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Episode 44
Deja Vu is one of the most unique games for the NES! Due to Nintendo's strict policies, very few mature games ever got made. Deja Vu features surprisingly dark film noir themes, the kind that you won't anywhere else on the system!
At its core, Deja Vu is a Point and Click adventure game similar to Maniac Mansion. Deja Vu uses a first person view, and was originally designed for black and white Macintosh computers.
So how did this game get from the Macintosh to the NES? What changes had to be made? In this very special episode of U Can Beat Video Games we'll not only learn all of this, and then dive deep into the gameplay... but we'll be able to compare every room from the NES game with the Macintosh original!
* Tons of ITEM DATA! Which items are important, and which ones are junk!
* How to find all of the ADDRESSES! Unlock every area!
*The SECRET to ALWAYS HITTING THE JACKPOT on the Slot Machines!
* Where to find EVERY KEY, and what they're all used for!
*How to get rid of items you don't want, especially INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE!
* Restore your memory! How to use the different medicines to get the results you need!
* Where to find all of the different guns!
* Find all three KEY PIECES OF EVIDENCE you'll need to clear you name!
* A SECRET GLITCH that will allow you to go to locations you shouldn't be able to visit!
* How to get past dangerous enemies like Alligators, Muggers AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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I really love your ability to condense a retro game experience. The detail you put in your sidebars is so extra, and your scripts are SUPER tight.
LOVE the "Unsolved Mysteries" touch with the background music in the beginning. If only Robert Stack (RIP) could be a guest narrator for your page!
Was gonna say the same thing lol
I came here to make an unsolved mysteries reference. Hahahahaha have to give it up to UM for having a boss main theme.
Hahahahahahahaha "Nothing scares me more than Robert Stack telling me about scarey shit"
@@TheDarkLink7 Robert Stack could recite the happy birthday song and make it so dark and unsettling that you'd wish you weren't born!!!!
So time appropriate for the game too.
God the quality of these videos just gets better and better. I love how you also give us the original scene!
My older sister and I played this on NES when I was little, one of the few we played together. I remember being so excited every time we saw a new place where I could tell her to try punching and shooting everything, just to see what would happen. It was so great when we punched out the butler, and so disappointing how few people you could get away with shooting.
I'm so happy to see Deja Vu here! Playing this dark and moody game on the NES as a kid was wild. It was one of the few adult themed games and there was nothing else like it.
That Unsolved Mysteries theme in the intro gave me goosebumps! I didn't get a chance to actually watch that show as a kid because the music spooked me so much I would run to the tv and switch it off. It's definitely not *that* scary, but I clearly have a deep seated reflex triggered by that music.
This, The Uninvited and Shadowgate used to CREEP me out as a child but I still loved those game. Big THANK YOU!!
Same here. I used to play this, Uninvited and Shadowgate at night. Back in the early 2000's, they didn't even have a decent walkthrough for Deja VU which made it more scary going from screen to screen without any help. Walkthrough and GameFAQs are useless now, because there's RUclips walkthroughs.
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*Insert Die Hard 1 Hans Gruber* "Shoot the glass!"
I would rent these games in the late 80s when I was a child and couldn’t understand how to play these games, but the music and images would be creepy and scary to me at night on a Friday or Saturday by myself.
I am 39 and I grew up with all these games. I love watching your videos with my five year old. He loves this too. Thanks!
I was a poorish kid in the mid 80's. I got a few games for special days, and could rent a few here and there, but even though I talked my parents into Nintendo Power, I rarely got to play many of the games. Its a real treat to finally see a few of these. So thank you for the nostalgia, and the walk through of some fun experiences I never got to have!
My man!
Side by side comparison with an unrelated system is a nice touch. Man, you've hit a formula for let's plays here.
He's the best!
What if I told you that your comment is spot on? 😏
@@seanfeld- Best thing the algorithm has done in a long time. Outside of AVGN reruns I don't watch much gaming content. I'm here every Saturday though
i adore these icon based games, i had all three on cartridges - i also enjoyed princess tomato
I second Princess Tomato and the Salad Kingdom! That was such a highly underrated game; I can't believe it didn't get more recognition in the RPG community. Heh, Percy the Persimmon.
@@Ivegotwormsinme The last level scared the crap outta me as a kid. such a spooky atmosphere for a kids game lol. Also anything involving the farmies!
Love princess tomato
Princess Tomato had such amazing music too!
