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[RagnarokX]

One for PS1

The second to last level is a dream where the main character remembers how he escaped from a laboratory and fought a giant spider. It is without a doubt the most insanely hard level in the game. The lab is made up of floating cubes that fall into the abyss as you navigate them.

 

[Broken Arrow]

SMB 2

 

[dmg04]

Gears of war 3 intro

 

[Natetan]

Dream rod in Soul Blazer was such a cool idea

 

[The Technomancer]

Shit...there's a game I'm thinking of that I can't even say because doing so would spoil the game.

 

[LuFel]

I remember that dream stage in the arcade of The Simpsons...

 

[Macho Madness]

A Nightmare on Elm Street on NES had dream sequences that pretty much just made things much harder and annoying. Sort of like Simon's Quest's day to night sequences.

 

[DimmuBurgerKing]

Ctrl + F Alundra

Page 1. Good show, GAF.

 

[STG!]

Simpson's could be one of my faves:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNSm0-avuNY

 

[ZealousD]

Second Sight

Spoiler

The game originally makes you think that your character is having chronic flashbacks. You play both in what seems to be the present and in the flashbacks in what seems to be the past. In reality, the parts of the game where you think you're flashing back is actually the present and the part you think is real is actually a precognitive vision of the future.

 

[Ultratech]

Sands of Destruction - Depths of Memory (Not sure how it qualifies exactly, since it's kind of a retread of everything you've done up to that point.)

Tales of Destiny: Remake has a little scenario sorta like what the OP is mentioning where they go into the Swordians themselves in order to power up. You get to play out the Stahn vs. Dymlos fight in the game, which is pretty neat.

Oh yeah, and who could forget The Simpsons: Bart's Nightmare.

 

[kvn]

Max Payne

Worst (dream) stage ever.

 

[Durante]

The fact that Yume Nikki has already been mentioned twice is why I love GAF.

 

[Triple Da G.O.D!]

Subconscious Domain from Xenosaga 2

Spoiler

Final Fantasy X and X-2

Metal Gear Solid 3! -- Not really but it is a dream scenario

Still have my game save for that part of the game. It was one hell of a fun bonus.

Symphony of the Night when

Spoiler

]Alucard fights the Succubus.

 

[Diablohead]

Earth Worm Jim 3D, lol