Little Nemo: The Dream Master

Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Also known as: Nemo: Pajama Hero (JP) Developer: Capcom Publishers: Capcom (US, JP), Nintendo (EU) Platform: NES Released in JP: December 7, 1990 Released in US: September 1990 Released in EU: December 12, 1990 This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a Data Crystal page

Little Nemo: The Dream Master is a video game based on the movie Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, which in turn was based on the American newspaper comic from 1905. Oddly enough, the movie itself didn't come out in the US until 1992, although it was already out in Japan when the game was released.

Level Select

At the title screen, press Up, Select, Left, Right, A, A, B to activate Dream Select mode. Press A once for each level you want to skip, and Start to begin the selected level.

Regional Differences

Title Screen

Japan	US	Europe

The Japanese title logo is based on the one used in the original Japanese release of the film, while the international logo is completely original and puts more emphasis on the game's subtitle. Though Nemo himself was removed from the title screen, the graphic can still be found in the US and European ROMs. Additionally, some larger stars were added to the background and the corner decorations at the bottom of the screen were removed to fit the extra copyright information.

Smoking References

Japan	US/Europe

The US and European versions removed Flip's cigar from both the sprite and portrait.

Japan	US/Europe

Smoking gorillas weren't acceptable either. However, the instruction manuals in both America and Europe have artwork of the gorilla with cigar. In the game, its lips are still positioned as if it was holding a cigar in its mouth, making its face look rather awkward.

Manta Ray

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The pattern of the Manta Ray boss is slightly different in the Japanese version.