Princess Tomato!!! Suddenly having fond memories of Percy, the cute little sidekick in that game.❤️
Shadow Gate was so much fun as a kid. Playing it in an era where you couldnt just google how to beat it made solving it that much more rewarding.
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That Cabbie is so chill. I mean it says he's nervous when you enter the cab, but he just saw you get out, and shoot a door open and he's like "No, it would be rude to leave or call the cops. I'll just wait here."
🤣
I used to think the gruff cabbie would give you 1 free ride, and the nice one had zero tolerance. I still like it better in my brain that way. :)
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Its rare, but in the game Deja Vu there is actually a second mugger that you didn't show off or mention (unrelated to the one you can punch 3 times before giving him the $20 bill). This mugger seems to be an extremely rare encounter and randomly appears in the back alley of the bar when you get off of the fire escape. When he shows up he wants all of your coins. Regardless of whether or not you give him the coins, he'll punch you in the face and temporarily knock you unconscious.
Dude you've outdone yourself, LOVE the old version comparison window. I've never seen that before coupled with the full playthrough, history intro, and great commentary. Excellent shit, you're on your way to being legend like Chrontendo.
I remember my friend getting this game for his 10th or 11th birthday. I always loved it, played it before then, but this game makes me think of him.
Rest in peace, Brad.
Holy ish…. My brother and I played this for months and could hardly get past the beginning. I forgot all about it. I am so excited to watch this. Seriously, this channel is brining me childhood joy. Thank you so much.
I don’t need this video. I could play through the whole game with my eyes closed. But everything about this video was compelling and made me feel reconnected to the joy of playing it as if it was my first time. Thank you so much.
Remember being so stuck in this game, that music droning on for hours while I tried to figure out what to do, never beat it. Thanks for showing how! SHADOWGATE PLEASE!
The Unsolved Mysteries intro was gold! Man, I remember the Halloween episodes scared the hell out of me as a kid, cause the show was REAL! That meant ghosts and aliens were going to get me!
Like Saturday morning cartoons I’m ready
It does have that vibe doesn't it? Hell yes, me too!
So I love these games. Absolutely adore them.
The one thing I NEVER understood as a kid was exactly what you were supposed to do in the final screen to win and it became ultimately trial and error and I just had to look it up of what items to discard.
This is another one i never played but im gonna watch the hell out of this video. This is like my favorite youtube channel. I look forward to the weekly vids sat mornings, it really makes my day.
Hell yeah!!!! It's like Saturday morning cartoons. Lol
Glad I'm not the only person that does this with this channel lol
Now I going to be getting my hopes up for a Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom every week.
Yes!
That's odd, I have this weird feeling of ... Oh! It's Deja Vu!
These MacVenture games were great. Shadowgate was my favorite.
It is SO COOL you included the NES version and the original version side by side.
Gotta say, your sidebar content on all of your videos is top-notch; thorough and insightful. I really appreciate the side-by-side comparison of the Mac version and the NES. I own the actual NES cartridge, and beat it on my own. It was one of the first 'point and click'-style adventure games I ever beat, so I'm mostly watching this to see what I missed in my playthrough. I had no idea about the leave bullet glitch.
Deja Vu, Shadowgate, Maniac Mansion, and The Uninvited, all excellent early NES point/click games, many fond memories of all of them.
I LOVED this game! I still go back to it from time to time, it was such a drastic change from anything I had played and it was my intro to Shadowgate/Univited style games. Plus, for an NES game, It has a really good soundtrack
For a bit of extra story and context, you can give Vickers and Sternwood the sodium pentothal in the capsules while they're asleep, and hear some interesting things.
I played this when it came out. I was around 9 years old. It was damn near impossible to figure out pass a handful of screens.
Our family was big DnD fans when I was a kid, so we had Shadowgate
Same here! Got this for my 10th birthday and got nowhere in it despite my best efforts.
Same here, I wasn't smart enough to get out of the first room.
Ikr. I figured out the drug fornmemory by accident
The MacVenture games are staples in my occasional NES library playthroughs every few years. I would love to see a playthrough of Nightshade though! I caught a glimpse in the intro and now I need to see it!
That's such a great game I had that as a kid and never beat it. It's actually in the Nintendo online nes which surprised me given its really obscure.
I really love the MacVenture games. At the time, I wasn't aware they were ports of computer games, but they were (are) just so atmospheric, immersive and unique and totally unlike anything else available on the NES.
