was sooooooo much excpecting this game I was dreaming every night about the screenshots I've seen in magazine.
But I had dreams, dreams because I was expectif so much a game... The biggest I remember is from Bio Hazard 3 (in japanese import), I was sooooooo much excpecting this game I was dreaming every night about the screenshots I've seen in magazine.
Jawmuncher
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As a kid Resident Evil Nemesis used to terrify me. Just because of how Nemesis would change you. Nothing was worse than being at a camera angle where you could see him and hearing his entry roar. Funny thing is that's now one of my favorite games of all time.
SenkiDala
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Oh so that's funny because we both have a special link with BH3, you by nightmares and me by dreams.
Spring-Loaded
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Once.
I was playing Eternal Darkness with a friend (during the daytime with other people milling around) when I activated the
. It made me jump more violently than anything in my life prior. My friend much dove backward yelling "No!", his face in his hands. I was shaking as I turned off the Gamecube. The scene and
stayed with me the entire day.
Later that night, I had a nightmare. I don't even remember what the dream was about, but I woke up screaming. The sound woke my mother up and she left her room to check on me. She asked if I was OK and I said it must have been a bad dream.
Later that day, I asked what time I woke her up and she said it was 3:33 a.m.
She hadn't seen me play the game nor had I told her about the beginning sequence. Returned that game to the rental place and never touched it again
I was playing Eternal Darkness with a friend (during the daytime with other people milling around) when I activated the
bathtub moment
Alexandra Roivas' scream
Later that night, I had a nightmare. I don't even remember what the dream was about, but I woke up screaming. The sound woke my mother up and she left her room to check on me. She asked if I was OK and I said it must have been a bad dream.
Later that day, I asked what time I woke her up and she said it was 3:33 a.m.
She hadn't seen me play the game nor had I told her about the beginning sequence. Returned that game to the rental place and never touched it again
This gave me nightmares, the last letter from Princess Peach that was actually from Bowser...the music that played, the red flashing screen...
Haha, classic Bowser. Love that guy.
Real talk though? Haunted houses in SMW. Couldn't handle them as a kid.
I don't even wanna think about how I reacted when I first saw a Doom demo running in the window of my local Compucentre...
I got nightmares everytime I played Yoshi's Story. Especially when I would be near those giant hearts. That creepy music eerily coming in through my speakers. I would have the same nightmare everytime too. I am Mario and I'm walking through the Mushroom Kingdom when all of a sudden, a piranha plant gobbles me up. But then I'm in a dark room and Dr. Robotnik has this giant machine coming down on me and kills me. And then I wake up in a pool of my own sweat. Still creeps me out to this day.
I am Christina Aguilera
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Bart Simpson caught in a camp. I just rediscovered this game and it's as bad as I remembered.
As a kid this game gave me nightmares. It was hard, the atmosphere was weird and it was hard as hell.
And btw the game was shit.
In fairness though, I actually hated this game less than the NES games, since this one was at least straightforward. The first thing that you collect in the game netting you a total of 666 points probably doesn't help its case as nightmare fuel.
STOP IT BART
Wrong Simpsons game to get nightmares over, if you ask me.
Now THIS:
That's the shit to stress over. Especially when you're like 5-ish and that's the only game at your cousin's house you couldn't get anywhere in. His other games, sure? Buster Busts Loose, Turtles in Time, Mario All-Stars? Perfectly navigable. But then you have this game and it's layout blocking trees, endless Jebidiah Heads and that level. People who've played it know which one I mean, but for those that don't: Skip to about 48:30.
Mind you, I didn't have nightmares about it, but I must've come pretty close, due to my age and the game's difficulty.
Now THIS:
That's the shit to stress over. Especially when you're like 5-ish and that's the only game at your cousin's house you couldn't get anywhere in. His other games, sure? Buster Busts Loose, Turtles in Time, Mario All-Stars? Perfectly navigable. But then you have this game and it's layout blocking trees, endless Jebidiah Heads and that level. People who've played it know which one I mean, but for those that don't: Skip to about 48:30.
Mind you, I didn't have nightmares about it, but I must've come pretty close, due to my age and the game's difficulty.
Stratostar
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Not sure if serious.
