MiSTer FPGA – Mansion of Hidden Souls (夢見館の物語) / Sega CD (Mega CD)

**Warning: Heavy composite scanlines used in this video! Watch fullscreen @1080p quality to reduce visual noise/banding.**
I picked this one out randomly to see what it was about, and it seemed like a good one to include for the Halloween round-up this year. Sure, the framerate is terrible, it has the trademark Sega CD dithering and general pixelated look, but with some heavier scanline filters I think its a bit easier to stomach.

This game is mildly interesting and focuses around a young boy trying to rescue his sister from a paranormal mansion, where people are turned into butterflies. You get to meet a good number of people who were previously changed into butterflies, each with their own distinct personalities and clues as to what to do and where to go. Some of the puzzles are awfully cryptic and take careful observation of the rendered environment at parts, in order to know how to proceed.

I ended up playing through the whole thing here, and included a « bad ending » to show what that is like as well, about 60% of the way through. (timestamps included)

This game supports the Sega Mouse peripheral, but I would strongly suggest not using it, since it just acts like a gamepad and has no onscreen cursor, making it much less optimal than using a simple controller.

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Mega CD core 06-20-2020 build – Mansion of Hidden Souls
A.K.A: Yumemi Mystery Mansion , Yumemi Yakata no Monogatari , 夢見館の物語

Filter: Composite BlendComp_Scan_HV_25 // Gamma: Off // Audio: Model 1 YM2612

Played using a Hori Fighting Commander 4 v2 (PS4)

Settings: Fullscreen scaled to 1080p // HDMI to Datapath e1s capture card

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00:00 – Settings
00:37 – Title/Intro
03:16 – Gameplay
25:27 – Bad Ending
26:54 – Good Ending

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Live gameplay streams on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/WalrusFPGA

Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalrusFPGA

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None of this would be possible without the constant hard work of Sorgelig. It cannot be overstated how much he has done and continues to do for this project, since its beginning. You can support him either at his Patreon in the link below, or on Paypal, depending on your preference. MiSTer is a paradigm shift in how we can experience these classic games. This is a long-term preservation project that will continue to grow so that gamers today and in the future can experience these excellent systems as accurately and lag-free as possible. Donating what you can will help keep the updates coming. Thank you.

Patreon: https://patreon.com/FPGAMiSTer

PayPal: https://paypal.me/FPGAMiSTer

NOTE: I am not affiliated with Sorgelig and am only sharing these links as a fan of the project who wishes to see it continue to grow rapidly.

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SmokeMonster’s overview video of this core: https://youtu.be/BoqlY5Yd7UA

Github link for this core: https://github.com/MiSTer-devel/MegaCD_MiSTer

MiSTer Forum/Wiki/Github (source, guides and info): http://MiSTerFPGA.org

Classic Gaming Discord for live chat/help: https://discord.gg/UDu5ztY
(go to the rules-faq-roles channel for info on how to see the MiSTer channels in there, etc)

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Worldwide list of sellers for MiSTer expansion boards: https://misterfpga.org/viewforum.php?f=34&sid=74e1c5e7dae1b99284789d93194cfa0b

I have personally ordered all my parts from https://www.MiSTerAddons.com and have been 100% satisfied with the quality and service there. (North American seller. If in a different region, check list linked above for best local shipping rates.)

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