I found out the last three adventure games I played on the NES by ICOM originally had a time limit in the PC versions. I have to say that even if the style is a generic fantasy adventure, because Shadowgate retains that mechanic with the use of torches that have limited usage, the game manages to invoke in a more sophisticated way the horror and tension atmosphere that Uninvited on this system didn't have. The game does, however have more bizarre puzzle solutions than Deja Vu or Uninvited, especially incoherent is the one where you use the cloak of an enemy who was killed with fire... to protect yourself from fire.