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The game wasn't even out yet and already there was awesome Journey of Dreams cosplay! A great and shiny costume from Cabbit who attended Otakon that year. Inspiring stuff!
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Bruno and Lelis made some incredibly badass costumes for the huge World Cosplay Summit competition and went on to win places in both regional and Brazilian events. I'm so proud of them! Getting on stage is no easy thing to do and they done it so well too. The amount of effort put into the details of Bruno's costume is really amazing. The first JoD Reala cosplay ever created too! 
Awards: 1rst Place at World Cosplay Summit Regional Eliminatory at Kodama 2008
10th Place at World Cosplay Summit Brazilian Eliminatory 2008
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Lelis and Bruno made some incredibly badass costumes for the huge World Cosplay Summit competition and went on to win places in both regional and Brazilian events. I'm so proud of them! Getting on stage is no easy thing to do and they done it so well too. Lelis has created so many brilliant costumes in her time and it's great to see such a big fan of NiGHTS!
"NiGHTS into Dreams is such a WONDERFUL game. I am a NiGHTS lover since Sega Saturn. Last year, the launch of "NiGHTS Journey of Dreams" for Nintendo Wii make the gaming community EXCITED. Me included =D
The game is good, not so good as "into Dreams" but the design of THIS NiGHTS is sooooo nice that I decided to cosplay him (or she xD) ? It was a hard costume. Damn, very HARD to make that HAT. And to find the correct fabric…'cause this NiGHTS has a special shiny thing ? XD I simply love to play NiGHTS. One of my favorite costumes, FOR SURE <3"
Awards: 1rst Place at World Cosplay Summit Regional Eliminatory at Kodama 2008
10th Place at World Cosplay Summit Brazilian Eliminatory 2008
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Miho is an awesome (and very pretty) Japanese cosplayer and model. Not only is her Reala costume gorgeous but so is the rest of her work. Her folio website closed down recently but when it comes back online I'll be sure to relink it. Wishing you the best Miho!
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Anime Boston seems to attract a lot of NiD.Com regulars… which means lots of cosplay! This here is my chumoldpal Sa (artist extraordinaire) with her amazing Jackle costume. Man that waistcoat is sexy. For a costume that apparently only took 10 days (LIES) she really pulled it off in style, even taking the time to make a snazzy Jackle backdrop and pose up a storm! Sa you officialy rule. The end.
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Discovering I have a penchant for making superglittery NiGHTS stuff, I started a big costume project back in December 2004. I have previous experience working in professional Theatre but i'd never really done any personal projects for fun.
In 2008 I was invited by SEGA to cosplay NiGHTS for them at the Guinness Book of World Records event. I had a lot of fun and even got my costume on BBC1 TV and into a number of gaming magazines.
I hope you enjoy my photos and find inspiration to create your own textile projects. Help me promote NiGHTS!
Awards
Auchinawa 2006 – Cosplay Masquerade – Most Elaborate Costume
Guinness World Records – NiGHTS – Most gaming characters in one place
SEGA & Guinness World Records event- March 18th 2008- London:
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Sometimes people send things into the subs email so frankly BIZZARE or stupid that i felt I'd dedicate an entire page to the collective lawls of the NiGHTS fandom. And thus this section was born.
Noritul WTFX:
One of the best bootlegs ever to come from Asia. I bet whoever sold this is sitting in jail right about now. If anyone owns one of these things… let us know.
Nova does Nintendo:
It's amazing how many gullible people out there said this was official even though Kichigai drew it/someone stole it D: STOP SENDING IT IN NOW PLZ.
Another classic game is sold:
I want this game. It sounds violent. NiGHTS 3?
Why more people should visit the .Com:
Gamefaqs- the best place for serious NFO.
Sonic X :
Jamie proved that sometimes if you look hard enough something will appear.
Clash of the Titans:
My money is on Jung.
Come on boys if you think you're hard enough:
Wyldflowa shows the men how it's done on the Link attack front. And no, this is NOT a hoax. NiGHTS fans are psycho. I love it.
Archie on sale:
I nearly bought this on Ebay from Penders.
