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Play Nightmare in the Dark (bootleg) (Hack) Online
Nightmare in the Dark (bootleg)
Play Nightmare in the Dark (bootleg) online. Encase monsters in flame, throw them through groups and use summoned enemies as ammunition against bosses.
Browser play

Arcade — EmulatorJS controls
Default Player 1 keyboard mapping. Change keys in Controller Settings.
| Console button | Keyboard |
|---|---|
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | ↑ / ↓ / ← / → |
| RetroPad A / B / X / Y | Z / X / A / S |
| L / R | Q / E |
| Insert coin | V |
| START | Enter |
Open Controller Settings to configure your keyboard or gamepad. Touch controls are available on mobile.
How to Play Nightmare in the Dark (bootleg)
Quick start
- Throw lantern flames until a monster becomes a large fireball.
- Position for a useful rolling path.
- Pick up and throw the ball through other monsters.
- At a boss, use summoned small enemies to prepare the next hit.
Controls
Move left/right, Jump between platforms and use the flame action to encase an enemy. A prepared large fireball can then be picked up and thrown.
Nightmare in the Dark (bootleg) — About this game
Nightmare in the Dark (bootleg) is an exact registered version in this game family. Nightmare in the Dark makes the grave keeper’s short lantern flames prepare a much larger rolling attack. Repeated hits encase a monster in fire, after which the keeper can carry and throw the ball through others. Positioning the throw across several platforms clears a group, while a wall can stop it before a protected monster. Potions improve movement, flame strength or range. Bosses require the smaller summoned enemies to be turned into ammunition. Learn where a ball will roll before picking it up, then make room for the boss’s next summoned group. Version-specific changes to characters, stages, timing, difficulty, balance, graphics or hidden content are not inferred where the registration does not document them.
Cheats
Infinite Time
1 "开启", 0, 0x100002, 0x63, 0, 0x100003, 0x3BOne-hit Boss Kill
1 "开启", 0, 0x1029B7, 0x00, 0, 0x100011, 0x00every time it's a big stone.
1 "开启", 0, 0x10000B, 0x01the reward rate is always x64
1 "开启", 0, 0x100282, 0x06Go to Final Stage
1 "开启", 0, 0x10004A, 0x04to the end
1 "开启", 0, 0x10004B, 0x04Infinite Lives PL1
1 "开启", 0, 0x100055, 0x03Character Invincibility PL1
1 "开启", 0, 0x102C1B, 0x03Always Maxim Firepower PL1
1 "开启", 0, 0x100052, 0xFFThere's always a speed upgrade PL1
1 "开启", 0, 0x100051, 0xFFalways have the maximum fire range PL1
1 "开启", 0, 0x100053, 0xFFInfinite Lives PL2
1 "开启", 0, 0x10028B, 0x03Character Invincibility PL2
1 "开启", 0, 0x102EE5, 0x03Always Maxim Firepower PL2
1 "开启", 0, 0x100288, 0xFFalways speed upgrade PL2
1 "开启", 0, 0x100287, 0xFFalways have the maximum fire range PL2
1 "开启", 0, 0x100289, 0xFFSelect Cartridge/ NeoGeo Type
1 "街机 (MVS)", 0, 0x10FD82, 0x80
2 "家机 (NEOGEO)", 0, 0x10FD82, 0x00Player verification and sources
Browser play was reviewed before this edition was published in the catalogue. The date below is the catalogue publication date, not the game’s original release date.
- Browser test and catalogue publication date
- Browsers and devices
- PC: Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Mobile: Chrome on Android and Safari on iPhone and iPad.
- Player engine and core
- EmulatorJS 4.3.0-pre · arcade
- Tested by
- rwEmulator
Sources and editorial basis
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