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MORE NiGHTS Discoveries - Jackle's Unused Asset! & the A-Life Patent

DiGi Valentine

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Jackle's been hiding something ~
Here's another small collection of odd things that were datamined from NiGHTS, as well as a strange discovery from an old patent filed by SEGA back in the 1990's.

Video Chapters:
00:00 - Intro & Info
01:00 - Green/Blue Pillar
03:04 - Huge Frozen Bell Sprite/Texture
04:34 - Twin Seeds Buildings
06:29 - Jackle's Unused Asset
09:42 - NiGHTS' Broken Facial Expression
10:19 - A-Life Patent Discovery
13:21 - Outro

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Important Links:

A-Life Patent - https://worldwide.espacenet.com/paten...

NiGHTS Datamine Website - (by Gremmar) - https://sites.google.com/view/nidrep/...
NiGHTS datamine page at The Cutting Room Floor - https://tinyurl.com/syjrvb8e
NiGHTS Discord Server - Discord: discord

Gremmar Warden on Twitter - Twitter: GremmarWarden
Andreas Scholl on Twitter - Twitter: andreasscholl09
Ketrin on Twitter - Twitter: KetDarkDragon

DiGi Valentine on Twitter - Twitter: DiGi_Valentine

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Songs Used:

'COSY NiGHTS' - OSC - https://opussciencecollective.bandcam...
OSC on Twitter - Twitter: OpusScience

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NiGHTS into Dreams HD Remaster on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/21...

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#NiGHTSintoDreams #SEGA #SonicTeam

20 Comments

@themeekwarrior 4 years ago

I've never played Nights but I feel like a kid in a candy store every time a new find comes to light!

@beckab4726 4 years ago

This has been such a fascinating series. I don't know the first thing about data mining processes, but it just blows my mind that all of this unused content is just sitting around, hidden within the game files. I love video games and this has given me a whole new level of appreciation for game developers and data miners.

@turtlehub2731 4 years ago (edited)

8:10
It reminds me of a magic mirror. In fiction, they are usually used to predict the future or to gain wisdom. Maybe a character was using it to investigate that desert.

@shoogles_ 4 years ago

Don't worry, we'll just spend 30 years speculating about all of this, FINALLY come as close as we'll ever get to having definitive answers, and then Yuji Naka will just casually confirm everything on Twitter.

@Brendanmeyer1990 2 years ago

This game feels so mysterious even down to the characters and their actions. I guess that’s why I love nights so much. The unknown also adds more the the dream aspect of the game.

@dreamdragon2728 4 years ago (edited)

You know, in the Delight City level from Jod there are red and blue pillars that NiGHTS grabs and swings around like this https://youtu.be/_S-IWBDPLeY?t=170 Maybe the blue and green pillars would have a similar function?

@Artista_Frustrado 4 years ago

-maybe Jackle had either an attack or a stage prop that is supposed to look like a portal to somewhere else
-the NIGHTS mining scene is so good

@severepalutenabrainrot 4 years ago

Your content (especially the Who Dat? series, I'm still laughing at the intro for the Ulala episode) is really entertaining to watch, and I don't regret subscribing!
I certainly hope you cover Balan in a future Who Dat? episode!

@Thedragonlover95 4 years ago

And thus it continues, and what the fans see more of

@VirtuaMaster 4 years ago

A way to interact with the pole is swinging around it. The faster you swing into it, the more rotations. More rotations, more points. Just an idea~

@astroreporter7960 4 years ago

I wonder if there is anything unused in the Puffy's data that can give us clues about what is the point of that weird thing that falls out of Puffy's closet.

@sergiovillanueva4807 4 years ago

i have never played NiGHT's but these findings are so interesting, i hope more info is found on unused assets

@Dinker27 4 years ago (edited)

Me: checks my phone and sees "Jackle's ass--"
Well, my phone has cut titles at weirder points. 🤣

Those pillars look like electrical rods, but they look so out of place in a spot like Spring Garden. Was the asset fixed only to be there? Seems like it would belong in (?)Stick Canyon or a more man-made area to me.

I gotta give the miners props; they sure do like to keep you on your feet while you're editing, Digi. :p

@sydneyrose6455 4 years ago

I'm kinda glad you talked about this stuff. I thought the pillar things would've been obstacles and if I had ever gotten the game with that in it, I probably would've tried to loop it some more instead of realizing it was a sorta trophy. As for the mountain/desert picture thing, my theory is probably because of how Jackle is supposedly symbolic of adulthood and kids without a plan for the future or seeing adults being miserable probably have a sorta grim outlook for the future.

@MagillanicaLouM 4 years ago

Jackle is an interesting one lore wise as kind of the final step before Reala and Nights. Cool to see there's more hidden data on him

@LightMelodyVA 4 years ago

The pillars make me think you swing around them as fast as you can. And if it's like the bonus ball, if you reach the top quick enough, you get the bonus. Go too slow, you let go and lose the bonus. At least that was the first thing I thought of.

@temperpepper 4 years ago

Nights into Dreams is a treasure trove of unused assets! Also, Jackle♥️

@DreamyImagination101 4 years ago

This is really interesting stuff! I hope the search goes well and more can be found. :)

@Game_Hero 4 years ago

A column to spin by as NiGHTS, you fly toward it, NiGHTS fly in circle around it and you can launch yourself into the air with a boost from it.

@dailydelphox 4 years ago

It's always nice seeing these update videos. Of course, a lot of it is just blind speculation, but still, I don't think I've seen a game this frequently documented before. There are probably thousands of games that are littered with secrets nobody knows about because nobody bothers to look into it let alone publicize and spark discussion over.
It's given me a deeper appreciation for NiGHTS that I never expected to have. I don't know how much is left or if JoD has anything interesting in it, but who know? I'd love to learn more about these games and how they were made.