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{{Infobox
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  |image = Klonoa Door to Phantomile American cover.png
  |image = Klonoa Door to Phantomile American cover.png
  |developer = Namco
  |developer = Namco
  |publisher = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''Namco'''
  |publisher = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''Namco'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Namco<br>Sony Computer Entertainment Europe {{Flag-EU}}</div></div>
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Namco<br>{{Flag-EU}} Sony Computer Entertainment Europe</div></div>
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  |platforms = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''PlayStation (original)'''
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">PlayStation • i-mode (mobile phone service)</div></div>
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  |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/klonoa-door-to-phantomile
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Klonoa:_Door_to_Phantomile_(PlayStation)
  |tcrf = https://tcrf.net/Klonoa:_Door_to_Phantomile_(PlayStation)
}}
|related = [[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]<br>[[Klonoa: Empire of Dreams]]<br>[[Klonoa Beach Volleyball]]<br>[[Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament]]}}


'''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).
'''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 ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile concept art of Klonoa.jpg
|title=Concept art
|date=1997
|country=JP
|description=Focusing on Klonoa's design
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile mention in Namco E3 1997 press kit.jpg
|title=Press kit
|date=1997
|country=US
|description=Excerpt from Namco's E3 1997 press material (featuring an early English logo)
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile E3 1998 press release.pdf
|title=Press release
|date=May 1998
|country=EU
|description=From SCEE, released for E3 1998
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile staff photo.jpg
|title=Staff photo
|date=1998
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
* [https://archive.org/details/klonoadoortophantomileguidebook/page/n87/mode/2up Several pages of concept art from Famitsu's official guidebook] (Japanese; February 21, 1998)
* IGN published a multi-part history of the game's development (among other topics) in 2009 to promote the Wii remake:
** [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/the-concept-of-the-original.177814782/#post-177814782 "The Concept of the Original"] (part 2, wherein Hideo Yoshizawa explains the inception, setting, and story of the game; March 5, 2009)
** [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/character-design.178979586/#post-178979586 "Character Design"] (part 4, wherein character designer Yoshihiko Arai touches on Klonoa's design; April 7, 2009)
** [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/the-sounds-of-phantomile.179994149/#post-179994149 "The Sounds of Phantomile"] (part 5, wherein sound designer Kanako Kakino mentions the experience of composing the game's songs; May 7, 2009)
** [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/level-design.180345693/#post-180345693 "Level Design"] (part 6, wherein Yoshizawa discusses just that; May 18, 2009)


== Previews ==
== Previews ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic July 1997.jpg
|title=CoroCoro Comic
|date=July 1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic August 1997.jpg
|title=CoroCoro Comic
|date=August 1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in Edge issue 48.jpg
|title=Edge
|date=August 1997
|country=UK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Namco PlayStation games at E3 1997 in GameFan volume 5 issue 8.jpg
|title=GameFan
|date=August 1997
|country=US
|description=Short preview of various PlayStation games previewed by Namco at E3 1997, ''Door to Phantomile'' included
}}
{{GalleryCard
|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
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic September 1997.jpg
|title=CoroCoro Comic
|date=September 1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in EGM issue 98.jpg
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in EGM issue 98.jpg
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|title=Famitsu
|title=Famitsu
|date=September 1997
|date=September 1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic October 1997.jpg
|title=CoroCoro Comic
|date=October 1997
|country=JP
|country=JP
}}
}}
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|date=October 1997
|date=October 1997
|country=US
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in NOURS issue 18.png
|title=NOURS
|date=Winter 1997
|country=JP
|description=From Namco's official magazine
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic December 1997.jpg
|title=CoroCoro Comic
|date=December 1997
|country=JP
}}
}}
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|date=January 1998
|date=January 1998
|country=US
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in CVG issue 195.pdf
|title=Computer & Video Games
|date=February 1998
|country=UK
}}
}}
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|date=February 1998
|date=February 1998
|country=ES
|country=ES
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in CVG issue 197.pdf
|title=Computer & Video Games
|date=April 1998
|country=UK
|description=Also includes a very short aside comparing the game to ''[[Yoshi's Story]]''
}}
}}
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}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbEDW9KibYU|description=Video preview taken from a CD-ROM bundled with issue 39 of ''Next Generation''|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAE1hoiIFLY|description=Gameplay footage from E3 1997|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDmwBbOLoAo|description=Short preview from ''Game Catalog II'' (a Japanese TV show run by Famitsu; December 4, 1997)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbEDW9KibYU|description=Video preview taken from a CD-ROM bundled with issue 39 of ''Next Generation'' (dated March 1998)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}


