Yume Nikki - Nitro Rad

[@patapancakes]

Thanks for covering Yume Nikki Online Project, we had a ton of fun creating it over the years and love the huge positive impact its had on the community!

[@nolanbrewermusic]

oh hey! I've seen your name in the CU repo hahaha

[@boscorner]

Thanks pancakes !

[@hubster3055]

Im so happy he talked about the YNO Project and Collective Unconscious It was such a fun project to make some worlds for

[@WretchedRedoran]

Crazy just how long it's been since Yume Nikki was first covered on this channel. This video is straight-up documentary length, so I'm gonna wait 'til it's all nice and cozy for this one.

[@adislavchev]

Amen brotha

[@mrfirestar9604]

Same hopefully he does the same for yume 2kki that deserves a remaster vid

[@errantcondor9349]

1.5 hour redo on Yume Nikki? YESSSSS THANK YOU JAMES

[@ZebitasMartinex]

The level of dedication breathes in every pore of this video. Both the analysis and the editing is fantastic and something worthy for Yume Nikki. Gives me nostalgia of your first video on Yume Nikki and is a huge contrast as well of how you approached the video back then

[@Sudakaz]

QUE DEMONIOS HACES AQUI FRED?

[@Tribow]

How the heck did you watch the- (10 days ago) nvm

[@ZebitasMartinex]

@@Sudakaz Ganar

[@El_Keck]

No se vale Zebitas, yo no tengo ese dinero que tiene usted para ver las cosas antes. Sus poderes de KZbinr destrozan mi sueldo de estudiante.

[@MelRetro]

*I use to play this game in Jr. High! I’m so glad it’s still going strong till this day. It’s such an artistic masterpiece.* ❤

[@sanctumsys]

yeah, this one's a banger. every time i think your editing is impressive the next video is even better, and the personal stories here are so meaningful and i even relate to some of them (had that "scary DS game" experience with Bowser's Inside Story lmao) thank you so much for putting this together. it's one i know i'll be revisiting and finding new takeaways in, just like the game itself

[@JustaBunchofGoofs]

What part?

[@frouvoxes]

Yep. This video is so goated

[@ThatDarnRedKhezu]

I know someone working on Collective Unconcious. Thank you for putting attention on the project.

[@paulagodebrito]

I found your channel many years ago because of Yume Nikki. I was part of the 2012 gang who was obsessed with RPG Horror Games like Ib, Mad Father, Mogeko Castle, Yume Nikki and I barely saw any discussion about it outside of forums (and tumblr blogs) so I came to your channel for Yume Nikki and stayed for everything else. Seeing this video on my notifications gave me the biggest smile ever. Thank you for the years and years of videos!

[@cheeseburgah563]

It's so nice to see you covering this game again. I used to watch the original and fangames videos over and over, good times.

[@cyanbug3021]

Oh my god. This channel introduced me to yume nikki. It became my special interest, and inspired a lot of my art and ideas, as well as introducing me to lucid dreaming. I eventually came across yno. I felt really welcome there, and even ended up making some badges for there. It really feels like a community, and I'm thankful for that. This game had a huge impact on me. Thank you, James

[@yarshmellow2323]

As a Collective Unconscious dev, I'm really happy you meantioned it!!

[@Used__Napkin]

Every time Yume Nikki comes up, I feel like it’s important to recognize the impact of RPG Maker. It gave (and continues to give) so many people the opportunity to create sureal, spooky, and even emotional video game experiences that would’ve been difficult to create without the program.

[@KingSandvich1]

Oh, I've been hotly anticipating this revisit. THAT LITTLE RAP-ESQUE THING AT THE BEGINNING I LOVE IT

[@Tortilla_Pizzeria_Pixels]

So glad you're covering Yume Nikki again. I discovered it this year and it has become one of my favorite games ever.

[@just-mees]

I tried playing yume nikki in highschool but something that most videos on it never seem to talk about is how incredibly sparse it is. In my playsessions I'd usually spend most of my time walking around systematically checking if I couldn't find anything that I missed or just didn't appear on my screen. It kind of is like a dream in that way. You may end up dreaming about something wild or you might just endlessly walk in a snowfield looking at the same 3 iglos. The average player is never even going to see all the coolest dreamscapes and honestly that's kind of fun? Something experiencing the game via youtube video or wiki wouldn't tell you at least

[@CrystalDragen]

What I love about this channel is how it honors old games along with celebrating new ones. I've some newer youtubers play old rpg games and just rag on them. Like say the plot wasn't done well or just say the tropes are overdone. When often these games were made Before these tropes were ripped to bits. Or it seems they set the game up to fail expecting something like mad father or undertale. When often these games are more like small snapshots of feelings or pieces of time. I really appreciate content creators who take the time to show love to these small games😌 💕

[@KOTEBANAROT]

Holy!!! I had to reread the notification three times cuz i couldnt believe Nitro would make such a long video about Yume Nikki now of all times! This is great!

