i like that this game confirms that in the nancy drew universe, she exists outside of our understanding of time. she never ages, an eternal teenage detective

The big 75 on the trains at 1:15:55 is actually a reference to the fact that this game was created to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Nancy Drew franchise. That's why it's the only instance of time travel in the games as well. The first book was released in 1930 (and was also called Secret of the Old Clock) and this game came out in 2005. Now we're only 8 years away from ND's 100 year anniversary. Time sure does fly!

Nancy Drew is either a powerful cosmic entity that simply pops into existence at any time in which she can be nosiest, or this is what her fever dreams look like. Either way, always love Gab and another Nancy game!

SPOILERS BEWARE: After all this time I never put together the woman pretending to be Jane was the woman Jane wrote about that was going through her purse. Granted it’s been like 15 years since I played this, but I was like AWUAH, PLOT TWIST!

I'm dying at "Of course it tastes bad, Clarence! It's a pinecone!"

My great grandmother, who only recently passed away, rest her, probably learned to drive in 1935, more or less. Her mother worked as a mechanic during WWII and because she was such an independent motorhead she taught her girls to drive as soon as she could, and grandma didn't stop driving for decades. Grandma was the driver in her marriage, because while her husband may have been a brilliant engineer he was somehow illiterate at the same time, so he couldn't read the signs. She was the navigator and drove all over the country before the turn of the century. So yes, women in America have been driving for a while.

Hehehe, time for the traditional "Lizzie talks about Nancy Drew too much" comment! :D - So apparently the voice for Emily was also the voice of Takae in Shadow at the Water's Edge. She'll pop up again in the New Orleans one. And Jane was voiced by the same lady as Ethel the creepy tutor in Blackmoor Manor. - Jane the game-obsessed child was the one who burned up the kitchen of Blackmoor Manor. Weird to have two games in a row with a character named Jane and a destroyed kitchen. - The newspaper that has the symbols has other articles about things that were happening around that time, although the dates are a little off for the missing Supreme Court guy. - "Hypers" was something George said in the books sometimes. :) - The Rubiyat book on Emily's bed is the book that was involved in the Somerton Man unsolved mystery case. Not really relevant to the game, but interesting tidbit of trivia. - The horse in Josiah's house is indeed a Kessler! :D - The answers to the logic puzzles Topham gives you are sprinkled into conversations throughout the game as a hint. - There's a secret on the fourth hole in the golf game. You can hit the ball to the right of the starting zone to get a shortcut. (And the part where the golf ball goes on a mine cart ride is totally foreshadowing for the train game you'll do next, hehe.) - The pony toy you win from minigolf is the same model as Bob. And if you play repeatedly, you can win a few different colors of plastic Bobs! - Jim Archer has TikTok e-girl blush. Not a trivia fact, just an observation. - The telegrams will never give you any actual money tips. (I'll put a bunch of stuff about the telegrams at the bottom of this massive comment!) - You probably recognized the song you can play in Emily's room as Brigitte's Ballad from Blackmoor Manor. Cute little throwback! (And I'm sure when you played the other record, Em was just sitting there like, ".....uh, maybe I should ask this lady to go home now" haha) - Hit The Road Jack is from 1962, so it was after this game took place. - One time when I visited the Her Interactive office, I brought them cupcakes decorated to look like the pies in this game! There were regular ones and also mini cupcakes, to satisfy the very specific orders. :D - The senior mode version of Topham's "telepathy" game is stupidly hard. There are twice as many sentence options. - If you snoop right near Topham's desk, you can accidentally knock over a vase or something and if you don't catch it, you get caught. On his calendar, you can see he had a meeting with Mr. Archer that morning. - So Josiah liked to dress in drag, he was a theater nerd, and he let Topham straight-up move in with him to teach him brain magic. Iiiinteresting.. - "Jane" was the rude, snoopy lady that actual Jane mentioned in that letter that had mustard on it. I didn't quite put that together when I played this as a kid. - If you don't have enough money to pay Zippy, you end up having to sort bolts and washers and stuff for him. Now, about the telegrams: - Someone posted a video not too long ago of delivering *all* of the telegrams until they started to repeat. Dedication! - There are lots of little references and jokes in the names of the people getting telegrams - there's a nod to Little Shop of Horrors, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm was an old Shirley Temple movie, and old farmer Johnson's second "tip" to you is, "When you have the wand and you're trying to light the forge, go down the slide." - The dairy guy continues trying to tip you in dairy products. Nancy does eventually agree to some ice cream but he drops it. Womp womp. - Bringing a telegram to Zippy gives you a short convo about how the Zippy's slogan is ridiculous but it was his mom's idea so he still uses it. (If I'm remembering that correctly, at least.) - The observatory guys breaking their telescope's lens makes me laugh every time. - Counselor Jason at the camp maaaay have murdered the other camp counselors. o_O