== Magazine covers ==
== Magazine covers ==
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== Features ==
== Features ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|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
}}
{{GalleryCard
|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
}}
{{GalleryCard
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese guide to endgame in Dengeki PlayStation issue 66.jpg
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese guide to endgame in Dengeki PlayStation issue 66.jpg
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|country=BR
|country=BR
|description=Short guide to unlockable content
|description=Short guide to unlockable content
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile guide in Tips & Tricks issue 38.pdf
|title=Tips & Tricks
|date=April 1998
|country=US
|description=Guide to the game
}}
}}
{{GalleryCard
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|country=US
|country=US
|description=Explanation of how to unlock the sound test
|description=Explanation of how to unlock the sound test
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese guide to secrets in Dengeki Urawazaō 2000-2001 Kanzenhan.jpg
|title=Dengeki Urawazaō 2000-2001 Kanzenhan
|date=~1999
|country=JP
|description=Guide to various secrets
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile demo disc blurb from Official US PlayStation magazine issue 45.jpg
|title=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
|date=June 2001
|country=US
|description=Blurb about the demo included with the issue's cover disc
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile demo disc column in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 45.jpg
|title=Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
|date=June 2001
|country=US
|description=Description of the demo included with the issue's cover disc (also including a screenshot from [[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil|the sequel]])
}}
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
* [https://archive.org/details/kdtpsho ''Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Official Guide Book''] (Japanese publication by Shogakukan; February 10, 1998)
* [https://archive.org/details/klonoadoortophantomileguidebook Official Famitsu guidebook] (Japanese; February 21, 1998)


== Reader submissions ==
== Reader submissions ==
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== Advertising ==
== Advertising ==
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{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile mention in Namco 1997 release schedule booklet.jpeg
|title=Booklet
|date=1997
|country=US
|description=Excerpt from a booklet outlining then-upcoming Namco games
}}
{{GalleryCard
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese print ad.jpg
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese print ad.jpg
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|country=ES
|country=ES
|description=Taken from the eighteenth issue of ''PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española'' (dated June 1998)
|description=Taken from the eighteenth issue of ''PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española'' (dated June 1998)
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Greek print ad.jpg
|title=Print ad
|date=~1998
|country=GR
}}
}}
{{GalleryCard
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile budget rerelease ad blurb in Namco Soft Lineup 2000 through 2001.png
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile budget rerelease ad blurb in Namco Soft Lineup 2000 through 2001.png
|title=Namco Soft Line-up! 2000-2001
|title=Namco Soft Line-up! 2000-2001
|date=~2000
|date=~1999
|country=JP
|country=JP
|description=Blurb from a promotional booklet advertising a budget rerelease  
|description=Blurb from a promotional booklet advertising a budget rerelease  
}}
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=154flz0ad8U|description=Japanese TV ad (with English subtitles by the uploader, Chris Aaron)|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a45bz9abYLY|description=Japanese store promo video|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}


== 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://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)
* [http://gaming.moe/?p=2894 Heidi Kemps and Johnathan "ProtonJon" Wheeler interview Hideo Yoshizawa and Keiji Yamagishi for gaming.moe, including some questions about ''Klonoa: Door to Phantomile'' and its Wii remake] (March 27, 2018)
* [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]<ref group="note">Part 2 is focused on ''[[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]''.</ref>


