Ludography
Nemo cover

1990 · Arcade · Beat 'em up

Nemo

One night, as Nemo sleeps, he is visited in a dream by the King of Slumberland, who invites Nemo to come and play with the King's daughter, the Princess. Nemo finds himself unable to find the Princess however, so he and 'Flip', a strange companion who also turns up in the dream, decide to explore Slumberland and find the king.

Released
1990
Platforms
ArcadeCP System
Genres
ArcadeBeat 'em upPlatformer
Developers
—
Publishers
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Themes
Fantasy

About

Nemo is a 1990 side-scrolling arcade game by Capcom. The game is based on the Japanese-American animated film Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.

Keywords

  • side-scrolling

Media

Nemo screenshot 1

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The first player is always Nemo (who wields the king's scepter) and the second player is always Flip (who wields his own cane). The game has seven stages. The player is required to destroy waves of enemies while going through each stage. The player can also traverse climbable walls and ladders.

Enemies can be destroyed either with the player's melee weapon, throwing projectiles that can be picked up or by jumping on them. Hitting multiple enemies in quick succession boosts points earned. When faced with a stage boss, the player must attack it repeatedly to destroy it.

Story

Nemo travels with a circus parade to Slumberland to meet King Morpheus. He is accompanied by Flip to fight through the now-dangerous enemy-infested Slumberland to find the king. At the heart of the kingdom, Flip tempts Nemo to open the sealed door, unleashing the Nightmare King, who kidnaps Morpheus along with his daughter Princess Camille.

Nemo and Flip battle through the lands of Nightmares to rescue the kidnapped monarchs. They infiltrate the Nightmare King's castle, before fighting the evil king himself. After the Nightmare King is destroyed, peace is restored to Slumberland.

Development

Nemo was exhibited at the UK Amusement Trades Exhibition International in 1991. A version for the Capcom Power System Changer was planned and previewed but never released.

Reception

Computer and Video Games gave the game a score of 87%, praising its graphics and fitting sound, while pointing out the game's lack of challenge. Retro Gamer highlighted the game's colors and creativity in addition to the solid gameplay, but found that the NES game was preferred.

British gaming magazine The One reviewed Nemo, calling it "entertaining" and comparing it to Ghouls 'n Ghosts.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Arcade1 December 1990Japan

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