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{{Gamebox
|caption = Ver 0.004 Update photo (not title screen)
| image = MugamuchuuV0007Title.png
|Version = 0.004
| caption = Version 0.007 Title Screen
|Creator = 街角の道
| Version = 0.007 (2021/05/13)
|Software = RPG Maker 2000|Protagonist = Nakitsuki}}
| Creator = [[Machikado no Michi (街角の道)]] & [[Haru (はる)]]
| Language = Japanese
| Engine = {{Engine|RPG Maker 2000}}
| Protagonist = [[Nakitsuki (なきつき)]]<br />[[Niyatsuki (にやつき)]]
| Date = 2012-5-6
| Nexus Doors = Nakitsuki - 6<br/>Niyatsuki - 2
| Effects = Nakitsuki - 14<br/>Niyatsuki - 2
| Endings = Nakitsuki - 1<br/>Niyatsuki - 0
| hero2 = NakiAndNiya.png
}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
Our Crazy Dream (夢我夢中) is a Yume Nikki fangame made by 街角の道 ([http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=4213689 pixiv]).
'''Mugamuchuu''' ('''夢我夢中''', '''ムガムチュウ''', meaning ''Our Crazy Dream'' or ''Our Engrossing Dream'') is a Japanese Yume Nikki Fangame made by [[Machikado no Michi (街角の道)|Machikado no Michi]] and [[Haru (はる)|Haru]]. Mugamuchuu is traditional in nature, seemingly inspired more by Yume Nikki than by fellow fangames (If not with some resemblance to [[Yume Graffiti (ユメ-グラフィティ)|Yume Graffiti]]).
 
A test version of Mugamuchuu v0.003 with an alternative pre-triggered ending could be found in the ''Movie'' folder in later versions of the game (v0.007 appears to have removed this).
 
==Gameplay==
The first part of the game stars [[Nakitsuki (なきつき)|Nakitsuki]], a boy refusing to leave his room, instead exploring a dream world. In his room, the desk is used to save and the bed is used to enter the dream world. The goal of the game is effect collection; Nakitsuki will later gain the ability to drop off effects in a new Nexus door. After triggering Nakitsuki's ending, the game switches to the second protagonist, [[Niyatsuki (にやつき)|Niyatsuki ]]. Niyatsuki saves through his TV and enters the dream world through his closet.
 
===Nakitsuki's Part===
Nakitsuki has an average-sized room with a bed, a desk, a modern wide screen TV, a dresser and a balcony. The debug room can be accessed through the left side of the wall with the door in Nakitsuki's dream room.
 
Chasers trap Nakitsuki in inescapable, yet usually large locations. Money is not earned through killing NPCs, rather from searching through recycle bins next to vending machines. Interestingly, Cards World contains 4 different custom menus.
 
As part of a bug, certain locations allow you to save from within the dream.
 
===Niyatsuki's Part===
Niyatsuki's room is relatively big, with a large bed, a closet, a wall with a panoramic view of the city, and a widescreen TV with large speakers, resembling the setup of a home theater (possibly implying Niyatsuki is relatively wealthy for a fangame protagonist).
 
Niyatsuki's part has very few worlds, as it appears to be incomplete. Outside of his two usable effects, Niyatsuki has 2 effects left unimplemented in the game.
 
===Controls===
*'''Move''' - Arrow Keys
*'''Interact''' - Z/Space
*'''Open Menu''' - X/Esc
*'''Effect Action''' - Shift
 
==Plot==
==Plot==
==Gameplay==
The game starts with Nakitsuki, a boy who refuses to leave his room. After collecting all 13 of Nakitsuki's effects, a second protagonist is unlocked: Niyatsuki. While Nakitsuki's room looks more traditional and casual, Niyatsuki's room is larger and appears more expensive. Like most traditional fangames, Mugamuchuu contains events, endings, chasers and recurring characters giving brief hints to a plot.
==Effects==
 