== Reviews ==
== Reviews ==
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review in PlayStation Magazine December 18 1997.jpg
|title=PlayStation Magazine
|date=December 18, 1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 1.jpg
|title=
|date=1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 2.jpg
|title=
|date=1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 3.jpg
|title=
|date=1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 4.jpg
|title=
|date=1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 5.jpg
|title=
|date=1997
|country=JP
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese panel review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet.jpg
|title=
|date=1997
|country=JP
|description=Panel review
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 8.jpg
|title=
|date=~1997
|country=JP
|description=Newspaper excerpt, possibly from ''Asahi Shimbun''
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Arabic review in Computer Games issue 11 watermarked.pdf
|title=Computer Games
|date=~1997/1998
|country=SA
|description=Printed right to left & watermarked
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French import review in Consoles Plus issue 73.pdf
|title=Consoles +
|date=February 1998
|country=FR
|description=Import review
}}
{{GalleryCard
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile panel review in GameFan volume 6 issue 2.png
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile panel review in GameFan volume 6 issue 2.png
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|date=March 1998
|date=March 1998
|country=US
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Russian review in Strana Igr issue 22.jpg
|title=Strana Igr (Gameland)
|date=March 1998
|country=RU
}}
}}
{{GalleryCard
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|date=March 1998
|date=March 1998
|country=BR
|country=BR
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in Game Informer issue 60.jpg
|title=Game Informer
|date=April 1998
|country=US
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Polish review in PSX Extreme issue 8.pdf
|title=PSX Extreme
|date=April 1998
|country=PL
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in CVG issue 198.jpg
|title=Computer & Video Games
|date=May 1998
|country=UK
}}
}}
{{GalleryCard
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|country=IT
|country=IT
|description=Italian translation of the English ''PSM'' review
|description=Italian translation of the English ''PSM'' review
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Slovak review in Riki issue 32.jpg
|title=Riki
|date=May/June 1998
|country=SK
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Consoles Plus issue 77.pdf
|title=Consoles +
|date=June 1998
|country=FR
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Next Games issue 2.png
|title=Next Games
|date=June 1998
|country=FR
}}
}}
{{GalleryCard
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|date=June 1998
|date=June 1998
|country=ES
|country=ES
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Polish review in Neo Plus issue 1.pdf
|title=Neo Plus
|date=July 1998
|country=PL
}}
}}
{{GalleryCard
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|date=1998
|date=1998
|country=BR
|country=BR
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 7.jpg
|title=
|date=1998
|country=JP
}}
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{{GalleryEnd}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxgmWw6wqs|description=''Flights of Fantasy'' review|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}}
== Sales ==
=== Japan ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Copies sold that week !! Total sold !! Chart position
|-
| 1997-12-14<ref name="niche">[https://nichebarrier.com/game/33972-klonoa-door-to-phantomile Niche Barrier's record of ''Weekly Famitsu'''s sales charts]</ref> ||colspan="2;" style="text-align: center;" | 48,950 || 3
|-
| 1997-12-21<ref name="niche" /> || 24,309 || 73,259 || 20
|-
| 1998-01-04<ref name="niche" /> ||style="background-color: gray;" | || 112,575 ||style="background-color: gray;" |
|}
{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|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"
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
=== North America ===
Note that the below data was largely taken from the NPD Group's TRST system, which only accounted for a portion of approximately 81% of American game retailers (as officially stated in 2000). In addition, Walmart pulled out between [https://kidscreen.com/2003/10/01/npd-20031001 July 2001] and [https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/walmart-lifts-restrictions-on-u-s-game-sales-data July 2011], dropping the officially estimated coverage to 60%.<ref name="aug2001">[https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/38b67b08-a3c7-4233-8e66-b2084b77c1aa August 2001 TRSTS video games report (archived on the Video Game History Foundation Library)]</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Copies sold that period !! Total sold
|-
| 2000-07-01<ref>[https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/bd896d2e-2e0a-4404-90e4-88ef46eef949 June 2000 TRSTS video games report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)]</ref> || 325 (thus far that year)<br>86 (May 28 - July 1) ||style="background-color: gray;" |
|-
| 2001-01-31<ref>[https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/7d0f8897-34f1-4253-939f-849a94a61f76 LTD sales report up through the end of January 2001 (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)]</ref> ||style="background-color: gray;" | || 25,830
|-
| 2001-03<ref>[https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/3f281fff-9f88-4174-9ba3-f4496cbf673d March 2001 sales report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)]</ref> ||style="background-color: gray;" | || 25,834
|-
| 2001-06<ref>[https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/6c32790c-a3b1-45a0-b389-c618e33e37c1 June 2001 sales report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)]</ref> ||style="background-color: gray;" | || 25,842
|-
| 2001-09-01<ref name="aug2001" /> || 62 (thus far that year)<br>5 (August 5 - September 1) ||style="background-color: gray;" |
|-
| 2001-09-30<ref name="aug2001" /> ||style="background-color: gray;" | ||rowspan="3" | 25,851
|-
| 2002-12<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030213103356/www.theonionring.com/Dec_TRSTS.html Archived copy of a TRST spreadsheet reporting on December 2002 game sales]</ref> ||style="background-color: gray;" |
|-
| 2003<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030418152635/http://www.theonionring.com/01-2003-TRSTS.html Archived copy of a TRST spreadsheet reporting on January 2003 game sales]</ref><ref>[https://groups.google.com/g/alt.games.video.sony-playstation2/c/EITNdEOBAfU/m/9r2L6ZD0F44J Post by Steven Hurdle in the alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 thread "Has the videogame market finally stopped growing?" (September 17, 2003)]</ref> ||style="background-color: gray;" |
|}
=== United Kingdom ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date !! Total sold
|-
| 2000?<ref>[https://archive.gamehistory.org/item/86726cb4-f512-4f32-9638-a9ab063af948 "2000-STD-ANNUAL-SW-UK" (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)]</ref> || 1,794
|}
== Websites ==
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/klonoa Official Japanese website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19980709085115fw_/http://namco.com/athome/titles/klonoa/index.html Official American website (archived via Wayback Machine)]
== Forum posts ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050222103915/http://boards.ign.com:80/Klonoa/b5920/69453641/?2 "Length"] (a brief conversation about how long it takes to beat the game on IGN's ''Klonoa'' board; began October 10, 2004, archived via Wayback Machine on February 22, 2005)


