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Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams

System(s): Sega Saturn
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
Genre: 3D Platform
Number of players: 1
ESRB Sega

Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams is a one level stand-alone "expansion pack" of NiGHTS into Dreams that was released in December 1996 for the Sega Saturn.

Christmas NiGHTS was not sold in the same way as most Sega Saturn games. In Japan, it was part of a Christmas-themed Sega Saturn console bundle. In North America it was given away with the purchase of select Saturn games such as Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition before being bundled with an issue of Sega Saturn Magazine. The discs given away on the front cover of Sega Saturn Magazine were missing the card slip case in which to hold the disc, instead being supplied with a transparent plastic sleeve to cut costs. The game was also available for rent at Blockbuster Video locations in America. In the UK, Christmas NiGHTS was not included with the official Sega Saturn Magazine until December 1997.

Gameplay

Christmas NiGHTS is a demo of the NiGHTS into Dreams's Spring Valley level, but with Christmas-themed graphics, music, and other features. Unlike the original, it is now playable as Elliot as well as Claris, although with Elliot is is a mirror-image version of the stage. Like NiGHTS, the game uses the Saturn's internal date clock to change elements of the game according to the season, adjusting it for Christmas and New Year periods with different graphics and music. There are several other unlockable extras, allowing the player to experiment with the game's music mixer or its A-Life system, or even to play the demo as Sega's mascot Sonic the Hedgehog.

When using Sonic the loading screen changes to display "Sonic the Hedgehog into dreams". While playing as Sonic, the player is restricting to traveling on foot, thus exploration is somewhat limited. The levels original Puffy boss is replaced with a inflatable balloon version of Dr. Eggman. The music is a mash-up of both Puffy's original theme "She Had Long Ears" and "Final Fever", the final boss battle music from the Japanese version of Sonic CD.

Saving Data

The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the Saturn Backup Memory cartridge to save progress and unlockable content. In addition, you can link save data of Christmas NiGHTS with the retail version of NiGHTS into Dreams and see in-depth information of save data from the retail version.

Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
NIGHTS_XMAS	NiGHTS dat	55

NiGHTS into Dreams Save Data
Name	Comment	File Size
NIGHTS___##	Score data	30
NIGHTS___##	A-life	197

Production Credits

Executive Producer: Hayao Nakayama
Executive Management: Shoichiro Irimajiri, Shinobu Toyoda, Malcolm Miller
Producer: Yuji Naka
Director: Naoto Ohshima
Project Manager: Youji Ishii
Game Designers: Takao Miyoshi, Takashi Iizuka
Programmers: Takuya Matsumoto, Akio Setsumasa, Yasuhiro Watanabe, Tetsu Katano, Takahiro Hamano, Yuji Naka
Visual Designers: Naoto Ohshima, Hideaki Moriya, Tohru Watanuki, Toshiko Okano, Tomonori Dobashi, Osamu Ogata, You Nishiyama, Kazuyuki Hoshino
Sound Director: Yukifumi Makino
Compose and Arrange: Naofumi Hataya, Tomoko Sasaki
Sound Effects: Tatsuya Kousaki
Recording Director: Tatsutoshi Narita
Narrator: Lisa Hart

DREAMS DREAMS A Cappella Version
- Coordinated By: COMPOZLA.Inc.Tokyo
- Sound Producer: Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi
- Co-Sound Producer: Makoto Suzuki (COMPOZLA.Inc.Tokyo)
- Chorus Arrangement: Marlon D. Saunders
- Singers: Marlon D. Saunders, Gabriel Morris, Issa Clemon
- Recording Engineer: Alec Head
- Mixing Engineer: Justin Luctor

