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Episode 44
Deja Vu is one of the most unique games for the NES! Due to Nintendo's strict policies, very few mature games ever got made. Deja Vu features surprisingly dark film noir themes, the kind that you won't anywhere else on the system!
At its core, Deja Vu is a Point and Click adventure game similar to Maniac Mansion. Deja Vu uses a first person view, and was originally designed for black and white Macintosh computers.
So how did this game get from the Macintosh to the NES? What changes had to be made? In this very special episode of U Can Beat Video Games we'll not only learn all of this, and then dive deep into the gameplay... but we'll be able to compare every room from the NES game with the Macintosh original!
Tons of ITEM DATA! Which items are important, and which ones are junk!
How to find all of the ADDRESSES! Unlock every area!
*The SECRET to ALWAYS HITTING THE JACKPOT on the Slot Machines!
Where to find EVERY KEY, and what they're all used for!
*How to get rid of items you don't want, especially INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE!
Restore your memory! How to use the different medicines to get the results you need!
Where to find all of the different guns!
Find all three KEY PIECES OF EVIDENCE you'll need to clear you name!
A SECRET GLITCH that will allow you to go to locations you shouldn't be able to visit!
How to get past dangerous enemies like Alligators, Muggers AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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I really love your ability to condense a retro game experience. The detail you put in your sidebars is so extra, and your scripts are SUPER tight.
God the quality of these videos just gets better and better. I love how you also give us the original scene!
For a bit of extra story and context, you can give Vickers and Sternwood the sodium pentothal in the capsules while they're asleep, and hear some interesting things.
LOVE the "Unsolved Mysteries" touch with the background music in the beginning. If only Robert Stack (RIP) could be a guest narrator for your page!
Was gonna say the same thing lol
I came here to make an unsolved mysteries reference. Hahahahaha have to give it up to UM for having a boss main theme.
Hahahahahahahaha "Nothing scares me more than Robert Stack telling me about scarey shit"
@@TheDarkLink7 Robert Stack could recite the happy birthday song and make it so dark and unsettling that you'd wish you weren't born!!!!
So time appropriate for the game too.
I'm so happy to see Deja Vu here! Playing this dark and moody game on the NES as a kid was wild. It was one of the few adult themed games and there was nothing else like it.
My older sister and I played this on NES when I was little, one of the few we played together. I remember being so excited every time we saw a new place where I could tell her to try punching and shooting everything, just to see what would happen. It was so great when we punched out the butler, and so disappointing how few people you could get away with shooting.
This is another one i never played but im gonna watch the hell out of this video. This is like my favorite youtube channel. I look forward to the weekly vids sat mornings, it really makes my day.
Hell yeah!!!! It's like Saturday morning cartoons. Lol
Glad I'm not the only person that does this with this channel lol
Dude you've outdone yourself, LOVE the old version comparison window. I've never seen that before coupled with the full playthrough, history intro, and great commentary. Excellent shit, you're on your way to being legend like Chrontendo.
i adore these icon based games, i had all three on cartridges - i also enjoyed princess tomato
I second Princess Tomato and the Salad Kingdom! That was such a highly underrated game; I can't believe it didn't get more recognition in the RPG community. Heh, Percy the Persimmon.
@@Ivegotwormsinme The last level scared the crap outta me as a kid. such a spooky atmosphere for a kids game lol. Also anything involving the farmies!
Love princess tomato
Princess Tomato had such amazing music too!
Princess Tomato!!! Suddenly having fond memories of Percy, the cute little sidekick in that game.❤️
I played this when it came out. I was around 9 years old. It was damn near impossible to figure out pass a handful of screens.
Our family was big DnD fans when I was a kid, so we had Shadowgate
Same here! Got this for my 10th birthday and got nowhere in it despite my best efforts.
Same here, I wasn't smart enough to get out of the first room.
Ikr. I figured out the drug fornmemory by accident
Side by side comparison with an unrelated system is a nice touch. Man, you've hit a formula for let's plays here.
He's the best!
