Daze Before Christmas - Gameplay - Sega Megadrive / Genesis (1994)

Merry Christmas!!


Daze Before Christmas is a video game developed by Funcom and originally released by Sunsoft onto the Sega Mega Drive in 1994. A version was also released for the Super NES. The game is one of the few Christmas-themed video games to see commercial release.

The player controls Santa as he races to save Christmas from an evil snowman who has imprisoned Santa's elves and captured Santa's reindeer. Santa faces foes using his magic powers to turn them all into harmless Christmas presents. He can also collect a power-up that makes him shoot flames which melt ice. Santa's magic can also be used to open the Christmas presents scattered around the levels. These presents may contain enemies, power-ups or bombs. Santa's energy level is represented by Santa hats, which represent how many hits he can take before losing a life. He can collect more hats to replenish lost energy.

The game's most remarkable feature is Santa's ability to turn into his evil twin, "Anti-Claus". By drinking a cup of coffee, Santa transforms into a blue-suited, devilish looking version of himself. As Anti-Claus, Santa is invincible, but unable to use his magic or collect gifts. His primary method of attack is swinging his sack of toys at enemies.

In a break between platform levels, at several points in the game, Santa flies in his sleigh and uses the presents he collects to drop them down chimneys in several locations around the world.

The Sega Mega Drive PAL version of the game is believed to have only been released in Australia. Reasons for this are unknown, the game had a limited print run in this territory and when up for sale, usually commands a very high asking price.




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[sourmalk]

I just bought this game off eBay. By the looks of it, it plays like a typical Sunsoft game, which is good. :)

[drleatherface]

@sourmalk Good buy man! It's a nice little platformer, plays a lot like Aero the Acro-Bat. Did you pick up the Snes or Megadrive version?

[LetsTakeArideOut]

haha played this non stop on the snes XD very addictive game !!

[sourmalk]

I got it on the Mega Drive.

[SKATERdouglas]

dahora, saudades