Executive Coordination: Daizaburou Sakurai, Makoto Oshitani, Jin Shimazaki
Promotion Management: Ren Mori, Hideki Okamura, Hirokazu Kanno, Takayuki Kawagoe, Kuninhisa Ueno
Public Relations: Hiroto Kikuchi, Tadashi Takezaki, Masatoshi Kawaguchi, Yutaka Sugano
Visual Material Editors: Masato Yoshioka, Yuji Sawairi, Ikuo Ishizaka
Market Research: Seigo Tabira, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Miho Okamura
Manual: Hiroyuki Mitsui, Youichi Takahashi, Toshiki Yamaguchi, Chieko Nakamura
Internet Support: Mutsuhiro Fujii
Overseas Coordination: Ryoichi Hasegawa
Special Thanks: Akira Nishikawa, Akira Funada, Chika Ikegame, Miki Morimoto, Yosuke Okunari, Haruki Nakayama, Emi Sasaki, Nobuhiko Shimizu, Kazuhiko Hattori, Hideki Yokaichiya
Recording Studio: Cyper Sound, SEGA DIGITAL STUDIO
Produced By: Sega

Physical Scans

US front cover
EU front cover
EU disc
JP front cover
JP back cover
Christmasnights sat jp disc.png

JP disc

Promotional Material

JP flyer

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-'''''Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams''''' was a one level stand-alone "expansion pack" of ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' that was released in December 1996.  In Japan, it was part of a Christmas Saturn bundle.  It was elsewhere given away with the purchase of select Saturn games such as ''Daytona CCE'', and was later bundled in with an issue of Sega Saturn Magazine. The CDs given away on the front cover of Sega Saturn Magazine were missing the card slip case in which to keep the disc, and were instead supplied with a transparent plastic one.  The game was also available for rent at Blockbuster Video locations in America. In the UK, ''Christmas NiGHTS'' was not included with the official Sega Saturn Magazine until December 1997.
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+'''''Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams''''' is a one level stand-alone "expansion pack" of ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' that was released in December 1996 for the [[Sega Saturn]].
-''Christmas NiGHTS'' was a demo of the game's Spring Valley level, but with Christmas-themed graphics, music, and other features. Unlike the original, it was now playable as Elliot as well as Claris, although this was a mirror-image version of the stage. The game used the [[Saturn]]'s internal date clock to change elements of the game according to the season, adjusting it for Christmas and New Year periods with different graphics and music.  There were several other unlockable extras, allowing the player to experiment with the game's music mixer or its A-Life system, or even to play the demo as [[Sega]]'s mascot ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
+''Christmas NiGHTS'' was not sold in the same way as most Sega Saturn games. In Japan, it was part of a Christmas-themed Sega Saturn console bundle. In North America it was given away with the purchase of select Saturn games such as ''[[Daytona USA: Championship Circuit Edition]]'' before being bundled with an issue of [[Sega Saturn Magazine]]. The discs given away on the front cover of Sega Saturn Magazine were missing the card slip case in which to hold the disc, instead being supplied with a transparent plastic sleeve to cut costs. The game was also available for rent at Blockbuster Video locations in America. In the UK, ''Christmas NiGHTS'' was not included with the official Sega Saturn Magazine until December 1997.
-When using Sonic the loading screen changes to display "Sonic the Hedgehog into dreams". While playing as Sonic, the player is restricting to traveling on foot, thus exploration is somewhat limited. The levels original Puffy boss is replaced with a inflatable balloon version of [[Doctor Eggman]]. The music is a mash-up of both Puffy's original theme "She Had Long Ears" and "Final Fever", the final boss battle music from the Japanese version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]''.
