Little Nemo: The Dream Master (NES)

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Description

Based on a comic strip from the 1900s, Nemo is a young boy from London summoned to the kingdom of Slumberland, a fantasy realm filled with strange creatures and dream-like locations. You soon learn that the King of Slumberland has been kidnapped by the Prince of Nightmares, and you are requested to save him by Princess Camille. Using your only weapon, a sack of candy, you stun enemies and lull friendly animals into helping you through levels like the Mushroom Forest and Train Land. This platformer featured licensed characters and artwork from the comic, along with using the animals, such as apes and moles, to traverse through the different terrain.

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Alternate Titles

• "Nemo Pajama Hero" -- Japanese Title
• "パジャマヒーロー NEMO" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Gameplay feature: Beast riding & beast attacking
• Inspiration: Movies
• Little Nemo licensees

User Reviews

With the help of Little Nemo, we learn the many dastardly uses of candy.	Adzuken (854)
A Classic Capcom Game	ETJB (480)
An amazing adventure for the naive mind.	Joakim Kihlman (275)

Critic Reviews

GamesCollection	Nov 21, 2012	9 out of 10	90
Retro Game Age	Dec 30, 2013	9 out of 10	90
Game Informer Magazine	Apr, 2009	8.5 out of 10	85
The Retro Spirit	Dec 12, 2012	5 out of 6	83
Classic-games.net	Mar 23, 2020	8 out of 10	80
VideoGame	Aug, 1991		80
Ultimate Nintendo: Guide to the NES Library	2016		80
Lens of Truth	Sep 16, 2011	8 out of 10	80
NES Times	Oct 23, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Questicle.net	Aug 13, 2012	B	75

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Trivia

Censorship

In the Japanese version of the game, the gorilla originally had a cigar. Not surprisingly, Nintendo edited it out prior to the North American release.

Inspiration

Much of the story, the characters and artwork, was based on Winsor McCay's surreal graphic masterpiece "Little Nemo in Slumberland", a weekly comic strip that ran in various newspapers from 1905 to 1913.

Besides being in comic and videogame form, Little Nemo has also been showcased in animated features. First in Little Nemo from 1911, an animated short by Winsor McCay and J. Stuart Blackton that took 4 years to make. Much later in 1992 came Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, a large scale production by Masami Hata, Masanori Hata, Chris Columbus, and Ray Bradbury. Unfortunately, it received very little attention both critically and commercially.

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