Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED

Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED is the remastered version of the first Nancy Drew game in 1998. It was released for the 80th anniversary of Nancy Drew

Game Description

Play the Game that Started the Award-Winning Series! As a tribute to Nancy Drew’s 80th Anniversary, Her Interactive has remastered the first game that launched the award-winning adventure series. With completely updated graphics and new puzzles, this special edition will appeal to old and new mystery game fans alike!

Game Information

Available on: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10. OS X 10.5.8 Leopard/10.6.6 Snow Leopard/10.7 Lion/10.8 Mountain Lion or higher but will not run on Mojave or Catalina.
ESRB: E10+ for Everyone 10+
PC/Mac Release Date: August 24, 2010
Release MSRP: $19.99 USD
Current MSRP: $19.99 USD
Number of Discs: 1
Game Abbreviation: SCKR
Game Color Code: 00A9AF
Inspired by/Based on: The Nancy Drew Files #1: Secrets Can Kill

Game Specs

PC System Requirements:

1 GHz or greater Pentium or equivalent class CPU
256 MB of RAM
1GB or more of hard drive space
32MB DirectX 9.0 compatible graphics video card
16-bit DirectX compatible sound card
24x CD-ROM drive
Mouse and Speakers

Mac System Requirements

Intel processor
512 MB RAM
1.1 GB or more hard drive space
Intel GMA 950, ATI X1600, NVIDIA 7300 graphics card or better
Keyboard and mouse
Internet connection the first time the game is launched
This game will not run on PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) based Mac systems (PowerMac)
This game will not run on Mojave or Catalina.

Fun Facts:

This game was released 23 days after the original Secrets Can Kill was discontinued.
HeR Interactive wrote a strategy guide for this game, but not for the original Secrets Can Kill.
All the graphics in this game were remastered to a higher resolution with improved lighting and various updated textures and graphics.
Detective Beech was a new character introduced for this game. The name Detective Beech was teased at the end of Secrets Can Kill in the final cutscene and was mentioned in Stay Tuned for Danger.
The remaster included some new puzzles and mini games. For example, Barnacle Blast was brought back from The Haunted Carousel and remastered for Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED.
This game and Trail of the Twister share the same end game teaser trailer for Shadow at the Water's Edge as both Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED and Trail of the Twister were released before Shadow at the Water's Edge.
Although this is one of the shortest and smallest Nancy Drew games, it still costs $19.99 after over a decade since being released.
There is a book in Aunt Eloise's house that contains a short story featuring characters from The Captive Curse which was, at the time, an upcoming game.
Inside the chest in Aunt Eloise's house are a 21 yellow-back Nancy Drew books as a reference to the 80th anniversary of Nancy Drew.
When playing Barnacle Blast, you start a new game with 8 lives and to get a new life you need 80000 points. Both the 8 and 80000 refer to the 80th anniversary of Nancy Drew.
Some of the books in the library are books from past games.
Hulk, Connie, and Daryl all got remastered character art and voices while Hal only got remastered visuals. The original voice recordings for Hal were recycled in liu of sourcing a new actor to record dialogue.
There is a bunch of fan art placed around the game from a contest that HeR held to help promote the game.
The students of the month board where Connie is features images of the game's creators in the original Secrets Can Kill. HeR held a contest and the winners of the contest would be the students of the month in the remastered game.
Unlike the original Secrets Can Kill, the remaster only had 1 disc instead of 2.
The Vandelay Pharmaceutical Company was removed for this game which meant the original ending took place in a different location.
This game got an updated cover art and logo for the remaster. The packaging maintained the same style of the past few games.
Hidden around the school bulletin boards is a modified poster for The Vampire Diaries which was changed to The Campfire Diaries as HeR Interactive no longer owned the rights to The Vampire Diaries.

Image Gallery
Characters
Walkthrough
Soundtrack
Extra

Image Gallery

Characters

Connie Watson

Connie is a tough girl who is into judo. She spends most of her time hanging out in the student lounge. Connie is a pretty normal girl, with a dark secret.

Daryl Gray

Working at Maxine’s Diner, Daryl is the rich, pretty-boy of the school who drives a Porsche. But if his family is so wealthy, why does he need to work at the diner?

Hal Tanaka

Hal is a foreign exchange student from Japan. He is trying to get a scholarship so he can go to college. He admits to making mistakes, but he won’t talk about them.

Hector Sanchez

“Hulk” is a stereotypical jock who may even play professional sports one day. Hector does pretty well in school, the girls all love him, and he SEEMS to have a great life.

Walkthrough

You can watch the full video walkthrough for Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED on YouTube!

Episode 1 - Aunt Eloise's House

Episode 2 - Paseo Del Mar High

Episode 3 - Exploration

Episode 4 - Confrontations

Episode 5 - The End

Soundtrack

Awards

Parents’ Choice 2011 Gold Award, Best Software, ages 10 & Up

Credits

Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill REMASTERED Credits List

SCKR Cover Art Evolution

These are official cover art concepts that were submitted by the cover designer Mark Tolleshaug. The second concept was developed into the official cover art and HeR turned the first concept into a downloadable wallpaper.

Once HeR Interactive decided on the style, they continued to further develop it. The below images are the several stages of development the cover art went through before reaching the final version that was shipped. Click on each image to see the artwork larger!