== Miscellaneous ==
== Miscellaneous ==
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{{GalleryStart}}
{{GalleryCard
|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"
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese time attack challenge in Dengeki PlayStation issue 71.jpg
|title=Dengeki PlayStation
|date=April 10, 1998
|country=JP
|description=Time attack challenge for a bonus level
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese contest for pencil board in Dengeki PlayStation issue 71.jpg
|title=Dengeki PlayStation
|date=April 10, 1998
|country=JP
|description=Contest to win a ''Klonoa''-branded pencil board
}}
{{GalleryCard
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile price report in EGM issue 147.jpg
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|country=US
|country=US
|description=Short description of rising secondhand prices after the sequel's release
|description=Short description of rising secondhand prices after the sequel's release
}}
{{GalleryCard
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile snippet about secondhand prices in Tips & Tricks issue 81.png
|title=Tips & Tricks
|date=November 2001
|country=US
|description=Short description of the game's secondhand value at the time of publication
}}
}}
{{GalleryEnd}}
{{GalleryEnd}}


== Websites ==
== Notes ==
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/klonoa Official Japanese website]
<references group="note" />


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 11:51, 23 July 2025

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]

Klonoa Door to Phantomile concept art of Klonoa.jpg
Concept art
🇯🇵 1997

Focusing on Klonoa's design

  Download File
Klonoa Door to Phantomile mention in Namco E3 1997 press kit.jpg
Press kit
🇺🇸 1997