Uhuh:
And again :
Why i suck at 3D:
Kichigai gave me her 3D NiGHTS model. I uh…. pressed the wrong button.
NiGHTS' original voice:
So whoever the mystery staff member who done NiGHTS' original voice was, she could sure make a paper bag look sexy. Yes… this is an official image.
Would you let your kid on this?:
O___O
"The mall in my home town has this weird merry-go-round type of ride that three people can ride at a time. When I was a kid I would ride it sometimes, and my favorite one looked like a creepy robot NiGHTS… kinda."
Antwon, you just won the prize for disturbing finds.
When polygons go bad:
Mmm sexy hax.
Bringing You Good Luck, of course:
"Well, the Chinese restaurant in my hometown opened a mini-shop in the back, and they had these hanging on the wall. $.50 each, so much worth the effort. NiGHTS Good luck charms!!!"
- Sylvaria.
Either those are key chains of Norwegian girls or the Nightopians have gone to Tony&Guy for a make over.
It's ok, he likes everyone like that Lum:
"You've probably heard of the anime series "Urusei Yatsura"..? The main character, Lum, is just about everywhere. Anyway, I found a shot of this demon who became immensely fond of Lum. Coincidence? YOU DECIDE."
Kori proves that she can see him in the face of every man woman and child.
Reala and his crew:
It feels good to be gangsta says Tsunami.
"Feels like i'm wearin' nothin' at all, nothin' at all, NOTHIN' AT ALL!":
STUPID SEXY NiGHTS!
By the insane and equaly gifted mind of Apti.
PiX:
"So, the game in question is Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA for the PS2. Not sure if anyone else has made this connection, but there's an unlockable character who looks a good bit like NiGHTS. There are many color palettes available for this character; one of the later ones is a very NiGHTSy purple/pink scheme. On top of that, its name is PiX. Yes, that exact capitalization; check the first picture enclosed. And on top of *that*, in gender-specific missions (play 5 songs in a row with a male character, for example), PiX counts for neither male nor female. Sound familiar? The next three shots enclosed show him/her dancing..
Credit goes to my sister (Nephenee on the forum) for taking the pictures."
… Well Lavos has a point here. Creepy.
Disney Ideya :
"These are light-up Disney pens, and I thought the design on the box looked a lot like Ideya."
… Tigger sort of starts to resemble Owl if you stare at him long enough after 9 beers.
NiGHTS waterbottle :
"Well, I was walking in my local groceries store and at the end of the aisle there were these really cool water bottles. And then I looked really close at this pink one and saw NiGHTS. So I thought I'd send it to you guys XD."
You know, often we're acused of looking too deep into things, but C'MON. IT'S NiGHTS!… surfing through paisely and skulls… err
Superdooper! You win an internet Nephenee.
UPDATE!!! - Maresuke found a place where you can actualy *buy* one of these bottle things:
http://www.onlinefitness.com/product.cfm?pr=2561
More Sonic X delusions:
"I found these pictures while watching Sonic x on youtube. The scene before the Shadow picture scene showed the camera rising up from the bottom of a tower to show Shadow standing on the spire. Also notice the two chaos emeralds circling around Shadow. Purple and red = NiGHTS and Reala?
Screenshots from: Episodes 60, 5"
…
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. (Wow our poor fanbase is getting desperate.)
Breaking news of great importance:
"According to the 2000 U.S. census…
There are 29 people in the US named Elliot Edwards
There is 1 OR FEWER people in the US named Claris Sinclair
There are 11,643 people in the US named William Taylor
There are 101 people in the US named Helen Cartwright
So, there are 11,773 Visitors lurking here somewhere!
–The Orange Nightmare"
FACTS. USEFUL THINGS WHEN BORED. Apparently.
Nocturn say what:
"He's the ghost of sleep and dreams in the episode called "Frightmare". He puts everyone to sleep so he can steal their dream energy. Not only does he look like NiGHTS, but his personality is almost a cross between Reala's and Wizeman's. O-o"
Envy reminded me I hadn't uploaded this one yet. You gotta admit it's a good one.
