#LittleNemo

[@princeaj82]

Bro, this game brought me back a lot of good memories as a kid. The game is why I never stopped dreaming of anything....this included of what science and technological is possible. This was one of the best of my childhood where I couldn't stop playing it and watching the cartoon. That was when publishers really cared about gamers. Thanks again!

[@tattoorobby301]

Your videos are a big reason why I buy and play nes games again at the age of 42. You definitely have the best nes game related channel on all of KZbin. Point blank

[@PabstOban]

My son and I love watching your videos together. He’s 8. When I’m sitting on the couch… he sings: “Mur, Mur Mur Mur, Mur Mur Mur, MEOW” which indicates he wants to watch more. As a kid, I remember reading about this game in Nintendo Power, but I never played it. Still haven’t, but I should give it a try.

[@nils920]

One of the most underrated games of the NES...

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Agree! This game is awesome, but you rarely hear people talking about it.

[@TommyWalker1]

This was one of my favorite games. Still have it. Never beat it.

[@sarnxero2628]

I really like this game as a kid

[@SamtheBravesFan]

Even if you've only played it a little, the Mushroom Forest is unforgettable. That's how good the music is.

[@B0RN2DIEinaGutt3R]

Facts and little sampson

[@WheeledHamster]

My God, where were you and this video when I was young? l've just been playing the first 2 levels over and over until I got bored and stop.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Back in the day, all we had were magazines and tip books... they were not all that helpful most of the time!

[@kyleh1127]

My earliest ragequit memories are of the damn train level

[@acidj4zz]

Same. I never beat the train level. He made it look easy.

[@scottkamps1270]

UCBVG, excellent work as always. I would also like to mention to everyone here that a sequel to the comic book was published in 2014. The main character meets all of the original inhabitants of Slumberland, who keep mistaking him for the original Nemo(his full name is James Nemo Summerton). The title is Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland, if anyone's interested enough to look it up.

[@luisverduzco2305]

Great game, I got it in Christmas when I was 8, I was surprised that no one knew this game. At the age of 10 I saw the movie and I loved the game more... thank you for talking about it, Greetings from Mexico.

[@eyeln9ne696]

CAPCOM has always been my favorite game company. I constantly rediscover games i completely forgot about. When it comes to design, controls, music, and replay, they're at the top. Awesome video!

[@dansmith1661]

That part about learning magic in your dreams sounds like something that could apply to when he wakes up. You can do basically anything in dreams on your own, but this sounds like something to explore.

[@scratchd0g]

I used to play this for hours at my Granny's house. (you bet I had a Granny, an' she was a SAINT) She would make me tuna salad sandwiches and marvel at the graphics. I miss her every day.

[@superduty4556]

I feel you.

[@mae2759]

You make fire stingray look so easy. That thing kicks my ass every time.

[@EightOne01]

Topsy-turvy is the bestest track. You absolutely have to look up the arcade version, which is a brutal, straight-up action platformer which was also made by Capcom in 1990.

[@blindjoemusic]

There is a stage select code for this game, and if memory serves me correctly, it’s up select left right A A B” on the screen after the title screen.🤗 Love your videos brother!🤠

[@oscarcaballeromiranda4585]

You have just transported me 25 yers back... that was actually the first cartridge I traded with a kid that still is my best friend to this day. Traded it for Mario 3. A truly underrated and sometimes forgotten piece of pure 8-bit magic...

[@tatawbr]

Remember renting this game because I was out of options, what a good surprise, loved each second playing.

[@mae2759]

"Feed the animals enough roofies..." LOL!

[@jeffsoto7179]

So nostalgic...man...the NES had some gems back in the day

[@The_Pariah]

I'm really enjoying your UCBVG series. I'm watching 1 every day or two, looking at all the games I grew up with and how much simpler they seem when someone with all the information plays. Little Nemo is one I definitely beat when I was younger but it took a LONG time. A Boy and his Blob is one I never got close to beating so watching you do that was entertaining. Pretty good series. Keep making them and I'll keep watching and upvoting them.

[@ravagingwolverine]

A school friend had this one and I really liked playing it back then, but never got very far. I guess I love the concept of drugging animals with "candy" and then stealing their skin. It's like a serial-killer development simulator. I loved your jokes about that during the intro. Really funny stuff. I revisited this one a few times over the years, and always got annoyed about halfway through despite enjoying the early stages. It has a few quirks that could have been smoothed out, but thanks to this handy dandy guide, they weren't as annoying as they had been when I played this one again earlier. I didn't know Nintendo had an actual policy against anime style in those days. Man, if they embraced that style, I think my NES game library would have been at least twice the size. I mean, that Rockman Famicom art is so good, especially compared to the US stuff. It's amazing the series got past the first game with that awful box art.