I made it to the end of Nightshade, but I couldn't beat Sutekh. It was frustrating and I gave up after a few tries. I knew I was so close each time though.
I remember there was some kind of a contest for Nightshade too, if I'm remembering correctly. That's so long ago that I forget.
Totally second the Nightshade request!
Since I found your channel, all I can do is think about the next coming Saturday! Love your videos. Keep up the great work!
Your attention to detail in these games is very appreciated. I loved being able to see the pc version at the same time. Thank you for all your effort! ❤️ your vids!
You and your ability to tell these story’s while showing us what to do is INCREDIBLE!!!! Thank you so very much!!!
"You mess with me we take the candy.". That line had me rolling.
Yeah his humour is so deadpan and great!
This channel needs to blow up. It's just soooo good. Awesome videos, man!
I don't understand why any people would give @U Can Beat Video Games any thumb downs. The guides for beating video games are amazing and explained very well with a side of some funny one liners. Keep up with the great guides!
I can understand why. Personal taste and the fact the guy thinks with a 2020 mindset. Not to mention the unnecessary star wars mentions.
@@Barbelol wtf is a “2020 mindset”
@@Barbe Personal taste is the only relevant thing here. Don't know what a 2020 mindset is meant to be? And maybe you find the Star Wars mentions annoying, I barely noticed them myself and it's not like this is the only gaming channel offering similar walk throughs etc.
Each of your recent videos has had an amazingly fun intro. Brilliantly-apt allusion to the Unsolved Mysteries intro.
Great video! Thanks to your guide, I was able to beat Deja Vu. Also, I was able to work out the payout table for the slot machine (for the largest part). Here's what I found so far: 3 7's: 30 coins; 3 Bars: 22 coins; 3 Plums: 18 coins; 3 Bells: 16 coins; 3 Cherries: 14 coins; 3 Bananas: 12 coins; 3 Lemons: 10 coins.
About the only one I haven't hit yet is 3 Melons. Interestingly enough though, I hit 3 Bars at least 3 different times while I was working this out.
I get them Saturday day morning cartoon feels from your vids, you are doing God's work son.
I like the profile pic one of my favorite zelda games next to link to the past.
@@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 the first is my favorite but link to the past hands down the best. Pure magic.
The phrase "emerge into the greater men's room" seems amazingly grandiose.
This is one of my all-time fave NES games ever. Thank you!
This video has had some of your best jokes ever, dude XD
“Where’s your dentist, Guantanamo Bay?”
And
“We have a key made by Smith & Wesson”
Are my favorites
Dude, I never thought you'd do this game. It took me forever to beat this game when i was a kid. BRAVO!!!!!!
That was SO good. I especially love your dry, witty commentary. 100% my kind of humor!
I subbed. You already did my #1 NES title (Maniac Mansion). When are you going to do my #2, Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom?? 💚💚💚
Percy!
This game was ahead of its time kinda. I never really could figure it out as a kid, but I went back as a teenager and this became one of my favorites. Its a little Maniac Mansiony, mixed with Shadowgate...mixed with LA Noire? I love it.
I used to be in a criminal justice. One tactic that attorneys commonly use is that they will never ever present evidence in a case where it makes the individual look guilty and they'll completely disregard it. It's not the same as lying, because no question was asked. Like the old saying goes, what mom doesn't know won't hurt her.
Probably thinking about this too much but... if someone was making youtube content along your chosen theme of "in-depth players guide", such a person could have selected much more standard choices with mainstream appeal and aimed for maximum channel growth. Instead your choices are what I can only assume is personal preference based on your own tastes or game playing history.
Not only that but even when tackling something that would be a massive project like this one, with multiple versions each with their own variations and changes to cover, you do not take the easy way out and genuinely take the time to go over everything when it would be so much easier to just show people the easiest way to reach the ending. Every game gets the same treatment and coverage that most would only reserve for their top 1 or 2 most beloved childhood favorites.
I guess my point is you are:
absolutely nuts
absolutely going your own way, trends and algorithms be damned
absolutely deserving of all the likes and subs
absolutely a channel deserving of max respect
10/10 lad, dont let em change ya.
Deja Vu's main theme is one of those tracks that stuck with me for years.