[@tageorder1354]

An hour and a half NitroRad video what a treat!! Im so excited to watch it!! Absolutely love Yume Nikkie

[@AlwaysTuesday]

Those are the controls because this game was made with the number pad in mind! if you look at the number pad on your keyboard you'll probably see arrows on 4, 8, 6 and 2, they of course work as directional keys. 1, 3, 5 and 9 to control the effects makes WAY more sense if you use the number pad, it would be really convenient if you played the game that way.

[@cerovi]

there will never be another game that will give the first time ''feeling of yume nikki'' quite like yume nikki.

[@PhantomZ2]

I want you to know that your original Yume Nikki review and the other Nikki videos of yours are some of my favorite videos of yours, along with the Animal Crossing e-reader video. I've rewatched it AT LEAST 50 times and especially when I've got the house to myself for a weekend in the middle of the night. Absolutely comforting. So I know that this video is gonna be rewatched by me... A LOT

[@EndermanPierce]

I was NOT expecting a remake of one of your most iconic videos and one of my favorites ones too. The end of this year might turn out to actually be good

[@CacctusCacctus]

Love how thorough you went in describing how personal this game can be to different people, this is probably one of my new favorites on KZbin ^_^

[@neuroatypicalkirby2]

AHAHHA re: the toriningen in the candle world, i remember being a kid and stabbing a toriningen just for fun, and i think i was showing the game to a friend at the time so i went into the candle world and stopped right after entering to explain some stuff to my friend and i'll never forget the jumpscare i had when the toriningen rushed onscreen to grab me. it was so scary because i didn't realize they have no cones of vision or anything, if you're in the same room as one it will know exactly where you are no matter what. it's still one of my most memorable experiences with yume nikki after almost 10 years of playing it

[@thegoblin4948]

Yume Nikki was generation defining. Maybe it didn't have the comercial stay of FNAF or even Slenderman, but it is a game you NEVER forget

[@umbaupause]

You know, way back when, I found a WIP project that ported Yume Nikki to 3D, in the build engine. And I let's played it. It was a really strange experience even doing a let's play with commentary, while exploring the curious landscapes and seeing how much of the game was in there. It was super cool. But yeah, I privated those videos now, so... I doubt anyone but me would even remember I ever did it. Just like a dream, all that remains is a foggy memory.

[@LittleMissFoxy]

Crazy to see how far you’ve come from your old videos on this and the fan games. Thank you for the longer form video Nitro Rad 💚

[@Kweemz]

Incredible editing combined with being the best Yume Nikki vid on KZbin makes this a certified NitroRad Classic. n_n

[@arios6443]

This feels like it's been a long time coming. With so many incredible indie games coming out, it's important to remember your roots.

[@pixelkated1096]

An hour-long piece about Yume Nikki for the 20th anniversary?! So glad that NitroRad is just as dedicated to this game as so many of us who are forever influenced by it :')

[@Rickc313]

I’m gonna wait in. I’m in a comfortable place to listen to this. But it’s incredible how things came full circle. Your first Yume Nikki video is what helped me discover you. Incredible seeing how far you’ve come.

[@apselbluestar2223]

Brother you can't start a Yumme Nikki video with BARS that caught me SO off guard!

[@wideclide42069]

An hour and a half video from Nitro Rad is not something I was expecting, but I am very happy with.

[@projectshiro1097]

this game influenced my life so hard and will always have an incredibly special place in my heart im so glad you mentioned the online stuff i had no idea the community managed to pull something like that off it warms my heart to download it and explore new areas for the first time again

[@bbr17]

Wow, your original video was how I found your channel. Can't believe it's been so long! It makes me so happy how many more people talk about it nowadays.

[@Gimmick_]

This is the second Hour+ long video on Yume Nikki I've seen this week. I am not complaining.

[@GiNNiSSiN]

YAY!! ANOTHER ONE AND IT'S MORE THAN ONE HOUR LONG!! Your first video on Yume Nikki is so nostalgic, this would be just as good and better ✨.

