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| support={{company|[[Magic Music Company]]|role=audio}}
 
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{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action game for the [[TurboGrafx-16]].
 
{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an action game for the [[TurboGrafx-16]].
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==Story==
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The nameless protagonist has been bitten by Hecate, the Queen of Darkness, in the form of a bat and has been cursed to become a Creature of the Night. As a result, he is gradually metamorphosing into a vampire as time passes, and by dawn his transformation will be complete. In order to break the curse, he must destroy Hecate before dawn breaks, or the curse will become permanent.
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==Gameplay==
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===Forms===
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{{InfoTable|
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Man
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| sprite=
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| desc=The player's default form, and the only one that can use weapons. Has fair jumping ability.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Badger
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| sprite=
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| desc=A ground-bound fighter. Has a low height and cannot jump.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Owl
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| sprite=
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| desc=Can fly anywhere for as long as the form lasts.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Wolf
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| sprite=
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| desc=Has excellent jumping ability and effective against rats and cats. Can also see Hecate's true form.
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Bear
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| sprite=
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| desc=A very powerful fighter that is effective against almost any enemy.
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}}
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}}
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===Stages===
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Mire
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| desc=
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| title=Catacombs
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{{InfoRow
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| title=Darkwood
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| title=Hecate's Den
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==Production credits==
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{{creditstable|
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*'''Developed by:''' [[Manley and Associates]]
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*'''Designed by:''' Dave Albert
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*'''Programmed by:''' Glen Kirk
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*'''Original Concept by:''' Carol Manley
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*'''Code Support:''' Rick Saenz, Ivan Manley, Daniel Lucas
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*'''Background Art:''' Jonathan Sposato
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*'''Character Art:''' Hans Piwenitzky
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*'''Sound:''' [[Magic Music Company]]
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*'''Music Composition:''' Tom McMail
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*'''No Function At All:''' Doug Deardorff
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| source=In-game credits
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| console=TG16
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==Magazine articles==
 
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===ROM dump status===
 
===ROM dump status===
 
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==References==
 
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Night Creatures
System(s): TurboGrafx-16
Publisher: NEC Technologies
Developer:
Supporting companies:
Genre: Action































Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
TurboGrafx-16
US
TGX040069

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Night Creatures is an action game for the TurboGrafx-16.

Story

The nameless protagonist has been bitten by Hecate, the Queen of Darkness, in the form of a bat and has been cursed to become a Creature of the Night. As a result, he is gradually metamorphosing into a vampire as time passes, and by dawn his transformation will be complete. In order to break the curse, he must destroy Hecate before dawn breaks, or the curse will become permanent.

Gameplay

Forms

Man
The player's default form, and the only one that can use weapons. Has fair jumping ability.
Badger
A ground-bound fighter. Has a low height and cannot jump.
Owl
Can fly anywhere for as long as the form lasts.
Wolf
Has excellent jumping ability and effective against rats and cats. Can also see Hecate's true form.
Bear
A very powerful fighter that is effective against almost any enemy.

Stages

Notavailable.svg

Mire

Notavailable.svg

Catacombs

Notavailable.svg

Cave

Notavailable.svg

Sky

Notavailable.svg

Moors

Notavailable.svg

Graveyard

Notavailable.svg

Village

Notavailable.svg

Darkwood

Notavailable.svg

Hecate's Den

Production credits

  • Developed by: Manley and Associates
  • Designed by: Dave Albert
  • Programmed by: Glen Kirk
  • Original Concept by: Carol Manley
  • Code Support: Rick Saenz, Ivan Manley, Daniel Lucas
  • Background Art: Jonathan Sposato
  • Character Art: Hans Piwenitzky
  • Sound: Magic Music Company
  • Music Composition: Tom McMail
  • No Function At All: Doug Deardorff
Source:
In-game credits


Magazine articles

Main article: Night Creatures/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

TurboGrafx-16, US

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
TurboGrafx-16
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CRC32 c159761b
MD5 e658e63f886560e9c388e2a9ee2eb349
SHA-1 16c4b43f92f5bc6c99fe84f71daff76cf1c0d0a6
512kB Card (US)

References


Night Creatures

NightCreatures title.png

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