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  |publisher = Capcom<br>{{Flag-EU}} Virgin Interactive (console conversions)
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  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''December 3, 1998 (initial version)<br>September 13, 1999 (revision)'''
  |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''December 3, 1998 (initial version)<br>September 13, 1999 (revision)'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">'''''JoJo's Venture'' (arcade)'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} December 3, 1998<br>{{Flag-US}}  1998<br>'''''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (arcade)'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} {{Flag-EU}} September 13, 1999<br>'''PlayStation'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} October 14, 1999<ref>[[:File:JJBA_Capcom_PS1_poster_JP.jpg|Japanese promotional poster for the PlayStation conversion]]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK70H4QbUB8 Japanese television ad for the PlayStation conversion]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} April 10, 2000<br>{{Flag-US}} April 21, 2000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000408185405/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=200016 Official Capcom USA website listing]</ref><br>'''Dreamcast'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} November 25, 1999<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133619/http://sega.jp/dc/990906/ Sega of Japan website listing]</ref><br>{{Flag-UK}} April 21, 2000<ref>[[:File:Dreamcast UK release dates for April and May 2000 from Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7.png|''Official Dreamcast Magazine'' issue 7 (UK; May 2000)]]</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} April 28/29, 2000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000511173159/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=450014 The official Capcom USA listing for the Dreamcast conversion] says that it came out on April 28th, but [https://web.archive.org/web/20020620235216/http://www.sega.com:80/pc/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=178&x=13&y=21%22target=%22_blank Sega of America's listing] instead claims it released on the 29th.</ref><br>'''''for Marching Service'' (Dreamcast)'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} October 26, 2000<ref>Sega.com.hk (in both [https://web.archive.org/web/20010304010117/http://www.sega.com.hk/b5/info/octgame/jojo.htm Chinese] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20010305010238/http://www.sega.com.hk/eng/info/octgame/jojo.htm English]) listing</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133539/http://sega.jp/dc/001008/ Sega of Japan site listing]</ref><br>'''PSN (''HD ver.'')'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} {{Flag-US}} August 21, 2012<ref>[https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0102npjb00207_00jojoset000000000.html Official Japanese minisite]</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/ipc1Q American PSN listing for the game (archived via archive.today)]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} August 29, 2012<ref name="PEGI">[https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=JoJo%27s+Bizarre+Adventure+HD&op=Search&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D=&publisher=&platform%5B%5D=&release_year%5B%5D=&page=1&form_build_id=form-9dQq4z8mR7gN0I3Mrcd43MVKuVBvpqlYKYyoYI9EYIU&form_id=pegi_search_form PEGI listing for the ''HD ver.'' (on both PSN & XBLA)]</ref><br>'''XBLA (''HD ver.'')'''<br>{{Flag-US}} August 22, 2012<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120826043811/http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/JOJOS-BIZARRE-ADVENTURE-HD-Ver/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841124e/ Xbox Marketplace listing (archived via Wayback Machine)]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} August 29, 2012<ref name="PEGI" /></div></div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">'''''JoJo's Venture'' (arcade)'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} December 3, 1998<br>{{Flag-US}}  1998<br>'''''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (arcade)'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} {{Flag-EU}} September 13, 1999<br>'''PlayStation'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} October 14, 1999<ref>[[:File:JJBA_Capcom_PS1_poster_JP.jpg|Japanese promotional poster for the PlayStation conversion]]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK70H4QbUB8 Japanese television ad for the PlayStation conversion]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} April 10, 2000<br>{{Flag-US}} April 21, 2000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000408185405/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=200016 Official Capcom USA website listing]</ref><br>'''Dreamcast'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} November 25, 1999<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133619/http://sega.jp/dc/990906/ Sega of Japan website listing]</ref><br>{{Flag-UK}} April 21, 2000<ref>[[:File:Dreamcast UK release dates for April and May 2000 from Official Dreamcast Magazine issue 7.png|''Official Dreamcast Magazine'' issue 7 (UK; May 2000)]]</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} April 28/29, 2000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20000511173159/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=450014 The official Capcom USA listing for the Dreamcast conversion] says that it came out on April 28th, but [https://web.archive.org/web/20020620235216/http://www.sega.com:80/pc/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=178&x=13&y=21%22target=%22_blank Sega of America's listing] instead claims it released on the 29th.