What if I told you that your comment is spot on? 😏
@@seanfeld- Best thing the algorithm has done in a long time. Outside of AVGN reruns I don't watch much gaming content. I'm here every Saturday though
Your attention to detail in these games is very appreciated. I loved being able to see the pc version at the same time. Thank you for all your effort! ❤️ your vids!
Since I found your channel, all I can do is think about the next coming Saturday! Love your videos. Keep up the great work!
This, The Uninvited and Shadowgate used to CREEP me out as a child but I still loved those game. Big THANK YOU!!
Same here. I used to play this, Uninvited and Shadowgate at night. Back in the early 2000's, they didn't even have a decent walkthrough for Deja VU which made it more scary going from screen to screen without any help. Walkthrough and GameFAQs are useless now, because there's TH-cam walkthroughs.
57:22
*Insert Die Hard 1 Hans Gruber* "Shoot the glass!"
I would rent these games in the late 80s when I was a child and couldn’t understand how to play these games, but the music and images would be creepy and scary to me at night on a Friday or Saturday by myself.
That Unsolved Mysteries theme in the intro gave me goosebumps! I didn't get a chance to actually watch that show as a kid because the music spooked me so much I would run to the tv and switch it off. It's definitely not *that* scary, but I clearly have a deep seated reflex triggered by that music.
Remember being so stuck in this game, that music droning on for hours while I tried to figure out what to do, never beat it. Thanks for showing how! SHADOWGATE PLEASE!
Like Saturday morning cartoons I’m ready
It does have that vibe doesn't it? Hell yes, me too!
I don’t need this video. I could play through the whole game with my eyes closed. But everything about this video was compelling and made me feel reconnected to the joy of playing it as if it was my first time. Thank you so much.
I LOVED this game! I still go back to it from time to time, it was such a drastic change from anything I had played and it was my intro to Shadowgate/Univited style games. Plus, for an NES game, It has a really good soundtrack
Loved this game as a kid! The best part of this game was the humor. It does a great job of making you feel like a lowlife loser in way over your head.
“You light up. The feeling of tobacco smoke courses up and down your throat.
You’ll probably get cancer.
You probably deserve to…”
While I’m not sure if this is the 1st or 2nd game, it’s kind of odd that it isn’t in the NES version, as smoking/cigarettes aren’t always removed, much like in Metal Gear.
I used to be in a criminal justice. One tactic that attorneys commonly use is that they will never ever present evidence in a case where it makes the individual look guilty and they'll completely disregard it. It's not the same as lying, because no question was asked. Like the old saying goes, what mom doesn't know won't hurt her.
43:44
That Cabbie is so chill. I mean it says he's nervous when you enter the cab, but he just saw you get out, and shoot a door open and he's like "No, it would be rude to leave or call the cops. I'll just wait here."
🤣
I used to think the gruff cabbie would give you 1 free ride, and the nice one had zero tolerance. I still like it better in my brain that way. :)
@@UCanBeatVideoGames Its rare, but in the game Deja Vu there is actually a second mugger that you didn't show off or mention (unrelated to the one you can punch 3 times before giving him the $20 bill). This mugger seems to be an extremely rare encounter and randomly appears in the back alley of the bar when you get off of the fire escape. When he shows up he wants all of your coins. Regardless of whether or not you give him the coins, he'll punch you in the face and temporarily knock you unconscious.
Each of your recent videos has had an amazingly fun intro. Brilliantly-apt allusion to the Unsolved Mysteries intro.
Deja Vu, Shadowgate, Maniac Mansion, and The Uninvited, all excellent early NES point/click games, many fond memories of all of them.
The MacVenture games are staples in my occasional NES library playthroughs every few years. I would love to see a playthrough of Nightshade though! I caught a glimpse in the intro and now I need to see it!
That's such a great game I had that as a kid and never beat it. It's actually in the Nintendo online nes which surprised me given its really obscure.
I really love the MacVenture games. At the time, I wasn't aware they were ports of computer games, but they were (are) just so atmospheric, immersive and unique and totally unlike anything else available on the NES.
I made it to the end of Nightshade, but I couldn't beat Sutekh. It was frustrating and I gave up after a few tries. I knew I was so close each time though.