Helen X :
"I'm sorry I don't have a photo, but I was just thinking about this. YET ANOTHER SONIC X THINGY. One of Chris' classmates' names is Helen. She's blond and wears pink, like NiGHTS-Helen. I just thought I'd mention that."
Thankyou 'Dogs456' for your infinate wisdom.
Mexican Pepsi :
"Hi, I'm Davy~Rush!, i live on Mexico, and i have found your site very interesting^^
I found somekind of a NiGHTS character on a Pepsi commercial thing, s/he looks like NiGHTS, but blue, and also, it's christmas on the image, i just wanted to say, hope you like it!"
A typical stroll through my inbox :
No.
Fandom *sigh*
"Okay, i already have a topíc to talk about my dreams, but i just thought this one needed a new topic. Kay, so in this dream, i was a powerfuk vampire, with red eyes and shrp teeth. The classic one. I was flying around, with NiGHTS and Reala by my side, till we saw a werewolf. We decided to fight him. NiGHTS's and Reala's paraloop and dash didn't work with him, and they both were eaten. Then i was fighting him, when he scratched my face with his claws. Then i killed him i suck his blood. Cool, a little later, i woke up. However, i just had these 3 scars on my face!! I'm not lying!! Strange enough, when i turned on my pc, i found this pic in my crap!! Behold!"
"I don't have a pic of myself with the scars, i'll take it and post later. Thing is, this just how i looked like in my dream! I didn't make this up, i didn't ask anyone to make this, it just was there when i woke up. I'm NOT lying!!"
… Does this even need a caption?
Here is our statement:
READ IT CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU SPREAD THIS NEWS.
I have clearly stated time and time again, the statement is -
"NiGHTS is not PLAYABLE in Sonic & SEGA Allstars Racing"
"DiGi Valentine from NiGHTSintoDreams.com knows NiGHTS is not a PLAYABLE character in ASR. He's so certain of this he has made a bet against himself. The bet stands at that he will burn his entire NiGHTS merchandise collection should he be proven wrong on the fact that NiGHTS is not a playable character in ASR outside of being DLC.
He has tried to raise awareness of NiGHTS being absent from the final character roster via other methods but nobody would believe what he was telling them as NiGHTS is always expected.
DiGi knows NiGHTS is not playable and therefore has made this bet to prove his campaign is legit in it's information and to motivate the fans to take action.
He wishes for fans to support NiGHTS as a DLC item as NiGHTS should have his rightful place racing the other characters in the game and not be left out.
Please contact SEGA and ask for NiGHTS DLC."
Visit our forums for more information on how you can help:
http://www.nightsintodreams.com/forum//index.php?showforum=37
Don't Forget NiGHTS (Sonic and SEGA All-Stars Racing) from Jofamo Browsworthy on Vimeo.
Youtube Video links to follow…
November 2007:
It's not very often you get contacted by SEGA out of the blue, nor is it very often you're given the chance to have some questions answered by one of the original creators of NiGHTS into Dreams -represented- by SEGA. Ohohoh.
Takashi Iizuka, producer, director, and lead designer of Journey of Dreams was in London's SEGA headquarters to promote his new game. Community manager Kevin Eva (Also admin of Sonic Wrecks ) attended to represent the .Com, as DiGi and I couldn't attend due to busting our bank flying out to Amsterdam SEGA Benelux a few weeks prior on short notice to play the JoD Beta D:
Mr AAUK went armed with a selection of obscure questions I'd written up regarding both the original and the new game.
Thanks to Mike Taylor from NintendoLife we have audio/video and a transcript of the interview. Mike was also there asking questions along with G from SEGANerds. Consider the following to be the 'epic combi meal' of our Websites' joint efforts.
Media:
-DOWNLOAD AUDiO FULL Q&A INTERVIEW- (.MP3)
-DOWNLOAD JOURNEY OF DREAMS IiZUKA GAME DEMONSTRATION VIDEO- (.3GP)
Interview Transcript:
Nintendo Life: When did development for Journey of Dreams start?