</ref><br>'''''for Marching Service'' (Dreamcast)'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} October 26, 2000<ref>Sega.com.hk (in both [https://web.archive.org/web/20010304010117/http://www.sega.com.hk/b5/info/octgame/jojo.htm Chinese] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20010305010238/http://www.sega.com.hk/eng/info/octgame/jojo.htm English]) listing</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133539/http://sega.jp/dc/001008/ Sega of Japan site listing]</ref><br>'''PSN (''HD ver.'')'''<br>{{Flag-JP}} {{Flag-US}} August 21, 2012<ref>[https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0102npjb00207_00jojoset000000000.html Official Japanese minisite]</ref><ref>[https://archive.ph/ipc1Q American PSN listing for the game (archived via archive.today)]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} August 29, 2012<ref name="PEGI">[https://pegi.info/search-pegi?q=JoJo%27s+Bizarre+Adventure+HD&op=Search&age%5B%5D=&descriptor%5B%5D=&publisher=&platform%5B%5D=&release_year%5B%5D=&page=1&form_build_id=form-9dQq4z8mR7gN0I3Mrcd43MVKuVBvpqlYKYyoYI9EYIU&form_id=pegi_search_form PEGI listing for the ''HD ver.'' (on both PSN & XBLA)]</ref><br>'''XBLA (''HD ver.'')'''<br>{{Flag-US}} August 22, 2012<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120826043811/http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/JOJOS-BIZARRE-ADVENTURE-HD-Ver/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8025841124e/ Xbox Marketplace listing (archived via Wayback Machine)]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} August 29, 2012<ref name="PEGI" /></div></div>
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  |related=[[GioGio's Bizarre Adventure]]
  |related=[[GioGio's Bizarre Adventure]]}}
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'''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''' is a 2D fighting game developed and released by Capcom, based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure the manga of the same name] (specifically its third part, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_Crusaders Stardust Crusaders]'').
'''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''' is a 2D fighting game developed and released by Capcom, based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JoJo's_Bizarre_Adventure the manga of the same name] (specifically its third part, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stardust_Crusaders Stardust Crusaders]'').
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In its original arcade format, the game was initially released as ''JoJo's Venture'' (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' in Japanese). About ten months later, a revision adding new characters and altering various game mechanics was released, titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (bearing the subtitle ''Heritage for the Future'' in Japan). The two contemporary console conversions took disparate approaches: the PlayStation port blended the aesthetics of the first version with the added features of the second and added a "Super Story Mode" that more thoroughly adapts the original manga's story through mini-games, while the Dreamcast version was a more accurate conversion that included both versions on a single disc. In Japan, the latter console would also receive a special version of the game that allowed for online multiplayer: ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future for Matching Service''.
In its original arcade format, the game was initially released as ''JoJo's Venture'' (''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' in Japanese). About ten months later, a revision adding new characters and altering various game mechanics was released, titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (bearing the subtitle ''Heritage for the Future'' in Japan). The two contemporary console conversions took disparate approaches: the PlayStation port blended the aesthetics of the first version with the added features of the second and added a "Super Story Mode" that more thoroughly adapts the original manga's story through mini-games, while the Dreamcast version was a more accurate conversion that included both versions on a single disc. In Japan, the latter console would also receive a special version of the game that allowed for online multiplayer: ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future for Matching Service''.