30:38 "MA! MA THERE'S A WEIRD CAT OUTSIDE!" Is all I can think of. That cat is a glorious next level achievement of terror and I love it XD

Omg! I watched the entire play list over the past couple of weeks while recovering from a broken ankle. I had the cast removed on Wednesday and kind of thought I'd be back to normal once that happend, I'm not and to say I was depressed is such an understatement. Seeing this video has really cheered me up and has made my weekend. Thank you!

For the curious, according to google, Nancy was getting the equivalent of $4.25 per telegram she delivered.

I'm always just so happy to see gab play a navy drew game. Can't wait to be throughly entertained

What a perfect Saturday morning surprise!!!!!! Got my coffee, my cozy blanket, and I’m ready to binge this! Thanks Gabs.

As someone who used to read Nancy Drew whenever I found it in my school library, I will always have a fond spot in my heart for “The Secret Of The Old Clock” because it was the first I’ve ever read, it was also the first book to be produced in the whole series of Nancy Drew (I believe!) I’m so excited to watch with some food and drinks! Thank you Gab!! 💜

OMG the telegram delivered to the nursery is an Easter egg for Little shop of horror. Seymour is the name of the shop owner and he has a plant that grows so large that it starts eating people. When the plant bites him he is getting a telegram at that time in the movie. I recommend watching it. Then the camp when alice calls for Jason. Granite the lakes name was crystal lake. It's a Friday the 13th Easter egg. Both movies are horror movies.

ok but josiah crowley and richard topham definitely explored each other's bodies

It seems that some or all of the telegrams are references. The nursery is based off a musical called Little Shop of Horrors-the protagonist Seymore is bit by a plant that turns out to be from outer space. The camp references Jason from Friday the 13th, Rebecca of Sunnybrook farm is a children’s novel, and Lowood Academy is from Jane Eyre. Fun little Easter eggs!

Okay between the driving/car chase, mini golf, and all the logic puzzles I think this might be my new favorite Nancy Drew. This was so funny and so much fun to watch, the perfect thing to have on while I bake today 🍰😊 Thanks Gab!!✨

15:00 as someone who lost a parent too young, that is pretty much the exact right response. It's a horribly lonely club as you are so happy your friends don't get it, but they don't get it. Helping with chores, going with them to run errands, etc. is exactly the right thing to do 💜 This game can be a little tough for me, as ONE MONTH out from a parent's death is barely anything

Ah yes, Nancy Drew's first case, before she discovered she was immortal. There can be only one! (beheads the Hardy Boys) Edit: I think my sister had a reprint of the novel this game was based on, back in the 80's.

2:45 how I felt working overnights as a gas station cashier. "Hi! How's your night going?" "Well my ex-husband called to tell me my son's in jail for selling drugs again so now I gotta go bail him out. Let me tell you the drama of what happened the first time....." Me:😕

Very clever of the writers to include the clue about the sewing. You don't just "forget" how to sew so easily!

All your Nancy Drew playthroughs bring me back to childhood roots every time. I can still hear the roaring of my computer tower trying to boot up a Nancy game.

