I was born and raised in Hawai'i, so seeing this game is interesting; I appreciated the inclusion of the native plants (naupaka is one of my favorites; it blooms in halves, so putting two naupaka flowers together make a full flower) and mythology. I also loved the background noises (i.e., the birds chirping) because it's exactly how it sounds like during certain times of the day (like early in the morning). I am not Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) but I am a fellow Pacific Islander (CHamoru/Palauan). I was reading through the comments and want to thank those who are sharing what they know about Hawai'i's history and other problems (such as the water contamination via the Red Hill tanks); it's neat to see an increasing awareness of the issues the local communities are facing (and the lead-up to those issues). For example, I grew up knowing Hawai'i used to be the Kingdom of Hawai'i, but learned in high school that the last reigning monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, Queen Liliʻuokalani, was forced to abdicate her throne, held under house arrest in her room at Iolani Palace and was not allowed visitors (except for one companion of hers). If you visit the palace, you are able to see her room and the quilt she created during this arrest. Iolani Palace's website has more information on this, should you want to learn more (I am not an expert on the timeline or all events in Hawai'i's history, but want to share educational resources that may be helpful). For those who want or plan to visit the islands in the future (or want to support the local communities here), please consider supporting the small, local, BIPOC-owned (especially Kānaka-owned) businesses and local initiatives + organizations. A few of my personal favorites are Ao Organics Hawai'i (ethical and sustainable skin + body care), Laulima Hawai'i (focuses on native plant restoration + conservation), Popoki + Tea (cat cafe' that allows people to visit and adopt the in-house cats, who are all rescue cats), and Mai Hilahila (Kānaka and wahine-owned apparel business that promotes "shameless self-love and empowerment"). If you made it this far, thank you for taking the time to read my comment. I hope you have a beautiful day!

why did i feel so bad for ned when nancy cut his cute phone call off bc she saw the hardy boys 💀

Nancy Drew first appeared in "The Secret of the Old Clock", by Edward Stratemeyer, in 1930, and her age was given as 16 in that story. That means this year she is 108 years old.

I remember playing this one as a kid and still being puzzled as to what frass was. Then in college, I had an internship in which I had to work with caterpillars and butterflies and I actually had to count frass. Then it all came back to me. Nancy Drew has prepared me for so many random things in life, I swear LOL

I may not understand WHY I love watching Gab play these old games that I never played myself, but I absolutely do! My only concern is that we will someday run out of them n__n;

An hour in and I suddenly was having flashbacks to this game and remembering how negative I found Nancy in this game! I always loved bugs so I could not get my head around her not being into this entire trip. Looking at it from an adult POV, Nancy faced enough inconveniences in this one to put anyone in a bad mood regardless of what you're meant to be doing. All while not even getting paid! XD

Gab, you’re kinda right to assume that Hawaii was its own country because technically, it was. The Americans used it as a military base first, hence Pearl Harbor, to fight the Japanese during WWII, and then, as with everything we do, we took Hawaii and annexed it into the US in the mid 50s.

This game was the first time I heard the word “frass”, and when I finally took an entomology class I one of those moments of “Hey, I learned that from Nancy!” I feel like there’s always at least one thing like that in each game that sticks in your brain as a fun fact. It’s also cool to revisit this game after many years and lots of reading about bugs because Dr. Kim’s rambling went from overly-sciency to “oh, okay, that makes sense”.