[@Urotsuki]

thank you for your coverage and featuring both Yume 2kki and YNOProject 🖤🖤

[@dreamemulators]

such a wonderful and thoughtful video!! absolutely loved going through all of your yume nikki videos back in the day, and this one is no different. your passion and dedication towards this game and what it means for so many people is incredible.

[@Vee_Sheep]

Re: original game not on Switch you gotta remember that Yume Nikki was made in RPG Maker 2003, while a game like Omori was made in MV porting the RM2003 Yume Nikki would likely need a compatibility/emulation layer like EasyRPG for it to even be possible, since MV games are built off of javascript and are basically just specialized offline browser windows while RM2003 could barely handle image assets being too big or having transparency in the file itself.

[@chrisshep7564]

Common James dub, yet again. Your videos just keep improving every time, even though you're already so experienced at making quality content. Thanks for all your hard work.

[@AceCluck]

Yooooo that keyboard slide when discussing the controls was so slick.

[@Netist_]

Saw this notification pop up, and before I even clicked on it, I knew this was gonna be a huge video.

[@XCAT1]

I recently (around 1-2 weeks ago) started playing this game and saw your old video. Nice to see a remake of it!

[@ghin780]

I think I know why this game's creator never talks online. I had an experience showing my artwork in university. We were supposed to write comments on a paper in front of each piece about what we thought about it. Every comment had a completely different idea of what my piece meant or represented. Reading it made me feel incredibly depressed and misunderstood, and I've never made a single piece of artworks since then.

[@virii.win32]

This is crazy, the first video i saw from you was your yume nikki video. This is so beautiful, so nice to see you mature over 10 years. Thank you for creating what you do, love u nitrorad!!

[@Shades14236]

This is about to be my best hangover recovery experience ever, thanks for this gift

[@Imlegittwitch]

Been a long time fan and love to see how much James has improved as a content creator. A lot of KZbinrs find a format that works and just stick with it but he’s always looking to evolve and improve his reviews. The amount of effort that goes into these videos is crazy respectable.

[@Glあss]

NO WAY ITS OVER AN HOUR YES Dude i found you through your original yumenikki video video (not when it came out but about like 7 or 8 years ago) and holy crap i am elated to see you make this, thank you so much!!!

[@Fish_Flakes]

So excited to see you cover this again!!! Your original videos got me way more into Yume Nikki and it’s fangames :D Another Nitro Rad classiccccc

[@ckonah]

I’ve always loved how casual and grounded ur videos feel, this one in particular really stood out to me in that way. It’s so relaxing to just kinda listen to u ramble about whatever part of a game u like no matter how small and insignificant of a detail it is. just kinda sayin stuff, just talkin, just going over everything, saying what u think then going and talkin bout some new other new thing. It’s kind of how I want my videos to feel, just some stream of consciousness that doesn’t try to be super formal and just says everything exactly how I feel it, just how I’d say it during a conversation with a friend or something, but everything I say still has weight to it and can mean something and be emotional and get across that something means something to me. I have no idea if u intentionally go for that or if I’m just talking out of my ass but it’s part of the reason you’ve stuck with me for so long even though I’ve kind of grown out of similar channels to you. Initially you were kind of what inspired me to make videos in the first place back when I wanted to make silly jokey whatever game reviews and now as I’ve grown and what I want has changed it hasn’t really affected how I view ur videos cuz you’ve also changed and started making more real down to earth shit that my present self can find a lot more in. Ty for inspiring me Mr James Nitrus Rad and my apologies if this comment is just completely incoherent and stupid. NITRO NATION ON TOP 🔥🔥🔥

[@enormastits9332]

a few years ago when my glasses broke, i couldn't play minecraft with my friends because i can't see the tv without them until they got fixed after a few hours and i was bummed then my uncle somewhat pitied me and lent me his switch but he told me i could only watch youtube on it that's when i saw your yume nikki video in the recs and i wanted to see more of your stuff, it only felt like a few minutes passed until my dad brought my new glasses back so like, thanks for making me feel less sad about not being able to play minecraft with my friends and making rad videos

[@gritfromadvancewars]

your first yume nikki video got me to watch thjis channel. it's good to see it covered again as it shows how far you've grown as a creator in terms of editing and presentation. always love your work, james.

[@tanuki9454]

definitely worth the wait on this one! really shows how much this game has meant to so many people, great work james!

