Gaming History You Should Know – The History of Nancy Drew Games June 22, 2025

It’s Sunday, time for a new Gaming History you Should Know, where we highlight some of the best independently produced gaming documentaries from across the web. Today, we’re striking while the iron is hot and featuring a documentary that just got released. An enduring legacy of classic literature has always been the character of Nancy Drew. Published in the books by Simon and Schuster, Nancy the girl detective has solved countless mysteries and may have single handedly saved the world more than once. But Nancy Drew has not been relegated to the bookshelves, she’s headlined feature-films, television and yes, even video games.

I first learned about Nancy Drew games when I saw a let’s play of the game where Nancy went to Japan by the creator formally known as That Dude in the Suede which may now be considered lost media. Since then, I’ve seen Nancy Drew point-and-click PC adventure games on retail store shelves, in fact my wife even had a few of them when she was growing up.

To date over twenty Nancy Drew games were released for the personal computer. How have these games endured for so long? I had no idea just how it happened, and that its initial spark came from a company famous for laserdisc arcade games! Today, we’re going to highlight the work of YouTube channel Bumbles McFumbles which did an incredible documentary about the history of this gaming franchise. Give it a watch!