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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)
* [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 ==
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|date=August 1997
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|date=February 1998
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|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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{{#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}}
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== Magazine covers ==
== Magazine covers ==
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{{#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://shmuplations.com/klonoa Interview with several developers (originally printed in ''The PlayStation'' magazine in 1997; translated into English and posted online by shmuplations)]
* [https://www.ignboards.com/threads/the-concept-of-the-original.177814782/#post-177814782 "The Concept of the Original" (partial interview with director Hideo Yoshizawa about both the original game's development and its Wii remake; posted on IGN's forums on March 5, 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)
* [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 ==
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|description=Newspaper excerpt, possibly from ''Asahi Shimbun''
|description=Newspaper excerpt, possibly from ''Asahi Shimbun''
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Arabic review in Computer Games issue 11 watermarked.pdf
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== Websites ==
== Websites ==
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/klonoa Official Japanese website]
* [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)]
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 00:19, 25 September 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

Previews

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

Features

Reader submissions

Advertising

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

Interviews

Reviews

Flights of Fantasy review

Sales charts

Miscellaneous

Websites

Notes

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

References