[@qualia8047]

It's wonderful to see Yume Nikki still getting so much attention. And the long and detailed video serves it great justice. I love it greatly. 🎭 It's an amazing game too. And the fan games deserve more love as well.

[@sikevillain]

Been watching this channel for years.. always enjoyed the editing and review style of Nitro.. Fantastic work as usual

[@Miisch]

Yume nikki really influenced my life. The first time I heard about the game was when I was watching a german youtuber called iBlali. He talked about the game because of his youtube format creeps where he talked about creepy things and eastereggs in videogames. I wanted to know more about the game and so I stumbled upon your youtube channel. And thanks to that I now have played a lot of different RPG Maker games with Oneshot beeing my favourite and recently Crow Country which I really enjoy so far.

[@maira7804]

BRO NO WAY 2 weeks ago was the 20th anniversary, that's perfect

[@f_major]

I often imagine what it must have been like to have one of those lucky few to have stumbled across Yume Nikki when it first came out. Back when people were still playing on the PS2 and Gamecube.

[@themarioshow177]

I was no joke just thinking about how cool it would be if you remade your old Yume Nikki video, this is so sick

[@itsagabe]

This is SO fitting for your channel! I absolutely love Yume Nikki. Hands down one of my favourite games, up there with FFXII, ACNL, and even OG PSO2 😂 I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate that you made an hour and a half retrospective of such a fantastic game. One of my favorite creators talking about one of my favorite games... Best weekend this year!

[@Mediaworm7]

Great video, man. I felt such unexpected joy when I saw the notification, as well as nostalgia from watching your original Yume Nikki video. I want to thank you, too. That old video (10 years ago?? Wow) was the thing that introduced me to Yume Nikki, which has come to be my favourite game ever. Nothing else has ever made me feel the way Yume Nikki makes me feel, and I’m constantly chasing anything that will make me feel a like it does. But I know that there’s nothing like Yume Nikki, and probably will never be. What an amazing game, I love it 🎉 gonna go play some Yume Nikki rn :)

[@p3riwinkleee]

1.5 hour long Nitro Rad video? Let's freaking go....

[@sacredeyes3508]

Before I clicked I was expecting a 2 hour long video ramble essay Shocked I was to see it was only 95 minutes

[@jacobthompson7369]

this was a fantastic video. i'd love to see you go back a do videos for the old RPG maker horror games from the SUPER early days of the channel just like this (if able to elaborate to this point on said games) or cover other yume nikki fans you may have never covered in the past, you said yourself there are so many fan games out there and many have changed. so maybe a revisit would be a good idea. keep up the great videos

[@squeethemog213]

Thank you so much for making such a thorough dive into this. It was an awesome watch 🤩

[@pompadorbz9168]

Incredibly happy to see YNOproject mentioned, and especially collective unconscious since its such a huge fan effort!! I always loved 2kki, and now ofc collective unconscious; they're giant melting pots of the ideas of so many different artists, and seeing the wide variety of styles and inspirations is so cool that it sometimes makes me genuinely emotional!!!

[@minepika55]

What a blast from the past! One of the first videos i watched on your channel was the original yume nikki one, you actually inspired me to try out the fangames that spawned from the original game!

[@tvx208]

Long time fan. Seeing a new Yume Nikki vid from you in my notifications was delightfully surprising. Haven't watched it yet but this might be the most hype I've been for a Nitro Rad video in a while James keep doing what you're doing. I fucking love your work

[@davidmeyer4506]

"it's worth trying stabbing all sorts of random stuff" -Nitro Rad, 2004

[@davidmeyer4506]

*2024 i can't even do a comment right lol

[@beanthebean1002]

I wanted to say thank you, since originally watching your video on yume 2kki years ago I eventually tried it out. Half a year later I released my first update to 2kki, I am still working on one to this day. I would never have found 2kki otherwise so your video really influenced me :)

[@JohnnyBurnes]

The door to my brain is locked unless you ask a clerk for a key chained to a big stick.

[@suneater_zeef050]

what an absolutely incredible surprise, I can't stop the massive smile on my face. incredibly excited to sit down and put this on the TV when i get time to myself. you're the best, james, cannot wait to hear your thoughts on this game again

[@hector526]

are you kidding me dude I was playing this literally right now and this notif popped up I got so scared. I'm sure this is an awesome vid too

[@Puchacz_Okrutnik]

I enjoy your videos so much! Longers video, bigger joy it brings upon me

[@chend2713]

hey your original yn video was (i think) the first i watched! we're freakin back baby

[@PastoKage]

I just learn about Toby Fox writing fro famitsu. He took the place of Sakurai? Woah.