Here we goooo! :D - This game lets you change the look of the UI in the settings menu! You could've had green leafiness or pink or teal hibiscus flowers. And the cell phone becomes a silver Razr if you use one of those looks. (This game came out in October of 2006, so that would mean Nancy had a very cool phone!) - Pretty sure Frank's voice was also Andy Jason of Whale World. - When I replayed this before the stream, that was the first time I'd ever realized you can click to the left of the dock's stairs to check for shells instead of going around to the right. - Camera phones make some parts of these games *so* much easier. You can just take pictures of all the plant info instead of having to sketch the plants or try to write down what they look like. [grumble grumble back in my day...] - Dr. Craven would be almost 80 years old now. It's always weird to me to figure out the ages of characters now compared to when I first played the games. - When Craven tells the employee to put the solar cells in your car, they magically show up in your inventory before you actually get to your car. They probably figured nobody would open their inventory while still inside the Hilihili. - ATAC (American Teens Against Crime) has its own cell network, apparently. - There's a glitch for making money when you first play as Joe! You can talk to Mike about everything except leaving the office, make two Aloha necklaces, buy the Goo bait, go fish, and enjoy infinite Zippy bait for a while. You just have to stop and go talk to Mike before you get a sixth ulua because I think that breaks the game. - The Zippy family empire has expanded from gas stations to international phone cards and now to... worms. - It turns out Nancy isn't the only tactless teen detective. You can't just ask "what happened to Pua's mom?" so abruptly, lol. - I used to have a recording of the Wiki Tiki song on an old cell phone because it made me happy. :D - If you talk to Pua while you're still Joe, she mentions that Frank hasn't tried standing up on his surfboard yet, which Joe finds amusing. - I love that Pua's nail polish matches her clothing. Fashion icon! - The acacia leaves remind me of Doc Ock, lol. That's what I wrote in my notes for them. - The way I usually get money in this game is to just buy the Goo bait. Necklaces are annoying and you can pretty much only make Aloha ones without buying other beads (until you can snorkel but at that point there's no real need for money anyway). I do really like the "red herring" bait, though. It's cute. - When you were giving Big Island Mike a bunch of shave ice, someone in chat said they hoped he would get a Big Island brainfreeze and I actually laughed out loud. - For that turtle/volcano timeline puzzle, the palm tree is also helpful to consider. Props to you for figuring that out so quickly/easily! - Johnny Kuto can call you back, though I'm not sure why he didn't for you. You can kind of bluff for a while and get him to admit he's working with/for Mike, but he eventually realizes you don't know what you're talking about. - The end "puzzle" is super dumb, tbh. In junior mode, MIke is a big island dummy and isn't likely to escape before you, but something about senior mode makes it so that the rock right before your exit just doesn't want to show up. I played it on senior and it seriously took me like 20 minutes of trying because I couldn't get that dang rock to appear. Blargh. This stream was totally worth being awake at 6 AM after getting less than an hour of sleep! Looking forward to Icicle Creek! (I replayed that one last night and Steam says it took me 5.2 hours.)

I know a lot of people hate this game because of all the busy work, but I used to love playing this game in the winter so I could pretend I was somewhere warm. I traveled vicariously through Nancy since we never took vacations.

I hope more people will play these games because of your series 😭 As a long time fan and avid ND player I NEED this series to get more support. So very scared HER is gonna pull the plug and I encourage everyone to buy these games and play them too

I literally screamed "NEW NANCY DREW VIDEO!!!" LMAO. Because of you Gab, watching you play Nancy Drew is always a fun time for me. I binged/rewatched the series by clicking on one random gameplay from you, then got hooked. I can't wait for more!

Nancy Drew upload days really are my favorite. I just got under my covers with ice cream to watch you solve another one!

Fun fact: Hawai’i *was* its own country until the US annexed it in 1898.

As a biologist in Hawai'i, I was horrified by the trailer for this game and the generic Polynesian statue imagery, but insanely impressed by what it actually incorporates. The typical Nancy Drew odd fantastical elements aside, it was not inaccurate. The native and invasive plants were spot on, and the unique people who find their way into science and how they compete are based in reality. The way research is portrayed is really accurate while staying age appropriate for the audience (though most of us would kill for funding that could give us facilities like THAT). The predatory way Nancy was taken advantage of as an inexperienced but enthusiastic novice whose vacation became grunt work was too real. At the beginning, the tour guide and his daughter do an excellent job implying the realities of living here. There's even some interesting connections to land theft issues with "leased" land. I will say, it's pretty backwards to portray the pineapples as worth saving and the people trying to reclaim what is theirs as the bad guys, but for how old this is, I am really impressed by how they portrayed a lot of this. Dr. Kim's character has me dying with laughter. Now that is an entomologist. Her cheap, broken field equipment and narrowly focused, unhinged enthusiasm is a perfect (and real) contrast to the elitist, privately-funded bioengineer.

I loved the stardew fishing sound effect when you caught the first fish at 46:46!

Pineapples aren't actually native to Hawaii! They're originally from Brazil, but grew so well in Hawai'i and were so popular that they just took off. So "Hawai'ian Pizza" is actually Brazilian!

I love Hawaiian mythology, there are so many fun and strange stories, but I would have to say that my favorite story is how they explain the creation of coconuts. In which an eel gets head chopped off and put in the ground... (major summarizing of the story) I would Highly suggest looking into Hawaiian mythology if anything in this game peaked your intrest!

Gotta say the voice actor for Big Mike and Quigley both did a really great job!

He’s holding his breath while snorkeling because he’s diving under to look at the things. Wouldn’t wanna breathe in water. If he was diving he wouldn’t have to, but while snorkeling you breath through the snorkel, which is a short tube, so if you under you have to take that out and hold your breath. The sounds made me so nervous too though.m, and I’ve been snorkeling my whole life.