Excerpt from Namco's E3 1997 press material (featuring an early English logo)

  Download File
Klonoa Door to Phantomile E3 1998 press release.pdf
Press release
🇪🇺 May 1998

From SCEE, released for E3 1998

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile staff photo.jpg
Staff photo
🇯🇵 1998
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Previews[edit]

Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic July 1997.jpg
CoroCoro Comic
🇯🇵 July 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic August 1997.jpg
CoroCoro Comic
🇯🇵 August 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in Edge issue 48.jpg
Edge
🇬🇧 August 1997
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Namco PlayStation games at E3 1997 in GameFan volume 5 issue 8.jpg
GameFan
🇺🇸 August 1997

Short preview of various PlayStation games previewed by Namco at E3 1997, Door to Phantomile included

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in CVG issue 190.jpg
Computer & Video Games
🇬🇧 September 1997

Part of the magazine's E3 coverage

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic September 1997.jpg
CoroCoro Comic
🇯🇵 September 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in EGM issue 98.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 September 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in Famitsu September 1997.pdf
Famitsu
🇯🇵 September 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic October 1997.jpg
CoroCoro Comic
🇯🇵 October 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in GameFan volume 5 issue 10.pdf
GameFan
🇺🇸 October 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in NOURS issue 18.png
NOURS
🇯🇵 Winter 1997

From Namco's official magazine

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic December 1997.jpg
CoroCoro Comic
🇯🇵 December 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in Ultra Game Players issue 104.png
Ultra Game Players
🇺🇸 December 1997

Erroneously calls the game Kinoa

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in EGM issue 102.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 January 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 4.jpg
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 January 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in PSExtreme issue 26.jpg
PSExtreme
🇺🇸 January 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in PSM issue 5.jpg
PSM
🇺🇸 January 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in Ultra Game Players issue 106.jpg
Ultra Game Players
🇺🇸 January 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in CVG issue 195.pdf
Computer & Video Games
🇬🇧 February 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish preview in Super Juegos issue 70.pdf
Super Juegos
🇪🇸 February 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in CVG issue 197.pdf
Computer & Video Games
🇬🇧 April 1998

Also includes a very short aside comparing the game to Yoshi's Story

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile preview in Official Australian PlayStation Magazine issue 9 Next Gaming.jpg
Official Australian PlayStation Magazine (Next Gaming)
🇦🇺 April 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish preview in PlayStation Magazine Spain issue 17.pdf
PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española
🇪🇸 May 1998
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Gameplay footage from E3 1997
Short preview from Game Catalog II (a Japanese TV show run by Famitsu; December 4, 1997)
Video preview taken from a CD-ROM bundled with issue 39 of Next Generation (dated March 1998)

Magazine covers[edit]

Game-X issue 22 cover.jpg
Game-X
🇧🇷 1998
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Features[edit]

Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese endgame guide in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 January 30, 1998

Guide to the endgame

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese boss guide in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 January 30, 1998

Guide to every boss fight

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese guide to endgame in Dengeki PlayStation issue 66.jpg
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 February 13, 1998

Guide to beating the final boss

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile guide in EGM2 issue 46.pdf
EGM2
🇺🇸 April 1998

Guide to the game

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese guide to unlockable content in SGP issue 49.png
Super Game Power
🇧🇷 April 1998

Short guide to unlockable content

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile guide in Tips & Tricks issue 38.pdf
Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 April 1998

Guide to the game

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese guide in SGP issue 50.pdf
Super Game Power
🇧🇷 May 1998

Guide to the game

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile music test in PSM issue 10.jpg
PSM
🇺🇸 June 1998

Explanation of how to unlock the sound test

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese guide to secrets in Dengeki Urawazaō 2000-2001 Kanzenhan.jpg
Dengeki Urawazaō 2000-2001 Kanzenhan
🇯🇵 ~1999

Guide to various secrets

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile demo disc blurb from Official US PlayStation magazine issue 45.jpg
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 June 2001