Clock Tower.
this was recently too. I was around 16 when I played it (as I had just heard of the series. I was playing it on an emulator, around at night for the full experience. Clock Tower...is an extremely unsettling, stressful, disturbing, frightening game to play. I would have really bad nightmares during me playing it. some based on the game, others being really demented, fucked up Faces of Death shit.
I love Clock Tower, but I will never touch it again.
this was recently too. I was around 16 when I played it (as I had just heard of the series. I was playing it on an emulator, around at night for the full experience. Clock Tower...is an extremely unsettling, stressful, disturbing, frightening game to play. I would have really bad nightmares during me playing it. some based on the game, others being really demented, fucked up Faces of Death shit.
I love Clock Tower, but I will never touch it again.
LBTRecords
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Resident evil 2. Played the 10 min demo disk on PC that came with PC gamer magazine I think it was. Never played anything like that in my life at that age. Especially the part where once you died and the "You died" screen came up, the zombies would crouch down continually goring you as the camera panned out with the munching sounds of zombies having a feast. Very unreal especially since I was fond of Leon and to see him continual get killed whether it be by zombies or his head being decapitated by the licker. Instant nightmares that same night, woke up entrenched in sweat.
Fahrenheit.
I dunno why, but it's the only game i had nightmares after play. I remember playing it thru the first time and having this nightmare at night. Later i replayed the game, and had the same nightmare. It's funny, i don't really have bunch of nightmares in my sleep, but when it comes to playing Fahrenheit, i can tell for sure that the night is screwed. Need to replay it again and see if it's gonna happen again. It's been a long time, and i can't remember what it was, maybe it will happen again and i will come back to tell you
I dunno why, but it's the only game i had nightmares after play. I remember playing it thru the first time and having this nightmare at night. Later i replayed the game, and had the same nightmare. It's funny, i don't really have bunch of nightmares in my sleep, but when it comes to playing Fahrenheit, i can tell for sure that the night is screwed. Need to replay it again and see if it's gonna happen again. It's been a long time, and i can't remember what it was, maybe it will happen again and i will come back to tell you
Crash Station
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Saya no Uta. The soundtrack still gives me chills and makes me remember some of the weird dreams I had about it.
uncleslappy
nethack is my favorite dark souls clone
Never a nightmare, but the title music from Metroid and RC Pro Am would always scare the crap out of me. Every time I started either game, I hammered the Start button so I wouldn't have to hear the music.
Bjoern the Smexy
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Had nightmares when I finished both Silent Hill 2 and 3.
This thing still haunts me in some of my nightmares:
Strangely enough these nightmares really started as soon as I finished either game, never when I was in between sessions.
This thing still haunts me in some of my nightmares:
Strangely enough these nightmares really started as soon as I finished either game, never when I was in between sessions.
chrominance
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I remember one night where I couldn't sleep because every time I closed my eyes, I would see skeletons hanging from the ceiling. Yup, Wolfenstein 3D. What's weird to me is that it only happened once--normally the game wasn't at all scary.
Speaking of SMW, believe or not, the keyholes with their sudden zooming and weird-ass sound effect made me crap when 'twas wee little, I kid ye not.
CrackPebbles
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I used to get the same nightmare all the time, Im playing a horror game and it won't shut down, even if I unplug the tv or break the game system(it used to be a ps2 but then it was a pc most recently) the game does not turn off. It just gets louder and louder.
In The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons, there's a death scene that freaked me out so much as a kid.
After destroying their keep (which is an optional dungeon), a depressed Great Moblin flees to an abandoned house in Sunken City to rebuild his lair.
You can actually attempt to ignite the bombs in the corner of the house, in which he (with his minions) flee as the house explodes.
After some time they'll patch up the house and attempt rebuilding again.
Once you attempt to blow up their house a third time, they'll finally catch on to what you're doing, and...
His minions grab you, throw you against the wall, which renders you unconscious.
You then watch as the house explodes with you inside in, which kills you and results in a Game Over.
After destroying their keep (which is an optional dungeon), a depressed Great Moblin flees to an abandoned house in Sunken City to rebuild his lair.
You can actually attempt to ignite the bombs in the corner of the house, in which he (with his minions) flee as the house explodes.
After some time they'll patch up the house and attempt rebuilding again.
Once you attempt to blow up their house a third time, they'll finally catch on to what you're doing, and...
His minions grab you, throw you against the wall, which renders you unconscious.
You then watch as the house explodes with you inside in, which kills you and results in a Game Over.