[@THiNGYBOBinc]

I've been totally addicted to Yume 2kki online for the better part of this year, glad it got a mention in here

[@GoiabaMegasXellox]

im really happy to see you making a rpgmaker video again, like you used to when you began your youtube stuff and its yume nikki, no less!!

[@mrhumbuck_]

Whaaaaat? Another video this quickly? And it's an hour and a half long? And about a weird rpg maker game that you keep mentioning? Heck yes!! Thanks James!

[@danielpratt3794]

Dude I'm busy right now but I promise to watch this in painstaking detail when I can

[@fourkz]

The fact that I decided to come back to Yume Nikki the day before this video went up... Another weird coincidence to add on to all of the strangeness

[@meredithcastro7869]

This is just a personal experience but the block world always reminded me of an elementary school math textbook I used to have where there were a lot of isometric shaped blocks in an empty background in the cover which I always imagined myself entering, kinda like a liminal space but that concept didnt exist back there haha. So the block world in yume nikki always had that additional dimention of nostalgia and eeriness to me

[@ravenclawoutcast13]

9:55 Gaming perfection right there Game with one hand get kitty snuggles with the other Perfection

[@ponkoku]

i am ever so excited for this one - have been for a long while - and it's feature-length, just as promised! it feels like you outdo yourself with every major upload, and i have this sneaking suspicion that that trend won't have stopped with this one. cheers.

[@fuzuru6322]

Yume Nikki video from Nitro Rad in 2024???! OMG TY!

[@HollyfromtheHollow]

...Ah, Nikki. What an inspiration to so many. Oh, how .Flow would terrify, how 2kki would _expand,_ how YNOProject would connect others all over... And then those who connected would create Collective Unconscious! How games were inspired to greatness through it... I'd love to see you return to those fangames, by the by. Especially 2kki! That thing has become _Labyrinthian_ since you last played! A delight to literally get lost in... It's become one of my favorite games ever made, truly. Love it's Authors and their delightful work. And your video brought me to it, all those years ago. Thanks for all the adventures!

[@karamelflan]

Gotta share this video to my friends. Yume Nikki fans are blessed!

[@yonderboygames]

playing Yume Nikki with one hand while petting cat with the other is brilliant!!

[@rainbownotation]

"I can play the game with one hand, and pet my kitty cat with the other-" Give this man some kind of award please

[@JustaBunchofGoofs]

It’s always a treat to find a new nitro rad video!

[@covered_in_rust2789]

Broooo I sometimes still watch your old Yume Nikki video. I'm gonna have fun today 🔥

[@err0rc0degames]

I love Yume Nikki. A Nitro Rad video on it is great to see!

[@ethendorreviews975]

OMG 48:56 I remember getting here really early on in the game and thinking it was really cool and then I could never find my way back and I didn't know why and now I know it was because of that damn cone. I remember too when I got the witch and I saw on the wiki you could use it in this room and I really wanted to get back there but I got frustrated that I couldn't find it again

[@JustaBunchofGoofs]

How did you see that already

[@puhdding6388]

This is really well done, I loved your yume 2kki video too!

[@yag821]

it's been 10 years, and we finally got a sequel :3

[@TheDarkFuryKnight]

One thing about the ending, it ends with bloody puddle and jellyfish monsters from her dreams, meaning it is possible that it was never real to begin with, not to mention that the stairs didn't exist until the end. So the ending could be another dream.

[@person.mp4222]

Holy shit! I got the notification when i was watching the beginning of Pyrocynical's Darkwood video.

[@tiagocosmos]

oh wow what a treat! Btw I hope you get back into doing videos on indie jrpgs.

[@Zinerry]

The speed glitch is just a oversight of speed settings, the bicycle sets your speed to a certain speed, while the chair adjust it. Think of your default speed as 2, the Bicycle sets your speed to 3, but when you get in the chair, the game instead of setting your speed to 1, it actually lowers it by 1, and when you get out, raises it by 1. So when you sit in it, your speed (2) gets slower (-1), and then when you use the bicycle while still sitting in the chair, it gets changed to (3) as intended, but you’re still in the chair, so when you get out of the chair, it gives you (+1) making your speed 4, which is faster than the bicycle.