Takashi Iizuka: The idea came about 2 Years ago. Development began 1 and a half years ago
Nintendo Life: Years ago rumors came about, for a game called Air NiGHTS, a proposed sequel for the original game. Motion control was rumored to be the main idea for the game back then. Was Air NiGHTS a real game, and did it have any bearing on Journey of Dreams?
Takashi Iizuka: At the time SEGA had been playing with the idea of motion control on their consoles. Air Nights was a prototype game testing out the technology. Nothing came of it, and development stopped.
SEGANerds: Where did you come up with the idea for the My Dream segment of the game?
Takashi Iizuka: It was developed from the A-Life system in the original NiGHTS. While the original only allowed you to interact with A-Life in the missions. You now have a separate, small world, the beauty of A-Life, is it creates a place where the developers will not be able to predict what will happen.
SEGANerds: Why did you decide to give NiGHTS a voice? And why did you choose a female voice?
Takashi Iizuka: [LAUGHS] Well the original game had voice clips for NiGHTS, but in Journey of Dreams I wanted to use more voice acting. The voice helps to add depth to the game play, and tell the story in the cut scenes.
NiGHTS is neutral, and therefore has no gender. The impressions of the character with regards to gender are totally up to the player.
SEGANerds: Will there be any unlockable content in Journey of Dreams? Like with Christmas NiGHTS – you could unlock Sonic.
Takashi Iizuka: There will be some unlockable features, but I cannot say what they are. They are meant to be a surprise. But if players get high rankings, they will unlock features.
SEGANerds: Is there anything you would have liked to have changed or added to the final release of Journey of Dreams?
Takashi Iizuka: No, nothing more. I feel that we have implemented everything we wanted to. I think we did everything we could do with the Wii’s features.
Nintendo Life: [JOKES] Nothing more you could so. Perfect!
Takashi Iizuka: [LAUGHS]
SEGANerds: Which control method do you prefer?
Takashi Iizuka: I personally prefer the Wiimote controls, as you get the feeling of free flying with these controls.
But I suggest that fans of the original may wish to use the GameCube controller, as it is more like the Saturn controller, and is what players will be used to, at least at first.
NiGHTSintoDreams.com: Some people say that BellBridge (the game’s fictional setting), resembles parts of London. Is there any truth to this? And if so, why did you choose this setting?
Takashi Iizuka: Well like the character of Sonic is designed to be more like American style, NiGHTS has been designed to be more like that of European. So that is why the stages have the look of a more European setting.
It is also why the characters in NiGHTS have English accents.
NiGHTSintoDreams.com: How many people worked on NiGHTS Journey of Dreams?
Takashi Iizuka: There were 26 developers from Sonic Team USA working on the game. With the sound and CG developed in Japan.
NiGHTSintoDreams.com: Why was Jackle not included in Journey of Dreams? Is the Chameleon boss meant to be a replacement? In addition, will we see Jackle again?
Takashi Iizuka: [LAUGHS] Well really I like the character, but if we created all the characters again we would be looking at the same game. We only wanted to keep Wizeman and Reala. [LAUGHS] It is a new game.
(*)NiGHTSintoDreams.com: The second biggest mystery of NiGHTS! What did the deleted boss Selph look like? Apparently there was a deleted boss from the original game called Selph.
Takashi Iizuka: [LAUGHS] How do you know about Selph?
NiGHTSintoDreams.com: ‘They’ know.
Takashi Iizuka: [LAUGHS] They, who is they?
NiGHTSintoDreams.com: Fans.
Takashi Iizuka: [LAUGHS] Ah, ok.
Well the idea for the character existed, but he was never actually created.(*)
Nintendo Life: In Journey of Dreams, NiGHTS has different masks, which he can use. What is your favourite mask?
Takashi Iizuka: It depends on the situation; I like the Rocket mask because you can use it to create your own strategy.
But my favourite will have to be the Dragon mask.
Nintendo Life: While we were having a play of your game a little while ago, we noticed that there is a counter in the game. The counter seems to change with each night you play. Does this have any effect on the game at all?
Takashi Iizuka: No. It is just there as a counter, for you to know how long/many times you have been playing.
