Stíny noci

Stíny noci
DeveloperComputer Experts
ProgrammerVladimír Peníšek
PlatformMS-DOS
Release1994
GenreText adventure
ModeSingle-player

Stíny noci (English: Shadows of the Night) is a 1994 Czech adventure video game developed by Computer Experts and authored by Vladimír Peniska[1]. It was originally distributed by Vochozka Trading. By 1999, the game could be freely downloaded on the Internet.[2] The game was also released in a bundle in 1994 called Triptych PC her č.1 alongside Muzeum Mrtvol and OK Cash Machine.[1]

Plot and game play

The player is a secret detective who has been tasked with capturing a member of the mafia for a big reward.[3]

Players navigate through a series of screens. Possible directions to travel and objects are listed on the screen. Players are able to die.[3] The graphic have a resolution of 320 × 200 pixels.[4] Each location is described with words, while accompanied by an image.[4] It is strictly not considered a point-and-click adventure by Historie a kontext produkce počítačových her žánru adventure v České republice.[5]

Critical reception

Freegame.cz thought the game was enjoyable, despite having outdated graphics.[6]

Textovky.cz thought it was a great game.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Stíny Noci". oldgames.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  2. ^ "České adventury - díl 1". iDNES.cz. 1999-08-24. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  3. ^ a b "Stíny noci". Databáze-her.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  4. ^ a b Tišnovský, Pavel. "Historie vývoje počítačových her (148. část – textovky a jednoduché strategie pro DOS: dokončení)". Root.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  5. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2024-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Stíny noci". Freegame.cz. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  7. ^ "Stíny noci – návod". TEXTOVKY.CZ (in Czech). 20 October 2011.