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System(s): Sega Mega-CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega (Japan, Europe), VIC Tokai (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Sega CS (Production), System Sacom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supporting companies: DMP Entertainment (US) (audio services and production) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart, Sega Mouse | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Adventure[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yumemi Mystery Mansion, known as Yumemi Yakata no Monogatari (夢見館の物語) in Japan, is a Sega Mega-CD adventure game. In North America, the game was published by Vic Tokai, who renamed the game Mansion of Hidden Souls. It is reliant on full-motion video and is compatible with the Sega Mouse.
Contents
Story
One night two siblings, Samantha and Jonathan, come across a butterfly while exploring a grassy field. Enchanted by the butterfly's haunting beauty, Samantha chases after it. Jonathan follows reluctantly, repeating their grandmother's warnings about ghosts who roam the area and turn people into butterflies. The butterfly leads Samantha into the Mansion, where she becomes trapped.
Gameplay
The game is a first-person point-and-click adventure that plays similarly to D or Burn Cycle. The player assumes the role of a young man named Jonathan, who must explore the Mansion, overcome several puzzles, and escape with his sister before the pair of them become permanent residents. The game has few puzzles, and gameplay instead emphasizes exploring the mansion and searching for important items. The Mansion is depicted by pre-rendered 3D images, and movement is shown through short full-motion video transitions. While exploring the Mansion, the player encounters several ghosts, who appear in the form of blue butterflies.
Jonathan moves through the Mansion with and turns with
and
. Jonathan opens unlocked doors, inspects objects, and picks up or interacts with items with
. The player can invoke the item inventory with
. The player can cycle through the inventory with
, close the inventory with
, or use the selected item with
.
After finding Samantha, the player must complete the rest of the game within a time limit of one hour. Samantha and Jonathan must leave the Mansion before midnight or be trapped forever. The Pocket Watch item shows how much time is remaining.
Once the Diary is found, the player can use it to save progress at any time.
Items
Diary | |
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The Diary is found on a chair in the Study. The player can use it to save the game at any point. | |
Keys | |
There are four keys in the game, which usually open doors. The first key is found under a pillow in the Bedroom and opens the door to the Art Room. The second key is found behind a picture in the Art Room and unlocks the Music Room. The third key is found in a bookcase in the Library and opens the exit door. The last key is found in the Fireplace and opens a cabinet in the Study. | |
Tuning Fork | |
The Tuning Fork is found on a couch in the Music Room. | |
Matchbox | |
The Matchbox is found in the Game Room and lights candles in the Candle Room. | |
Flower | |
The Flower is found in the Chamber. Once it is placed in the empty vase in the Flower Room, the water drains from the Chamber. | |
Butterfly | |
Samantha is found in the form of a butterfly in the Chamber. Once she is found, the player has one hour to escape the Mansion. | |
Pocket Watch | |
The Pocket Watch is found behind an easel in the Art Room. The player can check it to see how much time is remaining. If it strikes midnight, Samantha and Jonathan become trapped in the Mansion forever. | |
Candelabra | |
The Candelabra is found on a table in the Music Room, behind the violin case. It is used to light the way in the Fireplace in the Study. | |
Plaque | |
The Plaque is found in a locked cabinet in the Study. Once it is placed into its proper position in the Fireplace, a ladder descends. | |
Crystal | |
The Crystal is found on a table in the Bedroom. It is used on the Mirror in the Fireplace to escape the Mansion. |
Rooms
Main Hall | |
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The Main Hall has two floors, which provide access to most of the rooms in the Mansion. The Study, Music Room, and Library are located on the first floor. The Game Room, Art Room, and Bedroom are located on the second floor. | |
Study | |
The Study is accessed from the first floor of the Main Hall. It contains the Diary. The Fireplace can be accessed through the Study after finding the Candelabra item. | |
Game Room | |
The Game Room is accessed from the second floor of the Main Hall. It contains the Matchbox, which is used to light candles in the Candle Room. The viewing screen and dartboard also provide important hints. | |
Bedroom | |
The Bedroom is accessed from the second floor of the Main Hall. It contains the key to the Art Room and the Crystal. | |
Art Room | |
The Art Room is accessed from the second floor of the Main Hall. Its door is locked, and the player must first find its key in the Bedroom. It contains the key to the Music Room and the Pocket Watch. The Candle Room is hidden through a painting in this room. | |
Music Room | |
The Music Room is accessed from the second floor of the Main Hall. Its door is locked, and the player must first find its key in the Art Room. It contains the Tuning Fork and Candelabra. | |
Candle Room | |
The Candle Room is accessed from the Art Room. It provides access to the Library and Basement by lighting and blowing out certain candles. | |
Library | |
The Library is accessed from the Candle Room. After its door is unlocked, it can be accessed from the first floor of the Main Hall. It contains a book that provides a hint about how to access the Basement from the Candle Room. | |
Basement | |
The Basement is accessed from the Candle Room and provides access to the Flower Room. | |
Flower Room | |
The Flower Room is accessed from the Basement and provides access to the Chamber. If the Flower is placed in the empty vase, the water drains from the Chamber. | |
Chamber | |
The Chamber is accessed from the Flower Room. The Flower is found inside it and can be used to drain the water so that Jonathan can reach the Butterfly. If Jonathan walks into the water without draining it, he is turned into a butterfly and the game ends. | |
Fireplace | |
The Fireplace is accessed from the Study. Use the Candelabra to light the way. It contains a key to the cabinet in the Study, which contains a Plaque. Once the Plaque is placed into its location in the Fireplace, a ladder falls that provides access to three numbered doors. The player should follow any door that is a multiple of three (3, 33, 777, 345, 333, 12, and finally 27) and use the Crystal on the Mirror to escape the Mansion. |
History
Legacy
The game was followed by the Sega Saturn sequels The Mansion of Hidden Souls in 1994 and Torico in 1996.
