Weird Dreams Longplay (Amiga) [QHD]
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Developed by Herman Serrano and published by Rainbird in 1988
As the title suggests, Weird Dreams is a game completely off the wall it rarely makes any kind of sense, and the gameplay is so punishing it can be the stuff of nightmares.
The basic premise is you're trying to escape from a catatonic state, and you must brave the horrors of your own subconscious to find and retrieve three gems(?).
One other interesting thing about the game is it featured as phone-in competition on late 80s/early 90s kids TV show (possibly Motormouth).
Credits
Coding: Herman Serrano
Graphics: Herman Serrano, James Hutchby
Music: David Whittaker
Time Codes
00:00 - Loading screen
00:08 - Title music
01:31 - Game start
16:29 - Ending
16:49 - Deaths
Пікірлер: 120
One of the most atmospheric games released in the 80'
@CastleKnight7
9 ай бұрын
In the 80s too.
@user-bj1mx2ip1c
23 күн бұрын
I had this game on my tandy w 640k ram
So glad i finally saw the end, as a kid i never made it past the garden, you have 0 idea how hard this is to play ha, everything you do has to be pixel perfect or you die yet still one of the games that has stayed in my head all these years! So good
@mikeg8028
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the video makes it look like an easy, quick run through the game. It was absurdly difficult, especially because you never had any idea what you were actually supposed to be doing.
Herman Serrano does not take drugs. Drugs take Herman Serrano.
@OdaVenom
4 жыл бұрын
I bet they're often overdose.
35 years later it is still ... weird
I think that the piano's stage is the most beautiful part of this scary, bizarre adventure.
@beauwalker9820
Жыл бұрын
Despite the creepy toothy Jack-in-the-box? (Yes, that's it's mouth teeth, not a neck frill it's playing like a piano)
So this is what all my games of AI Dungeon actually look like! Not sure I'd want to play it but a masterpiece nonetheless.
@CopiousDoinksLLC
2 жыл бұрын
Overall presentation and graphical design: 9/10 (for the time) Controls: 2/10 You've gotten the best experience by just watching it, trust me
@salaheddinetiar
2 жыл бұрын
@@CopiousDoinksLLC I felt those awful controls without playing it like God ! It takes forever to hit something in this mess.
@Stu_1977_SEmelb
Жыл бұрын
@CopiousDoinksLLC @@salaheddinetiar The controls were intentionally slow and sluggish. All part of its dream-like qualities and gameplay. There's another play video by SirDifferential where I've done a long post all about the game's background, in case you may be interested.
I never made it past the desert. I made it past the garden out of sheer luck (going through the bushes to exit the level isn't very intuitive...). I have to say that i do not like this game. There is a significant delay in the controls and most of the time it feels like you're hitting things or making jumps at random. All these problems make the game unnecessarily difficult and definitely not fun to play. Too bad, because with the surreal/gory atmosphere and the colorful graphics it could have made for a great gaming experience.
@trentonthompson247
4 жыл бұрын
You play football, then you have to go in the bushes. I'd say that's just like real life!
@chano7053
4 жыл бұрын
@@trentonthompson247 Well... I never played football with an homicidal, knife wielding little girl in a garden with killer lawmowers and man eating flowers... 😂😂😂
@Slidemoon
2 жыл бұрын
Same here. I was fascinated by the uniqueness of this game in its time, yet found it very frustrating.
@Peace.Love.Psychedelics
Жыл бұрын
This game is over 20 years old ffs
@Stu_1977_SEmelb
Жыл бұрын
It was a great game experience - for the right player. It's just a very, very different sort of game. The controls were intentionally slow and sluggish. All part of its dream-like qualities and gameplay. There's another play video by SirDifferential where I've done a long post all about the game's background, in case you may be interested.
Freakishly difficult, atmospheric game, conducive to nightmares. I could never go past 10-30%. Glad to finally see full game here. Thanks!
Qui est venu voir la fin ?
@pingusupremacy6006
3 жыл бұрын
Moi mdr Il faut dire que c'est une sacrée déception
@jihefmat
3 жыл бұрын
@@pingusupremacy6006 bah ça va, c'est pas si mal. Et puis, au moins il y a une fin. #davidgoodenough
3 жыл бұрын
Le piiiiiiiiif !
@Demowan
3 жыл бұрын
Loule
@yacinekacher2358
3 жыл бұрын
Moi
The ball belching @ 6:09 had me lmao.
Wish I could've known about this game when I was a kid. Would've probably given me night terrors.
At the bit with the clock, how can you tell if it’s safe to go through the door?
Dand this is really cool, got linked from reddit. Never heard of this game and probably wouldn't know what the hell I was doing but this is really entertaining to watch haha! Thanks for the video!
I remember seeing this game in magazines as a kid, never played it, looked trippy as fk.
No wonder I had nightmares as a child.
The hornet's defeat was pretty shocking ! XD
This is impressively strange.
I love the girl with the knife
This type of gameplay reminds me of what was to come in the later CD-ROM multimedia years... minus the terrible FMV. It really drove me nuts as a kid. It was truly ahead of its time, but not in a good way. 8)
Strange but nice, the music sounds good too.
This game terrified me as a kid....