+==Gameplay==
+''Christmas NiGHTS'' is a demo of the ''NiGHTS into Dreams''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Spring Valley level, but with Christmas-themed graphics, music, and other features. Unlike the original, it is now playable as Elliot as well as Claris, although with Elliot is is a mirror-image version of the stage. Like ''NiGHTS'', the game uses the Saturn's internal date clock to change elements of the game according to the season, adjusting it for Christmas and New Year periods with different graphics and music. There are several other unlockable extras, allowing the player to experiment with the game's music mixer or its A-Life system, or even to play the demo as [[Sega]]'s mascot [[Sonic the Hedgehog]].
+When using Sonic the loading screen changes to display "Sonic the Hedgehog into dreams". While playing as Sonic, the player is restricting to traveling on foot, thus exploration is somewhat limited. The levels original Puffy boss is replaced with a inflatable balloon version of [[sonic:Dr. Eggman|Dr. Eggman]]. The music is a mash-up of both Puffy's original theme "She Had Long Ears" and "Final Fever", the final boss battle music from the Japanese version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD|Sonic CD]]''.
 ==Saving Data==
-The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the [[Sega Saturn Back-Up Ram Cart]] to save progress and unlockable content. In addition, you can link save data of Christmas NiGHTS with the retail version of [[NiGHTS into Dreams]] and see in-depth information of save data from the retail version.
+The game makes use of the Saturn's internal battery back-up as well as the [[Saturn Backup Memory]] cartridge to save progress and unlockable content. In addition, you can link save data of ''Christmas NiGHTS'' with the retail version of ''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]'' and see in-depth information of save data from the retail version.
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 ==Production Credits==
-Executive Producer: [[Hayao Nakayama]]<br>
+{{multicol|
-Executive Management: [[Shoichiro Irimajiri]], [[Shinobu Toyoda]], Malcolm Miller<Br>
+*'''Executive Producer:''' [[Hayao Nakayama]]<br>
-Producer: [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
+*'''Executive Management:''' [[Shoichiro Irimajiri]], [[Shinobu Toyoda]], Malcolm Miller<Br>
-Director: [[Naoto Ohshima]]<br>
+*'''Producer:''' [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
-Project Manager: [[Youji Ishii]]<br>
+*'''Director:''' [[Naoto Ohshima]]<br>
-Game Designers: [[Takao Miyoshi]], [[Takashi Iizuka]]<br>
+*'''Project Manager:''' [[Youji Ishii]]<br>
-Programmers: [[Takuya Matsumoto]], [[Akio Setsumasa]], [[Yasuhiro Watanabe]], [[Tetsu Katano]], [[Takahiro Hamano]], [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
+*'''Game Designers:''' [[Takao Miyoshi]], [[Takashi Iizuka]]<br>
-Visual Designers: [[Naoto Ohshima]], [[Hideaki Moriya]], [[Tohru Watanuki]], Toshiko Okano, [[Tomonori Dobashi]], [[Osamu Ogata]], [[You Nishiyama]], [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]<br>
+*'''Programmers:''' [[Takuya Matsumoto]], [[Akio Setsumasa]], [[Yasuhiro Watanabe]], [[Tetsu Katano]], [[Takahiro Hamano]], [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
-Sound Director: [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br>
+*'''Visual Designers:''' [[Naoto Ohshima]], [[Hideaki Moriya]], [[Tohru Watanuki]], Toshiko Okano, [[Tomonori Dobashi]], [[Osamu Ogata]], [[You Nishiyama]], [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]<br>
-Compose and Arrange: [[Naofumi Hataya]], [[Tomoko Sasaki]]<br>
