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Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES)
- Thread starter Speevy
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One of my favorite NES games, you wouldn't believe how many times I rented it :) The train level is damn hard, but feels so good when you pass it. Too bad it's an IP that just isn't popular enough for Capcom to go to any effort to get onto virtual consoles or whatever.
Oh, nice thread. I actually bought that movie on DVD recently and I only heard about it a few years ago and saw some of it on YouTube. I fell in love with the art style.
I loved the game as a kid! Such a classic!
And that's funny timing cuz I actually decided to remaster an old drawing of mine just yesterday!
Here's the original from several years ago.
And here's a "remaster" I started working on on my phone!
Holy shit that's great!
When I was really young, I used to play the arcade game a lot! It's a pretty fun beat-em-up with a friend. Didn't know about this NES game though, seems awesome!
Yeah it isn't.
But something about the visuals of the movie and game worked for me as a kid. I have good memories of both.
I was really hyped for the game but ultimately was disappointed. But it was very good for a game based on a movie. Back then that was usually almost a guaranteed piece of shit.
Had this game as a kid and played through it quite a bit, usually with Game Genie since even as a kid I was a total scrub. I think I tried playing through it again a couple of years ago, honestly aside from House of Toys being a little tricky at points most of the game is pretty manageable until you reach the Nightmare World portion of the game. I definitely remember the big cave with the fire jets that you have to navigate with the lizard being particularly annoying at a few spots. Still, the notion of a "weak" player-character and needing the help of the animals was a fun touch.
A new game with higher visual fidelity (and another ace Shimomura soundtrack, of course) could make for a wonderful experience nowadays, but sadly I don't expect that to happen.
A new game with higher visual fidelity (and another ace Shimomura soundtrack, of course) could make for a wonderful experience nowadays, but sadly I don't expect that to happen.
In a way, Little Nemo was like an early version of Super Mario Odyssey. Through Cappy/candy at random stuff and see what you can turn into.
One of the very few games I remember reading about and being hyped about, and yet not play. And I still haven't played it, argh.
Hey thanks so much, that's really sweet. I really appreciate it! Glad you like!
I should really finish that.... I'm the worst at finishing things I start.
This game is so fucking godlike. I had a ton of NES games as a kid but this one was of my favorites; really with there was a way to get it now aside from the OG cart or emulation
wait, lolwut
wait, lolwut
I only knew one rental place that carried this game. It's one of those games I rented time and time again. I didn't really understand what to do in games at the time so I probably never even saw the 3rd level. Even though I never owned the game, memories of Little Nemo crop up whenever people talk about the NES
I also still have the game from when i was a kid. Great memories. I remember when we picked it up and drove home.
Glad I clicked on this thread, the NES game has been a favourite of mine for almost 30 years, but for some reason I'd never heard of the arcade game. Will have to look into that.
Thanks for this OP. I was thinking about making such a thread.
This is one of my favorite game on NES. Topsy turvy is probably my favorite level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBDGeiGURvU
This is one of my favorite game on NES. Topsy turvy is probably my favorite level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBDGeiGURvU
So, turns out this thread did indeed motivate me, so I played it this afternoon.
It really is a great game. Almost every level is completely different from the last, the music's pretty good and it's got a decent challenge. I didn't manage to finish it, I made it to the second part of level 8. After dying a bunch of times there I looked up if the game had a level select and apparently it does, so I called it quits there and I'm gonna try again soon.
More games should have diversity like this game does, looking for keys in levels is fun, but they don't overdo it, some levels just plain hand out the keys you need and the last level is just a more straightforward level with bosses and everything. Then there's the mini-Metroid levels where you have first use certain enemy disguises to get to otherwise unreachable places and so forth till you can get to the end. It really is quite impressive how they maage to not repeat themselves.
Also this game might have my new most hated enemy: those white seeds that float down while homing in on your ass, Jesus those guys are aggravating!
Still though this is definitely a classic from the 8-bit era and I'm glad I finally played it.
It really is a great game. Almost every level is completely different from the last, the music's pretty good and it's got a decent challenge. I didn't manage to finish it, I made it to the second part of level 8. After dying a bunch of times there I looked up if the game had a level select and apparently it does, so I called it quits there and I'm gonna try again soon.
More games should have diversity like this game does, looking for keys in levels is fun, but they don't overdo it, some levels just plain hand out the keys you need and the last level is just a more straightforward level with bosses and everything. Then there's the mini-Metroid levels where you have first use certain enemy disguises to get to otherwise unreachable places and so forth till you can get to the end. It really is quite impressive how they maage to not repeat themselves.
Also this game might have my new most hated enemy: those white seeds that float down while homing in on your ass, Jesus those guys are aggravating!
Still though this is definitely a classic from the 8-bit era and I'm glad I finally played it.
So why did this gem never get its own remake or sequel ? Do you think the Little Nemo licenses (if any left now) could be a problem for Capcom ?
This is as magical to play as the best Nintendo games, and from start to finish. Such an underrated game and underused franchise.
This is as magical to play as the best Nintendo games, and from start to finish. Such an underrated game and underused franchise.