“Well where’s the f’in hole in the ground?” Idk why but that cracked me up

My mom had all the Namcy Drew books from her childhood and passed the love of them to me. Sadly the books are atill cloistered in my grandma’s old house and my uncle will never let me have them. These games bring back the long summer days of just reading without a care.

We should have guessed it was this woman tbh. She doesn't know her best friend's middle name, she is adamant she can't sew and is hopeless at it and won't even show us, is bad at organising pies, tells the police and us that our friend is losing her marbles due to stress. I bet she constantly tellls us to go upstairs and talk to her, while she went down the underground path to eavesdrop.

Sometimes Nancy Drew games feel like the ending is cut really short. This is definitely one of them. I guess it's not like it doesn't make sense - things do get explained in the letter or postcard at the end, but it's still always quite abrupt for certain games. Oh well.

Looks like they combined Secret of the Old Clock and Mystery at Lilac Inn. Josiah being an eccentric old man and leaving money to people was kept in as well as Richard Topham but the relationship between the two was changed. Topham in the book was a relative. And in the book Josiah left his money to two old ladies and they're great neice. Lilac Inn is sadly one of the books I'm missing.

No idea what accent Jane is supposed to have but it's hilarious.

Last train to blue moon canyon was my first Nancy game. I remember playing it with my best friend during a stormy day. Such happy memories, I’m so excited for you to play it!

Fun fact, women in America have been driving for a long time. women have been allowed to drive cars since the 19th century. , Driving, Motorcycling, Cycling, or Walking since 1980. If you count teams of horses, American women have been driving for as long as America has been around, July 4, 1776, roughly speaking. However women were still mostly chauffeured in the 1930, that didn’t mean they couldn’t drive, just give a hell of a shock to the people working at the gas/service station.

I’m so glad I made it to the stream, but probably an hour late. It was interesting to see chat interact - and I was able to not just help out, but give some trivia about the game and the book series.

Brockelhurst at Lowood was a Jane Eyre reference.

We had the physical copy for this game once, sad to say it got ruined by cats. Aside from that, I'm glad the Nancy Drew series is getting new eyes on it. Really can't wait for you to reach Warnings at Waverly Academy!

I clicked it so fast!! Don’t get me wrong I have been enjoying the other videos a lot, but I missed this series! It has such a special place in my heart and seeing Gabs loving it too and complimenting the writers and designers makes me so happy

Hi Gab, I just wanted to say that I found your profile through Sean's and never in my life have I been so entertained and chilled out because of the youtube videos! Seriously, your whole demeanour and the way you talk is so calming. I came for indie horror, but I'm staying for Nancy Drew and basically everything else, including BB :D Thanks a lot!

These Nancy Drew videos are my comfort whenever I am sad and this one delivered right on time. Thank you so much for playing these cause I love them and it reminds me of my childhood playing these games!

9:42 Gab's reaction is so freakin hilarious

I’m so happy you became a Nancy fan and are going through all of the games, these are some of my favorites!! Glad you seem to be enjoying them so much😊

Gab I love your whole Nancy Drew series so much! If you’re craving a point and click adventure kinda-ish like Nancy Drew you should try Thimbleweed Park. It’s highly reviewed and relatively slept on by KZfaqrs/streamers, but it’s full of charm, humor, and puzzles. I think it’s about the length of a Nancy drew game maybe a little longer. I’d love to watch you play it through!

I grew up voraciously reading the Hardy Boys books while eating spaghetti (or evacuating it later) and I never once touched a Nancy Drew book, thinking as an adolescent: "that's the girl version." But Gab, your Nancy Drew playthroughs have me hooked--it's how I unwind in the evening and I daresay I like Nancy Drew better than the Hardy Boys by a longshot now XD Thanks so much for playing these games and being the sweet, chill person you are. You remind me a lot of a cousin of mine actually. God bless and all the best.

Gotta say I was a Nancy Drew skeptic when I first started watching these but now I am like obsessed. I literally shrieked at my gf when I saw a new Nancy Drew dropped.