==Download/Links==
==Effects (v0.006)==
===[http://ux.getuploader.com/matikadonomiti/ Download]===
===Nakitsuki===
[http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=34690400 Ver. 0.004 Pixiv Post]
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width: 100%;"
|-
!Name
!Image
!Description
|-
|'''Golf Club'''<br />(ゴルフクラブ)
|[[File:MugaEff13.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki wields a golf club as a weapon, allowing him to kill NPCs (who avoid him when the effect is equipped). Pressing Shift makes him swing the club.
|-
|'''Vivid Colors'''<br />(ビビットカラー)
|[[File:MugaEff02.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki's colors become chaotic and change as he walks, resembling a glitched sprite. Pressing Shift makes the screen flash.
|-
|'''Sailor'''<br />(すいへい)
|[[File:MugaEff11.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki wears a sailor uniform with a beret.
|-
|'''Flashlight'''<br />(かいちゅうでんとう)
|[[File:MugaEff03.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki holds a flashlight, lighting up dark locations. Pressing Shift makes Nakitsuki lift it towards his face, turning it on or off.
|-
|'''Bucket'''<br />(バケツ)
|[[File:MugaEff01.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki's head appears to be missing, the rest of his body covered with an upside-down bucket. His feet can be barely seen underneath it. Pressing Shift makes Nakitsuki cover his feet with the bucket as well, decreasing his speed.
|-
|'''Red and White'''<br />(こうはく)
|[[File:MugaEff12.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki wears a religious Japanese red and white outfit, holding an [[:wikipedia:Ōnusa|Ōnusa]]. Pressing Shift makes him wave it, causing rain. Pressing Shift after this modifies the amount of rain falling, the rain disappearing after unequipping the effect. This effect seems to reference [https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reimu_Hakurei Reimu Hakurei's] outfit from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touhou_Project Touhou Project]
|-
|'''Rocket'''<br />(ロケット)
|[[File:MugaEff04.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki rides a rocket, increasing his speed. When moving, the speed of the rocket messes up his hair and changes his facial expression.
|-
|'''Scrunchie'''<br />(シュシュ)
|[[File:MugaEff06.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki wears his hair in a long side ponytail tied with a pink scrunchie.
|-
|'''Bandages'''<br />(ほうたい)
|[[File:MugaEff05.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki's face is covered with bandages. Pressing Shift makes him open the bandages, revealing a large red eye on his face and returning him to the Nexus.
|-
|'''Beaver'''<br />(ビーバー)
|[[File:MugaEff09.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki's hair and shirt become orange, and he gains brown beaver ears, a tail and paws. Pressing Shift causes him to "swim" in the air like a beaver, decreasing his speed but allowing him to enter certain locations.
|-
|
|
|
|-
|'''Snowsuit'''<br />(ぼうかんぐ)
|[[File:MugaEff07.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki wears earmuffs and a winter coat, putting his hands in his pockets for warmth. This effect causes snow to fall.
|-
|'''Prince'''<br />(おうじ)
|[[File:MugaEff10.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki wears a Victorian-era prince costume. Pressing Shift causes him to unsheathe a dagger, swing it and point it towards the sky.
|-
|'''Viola'''<br />(ヴィオラ)
|[[File:MugaEff14.png|center]]
|Nakitsuki carries a viola.
|}
 
===Niyatsuki===
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:100%;"
|-
!Name
!Image
!Description
|-
|'''Metal Bat'''<br />(きんぞくバット)
|[[File:Niya-2.png|center]]
|Niyatsuki wields a metal bat as a weapon, allowing him to kill NPCs (who avoid him while the effect is equipped.)
|-
|'''Flying Squirrel'''<br />(モモンガ)
|[[File:Niya-3.png|center]]
|Niyatsuki wears a blue flying squirrel costume, increasing his speed.
|}
 
