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("More crude art style" could just be chalked down to it being one of the Famicom games similar in art style to NASU, not because it's from an early version.)
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[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION.png|thumb|right|Reconstruction of the game being played.]]
[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION.png|thumb|right|Reconstruction of the game being played.]]
One of the images appears to depict the game in action. It displays a grassy field, a soccer net, and a monochrome severed head on the field. A black bar with red text stating "PRESS ENTER" is also present. From this image, it's likely that the goal of the game was simply to get the head into the soccer net, which could be done by pressing the Enter key.
One of the images appears to depict the game in action. It displays a grassy field, a soccer net, and a monochrome severed head on the field. A black bar with red text stating "PUSH ENTER" is also present. From this image, it's likely that the goal of the game was simply to get the head into the soccer net, which could be done by pressing the Enter key.


[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION3.png|thumb|right|Reconstruction of the select screen.]]
[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION3.png|thumb|right|Reconstruction of the select screen.]]
Another image shows a select screen, though it appears to be empty save for a title and a mountain-like background reminiscent of other ones in the game. It is unknown what the player was intended to select on this screen, though it may relate to difficulty, stages, or the severed head's appearance.
Another image shows a select screen, though it appears to be empty save for a title and a mountain-like background reminiscent of other ones in the game. It is unknown what the player was intended to select on this screen, though it may relate to difficulty, stages, or the severed head's appearance.
==Remnants and Theories==
While ''Severed Head PK'' itself is not in the game, it still appears to have affected some aspects of the final version of ''Yume Nikki'', despite not being implemented during the game's lifetime.
The Famicom select screen appears to be the most notable indication that more games were planned for the Famicom in Madotsuki's room, as ''NASU'' is the sole member of the game menu. The menu in this case becomes redundant, as ''NASU'' could also have simply been implemented by interacting with the Famicom if it were the only game planned. It's possible that [[Yume Nikki:KIKIYAMA|KIKIYAMA]] planned to eventually implement ''Severed Head PK'' throughout ''Yume Nikki's'' development, but eventually decided against it.
Much like how ''NASU'' affects Madotsuki's dreams, some remnants of ''Severed Head PK'' affecting her dreams appear to have made it into the game. Some characters or aspects appear to resemble or allude to severed heads, as part of the different instances of [[Yume Nikki:Theories#Body Themes|body imagery]] in the game:
[[File:Severedheads.png|thumb|right|120px]]
*An [[Yume Nikki:Events#Severed Heads in the Sky|event]] in the [[Yume Nikki:White Desert|White Desert]] lets the player see [[Yume Nikki:Severed Heads|flying heads]] moving in a rolling motion, which may allude to the game appearing to have a soccer theme with the head as the ball.
*There is a large [[Yume Nikki:Severed Blue Head|blue head gate]] found in [[Yume Nikki:Eyeball World|Eyeball World]]. It takes the player to the [[Yume Nikki:The Footprint Path|Footprint Path]] upon entering. This gate also has a White Desert variant that can be seen when entering the desert from [[Yume Nikki:Block World|Block World]]. Eyeball World's background also depicts a figure holding a person's head.
*The [[Yume Nikki:Henkei Shita|Henkei Shita]] found in the Footprint Path and [[Yume Nikki:Hell|Hell]] resemble headless bodies, with the black dot at the top of their head resembling where a neck would be.
*There is a [[Yume Nikki:Guillotine|Guillotine]] in the game which gives [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki|Madotsuki]] the [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Severed Head|Severed Head]] effect. The [[Yume Nikki:Effects#Nopperabou|Nopperabou]] effect also lets Madotsuki detach her head from her body.
*The [[Yume Nikki:Mouth Monsters|Mouth Monsters]] also appear to resemble severed heads, as they are shown to appear near blood stains and only consist of a round body, a mouth, and hair.
*One of the [[Yume Nikki:Mall Shoppers|Mall Shoppers]], specifically the pink one with twintails, will become distorted upon interaction. While distorted and moving east, her head will pop on and off, which may also allude to this theme.
One other theme that may cross with the severed head theme found throughout the dream world may be allusions to [[Yume Nikki:Indigenous Imagery|indigenous imagery]] found in the game, specifically Aztec or Nazca culture, with the latter having detached heads as a common motif in their art.


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Latest revision as of 09:07, 31 March 2025

Severed Head PK (生首SC) is the name of a scrapped Famicom game for Yume Nikki. While little is known about the game, it is theorized it would have been a second game to be played in Madotsuki's real-world room, accompanying NASU.

Discovery

A reconstructed title screen by Vasili of #LaInvestigaciónYN.

The only public evidence of Severed Head PK's existence is through the Thumbs.db image files found in version 0.04 of Yume Nikki. This version of the game was previously considered lost until it was dumped online by Gatobot of team #LaInvestigaciónYN on October 20, 2018.

While the Thumbs.db images found in v0.04 showed lots of unused or old content, the Severed Head PK images were some of several images that did not have a counterpart or final version seen in versions after v0.04. Reconstructions of the three images found to be related to Severed Head PK were made.

Gameplay

Nothing is known about the gameplay of Severed Head PK, as no playable version exists, though some theories can be formulated from the available Thumbs.db images.

Reconstruction of the game being played.

One of the images appears to depict the game in action. It displays a grassy field, a soccer net, and a monochrome severed head on the field. A black bar with red text stating "PUSH ENTER" is also present. From this image, it's likely that the goal of the game was simply to get the head into the soccer net, which could be done by pressing the Enter key.

Reconstruction of the select screen.

Another image shows a select screen, though it appears to be empty save for a title and a mountain-like background reminiscent of other ones in the game. It is unknown what the player was intended to select on this screen, though it may relate to difficulty, stages, or the severed head's appearance.

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