Blurb about the demo included with the issue's cover disc

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile demo disc column in Official US PlayStation Magazine issue 45.jpg
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 June 2001

Description of the demo included with the issue's cover disc (also including a screenshot from the sequel)

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Reader submissions[edit]

Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese reader impressions in Nice Games volume 6.pdf
Nice Games
🇯🇵 Spring 2001

A reader shares their impressions of the game at length

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Advertising[edit]

Klonoa Door to Phantomile mention in Namco 1997 release schedule booklet.jpeg
Booklet
🇺🇸 1997

Excerpt from a booklet outlining then-upcoming Namco games

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese print ad.jpg
Print ad
🇯🇵 ~1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile print ad from Nickelodeon Magazine.jpg
Print ad
🇺🇸 1998

Taken from the thirty-ninth issue of Nickelodeon Magazine (dated March 1998)

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile advertising directory listing in Nickelodeon Magazine issue 39.jpg
Nickelodeon Magazine
🇺🇸 March 1998

Blurb from the issue's "advertising directory"

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile print ad from EGM issue 104.pdf
Print ad
🇺🇸 1998

The infamous STD ad, taken from EGM's 104th issue (dated March 1998)

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish print ad from PlayStation Magazine Spain issue 18.jpg
Print ad
🇪🇸 1998

Taken from the eighteenth issue of PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española (dated June 1998)

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Greek print ad.jpg
Print ad
🇬🇷 ~1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile American store display 1.jpg
Store display
🇺🇸 ~1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile American store display 2.jpg
Store display
🇺🇸 ~1998

Closeup picture

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile budget rerelease ad blurb in Namco Soft Lineup 2000 through 2001.png
Namco Soft Line-up! 2000-2001
🇯🇵 ~1999

Blurb from a promotional booklet advertising a budget rerelease

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Japanese TV ad (with English subtitles by the uploader, Chris Aaron)
Japanese store promo video

Interviews[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review in PlayStation Magazine December 18 1997.jpg
PlayStation Magazine
🇯🇵 December 18, 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 1.jpg
🇯🇵 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 2.jpg
🇯🇵 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 3.jpg
🇯🇵 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 4.jpg
🇯🇵 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 5.jpg
🇯🇵 1997
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese panel review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet.jpg
🇯🇵 1997

Panel review

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 8.jpg
🇯🇵 ~1997

Newspaper excerpt, possibly from Asahi Shimbun

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Arabic review in Computer Games issue 11 watermarked.pdf
Computer Games
🇸🇦 ~1997/1998

Printed right to left & watermarked

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile French import review in Consoles Plus issue 73.pdf
Consoles +
🇫🇷 February 1998

Import review

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile panel review in GameFan volume 6 issue 2.png
GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1998

Panel review

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in GameFan volume 6 issue 2.pdf
GameFan
🇺🇸 February 1998

Full review

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in Ultra Game Players issue 108.jpg
Ultra Game Players
🇺🇸 March 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in GamePro issue 114.png
GamePro
🇺🇸 March 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in PSExtreme issue 28.pdf
PSExtreme
🇺🇸 March 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in PSM issue 7.png
PSM
🇺🇸 March 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Russian review in Strana Igr issue 22.jpg
Strana Igr (Gameland)
🇷🇺 March 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese review in SGP issue 48.jpg
Super Game Power
🇧🇷 March 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in Game Informer issue 60.jpg
Game Informer
🇺🇸 April 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Polish review in PSX Extreme issue 8.pdf
PSX Extreme
🇵🇱 April 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in CVG issue 198.jpg
Computer & Video Games
🇬🇧 May 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in PSM Italy issue 2.png
PSM (Italy)
🇮🇹 May 1998