The game was rereleased digitally on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2012 before being delisted in 2014 (after Bandai Namco acquired the license to the manga). This version (titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD ver.'') included worldwide online play and optional graphical alterations.
The game was rereleased digitally on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2012 before being delisted in 2014 (after Bandai Namco acquired the license to make games based on the series). This version (titled ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD ver.'') included worldwide online play and optional graphical alterations.


== History ==
== History ==
Hirohiko Araki, the creator of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', provided a new design for the character Midler for the game.<ref>Roughly translated, [https://web.archive.org/web/20001012014256/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo/ the official Japanese site for ''JoJo's Venture''] states that "among [the cast], Midler is an original character designed specifically for this game by Hirohiko Araki!" (なかでも、ミドラーは荒木飛呂彦先生がこのゲームのために書き下ろしたオリジナルキャラクター!).</ref> (While she technically appeared in the original manga, she is only seen briefly; among other features, her face is entirely hidden from view.)
Hirohiko Araki, the creator of ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', provided a new design for the character Midler for the game.<ref>Roughly translated, [https://web.archive.org/web/20001012014256/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo/ the official Japanese site for ''JoJo's Venture''] states that "among [the cast], Midler is an original character designed specifically for this game by Hirohiko Araki!" (なかでも、ミドラーは荒木飛呂彦先生がこのゲームのために書き下ろしたオリジナルキャラクター!).</ref> (While she technically appeared in the original manga, she is only seen briefly; among other features, her face is entirely hidden from view.)
Shinichiro Ogata, who joined the development team late, mentioned after the fact that the staff was deeply committed to including as many details from the source material as possible. He also noted that the character Pet Shop was originally intended to be exclusive to the PlayStation conversion of the game. This caused problems when the staff subsequently added him to the arcade revision ''Heritage for the Future'' - Pet Shop was far weaker than the rest of the cast, leading Ogata to rebalance him. (By most accounts, this worked ''too'' well: Pet Shop became infamous for being excessively overpowered.)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_GHwKGCTGU This YouTube video from professional fighting game player Ryo “Dogura” Nozaki interviewing Ogata], posted on May 18, 2022, was subsequently [https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Inside_138413 summarized in this article on excite.co.jp] and [https://jojo-news.com/2022/09/19/capcom-staff-reveal-truth-behind-their-most-controversial-fighter/ translated into English by the Japanese fan site ''JoJo News''].</ref>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010112155100/http://www.gameinformer.com/news/news_story.cfm?NEWS_ID=394 Game Informer covers a "name change" from ''JoJo's Venture'' to ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (December 8, 1999)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010112155100/http://www.gameinformer.com/news/news_story.cfm?NEWS_ID=394 Game Informer covers a "name change" from ''JoJo's Venture'' to ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (December 8, 1999)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000415191558/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000302/ca_tommo_i_1.html "Tommo Inks Deal With Capcom to Exclusively Distribute Japanese Hit Game 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'" (press release about North American release; March 2, 2000)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000415191558/http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000302/ca_tommo_i_1.html "Tommo Inks Deal With Capcom to Exclusively Distribute Japanese Hit Game 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'" (press release about North American release; March 2, 2000)]


== Previews ==
== Arcade ==
=== Arcade ===
=== ''JoJo's Venture'' (initial version) ===
==== ''JoJo's Venture'' (initial version) ====
==== Previews ====
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=== Console conversions ===
==== Advertising ====
==== PlayStation ====
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|file=JJBA Capcom arcade JP flyer.pdf
|title=Arcade flyer
|date=1998/1999
|country=JP
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|file=JJBA Capcom arcade JP poster.jpg
|title=Promotional poster
|date=1998
|country=JP
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{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA arcade Capcom Secret File 23 in Japanese.pdf
|title=Capcom Secret File #23
|date=1998
|country=JP
|description=Includes concept art and other details
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{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom arcade EU flyer.pdf
|title=Arcade flyer
|date=1999
|country=EU
}}
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==== Reviews ====
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|file=JJBA Capcom arcade review in GamePro issue 128.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=May 1999
|country=US
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==== Sales charts ====
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|file=Japanese arcade charts for 1999 from Game Machine issue 603.png
|title=Game Machine
|date=February 2000
|country=JP
|description=Article showing that ''JoJo's Venture'' was Japan's third best-selling arcade software in 1999
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
==== Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine) ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001012014256/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo/ Official Capcom Japan site (captured October 12, 2000)]
 
=== ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (revision) ===
==== Previews ====
{{GalleryStart}}
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|file=JJBA HFTF Japanese preview in Gamest issue 272.pdf
|title=Gamest
|date=August 30, 1999
|country=JP
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==== Advertising ====
{{GalleryStart}}
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|file=JJBA HFTF Japanese arcade flyer.pdf
|title=Arcade flyer
|date=1999
|country=JP
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|file=JJBA HFTF Japanese arcade poster.jpg
|title=Promotional poster
|date=1999
|country=JP
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{{GalleryEnd}}
 
==== Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine) ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124042900/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo-m/ Official Capcom Japan site (captured January 24, 2001)]
 
== Console conversions ==
=== Advertising ===
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|file=JJBA Capcom console NA print ad from Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 30.jpg
|title=Print ad
|date=2000
|country=US
|description=Taken from the March 2000 issue of ''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine''
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
=== Reviews ===
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|file=JJBA Capcom console German review in MAN!AC August 2000.png
|title=MAN!AC
|date=August 2000
|country=DE
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=== PlayStation ===
==== Previews ====
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000303125701/https://psx.ign.com/previews/13745.html IGN preview]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000303125701/https://psx.ign.com/previews/13745.html IGN preview]


==== Dreamcast ====
==== Features ====
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|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 unlockable content in Italian PSone Magazine Ufficiale December 2002.jpg
|title=PSone Magazine Ufficiale
|date=December 2002
|country=IT
|description=Explanation of unlockable content
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==== Advertising ====
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|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 poster JP.jpg
|title=Promotional poster
|date=1999
|country=JP
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB90GJc8o6o|description=30 second-long television ad (Japanese with English subtitles by Chris Aaron)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9bAbpEV54E|description=15 second-long television ad (Japanese)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
 
==== Interviews ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991128171446/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psjojo/naisyo.html Japanese developer interview from the conversion's official website (archived via Wayback Machine on November 28, 1999)]
 
==== Reviews ====
{{GalleryStart}}
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|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in GameFan January 2000.pdf
|title=GameFan
|date=January 2000
|country=US
|description=Import review
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{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in GamePro issue 138.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=March 2000
|country=US
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{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in NextGen issue 63.jpg
|title=NextGen
|date=March 2000
|country=US
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{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in PSM issue 31.jpg
|title=PSM
|date=March 2000
|country=US
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|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 German review in Video Games June 2000.png
|title=Video Games
|date=June 2000
|country=DE
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{{GalleryEnd}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040605063501/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/jojosbizarreadventure/review.html GameSpot review (December 10, 1999; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/12/jojos-bizarre-adventure-2 IGN review (April 12, 2000)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001205213700/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4499 Game Informer review under the title ''JoJo's Venture'' (last updated on May 1, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141116063413/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22378&tab=review Allgame review (archived via Wayback Machine)]
 
==== Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine) ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991128154737/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psjojo/index.html Official Capcom Japan site (captured November 28, 1999)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000408185405/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=200016 Capcom USA site listing (captured April 8, 2000)]
 
=== Dreamcast ===
==== Previews ====
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== Features ==
==== Features ====
=== Console conversions ===
==== Dreamcast ====
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== Interviews ==
==== Advertising ====
=== Console conversions ===
==== PlayStation ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991128171446/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psjojo/naisyo.html Japanese developer interview from the conversion's official website (archived via Wayback Machine on November 28, 1999)]
 
== Advertising ==
=== Arcade ===
==== ''JoJo's Venture'' (initial version) ====
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom arcade JP flyer.pdf
|title=Arcade flyer
|date=1998/1999
|country=JP
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{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom arcade JP poster.jpg
|title=Promotional poster
|date=1998
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA arcade Capcom Secret File 23 in Japanese.pdf
|title=Capcom Secret File #23
|date=1998
|country=JP
|description=Includes concept art and other details
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom arcade EU flyer.pdf
|title=Arcade flyer
|date=1999
|country=EU
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
==== ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (revision) ====
{{GalleryStart}}
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|file=JJBA HFTF Japanese arcade flyer.pdf
|title=Arcade flyer
|date=1999
|country=JP
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{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA HFTF Japanese arcade poster.jpg
|title=Promotional poster
|date=1999
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
 