I remember there was some kind of a contest for Nightshade too, if I'm remembering correctly. That's so long ago that I forget.
Totally second the Nightshade request!
So I love these games. Absolutely adore them.
The one thing I NEVER understood as a kid was exactly what you were supposed to do in the final screen to win and it became ultimately trial and error and I just had to look it up of what items to discard.
Gotta say, your sidebar content on all of your videos is top-notch; thorough and insightful. I really appreciate the side-by-side comparison of the Mac version and the NES. I own the actual NES cartridge, and beat it on my own. It was one of the first 'point and click'-style adventure games I ever beat, so I'm mostly watching this to see what I missed in my playthrough. I had no idea about the leave bullet glitch.
The Unsolved Mysteries intro was gold! Man, I remember the Halloween episodes scared the hell out of me as a kid, cause the show was REAL! That meant ghosts and aliens were going to get me!
I am 39 and I grew up with all these games. I love watching your videos with my five year old. He loves this too. Thanks!
I was a poorish kid in the mid 80's. I got a few games for special days, and could rent a few here and there, but even though I talked my parents into Nintendo Power, I rarely got to play many of the games. Its a real treat to finally see a few of these. So thank you for the nostalgia, and the walk through of some fun experiences I never got to have!
My man!
No you LEAVE the gun, you TAKE the cannolis…
That's odd, I have this weird feeling of ... Oh! It's Deja Vu!
These MacVenture games were great. Shadowgate was my favorite.
This video has had some of your best jokes ever, dude XD
“Where’s your dentist, Guantanamo Bay?”
And
“We have a key made by Smith & Wesson”
Are my favorites
Now I going to be getting my hopes up for a Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom every week.
Yes!
You and your ability to tell these story’s while showing us what to do is INCREDIBLE!!!! Thank you so very much!!!
The phrase "emerge into the greater men's room" seems amazingly grandiose.
Hmm, a very interesting NES game. I never knew about this game until watching this video. Might have to check it out now. The only game I've played of these types is Shadowgate. Thanks for the detailed walk-through again, it's a bonus if you cover an NES game that Im just discovering for the first time
Shadow Gate was so much fun as a kid. Playing it in an era where you couldnt just google how to beat it made solving it that much more rewarding.
If you give sodium pentathol to John Sternwood and Martha Vickers you get some more backstory. That's why there are three of them in the doctor's office.
Great video, thank you for everything you do! This video feels significantly Quieter than usual however... Was there some kind of difficulties in recording this one?
I really love the channel. It takes some work to do these I’m sure but the fact you can beat a game every episode is mind blowing to me. You make it look easy. Thanks for the content it’s awesome. Keep it up!
Games like this probably aren’t too hard because you just need a walkthrough. But some of the skill based ones really are mind blowing.
I remember my friend getting this game for his 10th or 11th birthday. I always loved it, played it before then, but this game makes me think of him.
Rest in peace, Brad.
Dude, I loved this game, any chance you'll get around to Uninvited or Shadowgate now that you've done this one.
Holy ish…. My brother and I played this for months and could hardly get past the beginning. I forgot all about it. I am so excited to watch this. Seriously, this channel is brining me childhood joy. Thank you so much.
4:18 - This game, along with the NES ports of Shadowgate and Uninvited, were ported to the PS4 and the XB1 as the "8-Bit Adventure Anthology."
I just bought that and the Shadowgate remake. Been spending my days off playing them
Great video! Thanks to your guide, I was able to beat Deja Vu. Also, I was able to work out the payout table for the slot machine (for the largest part). Here's what I found so far: 3 7's: 30 coins; 3 Bars: 22 coins; 3 Plums: 18 coins; 3 Bells: 16 coins; 3 Cherries: 14 coins; 3 Bananas: 12 coins; 3 Lemons: 10 coins.
About the only one I haven't hit yet is 3 Melons. Interestingly enough though, I hit 3 Bars at least 3 different times while I was working this out.
I don't understand why any people would give @U Can Beat Video Games any thumb downs. The guides for beating video games are amazing and explained very well with a side of some funny one liners. Keep up with the great guides!
