Nightshade on the NES yɛ saa action games nketewa a ɛyɛ sum ase a ennya ɔdɔ a ɛdɔɔso no mu biako. Wobɔ sɛ saa sum ase ɔnanmusifo yi—titiriw no, Ninja Detective —a wo ho so fi ɔbɔnefo bi a ɔyɛ amena mu bere a worehu ne nhyehyɛe bɔne no. Ɛwɔ saa classic 8-bit vibe a worekwati afiri, abɔ goons, na woresiesie hann a ɛyɛ hare a wode bɛkɔ w’anim.

Nneɛma a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ mmerɛw (Z to punch, x to jump —standard NES nneɛma), nanso anigye ankasa no wɔ gadgets no mu. Wo nya saa grappling hook adeɛ yi a ɛma wo swing wɔ pits so anaasɛ yank atamfoɔ off ledges, a ɛte nka sɛ ɛdi ne berɛ anim ma NES agodie. Levels no ayɛ ma a hidden rooms nso, enti sɛ wo yɛ type a wo pokes wɔ ɔfasuo biara so a, wobɛhunu akwahosan anaa ammo a wɔde asie atwa ho ahyia.

Kɔkɔbɔ a ɛfata: Ɔhaw no kɔ soro denneennen bɛyɛ fã. Simma biako na worebɔ mframa afa akwan so, nea edi hɔ no, robɔt a ɛwɔ dan bi a nkataso biara nkata so mu no reyɛ ayɛ wo hyew. Nanso, ɛwɔ saa "ɔkwan biako bio a wobɛbɔ mmɔden" bere a woadi nkogu no. Sɛ wotutu Metal Slug anaa Old-School Brawlers a ɛwɔ akwansrafo afã bi a, eyi fata sɛ wohwɛ.