A film noir point-and-click adventure on NES. Amnesia, 1930s Chicago, investigation. Unexpected concept for the console, honest execution. For old-school narrative gaming fans.
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Category
Adventure1 player12+
Description
Japanese version of the Deja Vu point-and-click adventure with Mac Marlowe investigating his amnesia. Published by Kemco, released in Japan in 1993. Text narration, night city exploration and puzzle solving. Japanese version of ICOM's Deja Vu on Famicom.
Deja Vu - A Nightmare Comes True!! review
3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾0,14 MB📅01/01/1993
Published by Kemco
Deja Vu - A Nightmare Comes True!! (NES) price, value & rarity
The Japanese Deja Vu, released on Famicom in 1993, is a late-release case on a system already eclipsed by the Super Famicom, explaining its reduced run. The A Nightmare Comes True!! subtitle and full Japanese localization of ICOM's noir adventure make it a distinct variant from the Western editions, prized by collectors chasing late graphic-adventure ports on Famicom, a precise and thinly supplied segment.
Is Deja Vu - A Nightmare Comes True!! still worth playing in 2026?
A point-and-click adventure from Kemco, Deja Vu plunges amnesiac detective Mac Marlowe into a film-noir night city, where he investigates his past by searching places and clues. The noir mood, the writing and the old-school investigation keep real character, rare on the machine for an adventure of this kind. The menu interface is clunky and the sudden deaths frustrate. An estimable curiosity for fans of retro narrative adventure and MacVenture nostalgics.
