Pajama Sam In: No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside
Encyclopedia
Pajama Sam: No Need To Hide When It's Dark Outside is a 1996 children's point-and-click
adventure game originally released for PC
and Mac
.The first game of the Pajama Sam
franchise
, it features the titular character entering the "Land of Darkness" through his closet to capture Darkness himself and recover his superhero gear, which has been scattered throughout the land.
This game was first released on May 31, 1996.
On August 19, 2008, the game was re-released as a Wii
game by Majesco Entertainment
renamed as Pajama Sam: Don't Fear The Dark.
) unable to sleep due to a fear of the darkness that fills his room, is inspired by an issue of his favorite superhero comic, Pajama Man, to take matters into his own hands. Journeying into his closet with his purple Pajama Sam mask, Signature-Edition, All-Metal Pajama Man Lunch Box (often known as the Portable Bad Guy Containment Unit), and his Illuminator Mark 5 Jr. Flashlight, Sam tumbles down into the Land of Darkness and is soon stopped by a group of trees acting as customs. After freeing himself, Sam goes on an adventure to reclaim his lost equipment. After a quest spanning a river, a lava-filled mine, and Darkness's house, Sam goes to confront Darkness. However, Sam still was afraid as first. But then he realizes Darkness is friendly. Darkness tells him that he is just lonely and wants a playmate. After the two of them play together by playing the game "Cheese and Crackers", Sam leaves the closet and finds himself back in his own room. No longer afraid of the dark, Sam quickly falls asleep.
Point-and-click
Point-and-click is the action of a computer user moving a cursor to a certain location on a screen and then pressing a mouse button, usually the left button , or other pointing device...
adventure game originally released for PC
Microsoft Windows
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and Mac
Mac OS
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.The first game of the Pajama Sam
Pajama Sam
The Pajama Sam series is a collection of point-and-click children's adventure and puzzle games originally created by Humongous Entertainment.-Character:...
franchise
Media franchise
A media franchise is an intellectual property involving the characters, setting and trademarks of an original work of media , such as a film, a work of literature, a television program or a video game. Generally, a whole series is made in a particular medium, along with merchandising and endorsements...
, it features the titular character entering the "Land of Darkness" through his closet to capture Darkness himself and recover his superhero gear, which has been scattered throughout the land.
This game was first released on May 31, 1996.
On August 19, 2008, the game was re-released as a Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
game by Majesco Entertainment
Majesco Entertainment
Majesco Entertainment is a video game publisher founded in 1986.-History:Majesco first made a name as a reissuer of old titles that had been abandoned by their original publisher. By cutting the prices dramatically and, eventually, arranging the rights to self-manufacture games for both Nintendo...
renamed as Pajama Sam: Don't Fear The Dark.
Story
Sam, (voiced by Pamela Segall AdlonPamela Adlon
Pamela Fionna Adlon is a Jewish-American actress, voice actress, and producer. She is sometimes credited as Pamela Segall, Pamela S. Adlon and Pamela Segall Adlon...
) unable to sleep due to a fear of the darkness that fills his room, is inspired by an issue of his favorite superhero comic, Pajama Man, to take matters into his own hands. Journeying into his closet with his purple Pajama Sam mask, Signature-Edition, All-Metal Pajama Man Lunch Box (often known as the Portable Bad Guy Containment Unit), and his Illuminator Mark 5 Jr. Flashlight, Sam tumbles down into the Land of Darkness and is soon stopped by a group of trees acting as customs. After freeing himself, Sam goes on an adventure to reclaim his lost equipment. After a quest spanning a river, a lava-filled mine, and Darkness's house, Sam goes to confront Darkness. However, Sam still was afraid as first. But then he realizes Darkness is friendly. Darkness tells him that he is just lonely and wants a playmate. After the two of them play together by playing the game "Cheese and Crackers", Sam leaves the closet and finds himself back in his own room. No longer afraid of the dark, Sam quickly falls asleep.