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|image = Klonoa Door to Phantomile American cover.png | |image = Klonoa Door to Phantomile American cover.png | ||
|developer = Namco | |developer = Namco | ||
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|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]] | |related = [[Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil]]<br>[[Klonoa: Empire of Dreams]]<br>[[Klonoa Beach Volleyball]]<br>[[Klonoa 2: Dream Champ Tournament]]}} | ||
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'''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). | ||
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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 Edge issue 48.jpg | |||
|title=Edge | |||
|date=August 1997 | |||
|country=UK | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|date=October 1997 | |date=October 1997 | ||
|country=US | |country=US | ||
}} | |||
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|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 | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|country=JP | |country=JP | ||
|description=Guide to various secrets | |description=Guide to various secrets | ||
}} | |||
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|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 | |||
}} | |||
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|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]]) | |||
}} | }} | ||
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== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review in PlayStation Magazine December 18 1997.jpg | |||
|title=PlayStation Magazine | |||
|date=December 18, 1997 | |||
|country=JP | |||
}} | |||
{{GalleryCard | {{GalleryCard | ||
|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 1.jpg | |file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese review from Hideo Yoshizawa tweet 1.jpg | ||
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|country=JP | |country=JP | ||
|description=Panel review | |description=Panel review | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|date=~1997/1998 | |date=~1997/1998 | ||
|country=SA | |country=SA | ||
|description=Printed right to left | |description=Printed right to left & watermarked | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|date=March 1998 | |date=March 1998 | ||
|country=US | |country=US | ||
}} | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Russian review in Strana Igr issue 22.jpg | |||
|title=Strana Igr (Gameland) | |||
|date=March 1998 | |||
|country=RU | |||
}} | }} | ||
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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 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 | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Consoles Plus issue 77.pdf | |file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Consoles Plus issue 77.pdf | ||
|title=Consoles + | |title=Consoles + | ||
|date=June 1998 | |||
|country=FR | |||
}} | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Next Games issue 2.png | |||
|title=Next Games | |||
|date=June 1998 | |date=June 1998 | ||
|country=FR | |country=FR | ||
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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 | |||
}} | }} | ||
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{{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxgmWw6wqs|description=''Flights of Fantasy'' review|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}} | {{#evu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxgmWw6wqs|description=''Flights of Fantasy'' review|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}} | ||
== Sales charts == | == 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;" | | |||
|} | |||
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=== 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 == | == Websites == | ||
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]
- 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[edit]
Computer & Video Games
🇬🇧 April 1998
🇬🇧 April 1998
Also includes a very short aside comparing the game to Yoshi's Story
Magazine covers[edit]
Features[edit]
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[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)
- Nintendo Power interview with Hideo Yoshizawa about many games he worked on, including Door to Phantomile (July 2009)
- 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)
- 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)
Reviews[edit]
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 |
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]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Part 2 is focused on Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil.
References[edit]
- ↑ 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)
