In a strange way, all that political
ire gave Night Trap a second life, turning what would've otherwise been a forgettable, full price tech demo into one of the most significant (and slightly financially successful) titles of the 16 - bit era — indeed, the game managed to sell 50,000 copies just one week AFTER being torn asunder in D.C. Still, all the controversy in the world couldn't save the Sega CD, and in many ways, the full - motion - video subgenre.
Channel 4's Jon Snow even
gave a «good
night and good luck» style piece to camera describing what he had seen and urging viewers to take action, although producers opted to put it on YouTube rather than risk Ofcom's
ire with a TV broadcast.