Hmm, a very interesting NES game. I never knew about this game until watching this video. Might have to check it out now. The only game I've played of these types is Shadowgate. Thanks for the detailed walk-through again, it's a bonus if you cover an NES game that Im just discovering for the first time
Just found myself waiting until the video dropped just to watch it as fast as I could! Great stuff as always
The Xbox store has an 8 bit anthology which includes Deja Vu, The Uninvited and Shadowgate. I highly recommend getting it, it's only $8, just picked it up myself and am working on Deja Vu. It holds a special place in my heart
I really love the channel. It takes some work to do these I’m sure but the fact you can beat a game every episode is mind blowing to me. You make it look easy. Thanks for the content it’s awesome. Keep it up!
Games like this probably aren’t too hard because you just need a walkthrough. But some of the skill based ones really are mind blowing.
I don't know if it is the strangeness of this game, but this always comes back to me as your best episode.
It's so AWESOME that the Unsolved Mysteries music was used for the intro to this video. That was well done and hilarious that this game was associated with the Unsolved Mysteries music.
If you give sodium pentathol to John Sternwood and Martha Vickers you get some more backstory. That's why there are three of them in the doctor's office.
Never heard of this game but will be on the lookout. The soundtrack alone was worth it just to playin the background. Thank you for all of your hard work and keep it up. Saturdays are fun again!
The fact you used the unsolved mysteries soundtrack for your intro is the best thing ever. Literally has me cracking up over here
I remember playing this game back in the day and had no "CLUE" (no pun intended) on how to solve this mystery, I really enjoyed this walkthrough, fantastic work as always! cheers!
4:18 - This game, along with the NES ports of Shadowgate and Uninvited, were ported to the PS4 and the XB1 as the "8-Bit Adventure Anthology."
I just bought that and the Shadowgate remake. Been spending my days off playing them
thanks for this great content, loving these walk-thrus, nostalgia and fun in equal measure. looking forward to next week!!
lol i never got passed the gun shop back in the day... stumped!
Omg, this game was so great. I had 3 like them. Shadowgate and The Uninvited were the other two point/click games for the NES, that I had.
I hunted through the comments just to see if uninvited was mentioned just so I could recommend him play this also.. thanks
@@mastacreepymoe6460 no problem! I spent so much time with these. They just go together. Lol
@@GothicVioletVixen that's great! I just like to watch old games brings back so many memories.
@@mastacreepymoe6460 agreed, and I find myself wishing they'd come back.
Wow, so much work to do a side by side of the NES and Mac versions, thank you for making this! I think your format is perfect for point and click games -- would love to see you give the same treatment to Shadowgate and Uninvited.
Great video, thank you for everything you do! This video feels significantly Quieter than usual however... Was there some kind of difficulties in recording this one?
Love this channel, love the dog and I really appreciate you pronounce Bros as brothers!! ❤️
This is my jam. Thank you for the homage.
Was a fan of these games growing up. Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
I never watch channels like this but you pick really good games
I really like that for the whole game you're getting more and more stressed about all the crimes we're committing, but then the moment we get a chance to steal Jon Sternwood's candy, you not only immediately take it, but scold the sleeping man with a hard-bitten detective voice. Like, that one petty theft was fine. Everything else tho, we're in trouble.
Loved this game as a kid! The best part of this game was the humor. It does a great job of making you feel like a lowlife loser in way over your head.
“You light up. The feeling of tobacco smoke courses up and down your throat.
You’ll probably get cancer.
You probably deserve to…”
While I’m not sure if this is the 1st or 2nd game, it’s kind of odd that it isn’t in the NES version, as smoking/cigarettes aren’t always removed, much like in Metal Gear.
I choose to believe that the dog is actually 50% of the brains behind each production... probably the game footage part.
One of my all time favorite games. Spent hours on this and the other 2 MacVenture games, both on the NES and the original Mac.
The quality of these videos are top notch! Definitely helpful for speedrunners.
THANK YOU! I requested this in one of your last blog posts and I actually never thought you'd do it!
I remember the Mac version and loved playing it on there. Now I have the NES version which is fun. :) Never played number 2 before. Great info and now I will need to pull my game back out and play. Keep these up... Love you channel.
1:12:50 You mess with me; we take the candy.
TBF, a Gone With the Wind reference isn't out of place for the 40s.
I remember this game being so unique at the time. A remaster would be cool.
This is such a wild coincidence. You put this out right at the same time me and my friend decided on a whim to play through this together. That's why I'm not watching it now. I gave up on throwing away items at the end. No matter what I trashed the cops still thought they had evidence on me. I'm not sure if it was a bug or if I'd left something in a drawer somewhere but I wasn't about to spend 30 minutes checking every container in the game lol. Thanks for uploading this, it was nice seeing the ending and I learned some stuff like that bullet bug!