I can understand why. Personal taste and the fact the guy thinks with a 2020 mindset. Not to mention the unnecessary star wars mentions.
@@Barbelol wtf is a “2020 mindset”
@@Barbe Personal taste is the only relevant thing here. Don't know what a 2020 mindset is meant to be? And maybe you find the Star Wars mentions annoying, I barely noticed them myself and it's not like this is the only gaming channel offering similar walk throughs etc.
“Although I guess I did go for outpatient surgery one time and I woke up in the bathroom of a Burger King…”. 😂 (6:58)
You're the NES master! I'd love to see "The Empire Strikes Back" on NES!
A very hard game! im going to do the first Star Wars game before I get to Empire, but its definitely on my list
@@UCanBeatVideoGames: A few things, none of which are to insult you;
*1)* You made an A Few Good Men reference, which I totally got. Nice one.
*2)* I almost want to get a Nintendo 3DS eShop download of Deja Vu for NES Virtual Console, as I never finished the official game.
*3)* That chair in the room above Joe Siegel's office *Totally* belongs in a freaking Harry Potter story!
*4)* Nice Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reference, but in the 1987 cartoon, it was 1991 New York, not 1940s Illinois.
*5)* Since Mrs. Sternwood is in the trunk, if you fall for the bomb engine trick, she gets incinerated also. Not good.
That was SO good. I especially love your dry, witty commentary. 100% my kind of humor!
I subbed. You already did my #1 NES title (Maniac Mansion). When are you going to do my #2, Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom?? 💚💚💚
Percy!
It is SO COOL you included the NES version and the original version side by side.
I get them Saturday day morning cartoon feels from your vids, you are doing God's work son.
I like the profile pic one of my favorite zelda games next to link to the past.
@@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 the first is my favorite but link to the past hands down the best. Pure magic.
I'm pretty sure Letter 2 was sent by Joey Siegel, not Sugar Shack. Vickers is Joey's secretary plus he has her picture in his penthouse because she used to be his girlfriend. Maybe it's the underground casino or the torture room or the mob connections Joey is revealed to have had in Deja Vu 2 but he strikes me as the sleazy kind of guy to get jealous and controlling before realizing he can extort cash out of a richer man. Sugar Shack, meanwhile, just got out of prison when you run into her - her release isn't in Ace's files so I feel it is safe to assume he thought she was still in the pen because she was - plus there isn't anything to tie her to Vickers. It doesn't seem like the two even know each other.
This game was ahead of its time kinda. I never really could figure it out as a kid, but I went back as a teenager and this became one of my favorites. Its a little Maniac Mansiony, mixed with Shadowgate...mixed with LA Noire? I love it.
This is one of my all-time fave NES games ever. Thank you!
Was a fan of these games growing up. Thanks for bringing back some great memories.
The part where you shoot the door aleays amused me. Guns are LOUD. Like "mortar going off a couple feet from your head" loud. Its not like in the movies. If you fire a .38 with no ear protection its stunningly loud and makes your ears ring.
I just imagine the cabby sitting there, weird dude that looks like he just had a really rough night gets out of the cab, walks up and levels on the door, then goes inside. And for some reason the cabby doesnt flee or call the cops. Hes like "just another day in 1940s Chicago."
Hey dude - love your channel as it brings back all the nostalgia I had as a kid. But let's be honest... your narrating but your puppy is playing the game and knows the tricks. Isn't that true? Secret tricks dogs know is how to beat video games. Just admit it ;)
For some weird reason, your Volume in the Vid was way too low & I had to turn my Speaker Volume up way high to hear ya properly... honestly in other Vids I wouldn't have said no to a bit more Volume in them as well.
Aside from that, your Vids rock as always... :D
P.S. What kinda dumbasses leave a damn huge hole in the ground at a Construction Site with no warning or safety barriers around it? Shame the Construction Workers there didn't also get their sorry bums jailed... >:(
The Xbox store has an 8 bit anthology which includes Deja Vu, The Uninvited and Shadowgate. I highly recommend getting it, it's only $8, just picked it up myself and am working on Deja Vu. It holds a special place in my heart
i for some reason keep thinking he's going to play games that avgn has covered and say how easy the game is
Omg, this game was so great. I had 3 like them. Shadowgate and The Uninvited were the other two point/click games for the NES, that I had.