Italian translation of the English PSM review

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Slovak review in Riki issue 32.jpg
Riki
🇸🇰 May/June 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Consoles Plus issue 77.pdf
Consoles +
🇫🇷 June 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Next Games issue 2.png
Next Games
🇫🇷 June 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish review in PlayStation Magazine Spain issue 18.jpg
PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española
🇪🇸 June 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Polish review in Neo Plus issue 1.pdf
Neo Plus
🇵🇱 July 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile on PSM Top 25 Games in issue 13.jpg
PSM
🇺🇸 September 1998

The game makes #19 on the magazine's revised top 25 list

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile on PSM Italy Top 25 games in issue 8.jpg
PSM (Italy)
🇮🇹 November 1998

The game makes #19 on the magazine's revised top 25 list (translated from the American magazine's equivalent feature)

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese review in Game-X issue 22.pdf
Game-X
🇧🇷 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 7.jpg
🇯🇵 1998
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Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in Hardcore Gamer volume 2 issue 7.pdf
Hardcore Gamer
🇺🇸 January 2007

Retro review

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Flights of Fantasy review

Sales[edit]

Japan[edit]

Date Copies sold that week Total sold Chart position
1997-12-14[4] 48,950 3
1997-12-21[4] 24,309 73,259 20
1998-01-04[4] 112,575
Klonoa Door to Phantomile sales ranking in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 January 30, 1998

The game ranks eighth in the issue's "Top 20"

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North America[edit]

Note that the below data was largely taken from the NPD Group's TRST system, which only accounted for a portion of approximately 81% of American game retailers (as officially stated in 2000). In addition, Walmart pulled out between July 2001 and July 2011, dropping the officially estimated coverage to 60%.[5]

Date Copies sold that period Total sold
2000-07-01[6] 325 (thus far that year)
86 (May 28 - July 1)
2001-01-31[7] 25,830
2001-03[8] 25,834
2001-06[9] 25,842
2001-09-01[5] 62 (thus far that year)
5 (August 5 - September 1)
2001-09-30[5] 25,851
2002-12[10]
2003[11][12]

United Kingdom[edit]

Date Total sold
2000?[13] 1,794

Websites[edit]

Forum posts[edit]

  • "Length" (a brief conversation about how long it takes to beat the game on IGN's Klonoa board; began October 10, 2004, archived via Wayback Machine on February 22, 2005)

Miscellaneous[edit]

Klonoa Door to Phantomile blurb in Dengeki PlayStation issue 65.jpg
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 January 30, 1998

Blurb highlighting the game out of the issue's "Top 20"

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese time attack challenge in Dengeki PlayStation issue 71.jpg
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 April 10, 1998

Time attack challenge for a bonus level

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese contest for pencil board in Dengeki PlayStation issue 71.jpg
Dengeki PlayStation
🇯🇵 April 10, 1998

Contest to win a Klonoa-branded pencil board

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile price report in EGM issue 147.jpg
Electronic Gaming Monthly
🇺🇸 October 2001

Short description of rising secondhand prices after the sequel's release

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Klonoa Door to Phantomile snippet about secondhand prices in Tips & Tricks issue 81.png
Tips & Tricks
🇺🇸 November 2001

Short description of the game's secondhand value at the time of publication

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Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ Part 2 is focused on Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Japanese print ad
  2. ↑ The official website "Klonoa @ home" lists this release date for Door to Phantomile.
  3. ↑ PSM issue 13 (dated September 1998)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Niche Barrier's record of Weekly Famitsu's sales charts
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 August 2001 TRSTS video games report (archived on the Video Game History Foundation Library)
  6. ↑ June 2000 TRSTS video games report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
  7. ↑ LTD sales report up through the end of January 2001 (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
  8. ↑ March 2001 sales report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
  9. ↑ June 2001 sales report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
  10. ↑ Archived copy of a TRST spreadsheet reporting on December 2002 game sales
  11. ↑ Archived copy of a TRST spreadsheet reporting on January 2003 game sales
  12. ↑ Post by Steven Hurdle in the alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 thread "Has the videogame market finally stopped growing?" (September 17, 2003)
  13. ↑ "2000-STD-ANNUAL-SW-UK" (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
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