The game was included on all versions of the Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022.
Versions
Localised names
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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English | Yumemi Mystery Mansion | Yumemi Mystery Mansion |
English (US) | Mansion of Hidden Souls | Mansion of Hidden Souls |
Japanese | 夢見館の物語 | Yumemi Yakata no Monogatari |
Production credits
US version
- The Hunter: Alan Bruce
- Samantha and Woman Gambler: Maximilienne L. M. Ewalt
- Female Soul and Woman 1: Rachel Fyffe
- Pianist and Woman 2: Judy "The Wench" Montana
- Butterfly Collector and Man 1: Will Southard
- Jonathan: Greg Bowman
- Man 2: Willis "Rushon" McGruder
- Young Man: George McRae
- Computer Graphics: S.S.D.
- Music Composer: Yuji Nomi
- Sound Effects: S.S.D.
- Music Effects: Yuji Nomi
- Coordinator: Keiichi Onogi, Hisaya Takabayasi
- Audio Talent and Production Provided by: DMP Entertainment
- Directed by: David Platshon
- Script and Voice Over Produced by: Kent Russel for Sega of America
- Supervisor: David S. Stone
- Licensed by: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
European version
- The Hunter: Alan Bruce
- Samantha and Woman Gambler: Maximilienne L. M. Ewalt
- Female Soul and Woman 1: Rachel Fyffe
- Pianist and Woman 2: Judy "The Wench" Montana
- Butterfly Collector and Man 1: Will Southard
- Jonathan: Greg Bowman
- Man 2: Willis "Rushon" McGruder
- Young Man: George McRae
- Computer Graphics: S.S.D.
- Music Composer: Yuji Nomi
- Sound Effects: S.S.D.
- Music Effects: Yuji Nomi
- Coordinator: Keiichi Onogi, Hisaya Takabayasi
- SOE Production: P Chapman/P Holt
- Audio Talent and Production Provided by: DMP Entertainment
- Directed by: David Platshon
- Script and Voice Over Produced by: Kent Russel for Sega of America
- Supervisor: David S. Stone
- Yumemi Mystery Mansion™
- The End
- (C)1994 Sega
Japanese version
- Boy: Ai Orikasa
- Girl: Satomi Koorogi
- Hunter: Kenyuu Horiuchi
- Collector: Kinryuu Arimoto
- Pianist: Ai Orikasa
- Lady: Satomi Koorogi
- Artist: Yasunori Matsumoto
- Gambler: Akiko Takeguchi
- Computer Graphics: S.S.D.
- Music Composer: Yuji Nomi
- Sound Effects: S.S.D.
- Music Effects: Yuji Nomi
- Vocal Recording: Audio・タナカ
- Coordinator: Keiichi Onogi, Hisaya Takabayasi
- Supervisor: David S. Stone
- 夢見館の物語 © 1993 Sega Enterprises
- The End
Digital manuals
Magazine articles
- Main article: Yumemi Mystery Mansion/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[11]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[12]
- EGM² (US) #2: "August 1994" (1994-0x-xx)[13]
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #62: "September 1994" (1994-xx-xx)[14]
Physical scans
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Technical information
- Main article: Yumemi Mystery Mansion/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:YMM MCD JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mega-cd/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-22 19:24)
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 183
- ↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 33
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Mean Machines Sega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-28), page 54
- ↑ Sega Pro, "Easter 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 10
- ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 56
- ↑ File:Mansion of Hidden Souls MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Yumemi Mystery Mansion MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ File:Yumemi Yakata no Monogatari MCD credits.pdf
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 107
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 95
- ↑ EGM², "August 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 113
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "September 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 83
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-08), page 27
- ↑ Consoles +, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 100
- ↑ Computer & Video Games, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-15), page 102
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-08-16)
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 44
- ↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 1
- ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 38
- ↑ GamePro, "June 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 50
- ↑ Gamers, "Mai/Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-06), page 53
- ↑ GamesMaster, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 65
- ↑ Hippon Super, "January 1994" (JP; 1993-12-03), page 38
- ↑ Hyper, "June 1994" (AU; 1994-xx-xx), page 46
- ↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 110
- ↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 66
- ↑ Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 32
- ↑ Mega Force, "Juillet/Août 1994" (FR; 1994-07-04), page 92
- ↑ Mega Fun, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-20), page 111
- ↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 10
- ↑ Player One, "Avril 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 96
- ↑ Play Time, "6/94" (DE; 1994-05-04), page 130
- ↑ Power Up!, "Saturday, July 09, 1994" (UK; 1994-07-09), page 1
- ↑ Sega Magazin, "Juni 1994" (DE; 1994-05-11), page 30
- ↑ Sega Magazine, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-15), page 92
- ↑ Sega Power, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-03), page 32
- ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 66
- ↑ Sega Zone, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-24), page 38
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 84
- ↑ Sonic the Comic, "October 28th 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 11
- ↑ Supersonic, "Octobre 1994" (FR; 1994-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ Todo Sega, "Septiembre 1994" (ES; 1994-0x-xx), page 46
- ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 87
- ↑ VideoGames, "July 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 73
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