SEGANerds: NiGHTS used the Saturn’s internal clock to add new game play/secrets to the game, depending on the date. Will the same feature be used in Journey of Dreams?
Takashi Iizuka: No. For the Saturn, it was a new feature and a new challenge.
With the Wii, the Forecast Channel is the new challenge. However there will be seasonal events within the game, which will appear in the My Dreams section.
Nintendo Life: It has recently been announced that NiGHTS is being remade for the PS2. Will the game be released worldwide? In addition, are there any plans for a Wii version, perhaps on the Virtual Console?
Takashi Iizuka: There are currently no plans for the PS2 version to be released outside of Japan.
Nintendo Life: [TUTS]
Takashi Iizuka: [LAUGHS] It is being released in Japan, due to the high demand for the game. So there are no plans for a worldwide release… for now. As for Virtual Console there are no plans for a release either… for now.
NiGHTSintoDreams.com: For gamers who played NiGHTS into Dreams obsessively, you could unlock rare Nightopians called King or Superpians. Will there be any rare Nightopians in Journey of Dreams?
Takashi Iizuka: In the My Dreams section of the game it is possible to mix Nightopians with the Marens (baddies) to create new creatures.
There will also be Superpians.
Nintendo Life: Thank you very much, for your time and for making a new NiGHTS game.
Takashi Iizuka: Thank you.
Are we finished yet? Heck no! The following Monday morning we were sent a parcel of glee from SEGA, fiendishly gathered together during a meeting with Iizuka-san later on to discuss our lovely fanbase (THAT'S YOU GUYS). Here's some pictures of our amazing Christmas gifts!
The unreleased USA BoxArt… signed by Iizuka!
A -massive- Japanese Journey of Dreams promo poster. Signed by Takashi Iizuka for me and DiGi XD Needless to say, Ebay will never see this sucker for no sum of money. I want to get this framed… need to find a frame BIG enough…
And as a super extra Christmas gift Arch' showed Iizuka some of my most popular pieces of old artwork. Iizuka was 'very very very impressed' and apparently 'enthralled'. Paradox was his favourite one. Aha I'm a big sap and cried about it. Dude. Then… HE SIGNED MY ARTWORK O_O… I kid you not.
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*snicker… he signed Reala's Butt teeheehee*
( That's one case of art stealing I don't think I'll report XD )
SEGA we still adore you T_T even after all these years, it's seriously heartwarming to see the creators connect to their fans in this way.
Thank you so much!
THE BIG SELPH MYSTERY
If you've listened to the audio for the above interview you will have heard the part at which AAUK asks Iizuka about the boss Selph. Iizuka seems somewhat shocked as to how we would know about a boss that didn't even make it into a beta. He speaks to his translator in Japanese thinking that it probably wouldn't be noted or understood. But we wouldn't be very good NiGHTS fans if we just took his translators English answer would we? ha ha
Our Japanese staff member Seiya listened to the conversation between the translator and Iizuka and told us exactly what is being said. It REALLY goes like this -
(*)—TRANSLATIONS—
*AAUK asks about Selph*
Translator to Iizuka- "What is it? Such a boss was in the plan of original NiGHTS?"
Takashi Iizuka to translator- "Yeah, it's true. I had thought I wanna add a boss called Selph to original NiGHTS."
Translator to Iizuka- "Well, is it ok if I tell it (in English)?"
Takashi Iizuka to translator- "OK. Maybe Naka had already told it before."
Translator to Iizuka- "Ah, so they know… But why was it deleted?"
Takashi Iizuka- "Because… The original story of NiGHTS already had been made perfectly. So I thought the boss isn't needed anymore. So I deleted Selph."
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And that's the truth behind the famous deleted boss, Selph. Iizuka himself was responsible for Selph's deletion.
This most certainly wraps up the entire myth as to what Selph originaly was, and now we know. He was indeed 100% a boss character but was removed because the story was as good as it could be….which now brings up the speculation as to what made Selph so important that he changed the flow of the story.
And uh.. sorry to the lovely Mr Yuji Naka who actually DIDN'T tell us about Selph. We kinda figured that one out ourselves 
NiGHTS fanbase – we're a sneaky lot.