=== Console conversions ===
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom console NA print ad from Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 30.jpg
|title=Print ad
|date=2000
|country=US
|description=Taken from the March 2000 issue of ''Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine''
}}
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==== PlayStation ====
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 poster JP.jpg
|title=Promotional poster
|date=1999
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK70H4QbUB8|description=30 second-long television ad (Japanese)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB90GJc8o6o|description=30 second-long television ad (Japanese with English subtitles by Chris Aaron)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9bAbpEV54E|description=15 second-long television ad (Japanese)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
 
==== Dreamcast ====
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== Reviews ==
==== Reviews ====
=== Arcade ===
==== ''JoJo's Venture'' (initial version) ====
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|file=JJBA Capcom arcade review in GamePro issue 128.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=May 1999
|country=US
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=== Console conversions ===
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|file=JJBA Capcom console German review in MAN!AC August 2000.png
|title=MAN!AC
|date=August 2000
|country=DE
}}
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==== PlayStation ====
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in GameFan January 2000.pdf
|title=GameFan
|date=January 2000
|country=US
|description=Import review
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|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in GamePro issue 138.jpg
|title=GamePro
|date=March 2000
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in NextGen issue 63.jpg
|title=NextGen
|date=March 2000
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 review in PSM issue 31.jpg
|title=PSM
|date=March 2000
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=JJBA Capcom PS1 German review in Video Games June 2000.png
|title=Video Games
|date=June 2000
|country=DE
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040605063501/http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/jojosbizarreadventure/review.html GameSpot review (December 10, 1999; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/04/12/jojos-bizarre-adventure-2 IGN review (April 12, 2000)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001205213700/http://www.gameinformer.com/reviews/review_detail.cfm?ITEM_ID=4499 Game Informer review under the title ''JoJo's Venture'' (last updated on May 1, 2000; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141116063413/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=22378&tab=review Allgame review (archived via Wayback Machine)]
 
==== Dreamcast ====
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=== ''HD ver.'' (digital rerelease) ===
==== Sales charts ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120827173020/http://www.gamezone.com/products/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver/reviews/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review GameZone review (August 23, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review/1900-6393769 GameSpot review (August 29, 2012)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/03/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-review IGN review (September 3, 2012)]
 
==== PlayStation Network ====
* [https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/57001-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review GameRevolution review (September 5, 2012)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120906080605/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-03-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver Eurogamer review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150620224854/https://www.destructoid.com/review-jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-version-234446.phtml Destructoid review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022090616/http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/1236/jojo%92s-bizarre-adventure-hd.html The Digital Fix review (September 28, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
 
==== Xbox Live Arcade ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120824014154/http://www.oxmonline.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review Official Xbox Magazine review (August 22, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
 
== Sales charts ==
=== Arcade ===
==== ''JoJo's Venture'' (initial version) ====
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==== Dreamcast ====
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== Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine) ==
==== Official websites (archived via Wayback Machine) ====
=== Arcade ===
==== ''JoJo's Venture'' (initial version) ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20001012014256/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo/ Official Capcom Japan site (captured October 12, 2000)]
 
==== ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (revision) ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010124042900/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/arcade/jojo-m/ Official Capcom Japan site (captured January 24, 2001)]
 
=== Console conversions ===
==== PlayStation ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19991128154737/http://www.capcom.co.jp/newproducts/consumer/psjojo/index.html Official Capcom Japan site (captured November 28, 1999)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000408185405/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=200016 Capcom USA site listing (captured April 8, 2000)]
 
==== Dreamcast ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000511173159/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=450014 Capcom USA site listing (captured May 11, 2000)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000511173159/http://www.capcom.com/xpml/game.xpml?gameid=450014 Capcom USA site listing (captured May 11, 2000)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020620235216/http://www.sega.com:80/pc/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=178&x=13&y=21%22target=%22_blank Sega of America site listing (captured June 20, 2002)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020620235216/http://www.sega.com:80/pc/catalog/SegaProduct.jhtml?PRODID=178&x=13&y=21%22target=%22_blank Sega of America site listing (captured June 20, 2002)]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133539/http://sega.jp/dc/001008/ Sega of Japan website listing (captured January 30, 2008)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080130133539/http://sega.jp/dc/001008/ Sega of Japan website listing (captured January 30, 2008)]


