In the early 1980s, rumors begin to circulate about a new entertainment medium called “D Movie”, which allows people to immerse themselves in a world of virtual reality. As D Movies gain traction, a trend emerges of disaffected young people taking permanent refuge in the virtual world while abandoning their physical bodies to atrophy. To retrieve these so-called “Sinkers”, Japan's National Public Safety Commission establishes Public Security Division Four, nicknamed “Diamond Dog”, in 1984. The agents who enter the virtual world and perform these rescues are known as Debuggers. In 1992, a seventeen-year-old girl named Yūki Sayaka sinks into “Story of the Ruined Capital”, a D Movie directed by David Visconti. Three days pass before she is discovered, and combined with her weak constitution, she is expected to die within twenty-four hours. Two Debuggers, Shijima Ryō and Tobari Maria, are dispatched to rescue her before that happens.
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Psycho Dream
Psycho Dream is a side-scrolling action platform game developed by Riot, a division of Telenet Japan, for the Super Famicom. Set in a virtual-reality medium called D-Movie, the story follows two agents, Ryō Shijima and Maria Tobari, who enter a dream world to rescue a girl trapped there. Players can choose between Ryō, who fights with a sword, and Maria, who uses ranged and transformation-based attacks. The game is Show full summary
Psycho Dream is a side-scrolling action platform game developed by Riot, a division of Telenet Japan, for the Super Famicom. Set in a virtual-reality medium called D-Movie, the story follows two agents, Ryō Shijima and Maria Tobari, who enter a dream world to rescue a girl trapped there. Players can choose between Ryō, who fights with a sword, and Maria, who uses ranged and transformation-based attacks. The game is structured around short action stages with enemies, hazards, and boss encounters, combining science fiction and horror imagery. It was released in Japan in 1992, while a planned North American release under the title Dream Probe was not completed.
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- Riot
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- Telenet Japan, Renovation
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- PlayStation 4 Sep 05, 2025
- PlayStation 5 Sep 05, 2025
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- Super Famicom Dec 11, 1992
- Nintendo Switch Sep 05, 2025
- PC (Microsoft Windows) Sep 05, 2025
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