The Mansion of Hidden Souls

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The Mansion of Hidden Souls

System(s): Sega Saturn

Publisher: Sega

Developer: System Sacom

Sound driver: SCSP (1 track)

Peripherals supported: Saturn Backup Memory

Genre: Adventure

Number of players: 1

Official in-game languages:

日本語

English

Deutsch

Français

Español

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-12-02	¥7,8007,800	GS-9005
US	1995		81012
EU	1995-11^[1]		MK81012-50
PL	1996	199zł199
AU	199x		FMAN09SSC

ESRB

Sega

ELSPA

USK

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The Mansion of Hidden Souls, known as Shinsetsu Yumemi Yakata: Tobira no Oku ni Dareka ga... (真説・夢見館扉の奥に誰かが・・・) in Japan, is a Sega Saturn sequel to Yumemi Mystery Mansion. Awkwardly its prequel is called Mansion of Hidden Souls in North America, which can lead to some confusion. It was followed by Torico in 1996.

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to Yumemi Mystery Mansion and Torico in which the player assumes the role of Jun and solves a series of strange events with the NPC, Mike. the game uses FMV to render the titular mansion and the Jun can move down pre-determined paths and examine objects, some of which can be picked up and added to Juns inventory. Unlike the other two games in the series however, (or even similar FMV adventures such as D or Myst there are no puzzles. instead Jun has to converse with other residents to solve problems using either button to react positively or for a negative response. Jun can also give or receive items in successful conversations.

Controls

moves Jun forward, examine objects or rotates Jun on the spot, brings up the inventory, positive response, use or give item from inventory. negative response.

Versions

Note: This is the only game in the series to be localised in languages other than English and Japanese.

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English	The Mansion of Hidden Souls	The Mansion of Hidden Souls
Japanese	真説・夢見館扉の奥に誰かが・・・	Shinsetsu Yumemi Yakata: Tobira no Oku ni Dareka ga...
French	Le Manoir des Ames Perdues	The Manor of Lost Souls
German	Mystery Mansion: Das Haus Der Verlorenen Seelen	Mystery Mansion: The House of Lost Souls
Spanish	La Mansión de las Almas Ocultas	The Mansion of the Hidden Souls

Screenshot

Main article: The Mansion of Hidden Souls/Comparisons.

Production credits

Oversea version

Computer Graphics: S.S.D.
Music: S.S.D.
Sound Effects: S.S.D.
Executive Producer: Mamoru Shigeta
Producers: Yoji Ishii, Yutaka Sugano
Director: Tomohiro Kondo
Localisation Team: Lia Ithell, Simon Bradley, Cara McMullan
Testing: Sega of Europe, Sega of America

Source:

In-game credits^[3]

Product Manager: Lori Von Rueden
Manual: John McClain

Source:

US manual^[4]

Japanese version

Cast

Mike: Nozomu Sasaki
Elder: Jyou Fujimoto
Cathy: Megumi Hayashibara
Nezumi: Naoki Tatsuta
Jossie: Akiko Takeguchi
Danny: Masashi Sugawara
Sean: Tetsuya Iwanaga
Raymond: Kan Tokunaga
Hunter: Kenyu Horiuchi
Kandolla: Yumi Hikita
Artist: Yasunori Matsumoto
Girl: Satomi Koorogi

Staff

Computer Graphics: S.S.D.
Music: S.S.D.
Sound Effects: S.S.D.
Executive Producer: Mamoru Shigeta
Producers: Yoji Ishii, Yutaka Sugano
Directer: Tomohiro Kondo
Vocal Recording: AUDIO・タナカ
Supervisor: David S. Stone

The End

(C)Sega Enterprises, Ltd. 1994

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: The Mansion of Hidden Souls/Magazine articles.

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

CD Consoles (FR)

40

^[13]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

75

^[14]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

78

^[15]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

70

^[16]

Joypad (FR)

83

^[7]

MAN!AC (DE)

PAL

59

^[17]

Maximum (UK)

25

^[8]

Mega Force (FR)

NTSC-J

84

^[18]

Mega Force (FR)

PAL

69

^[19]

Mega Fun (DE)

PAL

77

^[20]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

PAL

63

^[2]

Next Generation (US)

NTSC-U

50

^[21]

Player One (FR)

65

^[10]

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

77

^[22]

Saturn+ (UK)

PAL

79

^[23]

Sega Magazin (DE)

61

^[24]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

68

^[25]

Sega Saturn Magazine (UK)

PAL

69

^[26]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[27]

Total Saturn (UK)

PAL

30

^[28]

Ultimate Gamer (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[29]

Video Games (DE)

PAL

51

^[30]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[31]

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Based on 23 reviews

The Mansion of Hidden Souls

Saturn, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Saturn, UK
Cover
Disc

Saturn, FR
Cover
Disc Manual

Saturn, DE
Cover
Disc

Saturn, ES
Cover

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

447,703,200

CD-ROM (DE)

MK81012-18 V1.009

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

457,760,352

CD-ROM (ES)

MK81012-06 V1.011

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

444,626,784

CD-ROM (EU)

MK81012-50 V1.009

?

