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NASU's title screen.

NASU is the Famicom game found in Madotsuki's Room. It is named after the Japanese word for eggplant.

Gameplay

NASU, showing its standing, jumping and eggplant-head sprites.

A typical NASU game.

NASU is a very simple arcade game in which the objective is to catch falling eggplants in the player character's mouth. Failing to catch a single eggplant will result in a game over. Each eggplant is worth 10 points. The player of NASU is a red character largely resembling a bird or Tengu.

The player must walk left and right to reach the eggplants, then catch them by jumping by pressing the interact key. Holding the menu key exits the game.

For every eggplant collected, there is a 1/50 chance for a pink bonus eggplant to appear, bouncing from the left side of the screen to the right. Eating the bonus eggplant is worth 300 points, and it does not result in a game over if missed. It is possible to get an additional 1,000 bonus points by catching a normal and bonus eggplant at the same time.

By performing a button combination nearly identical to the Konami Code (left, left, right, right, up, down, up, down) in NASU's title screen, a cheat mode is activated. It replaces the player character's head with an eggplant, and greatly improves the chances of a bonus eggplant appearing. Playing NASU with this cheat enabled will not update the high score.

Trivia

The NASU minigame had a mobile port on the Apple App Store and Google Play, released on November 22 and 25, 2013, respectively. There was a page advertising the app on yumenikki.net.
The Thumbs.db files of version 0.04 contain images of a scrapped game called Severed Head PK which could have appeared alongside NASU.
The eggplant head cheat mode may reference the game Kid Icarus for the Famicom, where some enemies transform the player into an eggplant with legs.
According to unused code in version 0.09, the NASU player character was originally going to appear in the Dense Woods A and Windmill World, transporting the player to FC World C in an unused event called NASU Link.
If the player collects a pink bonus eggplant while a purple eggplant hits the ground, the pink eggplants will be invisible in the next NASU game that is played. Despite this, they can still be collected while invisible, and all subsequent bonus eggplants collected after one invisible eggplant will be visible.