=== ''HD ver.'' (digital rerelease) ===
==== Forum posts ====
==== PlayStation Network ====
* [https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0102npjb00207_00jojoset000000000.html Japanese mini-site]
 
== Forum posts ==
=== Console conversions ===
* Capcom BBS topics (archived via Wayback Machine):
* Capcom BBS topics (archived via Wayback Machine):
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20010422112449/http://bbs.capcom.com/messages/1630/6372.html?SaturdayApril2220000917pm "Release Dates" (April 22, 2000; a question about when the Dreamcast conversion would release in America)]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20010422112449/http://bbs.capcom.com/messages/1630/6372.html?SaturdayApril2220000917pm "Release Dates" (April 22, 2000; a question about when the Dreamcast conversion would release in America)]
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* [https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/9oGzuU3YxS4/m/W22Zx66fnU4J Brief conversation on uk.games.video.dreamcast concerning the Dreamcast conversion's UK release date]
* [https://groups.google.com/g/uk.games.video.dreamcast/c/9oGzuU3YxS4/m/W22Zx66fnU4J Brief conversation on uk.games.video.dreamcast concerning the Dreamcast conversion's UK release date]


== Miscellaneous ==
==== Miscellaneous ====
=== Console conversions ===
==== Dreamcast ====
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== ''HD ver.'' (digital rerelease) ==
=== Reviews ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120827173020/http://www.gamezone.com/products/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver/reviews/jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review GameZone review (August 23, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review/1900-6393769 GameSpot review (August 29, 2012)]
* [https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/03/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-review IGN review (September 3, 2012)]
=== PlayStation Network ===
==== Reviews ====
* [https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/57001-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review GameRevolution review (September 5, 2012)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120906080605/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-09-03-jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver Eurogamer review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150620224854/https://www.destructoid.com/review-jojo-s-bizarre-adventure-hd-version-234446.phtml Destructoid review (September 6, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121022090616/http://gaming.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/1236/jojo%92s-bizarre-adventure-hd.html The Digital Fix review (September 28, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]
==== Official websites ====
* [https://archive.ph/5AxPa Japanese mini-site (archived via archive.ph)]
=== Xbox Live Arcade ===
==== Reviews ====
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120824014154/http://www.oxmonline.com/jojos-bizarre-adventure-hd-ver-review Official Xbox Magazine review (August 22, 2012; archived via Wayback Machine)]


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 01:02, 8 September 2024

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a 2D fighting game developed and released by Capcom, based on the manga of the same name (specifically its third part, Stardust Crusaders).

In its original arcade format, the game was initially released as JoJo's Venture (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in Japanese). About ten months later, a revision adding new characters and altering various game mechanics was released, titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (bearing the subtitle Heritage for the Future in Japan). The two contemporary console conversions took disparate approaches: the PlayStation port blended the aesthetics of the first version with the added features of the second and added a "Super Story Mode" that more thoroughly adapts the original manga's story through mini-games, while the Dreamcast version was a more accurate conversion that included both versions on a single disc. In Japan, the latter console would also receive a special version of the game that allowed for online multiplayer: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future for Matching Service.

The game was rereleased digitally on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network in 2012 before being delisted in 2014 (after Bandai Namco acquired the license to make games based on the series). This version (titled JoJo's Bizarre Adventure HD ver.) included worldwide online play and optional graphical alterations.

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Hirohiko Araki, the creator of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, provided a new design for the character Midler for the game.[13] (While she technically appeared in the original manga, she is only seen briefly; among other features, her face is entirely hidden from view.)

Shinichiro Ogata, who joined the development team late, mentioned after the fact that the staff was deeply committed to including as many details from the source material as possible. He also noted that the character Pet Shop was originally intended to be exclusive to the PlayStation conversion of the game. This caused problems when the staff subsequently added him to the arcade revision Heritage for the Future - Pet Shop was far weaker than the rest of the cast, leading Ogata to rebalance him. (By most accounts, this worked too well: Pet Shop became infamous for being excessively overpowered.)[14]

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