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

449,434,272

CD-ROM (FR)

MK81012-09 V1.010

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

467,817,504

1994-11-11

CD-ROM (JP)

GS-9005 V1.000

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

444,278,688

CD-ROM (US)

81012 V1.006

Track list

1. [data track 1]

2. CD Warning message (special) (00:08)

► Running time: 0:08

Engine

The game's graphics are a mixture of still and animated .CPK files. most do not have audio, while others sometimes have a voice or music stream. Voice samples are raw 16bit audio clips played back at a rate of 22050khz.

conversely the music during gameplay mostly consists looped 8bit raw clips played at 8000khz, while a select few are 16bit at 4000khz

External links

Sega of Japan catalogue page (Japanese): Sega Saturn

References

[1] ', "" (; ), page 18

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p92-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 92

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3DbHOJ--56vi4-3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHOJ--56vi4

[:File:Mansionhiddensouls_sat_us_manual.pdf_p3-4] File:Mansionhiddensouls sat us manual.pdf, page 3

[https:.2F.2Fwww.youtube.com.2Fwatch.3Fv.3D6rmtV4uhJhg-5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rmtV4uhJhg

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_13.pdf_p92_.2892.2F93.29-6] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 92/93 (92)

[:File:Joypad_FR_048.pdf_p76-7] 7.0 ^7.1 Joypad, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 76

[:File:MAXIMUM_UK_02.pdf_p147-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Maximum, "November 1995" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 147

[:File:MeanMachinesSega39UK.pdf_p92_.2891.29-9] Mean Machines Sega, "January 1996" (UK; 1995-11-xx), page 91 (92)

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_059.pdf_p150-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Player One, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 150

[:File:SSM_UK_02.pdf_p82_.2882.2F83.29-11] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 82/83 (82)

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16_.2814.29-12] Sega Saturn Magazine (readers), "Final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 14 (16)

[:File:CDConsoles_FR_13.pdf_p92-13] CD Consoles, "Janvier 1996" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 92

[14] Famitsu, "1994-12-23" (JP; 1994-12-09), page 37

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0812.pdf_p70-15] Game Players, "Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 70

[:File:GamePro_US_077.pdf_p82-16] GamePro, "December 1995" (US; 1995-xx-xx), page 82

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1996-01.pdf_p78-17] MAN!AC, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-06), page 78

[:File:MegaForce_FR_36.pdf_p90-18] Mega Force, "Février 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:MegaForce_FR_45.pdf_p83-19] Mega Force, "Décembre 1995" (FR; 1995-1x-xx), page 83

[:File:MegaFun_DE_1996-01.pdf_p69-20] Mega Fun, "01/96" (DE; 1995-12-20), page 69

[:File:NextGeneration_US_12.pdf_p179-21] Next Generation, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 179

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-02_19950215.pdf_p32-22] Saturn Fan, "1995 February" (JP; 1995-01-07), page 32

[:File:SaturnPlus_UK_01.pdf_p65-23] Saturn+, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-14), page 65

[:File:SegaMagazin_DE_27.pdf_p72-24] Sega Magazin, "Februar 1996" (DE; 1996-01-10), page 72

[:File:SegaPower_UK_75.pdf_p72-25] Sega Power, "Christmas 1995" (UK; 1995-12-21), page 72

[:File:SSM_UK_02.pdf_p82-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (UK; 1995-11-24), page 82

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p16-27] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 16

[:File:TotalSaturn_UK_04.pdf_p36-28] Total Saturn, "Volume One Issue Four" (UK; 1996-12-29), page 36

[:File:UltimateGamer_US_05.pdf_p75-29] Ultimate Gamer, "December 1995" (US; 1995-1x-xx), page 75

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1996-02.pdf_p81-30] Video Games, "2/96" (DE; 1996-01-24), page 81

[:File:VideoGames_US_83.pdf_p84-31] VideoGames, "December 1995" (US; 1995-11-21), page 84

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The Mansion of Hidden Souls

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

Controls

Versions

Localised names

Screenshot

Production credits

Oversea version

Japanese version

Magazine articles

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

Track list

Engine

External links

References