+*'''Sound Director:''' [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br>
-Sound Effects: [[Tatsuya Kousaki]]<br>
+*'''Compose and Arrange:''' [[Naofumi Hataya]], [[Tomoko Sasaki]]<br>
-Recording Director: [[Tatsutoshi Narita]]<br>
+*'''Sound Effects:''' [[Tatsuya Kousaki]]<br>
-Narrator: Lisa Hart<br>
+*'''Recording Director:''' [[Tatsutoshi Narita]]<br>
+*'''Narrator:''' Lisa Hart<br>
-DREAMS DREAMS A Cappella Version<br>
+*'''DREAMS DREAMS A Cappella Version'''<br>
-Coordinated By: COMPOZLA.Inc.Tokyo<br>
+**'''Coordinated By:''' COMPOZLA.Inc.Tokyo<br>
-Sound Producer: [[Atsushi Kosugi|Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi]]<br>
+**'''Sound Producer:''' [[Atsushi Kosugi|Atsushi "Sushi" Kosugi]]<br>
-Co-Sound Producer: [[Makoto Suzuki]] (COMPOZLA.Inc.Tokyo)<br>
+**'''Co-Sound Producer:''' [[Makoto Suzuki]] (COMPOZLA.Inc.Tokyo)<br>
-Chorus Arrangement: [[Marlon Saunders|Marlon D. Saunders]]<br>
+**'''Chorus Arrangement:''' [[Marlon Saunders|Marlon D. Saunders]]<br>
-Singers: Marlon D. Saunders, Gabriel Morris, Issa Clemon<br>
+**'''Singers:''' Marlon D. Saunders, Gabriel Morris, Issa Clemon<br>
-Recording Engineer: Alec Head<br>
+**'''Recording Engineer:''' Alec Head<br>
-Mixing Engineer: Justin Luctor<br>
+**'''Mixing Engineer:''' Justin Luctor<br>
-Executive Coordination: [[Daizaburou Sakurai]], [[Makoto Oshitani]], [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
-Promotion Management: Ren Mori, [[Hideki Okamura]], Hirokazu Kanno, [[Takayuki Kawagoe]], Kuninhisa Ueno<br>
-Public Relations: Hiroto Kikuchi, [[Tadashi Takezaki]], Masatoshi Kawaguchi, [[Yutaka Sugano]]<br>
-Visual Material Editors: Masato Yoshioka, [[Yuji Sawairi]], [[Ikuo Ishizaka]]<br>
-Market Research: Seigo Tabira, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Miho Okamura<br>
-Manual: Hiroyuki Mitsui, [[Youichi Takahashi]], Toshiki Yamaguchi, Chieko Nakamura<br>
-Internet Support: [[Mutsuhiro Fujii]]<br>
-Overseas Coordination: [[Ryoichi Hasegawa]]<br>
-Special Thanks: Akira Nishikawa, Akira Funada, Chika Ikegame, Miki Morimoto, Yosuke Okunari, Haruki Nakayama, Emi Sasaki, Nobuhiko Shimizu, [[Kazuhiko Hattori]], Hideki Yokaichiya<br>
-Recording Studio: Cyper Sound, SEGA DIGITAL STUDIO<br>
-Produced By: [[Sega]]
+*'''Executive Coordination:''' [[Daizaburou Sakurai]], [[Makoto Oshitani]], [[Jin Shimazaki]]<br>
+*'''Promotion Management:''' Ren Mori, [[Hideki Okamura]], Hirokazu Kanno, [[Takayuki Kawagoe]], Kuninhisa Ueno<br>
+*'''Public Relations:''' Hiroto Kikuchi, [[Tadashi Takezaki]], Masatoshi Kawaguchi, [[Yutaka Sugano]]<br>
+*'''Visual Material Editors:''' Masato Yoshioka, [[Yuji Sawairi]], [[Ikuo Ishizaka]]<br>
+*'''Market Research:''' Seigo Tabira, Tsuyoshi Sawada, Miho Okamura<br>
+*'''Manual:''' Hiroyuki Mitsui, [[Youichi Takahashi]], Toshiki Yamaguchi, Chieko Nakamura<br>
+*'''Internet Support:''' [[Mutsuhiro Fujii]]<br>
+*'''Overseas Coordination:''' [[Ryoichi Hasegawa]]<br>
+*'''Special Thanks:''' Akira Nishikawa, Akira Funada, Chika Ikegame, Miki Morimoto, Yosuke Okunari, Haruki Nakayama, Emi Sasaki, Nobuhiko Shimizu, [[Kazuhiko Hattori]], Hideki Yokaichiya<br>
+*'''Recording Studio:''' Cyper Sound, SEGA DIGITAL STUDIO<br>
+*'''Produced By:''' [[Sega]]
+}}
 ==Physical Scans==
-===Covers and Discs===
 <gallery>
-Image:ChistmasNightsBox us.jpg|US cover
+Image:ChistmasNightsBox us.jpg|US front cover
-Image:ChistmasNightsBox eu.jpg|EU cover
+Image:ChistmasNightsBox eu.jpg|EU front cover
 Image:ChristmasNiGHTsIntoDreams saturn eu cd.jpg|EU disc
-Image:ChistmasNightsBox jp.jpg|JP cover
+Image:ChistmasNightsBox jp.jpg|JP front cover
+File:ChristmasNights Saturn JP Box Back.jpg|JP back cover
 Image:christmasnights_sat_jp_disc.png|JP disc
 </gallery>
+==Promotional Material==
-===Promotional Material===
 <gallery>
 File:Christmas NiGHTS flier.png|JP flyer