I don't think I ever made it past the desert. That first part where you're in the cotton candy machine, I used to think it was a blood separator or something medical because of the surgeons at the beginning.
@AL82RetrogamingLongplays
4 жыл бұрын
Even though it's candyfloss I think it's clearly meant to look a little bloody 😉
@trentonthompson247
4 жыл бұрын
Wasps want sugar and blood, what else is new?
What a genius game
They shoud made a 3d version of this, nice atmosphere
The OG copy protection. I would love to see someone bring that for comic effect. “What did the author mean when they wrote page 33, paragraph 2, sentence 5? 🤔”
Weird indeed.
I've read somewhere that't Weird DReams is one of the hardest games of all times... Never tired it, though play old games on real h-w, both dos and amiga)
Never seen this before, looks neat, very strange
This was my fav and hardest game for me when I had a few gos on it at a mates
@AL82RetrogamingLongplays
4 жыл бұрын
I'd seen on TV, but never played it prior to the video. It's cool, but it's so hard!
Oh, I get it!
Playing this without any guides was hard!!
Great job 👍
Vous êtes venu voir la fin après la vidéo de jdg avouez le mdr
@jyrmee2535
3 жыл бұрын
mdr ouais c'est ca XD
@mrketsu324
3 жыл бұрын
@@jyrmee2535 oui
There MUST be a meaning in these weird dreams!
How can i write password on the first step? 😭
I had it in my C64. I loved graphics, atmosphere and of course the design of the box! The 80is...great time for kids!
07:04 the Ballerina... I don't know whether to laugh or be disturbed.
It's a shame that the gameplay isn't that great because it's one that sticks out in my mind a lot, especially the part with the weird mime playing the piano. I fell like this could be remade with the source engine, or even just a HL2 mod.
I finally remember what this game was called...
Really a weird dream.
this game genuinely feels like a dream thanks to the controls, ive never been able to run fast or fight well while asleep
Oh So that's what's under the moyais in Easter Island
Retro Gore...
Almost like the programmer played Frankie Goes To Hollywood and then had a few anchovy and sauerkraut pizzas. Certainly pegs the WTF meter!
Despite having an Amiga, I never actually played this, but I used to love it on Motormouth. I'm disappointed to discover that the spooky, atmospheric music from Motormouth isn't actually in the game itself! For me, the tune was the best bit! (If you don't remember the music, imagine the Weakest Link's "walk of shame" music overlayed with the 'ooo-eee-ooo' from Doctor Who!)
@timewarpentertainment1041
Жыл бұрын
Lee, do you remember what time they did the Weird Dreams game on Motormouth? Was it the same year they had Gunge 'Em in the Dungeon, by any chance? I did not remember the music, but I did know it wasn't in the game itself. (If anyone reading this has a VHS tape with footage, please I beg you to upload it.)
Any suggestions for a modern game like this?
Motormouth 👄
@AL82RetrogamingLongplays
4 жыл бұрын
I was pretty sure it featured on the programme as a phone-in competition 🙂
Sounds like the same instrument library as Platoon on Amiga
Nice
Thanks for showing the deaths
Tuve éste juego, me encantaba, pero no sabía pasar de fase. Casi 20 años después sé cómo se pasan 🤯😂🤣
Sweet Jesus....
Weird
JESUS CHRIST!!!!!! THIS GAME IS NICE!!!!
Very weard but very creative game.
I can't believe people actually played this game
@kennymustdie8518
11 ай бұрын
As a kid I loaded this game just to watch the surgery scene. It scared the sht out of me. Never got past the 1st level
@paulo547
11 ай бұрын
@@kennymustdie8518 I'm not even surprised lol. It wasn't meant to be finished by a kid anyway.
رائع لعب محترف👍🕹
This is the most delightfully fucked up thing I've ever seen
So no matter what ya do ya still got a bad ending..
this game is good because it made your imagination work. Not like these virtual realities today that are useless.
Ich wurde bei den rosen immer vom rasenmäher erwischt ... Denoch ein geiles spiel damals
Weird game
... what.
I could never get past the girl with the ball, how are you supposed to know how that shit has to go
Drugs were so cheap back then :-D
@AL82RetrogamingLongplays
4 жыл бұрын
The devs were definitely on something when they made this 🤪
@MDDeGrande1994
3 жыл бұрын
@@AL82RetrogamingLongplays Or just had some weird dreams, memorized it all (i. e. wrote them down) and made it into a game?
Show of hands, who’s here because of PBG?
Euuuh c'est chucky à la fin ?
A game title that is spot on - can anyone explain WTF is going on....?
Im testing the game, its impossible. ■
It runs smooth with 4fps :)
ST Port job apart from samples.
She Was Wearing A Mask!
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Merci JDG.
Mais ils sont de la drogue ou quoi ?!
controls were atrocius. this game should have been released today with decent controls and it probably could have been amazing.Joystick was anabomination
wtf
This looks awful to control...
CRT is a must for the retro games
Joueur du grenier
Qui est venu ici a cause du JDG?
@mrketsu324
3 жыл бұрын
Moi
@mrketsu324
3 жыл бұрын
Dailleure le scrim fait peur
We need remake
🗿