<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1992	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Pictures	I-Algorithm
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presented	O
primarily	O
through	O
full-motion	B-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
tasks	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
observe	O
teenage	O
girls	O
having	O
a	O
sleepover	O
visiting	O
a	O
house	O
which	O
,	O
unbeknownst	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
is	O
infested	O
with	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
concept	O
originated	O
in	O
a	O
1986	O
prototype	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Axlon	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
their	O
Control-Vision	B-Device
game	O
console	O
to	O
Hasbro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
system	O
picked	O
up	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
,	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
commenced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hasbro	O
suddenly	O
canceled	O
the	O
Control-Vision	B-Device
in	O
1989	O
,	O
which	O
prompted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
executive	O
producer	O
,	O
Tom	O
Zito	O
,	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
film	O
footage	O
and	O
found	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Pictures	I-Algorithm
to	O
complete	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
1992	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
B	O
movie-esque	O
quality	O
,	O
humor	O
,	O
and	O
video	O
animation	O
,	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
shallow	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
principal	O
subjects	O
of	O
a	O
1993	O
United	O
States	O
Senate	O
committee	O
hearing	O
on	O
violent	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
cited	O
during	O
the	O
hearing	O
as	O
promoting	O
gratuitous	O
violence	O
and	O
sexual	O
aggression	O
against	O
women	O
,	O
prompting	O
toy	O
retailers	O
Toys	O
"	O
R	O
"	O
Us	O
and	O
Kay-Bee	O
Toys	O
to	O
pull	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
shelves	O
that	O
December	O
,	O
and	O
Sega	O
to	O
cease	O
producing	O
copies	O
in	O
January	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
controversy	O
subsided	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
other	O
consoles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
,	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
2017	O
and	O
2018	O
for	O
eighth-generation	B-Application
consoles	I-Application
to	O
mark	O
its	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospective	O
reviews	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
were	O
negative	O
,	O
owing	O
to	O
FMV	O
's	O
aging	O
appeal	O
as	O
a	O
game	O
medium	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
worst	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
is	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
video	O
game	O
that	O
uses	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
video	I-Application
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
opening	O
exposition	O
to	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
is	O
presented	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
by	O
Cmdr	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Special	O
Control	O
Attack	O
Team	O
in	O
other	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Martin	O
family	O
themselves	O
are	O
full	O
vampires	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rob	O
Fulop	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
Demon	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
(	O
1982	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
Atari	O
games	O
,	O
began	O
working	O
with	O
Atari	O
founder	O
Nolan	O
Bushnell	O
at	O
his	O
company	O
Axlon	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
of	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
dubbed	O
this	O
system	O
"	O
NEMO	B-Device
"	O
(	O
Never	O
Ever	O
Mention	O
Outside	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ready	O
to	O
begin	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
NEMO	B-Device
team	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
surveillance	O
cameras	O
but	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
more	O
interactive	O
and	O
engaging	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zito	O
originally	O
had	O
a	O
plan	O
for	O
an	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
based	O
on	O
the	O
A	O
Nightmare	O
on	O
Elm	O
Street	O
film	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
much	O
deliberation	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
evolved	O
into	O
the	O
final	O
vampire	B-Application
concept	O
seen	O
in	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Hasbro	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
the	O
vampires	B-Application
,	O
later	O
dubbed	O
Augers	O
,	O
to	O
bite	O
or	O
move	O
too	O
quickly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
over	O
six	O
months	O
and	O
was	O
part	O
movie	O
shoot	O
and	O
part	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
developing	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
Fulop	O
and	O
his	O
team	O
came	O
to	O
realize	O
their	O
old-fashioned	O
development	O
methods	O
did	O
not	O
always	O
work	O
with	O
interactive	B-Application
movies	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
ready	O
for	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
NEMO	B-Device
in	O
1989	O
alongside	O
another	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
,	O
Sewer	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
had	O
a	O
combined	O
budget	O
of	O
about	O
US	O
$4.5	O
million	O
(	O
$1.5	O
million	O
for	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
and	O
$3	O
million	O
for	O
Sewer	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
)	O
making	O
them	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