Dude, I loved this game, any chance you'll get around to Uninvited or Shadowgate now that you've done this one.
Man, that outpatient surgery at Burger King sounded ROUGH. You should see what they do with McDonalds's eye exams. I still have burn marks...
I actually tried to comment on this back when the video was still new, but I played this a while back, gathered all the evidence, got rid of all the things that could tie me to the crime... except Gun 1. I couldn't discard it. I believe I messed up and forgot to shoot open Dr. Brody's file cabinet. And so I ended up taking the fall for Vickers and Sternwood. Thanks to your guide reminding me of it though, I feel like going back through soon and avenging my loss there.
Quick tip: actually all THREE of these games (the NES Ports) are available on the 8-Bit Adventure Anthology. I have it on PS4 but I’m sure it’s on XBLA and Switch too. Probably Steam as well but you’ll have to check for yourselves!
Nice video! Lots of great deadpan humour as usual. I think my favourite line was "Siegel may have gotten her strapped into that chair and did some things to her that she did not appreciate." XD
Really Appreciate These In Depth Reviews
Literally playing this RIGHT NOW. I already beat Shadowgate, so now I am moving onto this one.
Another game done thanks to your great vids!
Oh man! This is my favorite video game of all time!!!! My strategy was to always take everything I can and I don’t visit the sewer to discard of items until I’m about to go into the police station.
Ok dude, you are so great! This is like 2 reviews in one! I love that you did both games and showed us the b&w mac version as well! I've never seen anyone else do that. I definately love both the graphics, and enjoy the interior design choices on the nes (so much orange!).
I've never really wanted to play the MacVenture series because I've never done point and click games before (and princess tomato seemed complicated the only time I saw it as a kid). But now I want to play this both ways!
Outside of this game, I'd been trying to remember what b&w mac games I played in elementary school besides Oregon trail, before they switched to colour power pc macs. All I can remember is KidPix (That dynamite sound blew my mind, also the only program like that I ever used) and choplifter at my dads office, but I'm sure there's more... I love when they introduced when the trash can icon bulged when there was stuff in it, after it went to colour, I wasn't into it really anymore. I really want someone to make a Linux Distro that uses the same graphics, but with all our modern conveniences!
Thanks, Grant! Doing the video this way ended up being a lot of extra work, so I'm glad to hear it was appreciated! I hope to play some of the other Macventures for the channel eventually.
Choplifter was pretty cool back in the day.
@@UCanBeatVideoGames when you do beat them, I'm now way more excited to watch them!
@@UCanBeatVideoGames:
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You made an A Few Good Men reference!!! 👍👍👍👍❣❣❣❣❣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓
No you LEAVE the gun, you TAKE the cannolis…
I just bought this for my NES collection today. I watched your video a few weeks ago about it which made me want to add it to my collection.
Awesome video! I really appreciate the side by side comparison with the original Mac version. Subbed!
They way you kept questioning Aces actions was hilarious
This game was the source of nonstop frustration for a friend and I. We were maybe 10 or 11 years old and could not figure this game out to save our lives. It looked like it had so much potential and we put HOURS into it and got maybe 3 screens in. Haha.
I rented this game a couple times before breaking down and buying it.
“Although I guess I did go for outpatient surgery one time and I woke up in the bathroom of a Burger King…”. 😂 (6:58)
The work this man, and his fur children put into these videos (timeline, graphics, sidebar, info, tips and tricks) is phenomenal! He has made Saturday mornings for us pretend adults fun again!
"We did a bunch of drugs and then we murdered a guy!" So casual about it, too. I nearly spit out my food. Haha
Man that unsolved mysteries music brings back memories!!! I'm 39 so I was a under ten when that show came on
I knew this would be epic as soon as I heard the unsolved mysteries theme song at the very beginning!
LOL, my dentist's office actually is located above a bar, and does have an ancient chair like that :) Albeit, it also tilts back and is padded.
Back before anesthesia was fully allowed to be used by dentists, restraining chairs weren't uncommon, and in some regions it's been tightly regulated until fairly recently.
My dentist got her practice from her grandad, and her grandad had his restraining chairs since 1930. . . she kept one, but the only time I see it is in October, when they haul out the halloween decorations :)
i never beat this game as a kid so i never had the opportunity to listen to it, but thanks to the internet, the victory theme is one of my fav NES songs :)
also, the rest of the soundtrack is AMAZING!!!