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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). | ||
== History == | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile staff photo.jpg | |||
|title=Staff photo | |||
|date=1998 | |||
|country=JP | |||
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* [https://archive.org/details/klonoadoortophantomileguidebook/page/n87/mode/2up Several pages of concept art from Famitsu's official guidebook] (Japanese; February 21, 1998) | |||
== Previews == | == Previews == | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic July 1997.jpg | |||
|title=CoroCoro Comic | |||
|date=July 1997 | |||
|country=JP | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic August 1997.jpg | |||
|title=CoroCoro Comic | |||
|date=August 1997 | |||
|country=JP | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic September 1997.jpg | |||
|title=CoroCoro Comic | |||
|date=September 1997 | |||
|country=JP | |||
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|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 | |||
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|title=CoroCoro Comic | |||
|date=October 1997 | |||
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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 CoroCoro Comic December 1997.jpg | |||
|title=CoroCoro Comic | |||
|date=December 1997 | |||
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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 | ||
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|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 | |||
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* [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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|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) | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Greek print ad.jpg | |||
|title=Print ad | |||
|date=~1998 | |||
|country=GR | |||
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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=~ | |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 | ||
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== Interviews == | == Interviews == | ||
* [https://archive.org/details/Nintendo_Power_Issue_243_July_2009/page/n77/mode/2up ''Nintendo Power'' interview with director Hideo Yoshizawa about many games he worked on, including ''Door to Phantomile''] (July 2009) | |||
* [https://www.famitsu.com/news/202206/23265727.html ''Famitsu'' interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi (a designer) and Yoshihiko Arai (who worked on the plot & graphics) about ''Door to Phantomile'' and its sequel] (June 23, 2022) | * [https://www.famitsu.com/news/202206/23265727.html ''Famitsu'' interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi (a designer) and Yoshihiko Arai (who worked on the plot & graphics) about ''Door to Phantomile'' and its sequel] (June 23, 2022) | ||
** Unofficial English translations (partially done via DeepL): [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829497350881280/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-1 Part 1] & [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829492002127872/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-3 part 3] (part 2 is focused on ''Klonoa 2'') | ** Unofficial English translations (partially done via DeepL): [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829497350881280/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-1 Part 1] & [https://klonoa-at-blog.tumblr.com/post/687829492002127872/famitsu-kprs-interview-part-3 part 3] (part 2 is focused on ''Klonoa 2'') | ||
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== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French import review in Consoles Plus issue 73.pdf | |||
|title=Consoles + | |||
|date=February 1998 | |||
|country=FR | |||
|description=Import review | |||
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|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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|country=IT | |country=IT | ||
|description=Italian translation of the English ''PSM'' review | |description=Italian translation of the English ''PSM'' review | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Slovak review in Riki issue 32.jpg | |||
|title=Riki | |||
|date=May/June 1998 | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Consoles Plus issue 77.pdf | |||
|title=Consoles + | |||
|date=June 1998 | |||
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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 | ||
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|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 | |||
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Revision as of 02:43, 15 July 2022
Klonoa: Door to Phantomile is a 2.5D platform game released for the PlayStation in 1997 (in Japan) and 1998 (the rest of the world).
History[edit]
- Several pages of concept art from Famitsu's official guidebook (Japanese; February 21, 1998)
Previews[edit]
Magazine covers[edit]
Features[edit]
- Klonoa: Door to Phantomile Official Guide Book (Japanese publication by Shogakukan; February 10, 1998)
- Official Famitsu guidebook (Japanese; February 21, 1998)
Reader submissions[edit]
Advertising[edit]
Interviews[edit]
- Nintendo Power interview with director Hideo Yoshizawa about many games he worked on, including Door to Phantomile (July 2009)
- Famitsu interview with Tsuyoshi Kobayashi (a designer) and Yoshihiko Arai (who worked on the plot & graphics) about Door to Phantomile and its sequel (June 23, 2022)
