Nightmare in the Dark

A single-screen arcade platformer reminiscent of Snow Bros. and Tumblepop, starring a gravekeeper who uses his lantern to turn enemies into large rolling fireballs.

Overview

Nightmare in the Dark is a horror-themed puzzle-platformer developed by AM Factory and released by Eleven/Gavaking for arcades (using Neo Geo MVS hardware) on January 27, 2000.

In this single-screen platformer reminiscent of Snow Bros. and Tumblepop, players control a gravekeeper who douses enemies with fire from his lantern, turning them into large fireballs which he can use to barrel through other enemies.

It is one of the few games built for Neo Geo MVS hardware that were not released on either Neo Geo AES or Neo Geo CD home platforms.