I use your Nancy Drew playlist as my sleep playlist because it's so chill and I can follow along with my eyes closed until I drift off to sleep. I'm glad you're having fun playing them and I hope you keep playing!

I'm Cherokee and we have something similar to the Menehune! We call them "Little People." They can be really helpful or REALLY unhelpful

Personally, as an American, I want Hawai'i to be able to reclaim itself from us. Americans and Tourists are making life hard for them. It's not fair. As much as I want to go, I fear adding to their tourist problem. So I just admire from afar.

"You think the wolf is causing the accidents?" IM SO EXCITED FOR THE NEXT ONE!!

Last night I was staring at Gab's channel like, "Please Gab, I need the next Nancy Drew game!" I'm starting to think I'm psychic 😅 Thank you Gab!

1:04:15 Hawaii is known for pineapples, but those were brought over to Hawaii with colonization. Native Hawaiians were enslaved on plantations to cultivate it.

I think Gab would really enjoy Alibi in Ashes, that's one of my favorite Nancy games

I literally just caught up on all the others after finding you from Danger By Design. I'm so excited. Perfect timing

The Menehune are said to be forest spirits, protecting Hawaii’s jungles from harm. There was a photo captured where one got spotted sticking her head out from behind a tree, wishing the newly married pair well.

Hawaii is its own country, America illegally claimed it and it's even had court cases that ruled in Hawaii's favor and still nothing has been done to remove Hawaii from American rule. It's abhorrent how America treats Hawaii and natives are asking people to stop visiting for tourism because of the awful treatment of natives there. An example I heard about is that natives are being fined for using water but tourist locations can use as much water as they want. Freedom for Hawaii!!

My cat loves when you play Nancy, she keep looking at the cursor for so long😂

Every time I see an upload with ND, I get really excited to learn about a new game I've never played/seen for the series

Gab is so. adorable. The head bobbing when you were catching the fish was hilarious.

I Loved playing the Nancy Drew games with my sisters (though I was pretty much a backseat gamer since they didn’t allow me to play), I’m playing some of them again now. I think the design of the Hardy Boys was good in Last Train to Blue Moon. So it was odd to them redesigned in this game. I know I played the game with my sisters but still I thought they looked the same. Still all fans here who haven’t played the games, I highly recommend you play them whether you have kids and you backseat gamer with them or you play it on your own time. HER Interactive need your support.

STATE YOUR BUSINESS OH IT'S YOU 🤣🤣 That got me.

Mahalo is thank you. Aloha is hello and goodbye. Wahine is girl. I lived there for three years for work. Lovely people, beautiful place.

As a fellow european and current teenager, this is how I found out that Hawaii isn't its own country.

These games are my childhood. It's so much fun to see Gab play these games for the first time. Makes me wish I could do the same all over again. Watching her play brings back all the good memories :)

All I remember from playing this game as a kid was that I loved being able to switch between the guys and Nancy, and also that I played this game on a trackpad and the arcade game was IMPOSSIBLE on trackpad haha

dude I remember playing this before we had anything to take pictures with and we would either need to repeat sections multiple times to get all the info, write everything down, or have my siblings repeat it to remember while you rushed to the next spot

Growing up Fatal Frame and Nancy Drew were my favorite games! Im so glad I found this channel! It’s everything I love and then some! Thanks for being such a welcoming person/community :)

YESS! iVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE! I know its one of the less popular ND games, but I still really like it and its perfect for summer. I hope you play Ransom of the Seven Ships too even though its discontinued! You need the full Nance experience lol! Thanks for playing these as always. I look forward to them with much excitment :D

I still remember that strange confrontation with the criminal from Danger by Design. One of the weirdest villains from the series, that's for sure.

Yay!! This was my first ever Nancy Drew game. It took me and my sister years to finish because we were so young but it was all worth it because it gave me some of my favorite childhood memories with her. It was mostly my sister solving the mystery and me making shave ice and necklaces lol. I’m so happy you posted this today because I’m used to playing Nancy Drew games with my sister so watching you play is like sitting next to my big sister playing this game again! I’m gonna share this video with her, she’ll love it. Thanks Gab💕

He held his breath because he was taking dives down while snorkeling

Who the heck ruined the surprise that the hardy boys were here lol 🙃 I wanted to see her reaction when she found out 😭

38:39 I could do nothing but sit back and watch while you totally breezed through that puzzle. I could never do math that quick.. I feel like this is one of those puzzles that my Mom would've had to help me with lol

I can't believe I 'm done watching the Nancy Drew Playlist T_T. I began binge-watching this series last weekend and now it's over (for now of course). Nancy Drew was often mentioned during other playthroughs that I had to give it a chance and I totally loved it! Especially learning so many interesting facts/stories alongside Gab, plus the voice acting and the scripts are always so good

it's been 3 days since I finished watching this and I still have "WiKi TiKi" and Joe's "WWwuuOOOaaAahh" repeating in my brain like idle sound effects

This was the only Nancy Drew game I played to completion as a kid. I'm looking at some of the puzzles you're doing and thinking 'how the heck did i figure that out as a teen with no guides?' Also, I am tickled by the fact that you are so excited for the next game primarily because of the Game Grumps meme.

