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.
The game was followed by The Mansion of Hidden Souls and Torico on the Sega Saturn.
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 acquiring the Pocket Watch item, 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 player can save progress at anytime once the Diary is found.
Items
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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.
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Keys
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There are four Keys in the game, which usually open doors (the last opens a cabinet).
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Tuning Fork
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Flower
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Matchbox
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Butterfly
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Pocket Watch
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Candelabra
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Plaque
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Crystal
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Rooms
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Main Hall
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The Main Hall has two floors, which provide access to most of the rooms in the Mansion.
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Study
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Game Room
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Bedroom
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Art Room
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Library
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Candle Room
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Music Room
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Basement
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Flower Room
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Chamber
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Fireplace
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Versions
Localised names
Also known as
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Localised Name
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English Translation
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English
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Yumemi Mystery Mansion
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Yumemi Mystery Mansion
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English (US)
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Mansion of Hidden Souls
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Mansion of Hidden Souls
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Japanese
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夢見館の物語
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Yumemi Yakata no Monogatari
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Production credits
US version
Cast
- 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
Staff
- 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
- Mansion of Hidden Souls™
- The End
- (C)1994 Sega Licensed to Vic Tokai
Source: In-game credits
European version
Cast
- 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
Staff
- 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
Source: In-game credits
Japanese version
Cast
- Boy: Ai Orikasa
- Girl: Satomi Koorogi
- Hunter: Kenyuu Horiuchi
- Collector: Kinryuu Arimoto
- Pianist: Ai Orikasa
- Lady: Satomi Koorogi
- Artist: Yasunori Matsumoto
- Gambler: Akiko Takeguchi
Staff
- 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
Source: In-game credits
Magazine articles
- Main article: Yumemi Mystery Mansion/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
Print advert in
Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
Print advert in
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-11: "November 1993" (1993-10-08)
Print advert in
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-12: "December 1993" (1993-11-08)
Physical scans
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Division by zero.
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Based on 0 review
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Mega-CD, JP
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Cover
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Mega-CD, US
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Cover
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Disc Manual
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Mega-CD, EU
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Cover
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Mega-CD, AS†
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Cover
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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612,331,440
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CD (EU)
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4430
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✔
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632,579,808
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CD (JP)
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G-6027
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612,333,792
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CD (US)
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T-23015
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Track list
2. CD Warning message (special) (0:38)
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► Running time: 0:38
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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-17), page 33
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Mean Machines Sega, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-02-28), page 54
- ↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 56
- ↑ 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