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|publisher = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''Namco''' | |publisher = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''Namco''' | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">Namco<br>{{Flag-EU}} Sony Computer Entertainment Europe</div></div> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content">Namco<br>{{Flag-EU}} Sony Computer Entertainment Europe</div></div> | ||
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|date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''December 11, 1997 (original)''' | |date = <div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">'''December 11, 1997 (original)''' | ||
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{Flag-JP}} December 11, 1997<ref>[[:File:Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese print ad.jpg|Japanese print ad]]</ref><ref>[https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/kloweb/index.html The official website "Klonoa @ home" lists this release date for ''Door to Phantomile''.]</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} March 11, 1998<ref>[[:File:Klonoa Door to Phantomile on PSM Top 25 Games in issue 13.jpg|''PSM'' issue 13 (dated September 1998)]]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} June 5, 1998</div></div> | <div class="mw-collapsible-content">{{Flag-JP}} December 11, 1997<ref>[[:File:Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese print ad.jpg|Japanese print ad]]</ref><ref>[https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/kloweb/index.html The official website "Klonoa @ home" lists this release date for ''Door to Phantomile''.]</ref><br>{{Flag-US}} March 11, 1998<ref>[[:File:Klonoa Door to Phantomile on PSM Top 25 Games in issue 13.jpg|''PSM'' issue 13 (dated September 1998)]]</ref><br>{{Flag-EU}} June 5, 1998</div></div> | ||
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* [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 Hideo Yoshizawa about many games he worked on, including ''Door to Phantomile''] (July 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) | ||
* [http://gaming.moe/?p=2894 Heidi Kemps and | * [http://gaming.moe/?p=2894 Heidi Kemps and Claire "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]<ref group="note">Part 2 is focused on ''[[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]''.</ref> | ** 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> | ||
* [https://www.timeextension.com/features/it-sounds-like-some-kind-of-std-the-birth-of-sonic-xbox-in-japan-and-why-namcos-advertising-hated-the-name-klonoa ''Time Extension'' interview with Mike Fischer briefly touching on his opposition to the name "Klonoa"] (December 16, 2025) | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 18 December 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
- 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:
- "The Concept of the Original" (part 2, wherein Hideo Yoshizawa explains the inception, setting, and story of the game; March 5, 2009)
- "Character Design" (part 4, wherein character designer Yoshihiko Arai touches on Klonoa's design; April 7, 2009)
- "The Sounds of Phantomile" (part 5, wherein sound designer Kanako Kakino mentions the experience of composing the game's songs; May 7, 2009)
- "Level Design" (part 6, wherein Yoshizawa discusses just that; May 18, 2009)
Previews
Kuchikomi PlayStation Guide
🇯🇵 Summer 1997
🇯🇵 Summer 1997
Also includes previews of Resident Evil 2, Moonlight Syndrome, Maria: Kuntachi ga Umareta Riyū, Final Doom, and Metal Gear Solid
Computer & Video Games
🇬🇧 April 1998
🇬🇧 April 1998
Also includes a very short aside comparing the game to Yoshi's Story
Magazine covers
Features
Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine
🇺🇸 June 2001
🇺🇸 June 2001
Description of the demo included with the issue's cover disc (also including a screenshot from the sequel)
- Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Official Guide Book (Japanese publication by Shogakukan; February 10, 1998)
- Official Famitsu guidebook (Japanese; February 21, 1998)
Reader submissions
Advertising
Interviews
- Interview with several developers (originally printed in The PlayStation magazine in 1997; translated into English and posted online by shmuplations)
- Nintendo Power interview with Hideo Yoshizawa about many games he worked on, including Door to Phantomile (July 2009)
- Heidi Kemps and Claire "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)
- 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)
- Time Extension interview with Mike Fischer briefly touching on his opposition to the name "Klonoa" (December 16, 2025)
Reviews
Sales
Japan
| 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 |
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 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
| Date | Total sold |
|---|---|
| 2000?[13] | 1,794 |
Websites
Forum posts
- "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
Notes
- ↑ Part 2 is focused on Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil.
References
- ↑ Japanese print ad
- ↑ The official website "Klonoa @ home" lists this release date for Door to Phantomile.
- ↑ PSM issue 13 (dated September 1998)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Niche Barrier's record of Weekly Famitsu's sales charts
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 August 2001 TRSTS video games report (archived on the Video Game History Foundation Library)
- ↑ June 2000 TRSTS video games report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
- ↑ LTD sales report up through the end of January 2001 (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
- ↑ March 2001 sales report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
- ↑ June 2001 sales report (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
- ↑ Archived copy of a TRST spreadsheet reporting on December 2002 game sales
- ↑ Archived copy of a TRST spreadsheet reporting on January 2003 game sales
- ↑ Post by Steven Hurdle in the alt.games.video.sony-playstation2 thread "Has the videogame market finally stopped growing?" (September 17, 2003)
- ↑ "2000-STD-ANNUAL-SW-UK" (archived by the Video Game History Foundation Library)