Ahhh your Nancy Drew playthroughs are always so comforting and relaxing, I can't fall asleep without having one on lately haha ❤️ I'm a bit sad that I haven't been able to stay for many streams but the upside is I get to see the entertaining editing 😝

Yaaay, Nancy Drew! I watched the stream and it was hilarious! I’m still trying to fathom that this took place in 1930, but it is technically from the first book ever made of ND if you want to read it in your own time

Always so happy to watch Gab play Nancy Drew

Always love seeing you play Nancy Drew! I think 13-18 is my favorite string of games, they hit a really good stride and I am so excited to watch you play. Especially now that my old discs don't work anymore... Thanks as always for the time and care you put into these eps to read all the news and lore. So much fun!

I love all the literary homages in town, with Lowood Academy and Sunnybrook Farm and all. It's so sweet. Thanks for playing this game, Gab, I love it when you play Nancy Drew games!

The jazz music for this game has lived rent free in my head for almost 10 years now 😂

Was that a Little Shop of Horrors reference at 1:04:07 when she delivered a telegram for Seymour? And then the plant tried to bite him? XD Thank you writers XD Glad to see you play another Nancy Drew! Thanks Gab!

COMFORT STREAMER MY QUEEN I love these Nancy Drew videos, I personally never heard about Nancy Drew before seeing you (I am from Argentina) and watching these makes me so calm, curious and happy. You're the goddess of puzzles, and you do all your videos amazing. Have a precious day 🥺

Yay, it's Nancy Drew time. Time for more extreme wholesomeness.

Does Jane have a Midwestern accent? It sounds like she came from somewhere like Minnesota or Wisconsin. Which would explain how open she was to sharing.

Ok I’m 14 minutes in but I swear to Christ if this whole thing is a “there’s always money in the banana stand” bit…

Someone: whoa, how did you learn that? Me: I watched a Nancy Drew play through...

Oh my God, the _Jane Eyre_ references! Lowood Academy, Miss Temple, Mr. Brocklehurst!

"Good for you, here's your money" would make a good bit notification sound lol

Oh my God this game brings me back to fifth grade, sitting at my best friends computer, playing this all day together. It's been nearly 15 years since then but I still remember almost all the puzzles! Edit: I thought about it after I posted this and it's been more than 15 years! Lol I feel so old now

The cat’s name Yuri is a reference to the second game, Stay Tuned for Danger. Rick Arlen played two characters on Light of Our Love and one of them was Rory Danner’s evil twin, Yuri.

i think someone said it already but if you're going to play haunting of castle malloy please have Sean play with you! it's big on irish culture and legends. also thanks gabs!! been enjoying your nancy drew series to relieve stress!

Another Nancy Drew game! And based, if loosely, on her first adventure. I read her books and the Hardy Boys as a wee thing, so this is doubly exciting. :) Though it was almost painful watching Gab not pay any attention to the responses to delivered telegrams. They were all answers to the riddles; "cross cross" = "I'm not gon'a *double cross* ya or nothin'", "doll up", "all wet", and so on. :)

my mom used to collect the Nancy Drew Books. This was the first I ever read. I adore it.

"I would like to have this framed" LOL! That would be so fitting :D

I watched this video yesterday and the jazz music has been stuck in my head ever since. Update: it’s day 3 and still stuck in my head

I used to absolutely love these games! Imagine my surprise that anyone else even knows about them when I thought I was the only one who liked them 😂

Oh wow! They included the Rubaiyat! Nice attention to detail!

A universal experience for everyone I've played this game with is being total garbage at the mini golf, so I was shocked and awed by your skill. You are always impressively good at Nancy games but that was a stand out moment. Love your videos as always!!!

I got so excited about the Little Shop of Horrors reference! When she goes to the plant nursery to deliver the telegram the guy's name is Seymour and his plant bites him!

Nothing makes me happier at work than listening to Gab playing Nancy Drew, I live for these uploads xD

The voice actress for Jane, not sure I was feeling it. But also she reminded me of my childhood like she voiced some character in rugrats or hey Arnold.