[@TheUltimateGamer07]

Good stuff. I also would like to point out that in the House of Toys level, there is actually a ninth key a little past the exit door. So the way the level is designed, it's basically impossible to reach the end without having enough keys. Otherwise, it would be a softlock.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

It seems weird that they didn't just put ALL the keys at the end, like they do in that cloud stage later in the game.

[@BadHabit93]

This video made me want to play the game so I finished it few days ago and there is a 9th key indeed in the House of toy level, right to the padlock next to the final door.

[@brentfisher9784]

I just found your channel and I love your videos. As an '80s child, all of these games were my life. Thanks for such great commentary, tips/tricks, and history of each game that you present. Keep up the amazing work!

[@EQOAnostalgia]

Absolutely amazing game! I held this up with Megaman back in the day, yeah... it was serious business!

[@MB-gl2bl]

One of my favorite movies! I was so glad when I found out there was a game! Beautiful 😍 1:30 I own all of the books with all of the original comics! My partner got me them for my anniversary, and they are beautifully illustrated and made. So glad you included this bit of history!

[@Rockboygg]

I have been watching your videos for weeks now. Great job. I like your style, presentation and overall walk-through of the games. I have finished moat of this games in my youth. Yet I still watch your videos for nostalgia. Plus, I learn a thing or two about some glitches and shortcuts I missed at that time. Love your videos.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying it!!

[@56Tyskie]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames great channel! Love the content, brings me back to my youth.

[@jizzuschrist6252]

most games i played for the nes were rented.. i rented this game several times, and i was forever stucked in the night sea when i was a kid, i never was able to find the fifth key.. i remember my goal was to make myself go to the very last large patch of sand as a crab because i was convinced the final key should be there, down below the screen .. i was never able to verify that, so frustating.. awesome videos dude.. great commentary..

[@ultra_marcus]

Thank U for helping me beat Little Nemo Dream Master.

[@Coach_JP_123]

Love this game! the first time I beat it was a pure moment of joy as a kid

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Felt so amazing to finish a hard game as a kid. Thanks, Josiah!

[@VincentBoot1]

Another one in the books thanks to you. As a kid we rented this game quite often but never got passed the second stage. But man the train level took a while and stage 8 part 2 was horrible. Final boss also took ages, having to repeat the whole final stage again. But happy I can put this to rest.

[@addictofoxygen]

This game is absolutely fantastic! Great memories playing it!

[@mrwess1927]

This my favorite game based on a 1905 comic strip!

[@sweptapostle2473]

I loved little nemo as a kid and am blown away to find out it was technically an anime. so I guess it was the first anime (before pokemon and digimon) that I've been exposed to as a kid

[@ayjanu]

This game helps reawaken part of my inner child - it's fantastically-imaginative, absolutely wonderful. Part of me is a little sad that I never even saw it as a kid... I have not even a faint recollection of it, from my past.... But I would have loved it then, as I do now. I beat it about 11, 12 years ago, but I'm sure your tips will help me even more. Thank you!

[@nevertell7629]

I first watched the film and played the game at my cousins house...one of the reasons i made my dad drive me two towns over every weekend!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Ha, that's awesome!

[@edparadis6685]

Great job with the game Little Nemo was also a Steampunk comic dream adventure series etc from the early days of comic books as well. Flip is suppose to be a different colour too. The Japanese version has the ape with a cigar in his mouth and a gangster hat etc. the mole has a toothpick in its mouth etc still a great game

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Lots of interesting difference for the Japanese versions. I was looking up famicom Bionic Commando, and its way different

[@MotherKojiro]

I remember playing this a lot back in the day, and it was pretty cool when the movie came out over here; at the time, I'd thought that the movie was based on the game. I remember finally beating this, too; it took forEVER for me to figure out that the Nightmare King only takes damage if you hit his head.

[@ZapatosVibes]

Man, I remember the slow walking animation and low jump making it difficult to jump over enemies or move out the way quickly, you make it look easy! I could never beat the lizard+frog gauntlet through flames in 8-2 as a kid. The soundtrack in this game has such a melancholic vibe to it. Definitely an interesting less-known game of the NES. Well played and great video!

