Daze Before Christmas
↗ 25%
🙂 6.6/10
(Super Nintendo - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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$935.40
Loose $255.51
Developed by:
Funcom Productions A/S
Published by:
Sunsoft
Released On:
01 Jan 1994
Also available on:
Santa is facing a Christmas crisis as the evil snowman has stolen Santa's plans and the Timekeeper has taken over. With 24 areas to explore, including factories, workshops, and caves, it's up to you to save Christmas.
As Santa, you'll need to navigate through each area while avoiding enemies like penguins, jack-in-the-boxes, and helicopters. You can collect presents that contain mini-Santas, red hats, or release elves to aid you in your quest. Be careful when opening these presents as some may contain bombs or other enemies.
When you explore each area, you'll also have the option to get a cup of hot cocoa, which will transform you into Anti-Santa - a powerful version of Santa with invincibility and a hammer to bonk enemies. However, this power-up only lasts for 20 seconds.
Daze Before Christmas is an action-packed game that requires you to run through levels, shoot at enemies, and proceed to the exit. With its unique blend of platforming and exploration, it's a fun challenge for gamers of all ages.
UPC-A:
020763115070 (Austria)
Nintendo Media PN:
SNSP-ADCP-NOE (Austria)
Part #:
SNSP P ADCP (Germany)
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Manual
Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
In this festive 2D platforming game, players control Santa Claus on a mission to save Christmas after an evil Snowman scares away his elves and curses his presents. To rescue the holiday, players must navigate levels, defeat cursed toys using magic dust or jump attacks to turn them back into collectible gifts, and defeat evil bosses to find Santa's sleigh. Along the way, players must manage helpful power-ups and hazardous traps hidden inside gift boxes, while avoiding tea that temporarily transforms Santa into his destructive alter-ego, the Anti-Claus.
Story
The Evil Plot
Only days before Christmas, while Santa slept in his house, an evil plot was brewing cooked up by an awful louse. The cold and evil Snowman scared all the Elves away, and the Timekeeper stole plans from Santa's house that day.
But for the vicious louse, this wasn't bad enough. He tore the presents open and cast a spell on them. That is when Santa woke up and realized something wasn't well.
All his Elves had vanished, his presents were gone, and surely more than one threat was awaiting him. Beware the magic potion calling Santa's evil twin, the angry Anti-Claus, his fiend from within!
So Santa must pick presents all the way, face the foes bravely, and make it through the day. He must beat the evil bosses lurking in the dark, find his sleigh and reindeer, and set out to make his mark. Find every stolen present that was unjustly craved; for every kid on Earth, Christmas must be saved!
How Santa Can Save Christmas
Are the children all over the world to experience a huge disappointment this Christmas? Not if Santa can help it! He is helped by four lives and unlimited continues in order to find all the presents and deliver them to the various houses everywhere before Christmas Day.
In order to bring the gifts, he must be able to fend off the cursed toys by either throwing magic dust at them or by jumping on them. Once defeated, they will transform back into harmless toys and are wrapped up in Blue gift paper ready for Santa to collect.
Besides these, there are Red and Gold wrapped presents from which Santa can get different Pick-Ups. Some of them contain great surprises, while others hold dangers.
Presents and Pick-Ups
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Blue Presents: Defeated enemies that transform back into harmless toys, wrapped up and ready for Santa to collect.
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Red and Gold Presents: Gift boxes containing different Pick-Ups and surprises.
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Additional Lives: Found inside certain presents to help Santa on his quest.
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Gold Bells: Items that serve as mid-level checkpoints.
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Hats: Items that restore or increase Santa's Health bar.
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Missing Elves: An Elf may occasionally jump out of a present to aid you.
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Bombs or Enemies: Dangerous hazards waiting inside certain presents to trick you.
The Weakness of Santa
How to Play
Starting the Game
Insert your Daze Before Christmas game cartridge into your Super Nintendo Entertainment System and switch the Power ON. After the title screen appears you have three different selections. Push left or right for either a One Player or Two Player Game.
The middle selection opens the Option Menu.
Option Screen
In the Option Screen you can change a number of settings:
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Difficulty (Easy, Medium and Hard)
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Music and Sound Effects
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Controls for in-game play
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PASSWORD entry to carry on from a certain level in a previous game
How Can Santa Save Christmas?
Bells serve as checkpoints. If you die, you will restart the level from the last checkpoint. A spinning Gold star is at the end of each level.
For all the presents that Santa collects, you will receive bonus points. At the end of each section Santa's bag is so full and heavy with presents that he must deliver some of them to reduce the load so he can carry on.
On the flight levels, Santa hops onto his sleigh with reindeer up front. You need to steer the sled to get the presents down the chimneys whilst avoiding any obstacles in your path.
Will there be a Merry Christmas, or just upset and disappointed children on Christmas day? So do your best to get all the presents you can. It's up to you!
Controls
D-Pad
Choose on Title & Option screen/ Move Santa Claus
A Button
Not used
B Button
Jump
B and then B again
Jump kick attack
X Button
Not used
Y Button
Throw magic dust as Santa/ Swing sack as Anti-Claus
L Button
Not used
R Button
Not used
SELECT
Not used
START
Pause
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