Deja Vu (NES)

Deja Vu is a text based adventure adapted from the computer game of the same name.

Sub-Pages#

Prototype Info

Prerelease Info

Bugs

Unused Music#

Track 11

Track 12

Track 13
Tracks 11, 12 and 13 of the NSF file are not heard anywhere in the game.

(Source: http://www.vgmpf.com)

Regional Differences#

Several changes were made to the North American version, either to meet Nintendo of America's acceptable content guidelines or to make the game a little more visually appealing. These changes were retained in the later Swedish release.

File Select Screen#

Japan	International

The glass of scotch was changed to three gold coins outside of Japan.

Text#

In the Japanese version, the text is spoken in the first-person perspective of Ace Harding. In the international versions, it's Ace's conscience... or something.

"Dentist's" Chair#

English	Japanese Translation
IT LOOKS LIKE AN UNUSUAL CHAIR. IT HAS RESTRAINTS FOR THE ARMS AND HEAD. PERHAPS IT'S A DENTIST'S CHAIR.	IT LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTRIC CHAIR, BUT IT HAS NO CORD ATTACHED. IT'S GOT SUPPORTS FOR ONE'S ARMS AND NECK, LIKE A DENTIST'S CHAIR. WHAT COULD IT BE FOR? .....I HAVEN'T THE FAINTEST!!

The international releases change this dialogue to match the original Macintosh script, which (possibly by coincidence) obscures a reference to an electric chair that Nintendo might have objected to. It's worth mentioning that the electric chair was invented by a dentist.

Syringe/Pills#

The syringe, as per Nintendo's policies of the time, was changed to medicine capsules in the international releases (which would explain why you never seem to run out).

The Ladies Room#

The ladies room was labeled as such in the Japanese version.

Japan	International

Dead Man#

Japan	International

The blood was removed in the international releases. Despite this, the blood is still referenced if you examine the desk.

Casino#

Japan	International

The casino was almost completely redrawn for the international releases, giving it more vibrant casino-like colors, correcting the perspective on the slot machines, and fixing up the oddly-drawn roulette wheel.

Alligator#

Japan	International

The international versions change the color of the dead alligator's blood from red to black.

Game Over#

Japan	International
	Ripped because he wasn't so Ace 'n Harding.

The international versions replace the creepy, slightly bloody skull with a very plain gravestone... that also happens to spoil the main character's name. Oops!

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Mac OS Classic	Deja Vu • Uninvited • Shadowgate
NES	Deja Vu (Prototypes) • Shadowgate (Prototype) • Uninvited
Game Boy Color	Shadowgate Classic • Deja Vu I & II: The Casebooks of Ace Harding
Windows	8-bit Adventure Anthology: Volume 1