==Characters==
{| class="article-table" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:100%;"
|-
!Name
!Image
!Description
|-
|'''[[Nakitsuki (なきつき)|Nakitsuki]]'''<br />(なきつき)
|[[File:NakitsukiSprite.png|center]]
|The first playable protagonist, and the main character of the game.
|-
|'''[[Niyatsuki (にやつき)|Niyatsuki]]'''<br />(にやつき)
|[[File:Niya-1.png|center]]
|The second playable character, an unlockable protagonist.
|-
|'''Kie'''<br />(鬼絵)
|[[File:Kie1.png|center]]
|Also known as '''Laughing Demon''' (鬼笑, Oniwarai), Kie is a grey-haired demon with [[:wikipedia:Heterochromia iridum|heterochromia]] dressed in traditional Japanese clothes. It appears at several places in your dream, triggering certain events. They react to no effects and cannot be killed. After Nakitsuki has been caught by them in the dream at least once, Kie can appear in Nakitsuki's dream room at random.
|-
|'''Mad Kie'''
|[[File:ChaserKie.png|center]]
|Mad "chaser" versions of Kie that send the protagonist to a sectioned-off area.
|-
|'''Itsumi '''<br />(逸見)
|[[File:Itsumi.png|center]]
|A [[:wikipedia:Miko|Miko]] (Shrine Maiden) with red eyes and long dark hair. She is found at the shrine, sometimes sweeping the floor.
|-
|'''Boukangu'''<br />(防寒着)
|[[File:Boukanngu.png|center]]
|The character who gives Nakitsuki the Snowsuit effect. They wear the same green coat, but they are taller than Nakitsuki, have brown hair and purple eyes. Like Itsumi's event, Boukangu can be occasionally found sleeping.
|-
|'''Uminoko'''<br />(海の子)
|[[File:Uminoko.png|center]]
|A mermaid with long blue hair found in Underwater World.
|-
|'''Mochizuki'''
|[[File:MugamuchuuMochizuki1.png|center]]
|A boy Nakitsuki encounters on a rooftop in the dream world.
|-
|'''Half-fish Doctor'''<br />(魚影医師)
|[[File:DoctorFish.png|center]]
|A doctor (presumably a marine biologist) who crossed himself with a fish, located in a submarine resembling [http://yumenikki.wikia.com/wiki/Seccom_Masada-sensei Seccom Masada]'s spaceship.
|-
|'''Taigun'''
|[[File:Taigun.png|center]]
|A red-haired character dressed in green, found sitting on a bench in Pink Trees World.
|-
|'''Shinkan'''
|[[File:Shinkan.png|center]]
|Four priests based upon the suits of a deck of cards (red being hearts, blue being spades, green being clubs and yellow being diamonds), each giving a different menu skin. The four are involved in the collection of an effect.
|-
|'''Amagaza'''
|[[File:Amagaza.png|center]]
|A person of uncertain gender with short violet hair and a transparent umbrella, seemingly in love with the protagonist.
|-
|'''Natsuki'''<br />(夏樹)
|[[File:MugamuchuuNatsuki.png|center]]
|A boy with pitch black hair, a deep blue hoodie and black pants. His in-game status calls him "Fully Recovered", hinting towards a previous illness. He and Yatsuki are said to be brothers.
 
'''This character is not involved in the dream sequences. Presumably he is a part of a hidden event/ending.'''
|-
|'''Yatsuki'''<br />(八樹)
|[[File:MugamuchuuYatsuki.png|center]]
|A boy with dark green hair, a black vest, a shirt and bluish, almost aqua pants. He and Natsuki are said to be brothers.
 
