The only game you need this Christmas!!

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Published on December 15, 2022 6:15:09 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTmTHaNNwXM

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Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... (1996)

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So Christmas NiGHTS succeeds in bringing some amazingly festive imagery, and something I didn’t share in the video was that leading up to Christmas, once the Sega Saturn’s clock hit November, the snow starts to fall before you start seeing all the Christmas decorations closer to the 25th.

I thought this demo was a little bit interesting because by the time it was released, the NiGHTS into Dreams game was already on store shelves. This was really much more of a promotional tool than a ‘work-in-progress’ demonstration… That means all the enemies, music and cut-scenes are in-tact (with some special variations made just for the Christmas NiGHTS stage) and even the A-Life system and Nightopian/Nightmaren ‘breeding’ feature can be found.

Keep an eye out on Christmas Eve and you can even catch a glimpse of Santa Claus himself… I just didn’t want to spoil the magic, but that still makes it worth checking out for yourself… But for me, there is still only one real reason to check it out on the Sega Saturn versus a HD re-release.

One of the primary reasons to check out Christmas NiGHTS on the Sega Saturn (opposed to one of HD re-releases) is the chance to unlock Sonic into NiGHTS. This is the first ever polygonal 3D appearance of Sonic on the Sega Saturn and for a simple re-skin, it’s got its issues but was still very cool to see.

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