Sweet Home: The NES Title That Inspired Resident Evil
1,076Before Resident Evil, before Alone in the Dark, there was Sweet Home.
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Sweet Home was the foundation that survival horror built upon. The initial plan for Resident Evil was to be a remake of Sweet Home. Instead, it became a spiritual successor.
Released in 1989 for the NES, Sweet Home holds up well from an era which can veer into hit and miss territory. It's one of the better titles from the NES era. There are many elements and design decisions that were ahead of their time.
Yet Sweet Home remained somewhat obscure due to a limited release. Considering what came after in its wake, it's one of the more important titles in the gaming landscape. It's one of those titles I've been meaning to get around to. So come on in, and let's see what Sweet Home has in store.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:32 - Gameplay of Sweet Home
08:49 - The Influence of Sweet Home
10:27 - In Conclusion
Additional Footage:
• Alone in the Dark
• Metroid
• Resident Evil (1996)
• Shinji Mikami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKYX3GstHlw
• Sweet Home (1989 Film)
• Tokuro Fujiwara: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5emVFiQ51RA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKCyZSH6oqw
• Tomba 2 SGDQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H50nqenYMDM
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