'''This character is not involved in the dream sequences. Presumably he is a part of a hidden event/ending.'''
|}
 
==Gameplay Images (Version 0.007)==
<gallery widths="300">
MugamuchuuNakitsukiBedroomV0007.png|Bedroom (Nakitsuki)
MugamuchuuNakitsukiNexusV0007.png|Nexus (Nakitsuki)
</gallery>
 
==Downloads==
===Original===
{| class="article-table" style="width:100%;"
!Version
!Date
!Announcement
!Download
|-
|'''Ver.0.007+'''
|{{Date|2021-10-01}}
|[https://twitter.com/Matikadono_miti/status/1443937735283077125 '''Twitter''']
|'''[https://ux.getuploader.com/matikadonomiti/download/31 getuploader]'''
|-
|Ver.0.007
|{{Date|2021-5-13}}
|[https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/89814304 Pixiv]
|[https://ux.getuploader.com/matikadonomiti/download/30 getuploader]
|-
|Ver.0.006+
|{{Date|2017-5-6}}
|[https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=62767821 Pixiv]
|[https://ux.getuploader.com/matikadonomiti/download/28 getuploader]
|-
|Ver.0.006
|{{Date|2014-5-31}}
|[http://www.pixiv.com/works/43813086 Pixiv]
|''Deleted''
|}
 
===Translations===
{| class="article-table" style="width:100%;"
!Version
!Languages
!Translators
!Announcements
!Downloads
|-
|'''Ver.0.006'''
|
*English
|
*[[User:HimeNikki|HimeNikki]]
|
*//
|
*'''[https://mediafire.com/file/nik16f0xh467m5n Mediafire]'''
|-
|Ver.0.005
|
*Chinese
|
*Feiyang Hanxing
|
*[http://yumenikki.info/archives/mugamucyuu/ yumenikki.info]
|
*[http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=129612206&uk=1762193500 Baidu]
|}
 
==External Links==
*[http://uboachan.net/fg/res/6664.html Uboachan Thread]
 
==Known Issues/Bugs==
*Certain spots in either protagonists' dream worlds can cause the game to simply freeze, with no means to exit the game outside of closing the program or pressing F12 to return to the title screen. These locations include Nakitsuki's Pink Trees World when sitting on the bench with Taigun and Niyatsuki's stereo in his dream room.
*At certain locations the empty text block in the menu can be selected to save the game while in the dream world.
*After collecting all effects, waking up, saving, and sleeping again, Niyatsuki's effects become unusable.
 
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Latest revision as of 00:27, 29 August 2023

Game Walkthrough Gallery Theories
Mugamuchuu (夢我夢中)
MugamuchuuV0007Title.png
Version 0.007 Title Screen
Release
Latest Version

0.007 (2021/05/13)

Creator

Machikado no Michi (街角の道) & Haru (はる)

Language

Japanese

Engine

RPG Maker 2000

Release Date

May 6, 2012

Details
Protagonist

Nakitsuki (なきつき) Niyatsuki (にやつき) Nakitsuki (なきつき)
Niyatsuki (にやつき)

Nexus Doors

Nakitsuki - 6
Niyatsuki - 2

Effects

Nakitsuki - 14
Niyatsuki - 2

Endings

Nakitsuki - 1
Niyatsuki - 0


Overview

Mugamuchuu (夢我夢中, ムガムチュウ, meaning Our Crazy Dream or Our Engrossing Dream) is a Japanese Yume Nikki Fangame made by Machikado no Michi and Haru. Mugamuchuu is traditional in nature, seemingly inspired more by Yume Nikki than by fellow fangames (If not with some resemblance to Yume Graffiti).

A test version of Mugamuchuu v0.003 with an alternative pre-triggered ending could be found in the Movie folder in later versions of the game (v0.007 appears to have removed this).

Gameplay

The first part of the game stars Nakitsuki, a boy refusing to leave his room, instead exploring a dream world. In his room, the desk is used to save and the bed is used to enter the dream world. The goal of the game is effect collection; Nakitsuki will later gain the ability to drop off effects in a new Nexus door. After triggering Nakitsuki's ending, the game switches to the second protagonist, Niyatsuki . Niyatsuki saves through his TV and enters the dream world through his closet.

Nakitsuki's Part

Nakitsuki has an average-sized room with a bed, a desk, a modern wide screen TV, a dresser and a balcony. The debug room can be accessed through the left side of the wall with the door in Nakitsuki's dream room.

