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For Sega fans, the holidays means booting up Christmas NiGHTS on Saturn. Chock full of festive joy and seasonal cheer, the game was an amazing freebie Sega gave Saturn owners. In this interview from 1997, Sonic Team explains how the game came about and why they wanted it to be released for free. Enjoy it, then go play some Christmas NiGHTS! Happy holidays!
This Sonic Team interview appeared in the August 1993 issue of the Spanish game magazine Hobby Consolas. Yuji Naka and Naoto Oshima share their experiences developing the original Saturn title NiGHTS: Into Dreams and their hopes for how it will do upon release.
Saturn owners have a tradition that has not failed since 1996. Each Christmas, it’s time to break out the Christmas NiGHTS sampler and play through it! An amazing giveaway from Sega that was bundled with magazines, the disc is loaded with enough great content to keep players busy for hours. A merry Christmas indeed!
Sonic Team deviated from its work on Sega’s mascot to create a truly original and breathtaking adventure. NiGHTS Into Dreams was a wonderful and captivating title that took elements of different genres and molded them into something unique. It overflows with that classic Sonic Team charm, and every Saturn owners needs to own a copy.