SEGA's Mysterious Deleted Video Game Character - (A NiGHTS documentary) ~Searching For Selph~

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Published on March 16, 2022 8:00:09 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbKHPKR5Dg8

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Nights into Dreams (1996)

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Let's Play

Duration: 1:16:20

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In this video I explore the mystery surrounding the deleted character 'Selph' from SEGA's video game 'NiGHTS into Dreams'. As part documentary and part theory-discussion, this video details the chronological history regarding the search for the character, as well as covering some of the more wild and crazy theories linked to him.

My overall aim with this video is to document what has happened up to this point, and to help push the discussion surrounding Selph forward so that it can broaden the scope of the search.

Video Chapters:
00:00 - Intro & Info
01:37 - Chapter 1 - Know Thyself - The Initial Discovery
06:16 - Chapter 2 - Selfs and Staffs - The First Fan-Theories
10:43 - Chapter 3 - November 2007 - Iizuka Interview & The Beta Demo
18:31 - Chapter 4 - Hidden - Naka Interview
23:06 - Chapter 5 - Sky - Unused Audio Files
27:31 - Chapter 6 - My Name Is - Selph's Name
32:06 - Chapter 7 - Chaos Theory - Character Visual And My Crazy Speculation
38:05 - Chapter 8 - Goldrush - Discoveries From The 2021 NiGHTS Datamine Project
48:25 - Chapter 9 - Heads Up! - 3D Emblem Head Theories
1:02:56 - Chapter 10 - Beyond The Dream Paradox - Our Options For Continuing The Search
1:14:33 - Outro & Thank You's

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Important Links:

Gremmar's Page on 'Selph/Self' - https://sites.google.com/view/nidrep/self

2021 NiGHTS Datamine Website (Gremmar) - https://sites.google.com/view/nidrep/home

NiGHTS Discord Server - https://discord.com/invite/S9c3rgj

Gremmar Warden on Twitter - https://twitter.com/GremmarWarden
Ketrin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KetDarkDragon
Andreas Scholl on Twitter - https://twitter.com/andreasscholl09
Amy Wright on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AmyWrightDev
GigglyMan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Gibi74897221

DiGi Valentine on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DiGi_Valentine

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Songs Used:
(from NiGHTS into Dreams)
D'Force Master
Know Thyself!
Gate of your Dreams
After the Dream
Under Construction
NiGHTS
NiGHTS 2-Player Mode Intro Jingle

(from NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams)
Crystal Choir: Labyrinth Guide
Dreams Dreams (Located Link Mix Instrumental)
Al-Di-La: Lavender Ver.
EVENT-Solitude
Merry Memory Go Round: Forest Adventure
EVENT-Encounter
EVENT-Suspicion
EVENT-Belief
Sweeping Seashore: Marine Escape
When The Night Falls
Precious Orgel

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Sources & Resources:
HD NiGHTS Remaster (2012) Image Viewing Tool (Gremmar) - https://github.com/mg35/NightsImageTool
SEGA Saturn NiGHTS (1996) Texture Explorer Tool (Gremmar) - https://github.com/mg35/NiDTextureExplorer
NiGHTS Ending Image Decompressor Tool (Amy Wright) - https://github.com/foreverWIP/NEID
BinxelView Binary Image Explorer (Brad Smith) - https://github.com/bbbradsmith/binxelview

Original Japanese NiGHTS Website (Sonic Team) - http://nights.sega.jp/nights1/
Hidden Palace - https://hiddenpalace.org/Main_Page
NiGHTS E3 Beta Demo (Hidden Palace) - https://tinyurl.com/yc5my2fm
PlayStation 2 Press Discs & Prototypes (Internet Archive) - https://archive.org/details/ps2pressprotos
Hidden Palace Prototype Collection (Internet Archive) - https://archive.org/details/hiddenpalace

Takashi Iizuka 2007 Interview (Last Minute Continue) - https://lastminutecontinue.com/podcast/guest-control/nights-journey-of-dreams-the-takashi-iizuka-interview-gc002/

Game Preservation article (ArsTechnica) - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/01/saving-video-gamings-source-code-treasures-before-its-too-late/
Square Enix and Game Preservation article (Game Informer) - https://www.gameinformer.com/e3-2019/2019/06/12/square-enix-committed-to-making-its-complete-library-available-digitally
Sonic Amateur Games Expo 2021 - https://sagexpo.org/

Game Catalogue II footage, NiGHTS Reveal Conference 1996 (kukun kun) - https://youtu.be/SJb3tUosivc
Game Catalogue II footage, Sonic Team Offices 1996 (kukun kun) - https://youtu.be/JzvskkZ6Tcw
Sonic & Knuckles Playthrough (RickyC, World Of LongPlays) - https://youtu.be/fJLgUVNP5dM
NiGHTS cameo in Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst (Shadonicz) - https://youtu.be/dNq7aOI-Ces
NiGHTS E3 and Beta Development footage, from CD Consoles Magazine (Freckleslam) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JydDjzFpP5Y
NiGHTS 2-Player Mode (Retro Dad & Modern Lad) - https://youtu.be/XaTLZCE3l54
Sonic 1 Prototype stream (Hidden Palace) - https://youtu.be/jCrigvHwA5s
Sonic 3 Prototype stream (Hidden Palace) - https://youtu.be/70jYNJdEP-o
Clay Fighter footage, from Project Deluge stream (Hidden Palace) - https://youtu.be/i69TWjDmi-8
'L is Real', Luigi in Mario 64 beta discovery (Franghis Khan) - https://youtu.be/tmyGySfJg48

NiGHTS into Dreams HD Remaster on Steam:
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/219950/NiGHTS_Into_Dreams/

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