 The film has developed a cult following in subsequent years, a result of its video success on VHS, DVD, and Blu-ray, much like three other 1990s pulp/comic adaptations, "Dick Tracy", "The Rocketeer" and "The Phantom".James Luceno wrote the novelization which went deeper into the events of the film and included many nods to the Shadow radio show and the original pulp magazines, most significantly alluding to the fact that The Shadow's true identity was Kent Allard and that 'Lamont Cranston' was just another identity he assumed when needed.A video game version of "The Shadow" for the Super NES was developed to tie in with the 1994 film, but was never released despite being completed due to the film's disappointing gross.