Chasers trap Nakitsuki in inescapable, yet usually large locations. Money is not earned through killing NPCs, rather from searching through recycle bins next to vending machines. Interestingly, Cards World contains 4 different custom menus.

As part of a bug, certain locations allow you to save from within the dream.

Niyatsuki's Part

Niyatsuki's room is relatively big, with a large bed, a closet, a wall with a panoramic view of the city, and a widescreen TV with large speakers, resembling the setup of a home theater (possibly implying Niyatsuki is relatively wealthy for a fangame protagonist).

Niyatsuki's part has very few worlds, as it appears to be incomplete. Outside of his two usable effects, Niyatsuki has 2 effects left unimplemented in the game.

Controls

  • Move - Arrow Keys
  • Interact - Z/Space
  • Open Menu - X/Esc
  • Effect Action - Shift

Plot

The game starts with Nakitsuki, a boy who refuses to leave his room. After collecting all 13 of Nakitsuki's effects, a second protagonist is unlocked: Niyatsuki. While Nakitsuki's room looks more traditional and casual, Niyatsuki's room is larger and appears more expensive. Like most traditional fangames, Mugamuchuu contains events, endings, chasers and recurring characters giving brief hints to a plot.

Effects (v0.006)

Nakitsuki

Name Image Description
Golf Club
(ゴルフクラブ)
MugaEff13.png
Nakitsuki wields a golf club as a weapon, allowing him to kill NPCs (who avoid him when the effect is equipped). Pressing Shift makes him swing the club.
Vivid Colors
(ビビットカラー)
MugaEff02.png
Nakitsuki's colors become chaotic and change as he walks, resembling a glitched sprite. Pressing Shift makes the screen flash.
Sailor
(すいへい)
MugaEff11.png
Nakitsuki wears a sailor uniform with a beret.
Flashlight
(かいちゅうでんとう)
MugaEff03.png
Nakitsuki holds a flashlight, lighting up dark locations. Pressing Shift makes Nakitsuki lift it towards his face, turning it on or off.
Bucket
(バケツ)
MugaEff01.png
Nakitsuki's head appears to be missing, the rest of his body covered with an upside-down bucket. His feet can be barely seen underneath it. Pressing Shift makes Nakitsuki cover his feet with the bucket as well, decreasing his speed.
Red and White
(こうはく)
MugaEff12.png
Nakitsuki wears a religious Japanese red and white outfit, holding an Ōnusa. Pressing Shift makes him wave it, causing rain. Pressing Shift after this modifies the amount of rain falling, the rain disappearing after unequipping the effect. This effect seems to reference Reimu Hakurei's outfit from Touhou Project
Rocket
(ロケット)
MugaEff04.png
Nakitsuki rides a rocket, increasing his speed. When moving, the speed of the rocket messes up his hair and changes his facial expression.
Scrunchie
(シュシュ)
MugaEff06.png
Nakitsuki wears his hair in a long side ponytail tied with a pink scrunchie.
Bandages
(ほうたい)
MugaEff05.png
Nakitsuki's face is covered with bandages. Pressing Shift makes him open the bandages, revealing a large red eye on his face and returning him to the Nexus.
Beaver
(ビーバー)
MugaEff09.png
Nakitsuki's hair and shirt become orange, and he gains brown beaver ears, a tail and paws. Pressing Shift causes him to "swim" in the air like a beaver, decreasing his speed but allowing him to enter certain locations.
Snowsuit
(ぼうかんぐ)
MugaEff07.png
Nakitsuki wears earmuffs and a winter coat, putting his hands in his pockets for warmth. This effect causes snow to fall.
Prince
(おうじ)
MugaEff10.png
Nakitsuki wears a Victorian-era prince costume. Pressing Shift causes him to unsheathe a dagger, swing it and point it towards the sky.
Viola
(ヴィオラ)
MugaEff14.png
Nakitsuki carries a viola.