I hunted through the comments just to see if uninvited was mentioned just so I could recommend him play this also.. thanks
@@mastacreepymoe6460 no problem! I spent so much time with these. They just go together. Lol
@@GothicVioletVixen that's great! I just like to watch old games brings back so many memories.
@@mastacreepymoe6460 agreed, and I find myself wishing they'd come back.
Love your videos dude. There's just one thing I wish you would change. Please increase the volume of your videos. I have to turn my TV volume up so high just hear you and when the ads kick in randomly it damn near blows out my speakers and my ear drums.
Love this channel, love the dog and I really appreciate you pronounce Bros as brothers!! ❤️
Just found myself waiting until the video dropped just to watch it as fast as I could! Great stuff as always
thanks for this great content, loving these walk-thrus, nostalgia and fun in equal measure. looking forward to next week!!
lol i never got passed the gun shop back in the day... stumped!
I remember playing this game back in the day and had no "CLUE" (no pun intended) on how to solve this mystery, I really enjoyed this walkthrough, fantastic work as always! cheers!
"You mess with me we take the candy.". That line had me rolling.
Yeah his humour is so deadpan and great!
Dude, I never thought you'd do this game. It took me forever to beat this game when i was a kid. BRAVO!!!!!!
Is it just me or does the sink in the women's room look like robot quagmire😂( timestamp 11:07)
1:12:50 You mess with me; we take the candy.
Unsolved mysteries 😁 Robert stack rest in peace
Can't wait for you to show off the Black Hole easter egg in the old Uninvited!
Love all crimes that Ace commits to clear his name of the crime!!
Yeah, but those other guys are *more* guilty, so the judge has to let him go.
That's how it works.
@@starofjustice1 😎😂🤣🤠 Spoken like a true official from San Francisco!!
Wow, so much work to do a side by side of the NES and Mac versions, thank you for making this! I think your format is perfect for point and click games -- would love to see you give the same treatment to Shadowgate and Uninvited.
Feels like a lifetime ago that I played this underrated game. Problem is it had no replay ability once you beat it. Other than that, it was great. Always thought you needed to get rid of all 3 guns before going to the police station.
You can shoot the gun shop window. It'll have a bullet hole in it for the rest of the game. Shooting the butler horrifies the rest of the servants and you get Immediately arrested for murder. Same situation if you shoot either of the two sleeping individuals. Not shooting the Hitman, but entering your office gets you machine gunned down. But there's no Tommy gun for you to pick up if you shoot him through the door.
Fortunately you *can* play the NES versions of these games on the 8-Bit Adventure Game Anthology, which is available on Steam, PS4, and Xbox One with achievement support and the game is generally very cheap too! As someone who is a big fan this game and the other Kemco renditions of the ICOM Simulation classics, this is a fantastic guide and one of the bests out there on the entire internet. Do you think you will put together a guide for Uninvited and Shadowgate in the future too?
Deja Vu made me crawl into a kangaroo.
Deja Vu made me crawl into a kangaroo.
I never woke up in a Burger King bathroom, but I did once get busy in one.
are you crayzee?
No, he's just doing the Humpty Hump. C'mon, and do the Humpty Hump!
@@tjkhanks gimme gimme tha music
Quick tip: actually all THREE of these games (the NES Ports) are available on the 8-Bit Adventure Anthology. I have it on PS4 but I’m sure it’s on XBLA and Switch too. Probably Steam as well but you’ll have to check for yourselves!
15:13, interestingly, if one were to see if this address does exist in real life, well, according to Google Maps, surprisingly, yes, it does indeed exist, though it is actually 934 Sherman Street West, instead of just 934 Sherman Street, and, contrary to what the game says, it does not lead to a doctor's office, but, rather, it leads to a home, although its architectural style is indeed in the post-World War II suburbia style, which could mean that the doctor had lived in that home according to the game. Also, it could be entirely possible that the doctor also had an office that he ran from his home, as I once had visited a doctor in a small town in the state of Tennessee sometime in the 1980s that had such a setup itself.
