Original NiGHTS into Dreams coming to PS2

by Scott Jon Siegel { Nov 20th 2007 at 7:30AM }

While Wii owners will soon be enjoying the first NiGHTS sequel, it looks like PS2 owners will eventually be enjoying the original. Famitsu Magazine reports that an enhanced port of the original Sega Saturn game NiGHTS into Dreams will be coming to the Playstation 2 in Japan in February of next year.

The PS2 version will display in 16:9 widescreen, and feature slightly improved graphics. The game will also include galleries of video, art, and stills from the marketing and production of the game. We're pleased as punch that the original NiGHTS is being revisited, but it is a bit odd that the Wii will be graced with NiGHTS Journey of Dreams and not its predecessor. Perhaps the odds of a Virtual Console release have slightly increased?

Check out the Famitsu page scan after the break.

Click to open a larger version. Thanks to Jeux France for the scan.

Tags: breaking-news, breakingnews, nights, nights-into-dreams, nightsintodreams, ps2, remake, saturn, sega

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

blackadvent @ Nov 20th 2007 7:34AM

DO. WANT.

Grey Fox @ Nov 20th 2007 3:17PM

Me too but this would be a better fit for LIVE Arcade no?

Burnt Meatloaf @ Nov 20th 2007 7:44AM

I'm surprised it took this long. Sega always wants to keep the spotlight on Sonic, and that's their downfall.

McWeen @ Nov 20th 2007 8:05AM

Is that Don Karnage?

Dexter @ Nov 20th 2007 8:13AM

Their downfall is they pretty much make shitty games

Clack @ Nov 20th 2007 8:44AM

I want a new offline Phantasy Star game.

WiNG @ Nov 20th 2007 10:56AM

No it's not Don Karnage, of Tailspin fame. It's clearly Super Mario.

Notice the hat.

Brello @ Nov 20th 2007 2:31PM

Sadly, I agree with dexter to some extent. I liked super monkey ball, though.

McWeen @ Nov 20th 2007 8:01AM

Unless there is a killer amount of extras I'll pass. I still have my Saturn hooked up.

FOXHOUND @ Nov 20th 2007 9:14AM

Pass on this x2 if you have CHRISTMAS NiGHTS. ;)

Nick @ Nov 20th 2007 8:03AM

This is lame and a missed opportunity. This should of been on Wii before the new one came out. Im sure this will hit the Wii aswell eventually, but why bother with the PS2?

Neptune @ Nov 20th 2007 8:54AM

Cause there is over 120 million ps2 consoles?

FidliousWong @ Nov 20th 2007 9:22AM

Because Sega has long established the psuedo updates in Japan as their Sega Ages series of budget releases?

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-19-49-en-15-sega-43-3.html

Nah, that can't be it....

Brello @ Nov 20th 2007 2:41PM

The PS2 is still strong. Even in console/software sales it still competes. No reason to abandon such a huge install base. Plus, I have a PS2, I do not :yet: own a Wii, so I'm happy!

MadMup @ Nov 20th 2007 8:07AM

I still have my Saturn version of this, too. I could never figure out what the heck I was supposed to be doing in the game, though. :\

motang @ Nov 20th 2007 8:11AM

Well thats cool that Sega is making this game on the PS2, so why did it take so long though?

capt_carl @ Nov 20th 2007 8:14AM

OH. MY. GOD!

I never had the privilege of a Saturn when I was a kid. Notice how it says in Japan next year though. I wonder if us North Americans will get screwed once again...

ssuk @ Nov 20th 2007 8:39AM

Wonder how long until Saturn gets supported in the Virtual Console and it's avaliable for download? Either way, it's about time this got ported.

Clack @ Nov 20th 2007 8:47AM

Its probably just a matter of time. If the Wii can pull off N64 emulation, it should be able to handle the hardware that was in the Saturn.

It would also handle the Playstation 1 with ease, but of course that won't be happening anytime soon.

Dopple Boppler @ Nov 20th 2007 8:57AM

Well according to interviews with developers who worked on the Saturn, unless the game was originally designed for porting they're ridiculously hard to do on any other system because of the multiple processors. So I wouldn't guarantee Saturn emulation on the Virtual Console anytime soon, at least in a major way. I am curious about how they pulled off this NiGHTS on PS2 game, though.

Crono (NDF - Knight of the Old School) @ Nov 20th 2007 11:23AM

What you're talking about dopplebopper is porting the game. VC releases aren't ports, they're emulated. That means the original code is unaltered, they're just wrapped in code that mimics the original hardware.

If they can get panzer dragoon on gametap, they can get it on the wii.

