Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams
From Sega Retro
| Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams |
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| System(s): Sega Saturn |
| Publisher: Sega |
| Developer: Sonic Team |
| Genre: 3D Platform |
| Number of players: 1 |
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.
| Name | Comment | File Size |
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| NIGHTS_XMAS | NiGHTS dat | 55 |
| Name | Comment | File Size |
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| 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
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| Saturn, JP |
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50x50px Disc |
Promotional Material
JP flyer