[@dtcharo]

I just beat this again a month or two ago. I absolutely treasure this game and backed a KickStarter to fund a new Little Nemo game called Little Nemo and the Nightmare Fiends. Fantastic video.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I should look into that Nightmare Fiends game.

[@douglab222]

One of my favorite NES games of all time. Had a blast playing this as a kid.

[@theconsolekiller7113]

When you reached for that cartridge I was surprised to see that your arm was still intact after retrieving it.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Big_Dai]

This whole intro is just too funny XD

[@donskiver]

Got this game for my 10th birthday. Couldn't ever beat it unless I was using a game genie. I never knew about the movie until I was an adult with the power of the internet.

[@b0n3z90]

This was my favorite game as a kid. I remember fighting the last boss for hours because i never knew you could charge the wond. I spent hours just dodging and hitting wondering why he wouldn't die.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

They really never explain the wand in the game.

[@kyleh1127]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames there's a lot in the game that seems to come out of nowhere, several levels just don't really jive with the vibe of the overall game, like the train level or the sky level, or the whole last level and the wand mechanic, but it still has a kind of janky charm that mixes really well with nostalgia

[@wesleyoldham-cartoonsandtv1962]

Pajama pajama pajama!

[@depht]

damn you're good. this and bayou billy were childhood rentals for me where I never got beyond like the first 2 levels or so. lol

[@albertotequida6964]

This is one of the most magical games I have ever played! It was a great challenge back when I was a teenager, and it makes me wonder why Capcom never returned to make such wonderful children (and hard as hell) games like this. Love your channel, will be watching all your vids, and wait eagerly to the next one you bring up. I have so many fond memories from the NES and SNES era. Please make one for Battle of Olympus, although I did finish it I would love to see you take us thru it.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks Alberto! I'm definitely planning to do Battle of Olympus in the next month or two!

[@Jebbtube]

I played this when I was a wee lad, and many of it's mechanics went over my head. I wish the internet had been a thing back then.

[@SharkXOmega]

The final boss music of this game is by far the best boss music in NES history.

[@jessefinnegan1719]

I never even knew there was a movie until years after playing the game. Was pleasantly surprised.

[@mase_mase]

the dog as the channel mascot is a nice touch! i like to imagine its just the dog by itself playing the games with the nes advantage controller.

[@RainePhoenix]

I always beat this game in hornet form rather than using the scepter. Instead of transforming out of the hornet form to switch to the mouse at the end to climb the final cliff, I fly from the platform where the mouse is, and (using a turbo controller), I mash the A button to fly to the top. From there, you can easily navigate through the remaining platforming sections to the final boss, and then fly up and shoot him in the face, taking care to shoot those red blobs he often spits out as they home in. It's a lot of fun that way. I put a video of that technique on my channel recently. You should give it a try sometime. It turns the final boss fight into something of a shooter.

[@BenDaresAll]

Dude, that's an amazing idea!

[@bigbadspikey]

I love this game! I played this when I was a kid and when I finally beat the game it was so satisfying.

[@ggbetz]

Love the graphics in this one, especially the icons depending on which animals you'd skinned alive and wore like a kigurumi! The Night Seas backround is my fav. I never heard of this one as a kid, but watched the move religiously. Still want to read the comic. Actually the falling out of bed and weird dreams predated nemo in McCays previous conic, The Curse of The Rarebit Fiend. Another great video, solid jokes too!

[@thomasbrechner7561]

This was one of my favorites back in the day

[@MzGumby02]

"He is not Super Mario"...lol. I actually was living in Germany when they released the movie over there. I still have the VHS cassette tape. It's a great movie, and I never knew there was a game for it as well. Love all these uploads. :D

[@Fiilis1]

I remember when I got this. Mom just randomly had bought me this game

[@wesleyoldham4222]

37:54 "And over here we will encounter our second Nightmare boss: the Fire Stingray. After being defeated by Captain Falcon, Samurai Goroh was banished to Nightmare Land."

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

🤣🤣🤣

[@deputyblunderbusboondoggle1807]

awwww cute bandanna kylo! i should put renny's "handsome" bandanna on so you both can have sidekick capes on for the episode, bwahaha. cuddles our four legged friend, tell your dad keep up the gr8 work on these vids 🤜🤛 thanks my man im finding myself watching your vids for games i have no way of ever playing im sure but the info and intros with kylo are so great, it's worth the view and the 👍

[@OGREChad]

Rented this a few times growing up, never made it past Nemo's House. Good run.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks!!

[@ScumsaveChris]

It was not a easy game

[@ScumsaveChris]

Have you done any Game Genie videos? I always loved playing a well played game with the genie.