Niyatsuki

Name Image Description
Metal Bat
(きんぞくバット)
Niya-2.png
Niyatsuki wields a metal bat as a weapon, allowing him to kill NPCs (who avoid him while the effect is equipped.)
Flying Squirrel
(モモンガ)
Niya-3.png
Niyatsuki wears a blue flying squirrel costume, increasing his speed.

Characters

Name Image Description
Nakitsuki
(なきつき)
NakitsukiSprite.png
The first playable protagonist, and the main character of the game.
Niyatsuki
(にやつき)
Niya-1.png
The second playable character, an unlockable protagonist.
Kie
(鬼絵)
Kie1.png
Also known as Laughing Demon (鬼笑, Oniwarai), Kie is a grey-haired demon with heterochromia dressed in traditional Japanese clothes. It appears at several places in your dream, triggering certain events. They react to no effects and cannot be killed. After Nakitsuki has been caught by them in the dream at least once, Kie can appear in Nakitsuki's dream room at random.
Mad Kie
ChaserKie.png
Mad "chaser" versions of Kie that send the protagonist to a sectioned-off area.
Itsumi
(逸見)
Itsumi.png
A Miko (Shrine Maiden) with red eyes and long dark hair. She is found at the shrine, sometimes sweeping the floor.
Boukangu
(防寒着)
Boukanngu.png
The character who gives Nakitsuki the Snowsuit effect. They wear the same green coat, but they are taller than Nakitsuki, have brown hair and purple eyes. Like Itsumi's event, Boukangu can be occasionally found sleeping.
Uminoko
(海の子)
Uminoko.png
A mermaid with long blue hair found in Underwater World.
Mochizuki
MugamuchuuMochizuki1.png
A boy Nakitsuki encounters on a rooftop in the dream world.
Half-fish Doctor
(魚影医師)
DoctorFish.png
A doctor (presumably a marine biologist) who crossed himself with a fish, located in a submarine resembling Seccom Masada's spaceship.
Taigun
Taigun.png
A red-haired character dressed in green, found sitting on a bench in Pink Trees World.
Shinkan
Shinkan.png
Four priests based upon the suits of a deck of cards (red being hearts, blue being spades, green being clubs and yellow being diamonds), each giving a different menu skin. The four are involved in the collection of an effect.
Amagaza
Amagaza.png
A person of uncertain gender with short violet hair and a transparent umbrella, seemingly in love with the protagonist.
Natsuki
(夏樹)
MugamuchuuNatsuki.png
A boy with pitch black hair, a deep blue hoodie and black pants. His in-game status calls him "Fully Recovered", hinting towards a previous illness. He and Yatsuki are said to be brothers.

This character is not involved in the dream sequences. Presumably he is a part of a hidden event/ending.

Yatsuki
(八樹)
MugamuchuuYatsuki.png
A boy with dark green hair, a black vest, a shirt and bluish, almost aqua pants. He and Natsuki are said to be brothers.

This character is not involved in the dream sequences. Presumably he is a part of a hidden event/ending.

Gameplay Images (Version 0.007)

Downloads

Original

Version Date Announcement Download
Ver.0.007+

October 1, 2021

Twitter getuploader
Ver.0.007

May 13, 2021

Pixiv getuploader
Ver.0.006+

May 6, 2017

Pixiv getuploader
Ver.0.006

May 31, 2014

Pixiv Deleted

Translations

Version Languages Translators Announcements Downloads
Ver.0.006
  • English
  • //
Ver.0.005
  • Chinese
  • Feiyang Hanxing

External Links

Known Issues/Bugs

  • Certain spots in either protagonists' dream worlds can cause the game to simply freeze, with no means to exit the game outside of closing the program or pressing F12 to return to the title screen. These locations include Nakitsuki's Pink Trees World when sitting on the bench with Taigun and Niyatsuki's stereo in his dream room.
  • At certain locations the empty text block in the menu can be selected to save the game while in the dream world.
  • After collecting all effects, waking up, saving, and sleeping again, Niyatsuki's effects become unusable.