Sega announced today that the Saturn cult classic NiGHTS into Dreams is being re-released in high definition on Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and Steam. Many fans of the Panzer Dragoon series immersed themselves in NiGHTS into Dreams alongside Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon Zwei, and Panzer Dragoon Saga back in the Saturn days, so this news is going to excite many independently of any direct link between the two franchises.
But there’s more to this HD re-release than the return of a classic Sega Saturn game. In the blog post, Sega themselves acknowledged the NiGHTS into Dreams online fan community who have been petitioning for years to have the game re-released with their NiD15 campaign.
Sega listened to their fans.
As TRiPPY of NiGHTS into Dreams.com writes:
Thank you so much to EVERYONE who worked so hard to make this happen. The years of campaigning and promoting, causing mischief and creating the best kinds of memories. You should all feel very proud of yourselves and thankful to everyone behind the scenes. If you believe in something enough, face your fears and never give up – it can happen.
This applies to the Panzer Dragoon franchise just as much as it does to NiGHTS into Dreams. We can make re-releases of the Panzer Dragoon games happen too. If you haven’t signed it yet, please support the Panzer Dragoon Revival petition. If you’ve already signed it, tell your friends, your family, your pet dog Lagi, or anyone who will listen that we need their support. Post a link in your forum signatures, on your Facebook or Twitter pages, or anywhere that people will pay attention. Let’s make a Panzer Dragoon revival happen.