Klonoa: Door to Phantomile: Difference between revisions
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== History == | == History == | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile concept art of Klonoa.jpg | |||
|title=Concept art | |||
|date=1997 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Focusing on Klonoa's design | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile mention in Namco E3 1997 press kit.jpg | |file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile mention in Namco E3 1997 press kit.jpg | ||
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|date=August 1997 | |date=August 1997 | ||
|country=JP | |country=JP | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in CVG issue 190.jpg | |||
|title=Computer & Video Games | |||
|date=September 1997 | |||
|country=UK | |||
|description=Part of the magazine's E3 coverage | |||
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|date=January 1998 | |date=January 1998 | ||
|country=US | |country=US | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in CVG issue 195.pdf | |||
|title=Computer & Video Games | |||
|date=February 1998 | |||
|country=UK | |||
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== Features == | == Features == | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese endgame guide in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg | |||
|title=Dengeki PlayStation | |||
|date=January 30, 1998 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Guide to the endgame | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese boss guide in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg | |||
|title=Dengeki PlayStation | |||
|date=January 30, 1998 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Guide to every boss fight | |||
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== Interviews == | == Interviews == | ||
* [https://shmuplations.com/klonoa Interview with several developers (originally printed in ''The PlayStation'' magazine in 1997; translated into English and posted online by shmuplations)] | * [https://shmuplations.com/klonoa Interview with several developers (originally printed in ''The PlayStation'' magazine in 1997; translated into English and posted online by shmuplations)] | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue_243_July_2009/page/n77/mode/2up ''Nintendo Power'' interview with | * [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/the-concept-of-the-original.177814782/#post-177814782 "The Concept of the Original" (partial interview with director Hideo Yoshizawa about both the original game's development and its Wii remake; posted on IGN's forums on March 5, 2009)] | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue_243_July_2009/page/n77/mode/2up ''Nintendo Power'' interview with Hideo Yoshizawa about many games he worked on, including ''Door to Phantomile''] (July 2009) | |||
* [https://www.famitsu.com/news/202206/23265727.html ''Famitsu'' interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi (a designer) and Yoshihiko Arai (who worked on the plot & graphics) about ''Door to Phantomile'' and its sequel] (June 23, 2022) | * [https://www.famitsu.com/news/202206/23265727.html ''Famitsu'' interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi (a designer) and Yoshihiko Arai (who worked on the plot & graphics) about ''Door to Phantomile'' and its sequel] (June 23, 2022) | ||
** Unofficial English translations (partially done via DeepL): [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829497350881280/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-1 Part 1] & [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829492002127872/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-3 part 3] (part 2 is focused on ''Klonoa 2'') | ** Unofficial English translations (partially done via DeepL): [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829497350881280/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-1 Part 1] & [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829492002127872/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-3 part 3] (part 2 is focused on ''Klonoa 2'') | ||
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== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
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|date=1997 | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 2.jpg | |||
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|date=1997 | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese panel review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet.jpg | |||
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|date=1997 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Panel review | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 8.jpg | |||
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|date=~1997 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Newspaper excerpt, possibly from ''Asahi Shimbun'' | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French import review in Consoles Plus issue 73.pdf | |file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French import review in Consoles Plus issue 73.pdf | ||
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|date=March 1998 | |date=March 1998 | ||
|country=BR | |country=BR | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in CVG issue 198.jpg | |||
|title=Computer & Video Games | |||
|date=May 1998 | |||
|country=UK | |||
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== Sales charts == | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile sales ranking in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg | |||
|title=Dengeki PlayStation | |||
|date=January 30, 1998 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=The game ranks eighth in the issue's "Top 20" | |||
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== Miscellaneous == | == Miscellaneous == | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile blurb in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg | |||
|title=Dengeki PlayStation | |||
|date=January 30, 1998 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Blurb highlighting the game out of the issue's "Top 20" | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese time attack challenge in Dengeki PlayStation issue 71.jpg | |file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese time attack challenge in Dengeki PlayStation issue 71.jpg | ||
Revision as of 06:56, 11 August 2022
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a 2.5D platform game released for the PlayStation in 1997 (in Japan) and 1998 (the rest of the world).
History[edit]
- Several pages of concept art from Famitsu's official guidebook (Japanese; February 21, 1998)
Previews[edit]
Magazine covers[edit]
Features[edit]
- Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Official Guide Book (Japanese publication by Shogakukan; February 10, 1998)
- Official Famitsu guidebook (Japanese; February 21, 1998)
Reader submissions[edit]
Advertising[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- Interview with several developers (originally printed in The PlayStation magazine in 1997; translated into English and posted online by shmuplations)
- "The Concept of the Original" (partial interview with director Hideo Yoshizawa about both the original game's development and its Wii remake; posted on IGN's forums on March 5, 2009)
- Nintendo Power interview with Hideo Yoshizawa about many games he worked on, including Door to Phantomile (July 2009)
- Famitsu interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi (a designer) and Yoshihiko Arai (who worked on the plot & graphics) about Door to Phantomile and its sequel (June 23, 2022)