This was literally my first of the Nancy Drew games that I ever played when I was young! My cousin introduced me to these and it started a life long addiction to games in general! 🤣 I'm so happy to see you playing them! Feel like Nancy Drew and Herinteractive in general just really needed some love! So glad I found you to watch your so relaxing to watch!

Kapu Cave is infamously one of the most hated games in the franchise (there's three games that contend for that spot - Kapu Gave, Midnight in Salem, and one you haven't gotten to yet, I won't say which one cos that wouldn't be fair to put a negative out there before you get to give it a fair shake...but also its the one I think is actually the worst, since kapu cave at least has interesting learning wrapped into it and Midnight in Salem came with severe disadvantages from the get go so I'm willing to be a bit more lenient with it), so I'm glad you had fun with it anyway.

Whoa, that is the smartest way I’ve seen anyone solve the flavor ice puzzle! When I was a kid, I just guessed wildly, then memorized the answer for future playthroughs. (Once, my friend guessed it right on the first try, and I was furious/impressed.) Anyway, great job and great stream!

I’m almost imagining Fran the Nanny hearing Dr. Kim’s voice for the first time

I played all of these games at points in my life that are just beyond my memory’s reach. It’s so nice to watch you play them all

I psychically said out loud “WOO” when i saw this uploaded

So enjoyed this stream! Always love watching (and rewatching lol) your Nancy playthroughs! Next is the White Wolf of Icicle Creek, which is one of my favorites. So excited for you to get to play it!! :)

I loved all of the Nancy Drew games as a teen and played them with my nieces and nephew every time I babysat! Once I had my daughter, and she was old enough, she and I would play in the summertime! Nancy Drew is always a fun time! Btw, CALL NED BACK!

Sty-me, it means blocked or hampered. Big Mike has quite a mainland accent 😆

Oh, you actually missed some of the dialogues. For example after you leave a message for a thieve, he will call back and explain why did he knocked out Joe, you just need to spend some time doing something after Frank leaves message for this call to initiate. I actually didn't know you can finish game without some this dialogues.

I grew up playing these games with my sister, it was one of the few things we bonded over. I think we stopped at Danger by Design, that’s the last one I remember playing anyway. Watching you play these brought back a lot of good memories of where me and my sister would constantly wrack our brains trying to solve puzzles and think who the culprit might be. Thanks for making these, it was fun to watch.

I liked this one, but the most exciting part for me was the preview for the next one. Considering the setting is practically my backyard, I'm intrigued XD

I just wanna say I'm so glad to have come across your content. so cozy and comforting. you've helped me sleep as well as feel less alone while I'm drawing. thank you for your consistency, they've saved me!

fun fact of the day: a Canadian invented Hawaiian pizza. it's gets the name from the fact that Hawaiian pizza has ham and pineapple as the main toppings, too common ingredients in some popular Hawaiian food and often associated with Hawaii.

Gab uploads a new Nancy vid: I am SPEED

I actually kinda enjoyed the idea of switching between the Hardy boys and Nancy. I'd love a Hardy boys game made by Her interactive... But they're kinda out of commission

i didn’t know the real meaning of kahuna until this game and now i’m going through the 5 stages of grief😭 out of all the hawaiian words people could have picked, kahuna was the one to turn into slang?!?!

24:38 DAMMIT, his blog is an actual person’s old fan acct on Tumblr

I am from Russia and I learn English with your videos)

Finally caught up to the latest Nancy drew video! I’ve been listening to your gameplays for the past few weeks while working and even though I can’t watch them, it was still entertaining to listen to. It was like listening to a podcast! The faces of the characters always don’t match what I envisioned in my head (along with the locations and such) whenever I get a chance to look at the video which always catches me off guard 😂 and even though I can’t see the puzzles, hearing you and the chat figure things out is always enjoyable! Hope to see more Nancy drew gameplays in the future (: thanks for the content!

