Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams...

aka: A Happy New Year NiGHTS into Dreams..., NiGHTS Into Dreams: Limited Edition, WiNTER NiGHTS into Dreams...

Released

November 22nd, 1996 on SEGA Saturn

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Developers

Sonic Team

Moby Score

8.0

#2,150 of 155K

Critics

91% (9)

Players

(56)

Ranking

#41 on SEGA Saturn

Collected By

62 players

Genre: Action
Perspective: Side view
Interface: Direct control
Setting: Fantasy

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Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... is essentially a demo that was given away through various promotions and magazines. While it may have 'only' appeared to be a one-level demo of NiGHTS into Dreams... (Spring Valley), it is really a bit more.

Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams...'s title screen, level backgrounds and even character models change according to the current season. Play it throughout an entire year and experience not only Christmas NiGHTS, but also Winter NiGHTS, New Year NiGHTS and NiGHTS: Limited Edition. Santa will appear on his sleigh on Christmas Day, and Reala will make a guest appearance on April Fool's Day, to mention only a few of its little cameos.

The gameplay is identical to that of NiGHTS into Dreams..., but it arguably has more longevity due to the Presents Box. The box contains unlockable artwork, promotional movies, Time Attack and Link Attack modes, Sonic as a playable character in the game, and more!

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クリスマスナイツ - Japanese spelling

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Executive Producer	Hayao Nakayama
Project Manager	Yoji Ishii
Producer	Yuji Naka
Director	Naoto Ohshima
Game Designers	Takao Miyoshi Takashi Iizuka
Programmers	Takuya Matsumoto Akio Setsumasa Yasuhiro Watanabe Tetsu Katano Takahiro Hamano Yuji Naka
Visual Designers	Naoto Ohshima Hideaki Moriya Tohru Watanuki Toshiko Arisaka Okano Tomonori Dobashi Osamu Ogata You Nishiyama Kazuyuki Hoshino
Sound Director	Yukifumi Makino
Compose & Arrange	Tomoko Sasaki Naofumi Hataya
Sound Effects	Tatsuya Kōzaki
Recording Director	Tatsutoshi Narita
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Distribution

The game was a Christmas gift from the Sonic Team. In Japan it was given to subscribers of the Famitsu magazine for the Christmas of '96. In the US, it was packaged with the Next Generation and Game Players magazines, also around the holiday of '96. In Europe it was first only bundled with certain Saturn packages or given as a promotional item when you bought two Saturn games, however a year later in '97 it was available with the December issue of Sega Saturn Magazine.

Themes

Here are the dates where the content of the game changes.

March to October: Standard Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... content.
November, January to February: Winter theme, with snow and accordingly fitted outfits for Claris and Elliot.
December 1-25: 'Tis indeed the season in Spring Valley on these dates, with a joyful Christmas theme! Lots, and lots of changes. This is also the only time you'll be able to see the intro and end movies. However, if you complete the game under these dates the Christmas setting will be playable at any time -- through the Presents menu.
January 1: Same content as the Winter setting, however with a new years greeting at the title screen.
April 1: Go to the Ideya Palace and you will be able to play as Reala. Complete the game as him, and he'll be available to play at any time via the Presents menu.

Should you not have the patience to wait around you can change the Saturn's internal clock which is used to trigger the content.