Cesare The Somnambule
A downloadable game
Click on Cesare to play!
(Thanks to Jan Bobrowsk for his wonderful online emulator!)
Welcome to our tribute to the expressionistic master piece from Robert Wiene: "Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari".
A fair comes to town: You are 'Cesare The Somnambule', who is the big attraction of the show. The illustrious Dr. Caligari is the one who controls your life (awake and asleep). You want to escape from this constant nightmare and break the hypnotic influence of the evil doctor.
You will start in a room within the Asylum. Try to stay awake and find a way to escape. Next find the newspaper to get updated and follow your plan to expose Dr. Caligari to the authorities. Don't fall asleep or you will be lost forever!
Keep the day/night rhythm in mind. Things may be different in sun- or moonlight ... Guardians may come and go, furniture can move.
Navigate through the woods! This is not that easy as the mysterious forest pathways change between day and night.
Can you escape the evil?
Follow the voice in Cesare's head, his thoughts are displayed and will guide you through the game (Press 'L' to display Cesare's latest thought!).
The are two ways to solve the game, means there are two different endings! Which one will you choose?
| Game Design & Concept | Sebastian Braunert aka MORITZ |
| Game Design & Coding | Jorge Gonzalez aka ZXjogv |
| Games Design & Art work | Lobo |
| In-game graphics | Lobo and PiiiXL |
| Intro graphics | ZXjogv |
| Intro music | Rich Hollins |
| In-game music | Pedro Pimenta |
| Game fonts | Damien Guard |
| Testing | Sebastian Braunert Rich Hollins ZXjogv Fraespre Antarias Uwe Geiken John Davies |
Featuring ...
- Fantastic and powerful RAGE1 Engine (created by ZXjogv)
- Epic Intro by ZXjogv
- Clever popup text system integrated
- Gigantic maze (all memory banks used - exclusive 128k game!)
- Dark game atmosphere
- Awesome music (Beeper and AY)
- Tribute to classic goth rock: The Cure, Bauhaus, The Passions
- Digitised speech sample
- Beautiful artwork from Lobo
- Joystick or Key Control
Have fun !!!
Greetings from ...
Don't forget to preorder ;-)
https://www.polyplay.xyz/Cesare-The-Somnambule-Collectors-Edition-Cassette
https://www.polyplay.xyz/Cesare-The-Somnambule-Collectors-Edition-3-Diskette_1
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Utterly awesome piece of work! Well done to all involved :) I absolutely love the 'kooky' style of this game, its the perfect match for humble Spectrum and its eccentricities perhaps! A big thank you :)
Thanks a lot for your kind words. The team is so happy that it all worked out :-)
Thanks for share this amazing game with us!
We are amazed about he resonance. I think Cesare and the speccy are a perfect match, two classics :-)
Amazing game! Thanks for this!
Many thanks for playing our game. You were so close. Just needed to take the last item in Caligari's home so you could use the beans after that. And you missed the head of the puppet in the circus tent. But i have to say, well played! Great video!
I will try again for sure. Even better I did not finish because viewers will be curious how it's end and check this game personally :)
BTW - I am bif fan of this movie. When all was explained I was really shocked.
Well done, you are motivating other players :-) I can only agree the film is a masterpiece, was very innovative and is still influential.
Congratulations on the game.
I loved the atmosphere you have achieved between the graphics and sound sections.
I had a great time replaying the game until I finished it.
Very very funny.
Many thanks for playing our game and having fun on the way :-)
Incredible game. The graphics blew up my mind, it reminds me "Don't Starve Together", a game that I hate but that aesthetically seems amazing. In addition, the game provides something different from the usual ones, and that is what spectrum needs, congratulations.
Many thanks, that means a lot. You have a history to give what the speccy needs. :-) I love your games, so it is an honor that you like ours. Jorge's Rage1 and his amazing coding skills made the difference.
Good game and fun to play, thank you. I also added it to my "New Spectrum ZX Games from March 2024" -video too.
Thanks for playing and adding our game to your video. Great video! Good choice of games :-)
Congratulations Seb, very good game, one of the best you've ever made, good atmosphere, music and story. I was able to finish it with the (I think) good ending.
Hi Ariel, thanks a lot. Jorge did an awesome job with his Rage1 engine. He is such a brilliant coder. I am glad that he joined Team Moritz. Don't miss the sad ending ;-)
Great game!
Thanks a lot! Have fun and do not forget that there are two endings. Which one you will choose? I think you should complete it two times ;-)
Oh, really? Two endings? Haven't discovered it, just now will start the game. Thank you!
Cool! So don't miss one of the ends! I hope you like The Cure :-)
Returned to the Asylum and so it is - the second ending 🙂
Congrats. Which one do you like better? :-)
I prefer the ending in Asylum 😂
Ha Ha, nice. Good choice. I think we need a poll, now i am really curious what the players are thinking ;-)
Awesome game !!!
Good video, mate. Thank you for being a Team Moritz supporter :-)
Always my pleasure. BTW, if you want more support just write me to zxspectrumstar@gmail.com. Cheers !
How to use coffee beans? I took the mortar and the pestle and nothing happened.
When you got his far, you only have to leave the shop and Cesare will stay awake. The Coffe beans are not really needed ;-) But it could help you to get orientation. Wow, just go "home" and chose how to end the game ;-) Many thanks for playing our game!
Thanks. I got it. I took the jug instead of the mortar. ;-) BTW, Is the jug in the shop useful for something? ;-)
Someone told me the game has two endings. Is that true?
Take whatever you can get ;-) And you are right, there are two endings. Maybe you will visit the Asylum again, when you got all items. And maybe you will find an open door, which were closed before. Could be that you will meet someone there. Just saying ;-)
Oh, perfect! Really nice game!
Have fun!
Here is the full length Intro Beeper tune:
Awesome game!
I am glad you like it. Was a long way! Great video :-)
I can't say I got too far, but it's fun :)
Cool video, many thanks. I saw you are pacifist, not using the knife Cesare collected ;-) Hardest part is not to get lost in the forest and to use some strategy, so you will not fall asleep too soon. Sometimes it is better to wait to get the pill!
Ah, thanks very much for the tips :)
Excellent little game with great atmosphere, a maze that is actually fun to travel, spooky music and graphics. Well done!
Thanks a lot! The team is so glad that we finally did it.
Great game!!
Thanks my friend :-)
Here's a link to view the classic film:
https://youtu.be/Fa55IhbMUq4?si=qajmh6-u4nZZFx4N