Ooo can't wait for Icicle Creek! I'll have a popsicle and take a nap and miss lol

Just started watching this play through, but that intro cinematic of watching that camp being trashed, via items flying around was so ridiculous to watch, but amusing. Looking at comments, and excited to see the rest of this play through. I’ve been watching a lot of these Nancy Drew games and I’m very likening to it now. I grew up reading “The Boxcar Children” mysteries, so I never got particularly into the Nancy Drew books, even though both series are almost the same age. (Boxcar started in the 40s)

Literally been binge watching all the other Nancy Drew's. Super excited for this!

Yes! I've been waiting! You got me into these games/this franchise, and it wouldn't feel right to me to watch someone else's playthrough before yours. Thanks for staying with this series, it's been so much fun!

This game was kind of a let-down/misleading. The trailer said it was gonna have a “terrifying monster” and the title even said there was a creature… but there wasn’t anything close to that in the game. The only that was remotely intense was the stealth section in the facility and the bit in the store when the guy attacks you. There was no “terrifying creature”. Should’ve just been called “Kapu Cave Caper”

I love every Nancy Video! This is one of the games I had trouble getting through without online help so I’m excited to see someone who is better at these games play this 😂

I grew up on Nancy Drew games, they have such a special place in my heart. I hadn’t seen your channel before but your Secret of the old clock gameplay popped up and I decided to check it out. Now I love your channel you are so wonderful!! Watching you play Nancy Drew games is so fun and comforting to me, it feels like replaying them with a friend. The last few weeks this video series has actually gotten me out of a few depression ruts. I don’t know why I just really love these videos thank you for playing such an old under appreciated series 🤍

Some child crying outside my house Gab : Uh spooky sounds Me: indeed

I could NEVER beat this game as a kid. Would always get to the frass collecting and counting section and always got something wrong. It would definitely make younger me happy to finally see someone else get to the end :3

Not even watching the video, but I had to come here for this: That thumbnail reminded me of Temple Run from old school nickelodeon, who else remembers that show? Shit was fun

YESSSSS! I had a crappy day and I am READY in my cozy sweater and to watch Gab play Nancy Drew! Thanks Gab!

I love that you play these. I still play them on my old computer from my childhood. Just finished this one.

Right before Gab typed “fingies” I had said it out loud haha. Same wavelength made me laugh. I love your play throughs! It makes these games so interesting and fun.

This game was my first introduction to Nancy Drew (books or game) when I was about 8 years old and it led to my head first diving into games. So fun to reminisce with you Gab! I'm loving your Nancy Drew playthroughs and seeing your reactions to some of my favorite memories surrounding games!

I live in constant fear of the day we run out of Nancy drew games for gab

I cant believe I miss the stream! I wanted to join this one because I am Hawaiian and I know A LOT of the mythology. I’m sad. But I’m glad to watch it here! And this is “based” on the island I live on.

GAB!!! When you finish the nancy drew games (or even before), you should play the Agatha Christie game: And Then There Were None! It's a creepy mystery similar in animation styles to these games that my sister and I tried playing when we were kids but were too scared too finish😂

I laughed when Gab said “oh … I almost play senior” 😂😂😂😂

Nancy Drew uploads are my absolute favorite, makes my autistic brain tingle with nostalgia ❤ also was impressed with your math skills on the solar panel puzzle, you were so fast and I need to use my fingers to count 😂

I am so excited for another Nancy Drew game with Gab. I so look forward to these.

I was half-listening to the video while working (your voice calms me down hihi) and that stardew fishing sound tiggered me and suddenly brought 100% of my attention to the video hahaha

The ice Lodge was such a fun game because wolves was beautiful

I've been to Hawai'i a few times and this game really makes me miss it. The last time I was there my mom and I did actually string shells onto a necklace in Hilo, but we didn't have to collect them first lol

Hawai’i is in a legal state of war, hence it is not a state in sense and should be returned to the natives. Then they can decide how tourism is handled. It’s only fair. I hope they can accomplish it. I know if I ever visit I’m gonna support locals.

That doctor really sounds like a mix between Lois from family guy and Fran from the nanny😂.

i know this is 8 months old, but frass is the fancy word for bug poop. its good for gardening too.

My theory is that Nancy drew is only a great detective bc she’s nosy as hell. Like her in the Japan one was just wow girl. Snoop through peoples shit and go above & beyond. And spends all her days without chilling just snooping. I could be great detective too if I did that.

Those "finger" rocks looked more like toes than fingers.

43:48 Hahaha, I was just listening to this in the background but suddenly tuned in when Big Mike said wāhine because my brain went "te reo!" Languages are cool.

2:28:26 that was such a raw line