Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
DOS - 1987
Also released on: Mac - Amiga - Apple IIgs - Atari ST - Commodore 64 - PC-98
Description of Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
The first ICOM game, Deja Vu 1 introduces multiple-window user interface, mouse support (back in 1986-- when not many people knew what a "mouse" was), and true WYSIWYG.
In this game, you wake up with (surprise, surprise) an amnesia in a decrepit bar. Puzzles are somewhat difficult due to the fact that only about half of what you can carry are actually useful. The game gives you only a vague sense of what to do next, so the illusion of non-linearity is effective. The periodic flashbacks are a nice touch as they advance the story. There IS a time limit, so save often!
Review By HOTUD
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Comments and reviews
mobilehead 2023-11-06 0 point
Great adventure game, however quite difficult. A very unique interface that works quite handy only if the screen could have been bigger back in the day.
admin 2020-07-20 5 points
@TheSquid just uploaded the Win3.x pack Déjà Vu I & II: The Casebooks of Ace Harding
TheSquid 2020-07-19 1 point
The best versions of these were the Windows re-release, as they had the best graphics and the Windows interface worked well for them.
Unfortunately, they seem difficult to find and AFAIK are impossible to get working on any Windows after 3.1...
karter 2020-03-28 0 point Amiga version
Played on the C64 and Amiga. Slow on the C64. But liked it.
xouxo 2019-01-11 1 point Mac version
I used to play it on a Mac SE back then.
It was really well playable using the mouse with drag&drop etc. But it was really hard and I think not finishable without a walkthrough.
I personally prefer the mac's classy black and white graphic over the strange pink & cyan dos colors.
DOS Boss 2017-08-15 2 points DOS version
The game works fine in DOSBox.
Run the RUNME.BAT file.
Make sure your mouse is captured because it uses it.
Joe 2015-06-24 2 points DOS version
This is actually a VERY cool game, by the same company that did "Uninvited".
One of the earliest multi-window RPG's of it's time.
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Other Releases
Deja Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! was also released on the following systems:
Mac
- Year: 1985
- Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.
- Developer: ICOM Simulations, Inc.
Amiga
- Year: 1986
- Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.
- Developer: ICOM Simulations, Inc.
Apple IIgs
- Year: 1988
- Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.
- Developer: ICOM Simulations, Inc.
Atari ST
- Year: 1987
- Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.
- Developer: ICOM Simulations, Inc.
Commodore 64
- Year: 1987
- Publisher: Mindscape, Inc.
- Developer: ICOM Simulations, Inc.
PC-98
- Year: 1991
- Publisher: Pack-In-Video Co., Ltd
- Developer: ICOM Simulations, Inc.
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