I can't believe that I was allowed to play this out as a child.
Tracer: Ever get that feeling of déjà vu?
Man, that outpatient surgery at Burger King sounded ROUGH. You should see what they do with McDonalds's eye exams. I still have burn marks...
I actually tried to comment on this back when the video was still new, but I played this a while back, gathered all the evidence, got rid of all the things that could tie me to the crime... except Gun 1. I couldn't discard it. I believe I messed up and forgot to shoot open Dr. Brody's file cabinet. And so I ended up taking the fall for Vickers and Sternwood. Thanks to your guide reminding me of it though, I feel like going back through soon and avenging my loss there.
Also, I love watching the channel for the great videos this channel is notorious for.
Never heard of this game but will be on the lookout. The soundtrack alone was worth it just to playin the background. Thank you for all of your hard work and keep it up. Saturdays are fun again!
I like all the Macventure games, but I think we can all agree that Shadowgate's the best.
Another game done thanks to your great vids!
You can play the NES trilogy of games on modern consoles with the 8-Bit Anthology Vol 1 game. The game comes with Deja Vu, Shadowgate and Uninvited
Probably thinking about this too much but... if someone was making youtube content along your chosen theme of "in-depth players guide", such a person could have selected much more standard choices with mainstream appeal and aimed for maximum channel growth. Instead your choices are what I can only assume is personal preference based on your own tastes or game playing history.
Not only that but even when tackling something that would be a massive project like this one, with multiple versions each with their own variations and changes to cover, you do not take the easy way out and genuinely take the time to go over everything when it would be so much easier to just show people the easiest way to reach the ending. Every game gets the same treatment and coverage that most would only reserve for their top 1 or 2 most beloved childhood favorites.
I guess my point is you are:
absolutely nuts
absolutely going your own way, trends and algorithms be damned
absolutely deserving of all the likes and subs
absolutely a channel deserving of max respect
10/10 lad, dont let em change ya.
Decades later, I STILL find Unsolved Mysteries music to be rather unsettling...........or maybe it's the fear-tinted glasses 😐
Another excellent video! Love these games and the soundtracks are some of the best music on the nes. Hope Shadowgate and Uninvited are coming in the future.
wondering if nesmaker can make this type of game. would love to go this route instead of the usual adventure or platformer
The 8-bit Adventure Anthology Vol 1 has the nes vers shadowgate, deju vu 1 and uninvited for $8. Its on ps4, pc, mac, xbox one and steam but not switch.
a shot glass full of...seltzer. how would ace know it was seltzer? Unless it was poured a very very short while ago, it would be entirely flat, and he'd just say "It's water."
I really like that for the whole game you're getting more and more stressed about all the crimes we're committing, but then the moment we get a chance to steal Jon Sternwood's candy, you not only immediately take it, but scold the sleeping man with a hard-bitten detective voice. Like, that one petty theft was fine. Everything else tho, we're in trouble.
At Ace Harding's office, if you walk into it without shooting the shadow, it in fact turns out to be a hit man that guns you down. So no bad feelings. Cops will understand. 😆 🤣
I loved this game
Is it possible to make the game unwinnable by using your last coin somewhere besides the slot machine?
No. If you’re out of coins there’s always a coin in the middle slot machine that you find if you examine it. But it only shows up if you are completely out of coins.
You left out the fact that there's a second mugger who appears as a random encounter in the alley, knocks you out and takes your money. It's possible to softlock yourself at that point. For that reason, you're better off avoiding the alley whenever possible, even if it means going the long way around.
At least In this game you don't have to worry about torches like shadowgate. Also hitting the mugger is like stabbing the troll in shaddowgate, the troll disappears until you try to cross again and then pops back up with your spear and kills you by either collapsing the bridge or grabs youb and takes you down into the cave. I forget which it is but you have to pass him 2 times I believe but the second time you drink an invisible potion and walk on by him. Long nights staying up beating that game lol before the internet to look up how to best the game lol