[@demonangel00]

i adore this anime and this video game. i absolutely wish they would remaster this, or bring a whole new game out. it was by far one of the greatest NES games ever made.

[@besotoxicomusic]

Loved this movie and game when I was a kid. Took me for f’in ever to beat it but it was so fun I kept pushing.

[@AClockworkHellcat]

Enemies that look like Float Fiends appear in Breath of Fire II as the Pollen, Stamen, and Ryusight/Leukocyte enemies. Never would've guessed this was where they originated.

[@Uncle-Jay]

I got to see Little Nemo in the theaters. Loved that film.

[@VenomousKing]

40:25 One of the best boss introduction ever.

[@AndiousWandarier]

Here's a silly trick I discovered as a kid: At the start of Dream 5, if you're quick enough, you can jump before Oompo talks to you, and if you go back with an animal, Nemo's hair color will change in the dialogue window depending on what animal it is (yellow for the hornet, green for the frog, basically using the color palette for the animal sprite or the lives counter).

[@10INTM]

Child me was a total badass to have gotten to the last level.

[@sadskytristeciel1439]

Man your video are so well documented and so refreshing to watch. I hope for the best for your channel. Than you. Be safe. :)

[@toptenguy1]

33:15 : It just dawned on me 30 years later... I wonder if the Morning Star and its charging feature was the origin of the Mega Buster that made its debut in Megaman 4 (also released by Capcom about a year after this game)?

[@TheMikeyb86]

*Surprised Pikachu face*

[@Quetzen]

The Krion Conquest is a MegaMan clone that came out about the same time as MegaMan 3 and featured a chargeable weapon. And even ducking!

[@Wilscuts]

Please don’t ever stop making your videos!!!

[@shareofmoney]

This game is challenging but has a good charm that makes it addictive! Love your channel and you have great content!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks!!

[@detroka]

I remember reading about this game in Nintendo Power and wanting to play it so badly. Never got the chance, as being kid back then I was playing more outside than inside.

[@wesleyoldham4222]

Watching this movie as a kid, I always thought it was a sequel/prequel to Fantasia. Chernabog looks so much like the Nightmare King.

[@remingtonsloan8331]

One of my favorite movies as a kid!

[@averyw.7031]

This was one of my favorite movie as a kid. Thank you for this

[@sonofatwitch82]

Secret Code, at the title screen, press UP, SSELECT, LEFT, RIGHT, A, A, B and SELECT STAGE will appear below START. move the curser down and depending on the amount of times you press A, (7 because 1 is already selected) you will hear a noise each time, this will allow you to start the game at a desired level.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

A good trick! I like to use it to take a break, and come back to the level where you left off!

[@drummersarus]

I’ve played this game since it came out and I never knew this code existed. I’ve been beating this game the hard way for about 30 years. Now I can finally just skip to nightmare land the best levels in the game, with the best music.

[@niagargoyle]

I loved this code to skip the train or the sky ruins. I hated those levels, so it was nice not to have to play them every single time.

[@vintage_85]

OMFG i had this game my mind is blown right now i had forgotten about this loved loved this game

[@BadAxeEntertainment]

I loved this game when I was a kid.

[@tbo_castlevaniac]

Such a great game. Awesome music too. Nicely made video, man.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks, Thibaut! I have some good ides for next year's videos - very excited to keep this going!

[@tbo_castlevaniac]

@@UCanBeatVideoGames great to hear! A lot of NES games could use the treatment. Just finished Battle of Olympus without any guidelines, was pretty crazy, but fun.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I like Battle of Olympus! it's a lot like Zelda 2 (there's even a shadow boss, lol). Really cool with the "Gods of Olympus" theme, tho

[@rockblaze477]

I have just beaten this game for my first time today, in 2024. 🎉 🎁 🎂 I like that the Nightmare King is just looming in the background in a parallax scrolling effect. That makes this one of just a handful of NES games to feature parallax scrolling, even if only for one small area.

[@DarkKnghtZ]

This game was an excellent one. Very underrated and really fun. Nice soundtrack and good graphics for the time it was released. Great vid bro.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thanks DarkKnghtZ!! I couldn't agree more

[@jcollins1305]

I never played this game but I remember when it came out. I remember thinking the graphics were amazing! Released late in the NES’ life span if I’m not mistaken.

[@zeusdarkgod7727]

I never struggled to much with this game as a kid, but the same can not be said of the Aladdin game.

[@asutcliffe25]

I have never seen past the flower garden level of this game until this video...

