LSD: Dream Emulator - Revision history

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 A [https://psxdatacenter.com/ PlayStation archival website] makes the distinction between the limited edition ([https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/L/SLPS-01556.html SLPS-01556]) and normal edition (supposedly with the ID number [https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/L/SLPS-01642.html SLPS-01642]), which only raises more questions as the ID given to the normal version would mean Sony catalogued it ''after'' the limited version.
 ==Gameplay==
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 * According to OSD, the title refers not to the drug named [[wikipedia:LSD|LSD]], rather standing for "Link Speed Dream".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980221074326/http://compu-lsd.com/lsd/index.html</ref> This would make the game's full title "Link Speed Dream: Dream Emulator".
 * On some emulators, the game's water may rapidly flash different colors. This is not the intended look and does not appear on original hardware.
 ==References==

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-'''LSD: Dream Emulator''' is an exploration video game developed by [[Outside Directors Company]] and published by [[Asmik Ace Entertainment]] for the [[Playstation]]. The concept for the game was based on OSD employee [[Hiroko Nishikawa]]'s dream diary, which she kept for over a decade. The diary was released as a book called [[Lovely Sweet Dream]] to go along with the game.<ref>http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lsd-dream-emulator/</ref>
+'''LSD: Dream Emulator''' is an exploration video game developed by [[Outside Directors Company]] and published by [[Asmik Ace Entertainment]] for the [[wiki:PlayStation_(console)|Playstation]]. The concept for the game was based on OSD employee [[Hiroko Nishikawa]]'s dream diary, which she kept for over a decade. The diary was released as a book called [[Lovely Sweet Dream]] to go along with the game.<ref>http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/lsd-dream-emulator/</ref>
 ==Release==
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 The game takes place in a first-person perspective in a 3D surreal environment. The player's "goal" is to explore said environments. The controls are tank controls; the player can move forwards or backwards, turn, strafe, run, look up and behind.
-The game is played in short sequences or "dreams". The initial location of each dream is randomized. The player can access other environments by bumping into objects or going through tunnels, a mechanic named "linking". Bumping into certain special objects, like animal and people, will result in a "stranger" dream.
+The game is played in short sequences or "dreams". The initial location of each dream is randomized. The player can access other environments by bumping into objects or going through tunnels, a mechanic named "[[Linking|linking]]". Bumping into certain special objects, like animal and people, will result in a "stranger" dream.
 The environments are usually the same, like a Japanese village or a house, but they may be populated by random objects and the default textures swapped with other textures.
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 Each dream can be about 10 minutes long, then the player will "wake up". However, if the player falls off a pit or a hole, the dream will be cut short.
-After a dream, another "day" passes in-game, and the dream is marked in a graph. The graph rates the dreams in relation to it being an Upper, Downer, Static or Dynamic dream. The more the player plays the game, the textures of the environments change more often. Also, there's the possibility of encountering the [[Spy]], who removes the ability to recall a dream in Flashback.
+After a dream, another "day" passes in-game, and the dream is marked in a graph. The graph rates the dreams in relation to it being an Upper, Downer, Static, or Dynamic dream. The more the player plays the game, the textures of the environments change more often. Also, there's the possibility of encountering the [[Spy]], who removes the ability to recall a dream in Flashback.
 After a certain number of days, the Flashback option will appear. It allows the player to play an abbreviated version of the last dream they played.
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 ==Development==
-The idea of the [[Linking|linking]] mechanic was derived from Sato's experiences playing racing games. He found them boring as a non-skilled player and envisioned an idea of a game where you were rewarded for smashing the car into a wall and taken somewhere else, believing that to be more entertaining for people bad at those types of games. While trying to work out how to make this mechanic make sense, he had the thought that nothing like that happens in real life, but it could happen in dreams, inspiring the game's setting.<ref>https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/11/osamu-sato-interview</ref>
+The idea of the linking mechanic was derived from Sato's experiences playing racing games. He found them boring as a non-skilled player and envisioned an idea of a game where you were rewarded for smashing the car into a wall and taken somewhere else, believing that to be more entertaining for people bad at those types of games. While trying to work out how to make this mechanic make sense, he had the thought that nothing like that happens in real life, but it could happen in dreams, inspiring the game's setting.<ref>https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/11/osamu-sato-interview</ref>
 The game's website went live in late 1996. On January 18, 1997, OSD posted an announcement that development had begun.

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 ==Trivia==
 * According to OSD, the title refers not to the drug named [[wikipedia:LSD|LSD]], rather standing for "Link Speed Dream".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980221074326/http://compu-lsd.com/lsd/index.html</ref> This would make the game's full title "Link Speed Dream: Dream Emulator".
-* The flashing water visible in older emulations of the game is not the intended look and does not appear on real consoles.
+* On some emulators, the game's water may rapidly flash different colors. This is not the intended look and does not appear on original hardware.
 ==References==

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 ==Rumors==
 Many, many, completely false rumors have been written about LSD: Dream Emulator. The bulk of them come from the game's peak in popularity during the early 2010's, when no context surrounding it was readily accessible in the west. Such rumors include the game being:
 * Developed by a woman.
 * Developed by someone who committed suicide.
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 ==Trivia==
-* Despite common belief, the flashing water visible in many emulations of the game is not the intended look and does not appear on real consoles.
+* According to OSD, the title refers not to the drug named [[wikipedia:LSD|LSD]], rather standing for "Link Speed Dream".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980221074326/http://compu-lsd.com/lsd/index.html</ref> This would make the game's full title "Link Speed Dream: Dream Emulator".
 ==References==

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	The game's website went live in late 1996. On January 18, 1997, OSD posted an announcement that development had begun.		The game's website went live in late 1996. On January 18, 1997, OSD posted an announcement that development had begun.
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		+	==Rumors==
		+	Many, many, completely false rumors have been written about LSD: Dream Emulator. The bulk of them come from the game's peak in popularity during the early 2010's, when no context surrounding it was readily accessible in the west. Such rumors include the game being:
		+	* A simulation of what one experiences when taking the drug [[wikipedia:LSD\|LSD]].
		+	* Developed by a woman.
		+	* Developed by someone who committed suicide.
		+	* Developed by a [[Osamu Sato\|husband]] and [[Hiroko Nishikawa\|wife]].
		+	* Procedurally generated.

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−	* According to the foldable insert in copies of [[Linen Sampler]], LSD was originally planned to release in autumn 1997.
	* Despite common belief, the flashing water visible in many emulations of the game is not the intended look and does not appear on real consoles.		* Despite common belief, the flashing water visible in many emulations of the game is not the intended look and does not appear on real consoles.

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	Sometimes, a video or dream journal excerpt may take the place of a regular dream.		Sometimes, a video or dream journal excerpt may take the place of a regular dream.
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		+	==Development==
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		+	The idea of the [[Linking\|linking]] mechanic was derived from Sato's experiences playing racing games. He found them boring as a non-skilled player and envisioned an idea of a game where you were rewarded for smashing the car into a wall and taken somewhere else, believing that to be more entertaining for people bad at those types of games. While trying to work out how to make this mechanic make sense, he had the thought that nothing like that happens in real life, but it could happen in dreams, inspiring the game's setting.<ref>https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2017/11/osamu-sato-interview</ref>

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