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-[[File:Nasu title.png|thumb|NASU's title screen.]]
+[[File:Nasu title.png|thumb|''NASU's'' title screen.]]
-'''''NASU''''' is the Famicom game found in [[Madotsuki's Room]]. The graphics and sound highly resemble authentic Famicom/NES hardware capabilities, although the game itself is fictional. It is possible that ''NASU'' wasn't the only game intended to be included in ''[[Yume Nikki]]'', since it's a member (yet the only one) of the Famicom menu.
-It is named after the Japanese word for eggplant (なすび, ''nasubi''), a type of fruit native to Asia.
+'''''NASU''''' is the Famicom game found in [[Yume Nikki:Madotsuki's Room|Madotsuki's Room]]. It is named after the Japanese word for eggplant.
 ==Gameplay==
 [[File:Nasucharacter.png|thumb|right|NASU, showing its standing, jumping and eggplant-head sprites.]]
 [[File:Nasu.png|thumb|right|A typical ''NASU'' game.]]
-The player plays as a red character largely resembling a bird or {{WP|Tengu}}. They are able to walk left and right across the screen using the left arrow key and right arrow key, respectively. They can also jump by pressing the interact key, which is essential for collecting points.
-''NASU'' is a very simple arcade game in which the objective is to catch falling eggplants in the player character's mouth. Failing to catch a single eggplant will result in a game over. Each eggplant is worth 10 points.
+''NASU'' is a very simple arcade game in which the objective is to catch falling eggplants in the player character's mouth. Failing to catch a single eggplant will result in a game over. Each eggplant is worth 10 points. The player of NASU is a red character largely resembling a bird or [[wikipedia:Tengu|Tengu]].
-Occasionally, a bonus eggplant will bounce from the left side of the screen to the right. Eating the bonus eggplant is worth 300 and does not result in a game over if not eaten. It is possible to get 1,000 bonus points by catching a normal and bonus eggplant at the same time.
+The player must walk {{control|left}} and {{control|right}} to reach the eggplants, then catch them by jumping by pressing the {{control|interact}} key. Holding the {{control|menu}} key exits the game.
-==Easter Eggs==
+For every eggplant collected, there is a 1/50 chance for a pink bonus eggplant to appear, bouncing from the left side of the screen to the right. Eating the bonus eggplant is worth 300 points, and it does not result in a game over if missed. It is possible to get an additional 1,000 bonus points by catching a normal and bonus eggplant at the same time.
-By performing a button combination nearly identical to the Konami Code (left, left, right, right, up, down, up, down) in ''NASU's'' title screen, the player character's head is replaced with an eggplant. Doing this greatly improve the chances of a bonus eggplant appearing. While this is likely a reference to the Konami Code, it may also refer to Kid Icarus for the Famicom, where some enemies transformed the player into an eggplant with legs.
-Using this trick will NOT update your high-score.
+By performing a button combination nearly identical to the Konami Code (left, left, right, right, up, down, up, down) in ''NASU''{{'}}s title screen, a cheat mode is activated. It replaces the player character's head with an eggplant, and greatly improves the chances of a bonus eggplant appearing. Playing ''NASU'' with this cheat enabled will not update the high score.
-==Interpretation==
-As ''NASU'' is one of the few activities [[Madotsuki]] can partake in while in the real world, it is very likely to have some effect on her dreams.
-[[File:Big Red.png|thumb|right|200px|The game's mainly red palette could possibly affect Madotsuki's dreams.]]
-The ''NASU'' game is notable for its bright red colors. The background clouds, the player character and the game over flash are all bright red. Such a bright color could possibly affect Madotsuki's eyes, possibly causing eye strain. This may appear in the form of the [[Toriningen]], who have bright-pink eyes when in their lunatic form. The [[Number World]] Toriningen can also send Madotsuki to the ああああああああ event when made lunatic, which can make either a red "あ" character or a pink, bloodshot eye cover the world's floor. The Toriningen also slightly resemble the ''NASU'' player character with their long snouts and humanoid appearance. Other notable instances of bright red include [[Strober]], [[Big Red]], and even the [[Hell]] world.
-The flashing red of the game over screen could also carry over into Madotsuki's dreams through the various neon-color (such as the [[Shield-Folk]]) or flashing image characters (such as the [[Aztec Rave Monkey]]) that appear. It should also be noted that one neon creature, the [[Neon Parrot]], bears a striking resemblance to the ''NASU'' player character.
-The inclusion of a Famicom in Madotsuki's room may also reveal the time period the game takes place in, as a Famicom is a rather outdated console by today's standards, but it isn't unusual for someone to own and enjoy using one. Even the television in her room appears to be an outdated design. This may indicate that the events of ''[[Yume Nikki]]'' take place sometime in the recent past. Alternately; it could be that because she never leaves her home these items represent the time period when she changed and stayed indoors, hence nothing is updated or new.
-==Online version==
-A fully playable online version made by a fan was published on Newgrounds:
-*[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/581374 NASU FLASH]
 ==Trivia==
-*According to unused code in [[Old Versions#Version 0.09|version 0.09]], the character was originally going to appear in the [[Dense Woods|Dense Woods A]] and [[Windmill World]], transporting the player to the unused [[FC World C]], in an unused event called [[Events#NASU Link|NASU Link]].
+*The ''NASU'' minigame had a mobile port on the Apple App Store and Google Play, released on November 22 and 25, 2013, respectively. There was a [https://web.archive.org/web/20140808085502/http://yumenikki.net/app page advertising the app on yumenikki.net].
-[[File:TCRF Yume Nikki 0.09 - Unused NASU Link|thumb|center|400 px|The event in action.]]
+*The Thumbs.db files of [[Yume Nikki:Old Versions#Version 0.04|version 0.04]] contain images of a scrapped game called [[Yume Nikki:Severed Head PK|Severed Head PK]] which could have appeared alongside ''NASU''.
-*There might have been other games planned to be accessible from the Famicom in Madotsuki's Room. Some of the Thumbs.db files of [[Old Versions#Version 0.04|version ''0.04'']] contain images of a scrapped game called Severed Head PK (生首SC) that would have been able to be played, complete with a potential player select screen and a very crude art style. [https://tcrf.net/Proto:Yume_Nikki/Version_0.04/Unused_Graphics#Thumbs.db_Images More info here.]
+*The eggplant head cheat mode may reference the game ''Kid Icarus'' for the Famicom, where some enemies transform the player into an eggplant with legs.
-[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION2.png|frame|center|A potential title screen reconstructed by Vasili of #LaInvestigaciónYN.]]
+*According to unused code in [[Yume Nikki:Old Versions#Version 0.09|version 0.09]], the ''NASU'' player character was originally going to appear in the [[Yume Nikki:Dense Woods A|Dense Woods A]] and [[Yume Nikki:Windmill World|Windmill World]], transporting the player to [[Yume Nikki:FC World C|FC World C]] in an unused event called [[Yume Nikki:Unused Content#NASU Link|NASU Link]].
-[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION3.png|frame|center|A possible player or stage selection screen reconstructed.]]
+*If the player collects a pink bonus eggplant while a purple eggplant hits the ground, the pink eggplants will be invisible in the next ''NASU'' game that is played. Despite this, they can still be collected while invisible, and all subsequent bonus eggplants collected after one invisible eggplant will be visible.
-[[File:SCRECONSTRUCTION.png|frame|center|A gameplay screen reconstructed.]]
-== Gallery ==
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Characters]]
-<gallery>
+[[Category:Yume Nikki Minigames]]
-manga nasu.PNG|Madotsuki playing NASU in the [[Official Manga]]
-</gallery>
-[[Category:Characters]]
-[[Category:Yume Nikki]]
-[[Category:Events]]
-[[Category:Games]]
-[[es:Videojuego NASU]]
-[[ru:NASU]]