"Night Bus" Games
Circa 2010 - 2012, the Hipinion message boards saw a lot of discussion around "Night Bus," which was both an emerging online music scene and a feeling the certain media evoked. There was a lot of talk about whether something was "Night Bus," but not a lot of agreement as to what that really meant. Beyond the main music-centric thread, there were smaller threads on film and other media, including one on "Night Bus Video Games." This list includes most of the games mentioned in the thread. I also included some games that had music that was featured in various Night Bus-themed mixes in the main music thread, along with one or two games I think a pretty night bus.
If you read this list and have NO idea what night bus is... well, you're in the same boat as most people. Best not to think about it too hard.
If you read this list and have NO idea what night bus is... well, you're in the same boat as most people. Best not to think about it too hard.
203 Games
"Chrono Trigger is night bus as shit: black omen, 12000 bc, end of time, any time you're in the epoch."
"People Who Threw Away the Will to Live" was used in the mix 'Night Bus Gets Faded.'
"Undersea Palace" was used in the mix 'STΛLKER' by Druge.
"People Who Threw Away the Will to Live" was used in the mix 'Night Bus Gets Faded.'
"Undersea Palace" was used in the mix 'STΛLKER' by Druge.
"also the first metal gear solid is a total night bus experience and it's the reason vagrant story exists as it does. i don't care if anyone disagrees."
"Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly" was used in the mix 夜の移動 ドルドゲの夜行バス by Drudge.
"If Ocarina of Time ended on Navi leaving Link out the window of the Temple of Light it'd be night bus but it doesn't so I'm not sure."
"If Ocarina of Time ended on Navi leaving Link out the window of the Temple of Light it'd be night bus but it doesn't so I'm not sure."
"Night bus as marketed to children."
"All Infocom games are witch haus, except A Mind Forever Voyaging"
"Jellyfish Sea" was used in the mix NBSX: Eidos Aria Réunion.
"dreamcast is the night bussest console for sure"
Moonside is especially night bus.
Ecco is surprisingly night bus for a game where you play as a dolphin, which is more of a "chillwave" thing.
"The RPG part of Ehrgeiz always felt like something weird to me that pretty much fits the Nighbus vibe."
"jesus i forgot about the rpg part of ehrgeiz. i think maybe ehrgeiz was the first and only game to actually not have a single unifying concept. i played the shit out of that game and i have no idea what the hell it 'was.'"
"jesus i forgot about the rpg part of ehrgeiz. i think maybe ehrgeiz was the first and only game to actually not have a single unifying concept. i played the shit out of that game and i have no idea what the hell it 'was.'"
Specifically the Opera scene and the World of Ruin.
"Midgar is one of the most Nightbus settings I've ever seen, videogame or not."
"Underneath the Rotting Pizza" was used in the mix 'Night Bus Gets Faded.'
"Underneath the Rotting Pizza" was used in the mix 'Night Bus Gets Faded.'
"gta3 is more night bus than san andreas, but there are moments in san andreas that definitely qualify."
"the first four hitman games are weirdly kind of nightbus, something about slinking around quietly and garotting as few dudes as possible."
"maybe the most night bus game for the nintendo ds, but there's some dash of witch house for sure. night house protagonist in a witch house setting."
"jet force gemini was blisscore"
"Jet Grind/Set Radio is like a nightbus/blisscore combo...but somehow it works."
"Klonoa is night bus with a hint of chillwave"
"I know it has Light in the title, but play the game."
"Limbo is more witch house."
"Depending on the color scheme, Marble Madness could be very Nightbus."
"metroid is the most night bus game i can think of. youre all alone with no one friendly just strange aliens that wanna kill you. and the music."
"Nightbus Grindhouse"
"I am haunted by nightmares every night."
letshugbro
2 years ago