Mr Khan @ Nov 20th 2007 3:53PM

@ ssuk, but the N64's architecture (compared at least to the Saturn's) was relatively simple

Saturn's was a clusterfuck, hard to port, harder to emulate

@ Dopple Boppler, either there's a full-scale, reliable (!) Saturn emulator included on that disc, or they decompiled the NiGHTS code and reworked it for PS2 (probably this, since they speak of certain little improvements) to get it to port properly

Mike @ Nov 20th 2007 9:54AM

Why not get a used Saturn and a copy of NiGHTS on ebay? The Saturn is the only vintage console I have kept around for an extended period of time. Why? Panzer Dragoon Zwei, NiGHTS, and Baku Baku.

Now... WILL SOMEONE... PLEASE... PORT BAKU BAKU TO DS???

z @ Nov 20th 2007 10:04AM

Um... WiiWare, maybe.
Virtual Console? Never.
Aynway, this made my day. Quit whining, Wii fanboys (and yes, I've owned a Wii for about a year, but I also purchased a Saturn solely for this game).

megaStryke @ Nov 20th 2007 10:10AM

Probably the reason why there is no Wii port is because the original game is an extra in the sequel. Maybe.

WiNG @ Nov 20th 2007 10:29AM

If that's true I will buy 8 copies.

xGabrielx @ Nov 20th 2007 10:16AM

I'd buy this, as long as my PS3 BC can handle it.

WiNG @ Nov 20th 2007 10:27AM

Okay, everyone in the world:

If you own a PS2 and never played this game, you must buy it. Period.

Brello @ Nov 20th 2007 2:33PM

I plan on it. I'm sick of watching everyone go crazy over this game. I didn't own a Saturn, and didn't want one, so I never played this so-called masterpiece. I'll judge for myself when I get my copy.

KNS @ Nov 20th 2007 10:29AM

I'm still waiting for a port of Scud Race and Daytona 2 on the console of your choice, Sega. I know the tracks are in Outrun 2 on Xbox, but it's not the same.

And Baku Baku on Saturn is one of the best puzzle game ever.

Doug Kaplan @ Nov 20th 2007 10:42AM

Ok, big Wii fan here but I have a question. They are updating the graphics and making it 16:9. Besides the fact that the Wii version is a new version and not a remake of the original, what is the big difference between the PS2 and the Wii version? I ask this because the Wii version makes little to no use of the Wiimote so doesn't this PS2 version almost make the Wii version seem less important and unique and most importantly special? It's basically similar games but one is a remake and one is new but since not a lot of people ever played the original, both really are new to the mainstream.

WiNG @ Nov 20th 2007 10:53AM

Wii Version:

-Has more than 7 levels
-Has multiplayer other than 1v1 fight
-Has online data and online modes
-Features new story, characters, etc
-Has multiple control schemes
-Has Dream Garden similar to Chao Garden
-Better graphics/effects

That being said it would take a lot to top the original NiGHTS.

Sadly due to Saturn's architecture, the odds that there will be SAT VC support is low. Hell, even modern computers with dual cores can barely run Saturn emulators.

Fatass of Kickassness @ Nov 20th 2007 11:47AM

Also, I'm pretty sure NiGHTs on the Wii is a sequel, not a remake.

neoalec @ Nov 23rd 2007 1:50AM

The Saturn version of NiGHTS had a widescreen mode too. Saturn had better horizontal resolution than PS1, that's why some games like Panzer Dragoon 2 have a widescreen mode.

Emperor Samoth @ Nov 20th 2007 10:59AM

This is definitely a game I want to play on my back-compat, 60gb PS3.

Shockgamer @ Nov 20th 2007 11:17AM

So why isn't this an extra in Journey of Dreams? As a matter of fact why isn't Journey of Dreams also on PS2? It's not like the game has good graphics or anything.

Just like porting HoTD 3 X-Box to Wii, unlocking the hidden the HoTD 2 and calling that a new product. Thanks Sega for putting the minimum ammount of effort into your games and declaring BOHICA to your fans.

You make GameFly worth it.

Mr Khan @ Nov 20th 2007 3:58PM

I don't know which screens you were looking at, but NiGHTS 2 is definitely up there for Wii graphics, which is certainly more than the PS2 could pull off (although the PS2 was capable of some surprises, like in Shadow of the Colossus)

Plus, there are 2 control schemes for NiGHTS 2, the analogue and the Motion (actually IR) controlled

prateeko @ Nov 20th 2007 11:22AM

SLIGHTLY improved graphics? That'd be fine if this game had been developed/resealed on the DreamCast, but a Saturn game should get a pretty solid overhaul before being released unto angry gamers with HDTVs...

WiNG @ Nov 20th 2007 11:25AM

1. PS2 does not output HD
2. This game and all Saturn games are some of the hardest to port ever, due to Saturn's multiple processors, so really we are lucky as hell to get any Saturn ports.

prateeko @ Nov 20th 2007 11:37AM

1. The PS3/X360 output in HD
2. Both the PS3/X360 have multiple processors or cores

Seems like porting it to one of them would make more sense. Of course, SEGA's probably just looking for the quick cash in and the PS2 (or Wii if I was making the choice) seems like a nice safe bet.