Love this! I read this and all the other Nancy Drew books too. We had a party line growing up in rural Montana. People would sigh and you'd hear the click of them hanging up when we'd monopolize the phone.😅

I did word logic puzzles like those in high school. I love the Nancy Drew play throughs.

Me totally not binge watching every Nancy Drew game she plays 😂😂😂 it's been 2 weeks and I'm just now on this one

“Hobo, can you say that still?” 🤣🤣

Fun fact! The picture of the house used for twin elms is the Biltmore in North Carolina, USA! Cool place to visit!

Love a good Nancy Drew game. Also, I had a sudden realization watching this. Nancy Drew is immortal. This game in 1930 then flash forward to cell phones in later games. Immortality confirmed. Either that or she is being reincarnated every decade or she has a lot of doppelgangers. Haha!

Evelien, just wanted to say thank you so much for playing all these Nancy Drew games. I have always appreciated their chill vibes but I had so many I hadn't seen that with Old Clock coming out on your channel, I decided to put the Playlist on from where I left off. I've gotten into cross stitching as something I can do as a chronically ill person and have made Luna from Sailor Moon and Totoro while listening to Nancy. They're for a friend. Thank you.

This was one of my favorite Nancy drew games as a kid. It's so nostalgia seeing you play this!

I love watching all the Nancy Drew playthroughs. It gives me that nice dose of nostalgia from playing, but now i have it as something on in the background while I do some work. Thank you!

Omg I heard the cat and thought it was the new kitten my partner and I just adopted. I was like WTF? Haha. Love supporting a fellow cat mom. We are now the happy parents of 3 wonderful kitties!

My favorite thing is that you have a kitty cam. Hes so cute looks like a long haired version of my boy.

Yay! I love these Nancy Drew videos/mysteries. Your commentary make these total gems

i got unreasonably excited about this. I love this series so much

I'm SO ready! Perfect timing for a new Nancy playthrough! Thank you!!

Finally! Yay. I couldn't care less about Elden Ring so with everyone playing it, my pool of videos to watch has significantly decreased. Nancy Drew is always welcome.

I love these nacy drew games plays. They were the only games my parents let mw play as a kid and it's so nostalgic to watch these.

"her frequency goes straight to my scull" love this

I’m glad that in current times, we appreciate Clever Hans for what actually happened

I literally cannot wait for you to play the Creature of Kapu Cave. It’s such a funny game!

I thought it was cool they used an image of the Biltmore Estate for this game I was just there last July, it’s so beautiful 🤩

I recently badly broke my ankle and have been feeling pretty lonely and bored at home and a friend recommended these videos. I've been watching them every night this week while I wind down for bed and can't wait to keep watching while I recover after surgery on Monday.

Really enjoyed this Nancy a lot! It was a perfect Sunday morning relaxation ☺️ SO ready for Blue Moon Canyon!!

2:11:22 She’s right. Sewing takes practice. I broke two needles sewing a long pillowcase last week. It was on a sturdy antique Singer built into its table. I asked my mom to finish the last little bit. A former dressmaker (if she were who she said she was) would not need to keep practicing. I’ve half a mind to pull out the shiny new Singer to make some pajamas. I’ve got a blue fabric with adorable foxes on it. Super cute

I genuinely thought for a second that Nancy swore as well! Hahahaha! XD

Topham: To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to use telepathy. The brain wave is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the vibrations will go over a typical person's head...

This is my favorite!!) My Nancy Drew adventure started with Secret of the Old Clock!))

I always feel so snuggled and comfy when I see these, thank you again!

Going through some stressful times and Gab comes through with new Nancy Drew!

YES!! I was just opening the nancy drew playlist to rewatch some of the old streams and I'm so excited there's a new one out!!

Lowood Academy? Mr. Brocklehurst? So cute to see the team putting Jane Eyre Easter eggs in the game!

What a perfect thing to see after my nap from my cold! I’m ready for more Nancy drew!❤️

Man, the secret of the old clock is the first nancy drew book I ever read!