[TAS] NES Little Nemo: The Dream Master by J.Y in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/4455M
TAS originally published on 2021-05-18
Little Nemo: The Dream Master is a Capcom platforming game from 1990. The game revolves around a young boy named Nemo, who can travel to a place known as Slumberland when he goes to sleep. Nemo can ride certain animals if he feeds them candy, each animal can give Nemo abilities that help him traverse through each level.
This new TAS is an improvement of about 00:32.91 seconds over the previous run (tasvideos.org/2830M). Read the authors' comments (tasvideos.org/7112S) for more details.

[@Kiruklee]

I didn't know the Nightmare King was so allergic to bees!

[@Chad_Thundercock]

A king sets you up for an arranged marriage with the princess of candy land, and you flake because you have chores to do.
Dammit, Nemo, this is why your dad drinks.

[@evilpeti]

I had NO idea you could fight the Nightmare King in bee form!

[@executor45]

4:16 - after all these years, I never knew that there was a way to get that 1-up. It was legit just decoration at that point.

[@varshinis9233]

Yeah bro I also thought the same

[@EscapeTheApe]

Having watched every improvement on TASVideos, I can safely say that this is a game that grows on you. The music is absolutely astounding and the graphics are very charming. I might actually play this sometime in the future.
Great TAS!

[@edrictv]

this game is a one of my favorite for the dificult and the history but the music in this game
is love pure.

[@NightSprinter]

This game was the precursor to how a charged X-Buster sounds. Now you can't unhear it.

[@TheArchitectOfDreams]

*jaw drops*.......
Bee is OP.

[@scherge]

Great run. Gives me a lot of nostalgic vibes.
I hated this game initially when I got it as a Christmas present at the age of 10, because I didn't understand its mechanics. After figuring those out, I played it every day until I was able to beat it in around 30 minutes.
... playing The Eye of the Tiger in the background the whole time, if I remember correctly... 🤔😆

[@fujin27]

I remember playing this game before watching the movie and it was so cool seeing all these scenes animated in such a strange (at the time) style. That movie and this game were some of my favorites as a child LOL so much nostalgia.

[@wohdinhel]

I literally didn't even know there was a movie companion to this game until a few years ago. Honestly this game doesn't even need it, it's such a stand-out title in so many ways. Wish more people had the chance to play this underappreciated masterpiece.

[@bernardnelson3105]

THERE WAS A MOVIE?

[@PaqAttax]

@@bernardnelson3105 There was a movie and an arcade game based on the movie by Capcom as well. Similar to the movie *Willow* where Capcom also made an NES and Arcade game based on the movie.
Little Nemo originally was a newspaper comic strip from 1906, which is why the game takes place in that year. Coincidentally, this game's level design takes greater inspiration from the comic strip, while the arcade game is more faithful to the movie.

[@user-li1ls4gm9t]

Уникальная игра на Денди Мальчик Немо. Моя любимая и особая игра. Она уникальная. Ранний год 1990. Уровней 8. В конце 3 босса. Превращение в животных, накормив их конфетами. Специальный луч, для борьбы с боссами. Всё это делает одну из лучших игр на приставку,,,,

[@danijetman]

Lol, the fight against the final boss!

[@LEECHINLEONG0705]

Nice this good video games

[@Turururu_TV]

Когда вручили посох я подумал: неплохая дубинка. Замочил её пингвина, а вот со вторым босом возникли проблемы: была только одна позиция с которой можно было подпрыгнуть и достать его ударом. После пары часов такого я случайно зажал кнопку и из чёртового посоха вылетел магический шар. Мой крик слышала вся улица.

[@darkrena]

Finally, someone did an actual speedrun of this game
Edit: now do the arcade version of the game

[@SuperVada]

Before Balan Wonderworld, we had this. :)

[@SuperVada]

@@MarsofAritia no what?

[@takeda1812]

Спасибо! Давно ждал!

[@98-carlmarkmarak22]

this game has really good music

[@riverradaok2347]

Buenas maniobras nemo ★★★★★★

[@krytodpeel1456]

I wonder if there were kids renting these in both VHS and NES back in 1993.

[@Lady_Lilith666]

So that's the way how to take 1up from the third level! How to live after what I see?

[@Aabhash100]

Pokémon Silver

[@dkillalegend]

Fast-forwarding 40 years later, I can picture a middle-aged Nemo becoming a Grandmaster of Dreams! But to achieve that title, he would have to face his biggest challenges yet. That and his wife would have to put up with his nighttime gigs out of bed in the middle of the night, the way his mother did when he was a little boy! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ekremsait]

why the us version? i though jp was faster...

[@TKRuna]

Usually that's because JP text is more compressed than EN text (fewer characters). But the only unskippable cutscene is the one after level 7 (and it takes roughly the same amount of time), and tricks are used to avoid the conversations at the start of each level.

[@Turururu_TV]

В детстве я только до 5го уровня смог дойти. Недавно решил пройти на эмуляторе, и даже с помощью сохранений это было непросто. Не знаю существует ли человек который на оригинальной приставке прошёл её полностью?

[@ninjaguy6281]

Eu quero o tas quero o code

[@michaelalameda2002]

Nemo's sprite made him look like a baby. XD

[@AlsoMeowskivich]

why does the game wait untilt he final level to give us the plot

[@jadeliu1462]

i think the other cutscenes at the beginning of each level are skipped

[@pamelamaj4282]

Conheci esse jogo como Pokémon Silver 💀

[@dragonballsupersaga42]

19:02 he used invincible cheat ?

[@AnotherDuck]

Nah, the lizard just has a very tiny hitbox. It can fit in a one block high gap. And the spike ceiling is a bit janky.

[@Formula_Zero_EX]

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