expensive	O
video	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
era	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
just	O
before	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
NEMO	B-Device
in	O
early	O
1989	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
now	O
called	O
the	O
Control-Vision	B-Device
,	O
Hasbro	O
canceled	O
the	O
system	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fulop	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
form	O
PF	O
Magic	O
,	O
which	O
later	O
created	O
the	O
Petz	B-Language
virtual	O
pet	O
simulation	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zito	O
purchased	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
abandoned	O
Control-Vision	B-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
learning	O
that	O
Sony	O
was	O
considering	O
Sewer	B-Application
Shark	I-Application
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
its	O
forthcoming	O
Super	B-Device
NES	I-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
,	O
he	O
founded	O
his	O
own	O
company	O
to	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Pictures	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Super	B-Device
NES	I-Device
CD-ROM	I-Device
failed	O
to	O
materialize	O
,	O
Zito	O
began	O
working	O
with	O
Sega	O
for	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
transitioned	O
from	O
VHS	O
to	O
CD-ROM	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
,	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
filmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
also	O
released	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
hearing	O
,	O
the	O
committee	O
scrutinized	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
along	O
with	O
Midway	O
's	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lieberman	O
claimed	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
featured	O
gratuitous	O
violence	O
and	O
promoted	O
sexual	O
aggression	O
against	O
women	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
scene	O
considered	O
particularly	O
offensive	O
involved	O
the	O
nightgown-clad	O
character	O
Lisa	O
being	O
captured	O
by	O
Augers	O
attempting	O
to	O
drain	O
her	O
blood	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fulop	O
was	O
irked	O
that	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
ultraviolent	O
gore	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
character	O
ripping	O
the	O
heart	O
out	O
of	O
an	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
hearings	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
senior	O
vice	O
president	O
Howard	O
Lincoln	O
testified	O
that	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
would	O
never	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
because	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
pass	O
its	O
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fulop	O
believed	O
Lincoln	O
was	O
referring	O
to	O
technical	O
guidelines	O
—	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
could	O
not	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
CD-ROM	O
drive	O
—	O
but	O
Lincoln	O
made	O
it	O
sound	O
as	O
if	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unworthy	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
moral	O
standards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
publicity	O
generated	O
by	O
the	O
hearings	O
,	O
retailers	O
sold	O
50,000	O
copies	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
the	O
following	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
stores	O
continued	O
to	O
stock	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
box	O
art	O
was	O
also	O
criticized	O
by	O
interest	O
groups	O
for	O
what	O
many	O
believed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
sexist	O
depiction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
1994	O
,	O
Sega	O
withdrew	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
from	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
White	O
,	O
Sega	O
Vice	O
President	O
of	O
Marketing	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
pulled	O
because	O
the	O
continuing	O
controversy	O
surrounding	O
it	O
prevented	O
constructive	O
dialogue	O
about	O
an	O
industry-wide	O
rating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
misunderstood	O
and	O
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
vampire	B-Application
melodramas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
controversy	O
subsided	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
,	O
Sega	B-Device
32X	I-Device
,	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
each	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
cover	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Games	O
released	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
version	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initial	O
reviews	O
for	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
were	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
interactive	B-Application
movie	I-Application
on	O
the	O
system	O
and	O
was	O
thus	O
seen	O
as	O
breaking	O
new	O
ground	O
in	O
both	O
genre	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
makes	O
you	O
feel	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
game.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
a	O
technological	O
perspective	O
,	O
the	O
video	O
was	O
praised	O
for	O
being	O
high-quality	O
and	O
smooth	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
's	O
low	O
color	O
capabilities	O
were	O
identified	O
as	O
a	O
weakness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
staff	O
at	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
said	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
and	O
Space	B-Device
Ace	I-Device
(	O
1984	O
)	O
and	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
issues	O
those	O
games	O
had	O
with	O
gameplay	O
just	O
being	O
a	O
matter	O
