Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion, 2000
Nancy receives the best Valentine cards 😍
NANCY DREW O3. MESSAGE IN A HAUNTED MANSION.
“dear bess, hello from stormy san franciso!”
New York Times Article About MHM - Nov 2000
This article isn't amazing or anything, but it's notable that by the third game they made, HER ended up in the New York Times (!) which is kind of a big deal considering what a small company they were. It also has a couple of funny criticisms of both MHM and STFD. I really liked the comparison to marionettes, to be honest.
By Charles Herold Nov. 23, 2000
WHILE it's common for computer games to hold sway over boys all through adolescence and into adulthood, it seems that girls tend to lose interest much earlier, preferring such low-tech activities as playing with their friends or reading. That has produced a male population comfortable with and knowledgeable about computers and a female population that is popularly thought to be a little behind the technological curve. For the most part, game companies do little to attract girls. They believe girls just don't like computer games, much in the way it was believed girls didn't enjoy playing sports until equal financing of girls' sports in schools put girls on an even playing field. It is easier to create action games for boys than to answer a question Freud would most likely pose were he still alive: What kind of computer games do little girls want? The best answer the game industry has come up with is Barbie. Boys get shooters, sports games, war games, and role-playing games, and girls get Barbie. It hardly seems equitable. That makes Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion, from HerInteractive, more than just a computer game aimed at girls ages 10 and up. With a motto of ''For girls who aren't afraid of a mouse,'' HerInteractive wants to have girls sitting at their computers in slack-jawed concentration just like the boys, paving the way for a future female Bill Gates.
POV: You’re Nancy joining Abby + Rose for the nighttime seance 🔮🕯
NANCY DREW O3. MESSAGE IN A HAUNTED MANSION.
“dear bess, hello from stormy san franciso!”
Box art for Message in a Haunted Mansion. Maybe I need to be more observant but I only just noticed that the black triangular part of the front cover features related line art (in this case a spider web).
Again, if you want to print out all the games for a shelf display, the link for that is here.
Featured artist: The first image was created by Mark Tolleshaug.
The vintage classic game version was edited by Calina Herman/Little Jackalope in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Nancy Drew games in 2018.
I can think of at least three games where Nancy could have solved everything much faster, if only she would have opened the frick frackin door before the person ran away.
Ah yes, I too leave my unplugged, turned on, easily accessible laptop in a public location when I don’t want people to use it.
NANCY DREW O3. MESSAGE IN A HAUNTED MANSION.
“dear bess, hello from stormy san franciso!”
Spying on Louis
Tim’s figured it out!
Some Nancy Drew DC doodles. I like the idea of the boys solving mysteries! So for fun decided to combine them with Nancy Drew Game mysteries.
Has anyone translated this for the archives? To save my poor old lady eyes?
Making tea: an appreciation
Bonus: Spooky Scenes
30 Day Nancy Drew Challenge | Day 18
Easiest game: Message in a Haunted Mansion
message in a haunted mansion
30 Day Nancy Drew Challenge | Day 18
Easiest game: Message in a Haunted Mansion