[@retrogameraaron4778]

When Nintendo Power magazine did a strategy on Little Nemo back in the day, the Gorilla still had the cigar in his mouth in the screenshots. Even the little cartoon drawing Nintendo Power had of Nemo riding the gorilla, you could see the cigar.

[@pyyros122]

In the garden level, it’s possible to bypass the lizard in the tree altogether. With the gorilla, you can enter the area where the hornet normally exits and grab the wall. Get the hornet and use it to get the key up the tree. Much easier.

[@seanmarren8360]

I'm pretty sure that Nemo's black / purple hair swap when he is on / off the animals is due to sprite color palette limitations on the NES 8-bit hardware. Sprites are the elements of the game that move in the foreground, independent from the background. When he is his own separate sprite, it's no problem to render the additional color of purple for his hair but once he mounts one of the animals, the game switches his hair to black. Black is already a color found in both the palettes of his separate sprite as well as the animal's separate sprite. In an effort to preserve the original color of the animal, which is not also used in Nemo's separate sprite, the developers no doubt intentionally programmed the code to display Nemo's hair as black when drawing the all new combined sprite of him mounted on the animal! Nice find that I never noticed, nor understood at eight years old when I first played the game upon its release! I've recently discovered your work and have really been enjoying it, thanks! I've also stumbled upon other creators who describe the technical limitations of the computers and home gaming consoles I grew up with, hence my thoughts on the color swap. Please keep up the good work!

[@randy7894]

I like it how Nemo runs to his bed to start an adventure.

[@togds8444]

At one point I recreated the entire UI and sprites for this game by memory for microgames on Warioware DIY, that's how awesome this game was to me as a kid. 😂

[@asdfqwer9557]

I so wanted to have this game back then, my dad was looking around for it but no single store had it in stock in the EU back then, as the release was so late and most were already preparing for the SNES trying to get rid of their NES games. EU always got the short end of the stick in those old times… don’t even mention 50Hz because it was only later when I realized that those games I’ve played and loved weren’t even in the speed they’re supposed to be.

[@seankessel3867]

Yoooo this game was SO good. Glad you did it.

[@Freddycyrax]

This movie was my favorite childhood movie

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

It was really well done! Very cool and imaginative.

[@MimicofaMind]

One of my favorite NES games, hands down. I love the music, the level design, and just the overall feel to it. I am not great at this one to be honest, but it's just a great time regardless :) Ever consider doing one of these playthroughs on the game Totally Rad? That's been another one of my all time favorites, and it's a pretty quick one. Loving your videos, by the way!

[@raypomfrett4287]

Loved this game as a kid

[@motoryzen]

Love the music of the final level

[@chokewholeddotcom]

This was an incredibly hard game. I was very happy when I got it. It was, I believe $60 when this was released and that was very expensive for the time if I can recall correctly. Another game I loved was River City Ransom. It's a classic too, but I'm not sure if it's in depth enough to be worth "Beating".

[@kyleh1127]

RCR was so far ahead of its time it's ridiculous. It shocks me how we didn't see that whole rpg elements in a fighting game thing again until like 10-15 years later, especially with how big beatemups were in the late 80s-90s, like nobody else tried that? amazing game, even better when you consider the time.

[@mappybc6097]

@@kyleh1127 Double Dragon 3 The rosseta stones had shops where you could buy power ups, weapons, new moves and even new characters all in 1990. The catch was that, due to the fact the game was an arcade cabinet, all of the items and power ups mentioned costed additional quarters aka real money. So not only did it include light rpg elements like RCR but it also unfortunately invented microtransactions and pay to win mechanics. Oh and it also introduced a third Lee brother called Sonny....I swear I'm not making this up. Needless to say it flopped horribly.

[@Theferrell]

Proud to own this game currently. Thanks for the video!

[@adrianwaynereavill7899]

I used to have this game back in the early 1990s

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

The 90's were a fun time

[@tommykimon]

I absolutely loved this game as a kid. I wish Nintendo could put it out online on the Switch.

[@Chopkinsca]

I like how weird the audio commentary would be out of context of the video. "There's a frog over here to ride. Feed him three candies and get into his skin"

[@azforu29]

Beautiful graphics man, damn. And they had a arcade of Nemo on the CPS hardware, Capcom did.

[@secretbunnyninja]

Thanks so much for making this my dood. Be safe above all.

[@christopherlitzner8445]

The funniest part in the movie with the scepter is when you see the kind use it the incantation he says is significantly shorter than what Nemo has to say to use it.