of	O
hitting	O
buttons	O
in	O
the	O
right	O
moments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Wizard	O
magazine	O
,	O
Glenn	O
Rubenstein	O
said	O
that	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
"	O
could	O
be	O
called	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
ever	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
received	O
more	O
harsh	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
age	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
agreed	O
that	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
and	O
32X	B-Device
provided	O
a	O
larger	O
color	O
palette	O
and	O
higher-quality	O
video	O
than	O
the	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
sales	O
totaling	O
400,000	O
copies	O
by	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospect	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
is	O
viewed	O
negatively	O
and	O
is	O
mostly	O
remembered	O
for	O
the	O
controversy	O
it	O
stirred	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
and	O
other	O
game	O
journalists	O
also	O
featured	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
2007	O
episode	O
of	O
Broken	B-General_Concept
Pixels	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
comedy	O
web	O
series	O
that	O
covers	O
bad	O
and	O
obscure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
listed	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
controversial	O
games	O
of	O
all-time	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
saying	O
:	O
"	O
If	O
it	O
were	O
n't	O
for	O
controversy	O
...	O
this	O
throwaway	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
game	O
would	O
have	O
drifted	O
into	O
obscurity	O
as	O
merely	O
another	O
failed	O
attempt	O
at	O
marrying	O
gameplay	O
with	O
live-action	O
video.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
listed	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
at	O
number	O
six	O
of	O
50	O
worst	O
games	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
the	O
ultimate	O
experience	O
of	O
FMV	O
gone	O
bad	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
designer	O
James	O
Riley	O
announced	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
talks	O
to	O
re-release	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
improved	O
resolution	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
August	O
,	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
appeared	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
original	O
creators	O
,	O
who	O
formed	O
a	O
company	O
titled	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
LLC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
said	O
that	O
if	O
the	O
campaign	O
was	O
successful	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
looking	O
into	O
re-releasing	O
other	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Pictures	I-Algorithm
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
years	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
game	O
developer	O
Tyler	O
Hogle	O
created	O
a	O
tech	O
demo	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
being	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
smartphone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hogle	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
official	O
ports	O
for	O
two	O
other	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Pictures	I-Algorithm
games	O
,	O
Double	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
1993	O
)	O
and	O
Quarterback	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
(	O
1995	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
posted	O
a	O
short	O
video	O
of	O
his	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
demo	O
online	O
anonymously	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
gaming	O
websites	O
published	O
stories	O
on	O
the	O
video	O
and	O
contacted	O
Tom	O
Zito	O
to	O
ask	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
:	I-Application
25th	I-Application
Anniversary	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2017	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
release	O
planned	O
for	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Hogle	O
's	O
Screaming	O
Villains	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
limited-edition	O
physical	O
release	O
by	O
Limited	O
Run	O
Games	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
with	O
three	O
different	O
cover	O
art	O
variations	O
available	O
that	O
mimic	O
the	O
packaging	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
,	O
the	O
later	O
Sega	B-Device
CD	I-Device
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
32X	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anniversary	O
edition	O
of	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
full	O
uncompressed	O
video	O
footage	O
with	O
various	O
new	O
additions	O
:	O
deleted	O
scenes	O
including	O
an	O
introduction	O
and	O
a	O
death	O
scene	O
featuring	O
Danny	O
,	O
a	O
behind-the-scenes	O
developer	O
commentary	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
theater	O
mode	O
"	O
to	O
watch	O
all	O
the	O
story-related	O
videos	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
survivor	O
mode	O
"	O
which	O
places	O
Augers	O
randomly	O
in	O
the	O
house	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
Scene	O
of	O
the	O
Crime	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anniversary	O
edition	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
August	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
journalists	O
found	O
the	O
Switch	O
release	O
ironic	O
,	O
given	O
Lincoln	O
's	O
statement	O
that	O
"	O
Night	B-Application
Trap	I-Application
will	O
never	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
system	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
1993	O
congressional	O
hearings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
was	O
also	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
