Klonoa: Door to Phantomile: Difference between revisions
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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>[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> | ||
|wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa:_Door_to_Phantomile | |wikipedia = https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klonoa:_Door_to_Phantomile | ||
|mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/klonoa-door-to-phantomile | |mobygames = https://www.mobygames.com/game/klonoa-door-to-phantomile | ||
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|date=September 1997 | |date=September 1997 | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in Famitsu September 1997.pdf | |||
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|date=September 1997 | |||
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|date=January 1998 | |date=January 1998 | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish preview in Super Juegos issue 70.pdf | |||
|title=Super Juegos | |||
|date=February 1998 | |||
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|date=April 1998 | |date=April 1998 | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish preview in PlayStation Magazine Spain issue 17.pdf | |||
|title=PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española | |||
|date=May 1998 | |||
|country=ES | |||
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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=NbEDW9KibYU|description=Video preview taken from a CD-ROM bundled with issue 39 of ''Next Generation''|container=frame|dimensions=360|alignment=inline|valignment=top}} | ||
== Magazine covers == | |||
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|file=Game-X issue 22 cover.jpg | |||
|title=Game-X | |||
|date=1998 | |||
|country=BR | |||
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== Features == | == Features == | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese guide to endgame in Dengeki PlayStation issue 66.jpg | |||
|title=Dengeki PlayStation | |||
|date=February 13, 1998 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Guide to beating the final boss | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile guide in EGM2 issue 46.pdf | |file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile guide in EGM2 issue 46.pdf | ||
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|date=April 1998 | |date=April 1998 | ||
|country=US | |country=US | ||
|description=Guide to the game | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese guide to unlockable content in SGP issue 49.png | |||
|title=Super Game Power | |||
|date=April 1998 | |||
|country=BR | |||
|description=Short guide to unlockable content | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese guide in SGP issue 50.pdf | |||
|title=Super Game Power | |||
|date=May 1998 | |||
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|description=Guide to the game | |description=Guide to the game | ||
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|description=Explanation of how to unlock the sound test | |description=Explanation of how to unlock the sound test | ||
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== Reader submissions == | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese reader impressions in Nice Games volume 6.pdf | |||
|title=Nice Games | |||
|date=Spring 2001 | |||
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|description=A reader shares their impressions of the game at length | |||
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|description=The infamous STD ad, taken from ''EGM'''s 104th issue (dated March 1998) | |description=The infamous STD ad, taken from ''EGM'''s 104th issue (dated March 1998) | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish print ad from PlayStation Magazine Spain issue 18.jpg | |||
|title=Print ad | |||
|date=1998 | |||
|country=ES | |||
|description=Taken from the eighteenth issue of ''PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española'' (dated June 1998) | |||
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|description=Closeup picture | |description=Closeup picture | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile budget rerelease ad blurb in Namco Soft Lineup 2000 through 2001.png | |||
|title=Namco Soft Line-up! 2000-2001 | |||
|date=~2000 | |||
|country=JP | |||
|description=Blurb from a promotional booklet advertising a budget rerelease | |||
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== Interviews == | |||
* [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] | |||
** 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'') | |||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
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|date=March 1998 | |date=March 1998 | ||
|country=US | |country=US | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese review in SGP issue 48.jpg | |||
|title=Super Game Power | |||
|date=March 1998 | |||
|country=BR | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile review in PSM Italy issue 2.png | |||
|title=PSM (Italy) | |||
|date=May 1998 | |||
|country=IT | |||
|description=Italian translation of the English ''PSM'' review | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Spanish review in PlayStation Magazine Spain issue 18.jpg | |||
|title=PlayStation Magazine Edición Oficial Española | |||
|date=June 1998 | |||
|country=ES | |||
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|description=The game makes #19 on the magazine's revised top 25 list | |description=The game makes #19 on the magazine's revised top 25 list | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile on PSM Italy Top 25 games in issue 8.jpg | |||
|title=PSM (Italy) | |||
|date=November 1998 | |||
|country=IT | |||
|description=The game makes #19 on the magazine's revised top 25 list (translated from the American magazine's equivalent feature) | |||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Portuguese review in Game-X issue 22.pdf | |||
|title=Game-X | |||
|date=1998 | |||
|country=BR | |||
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== | == Miscellaneous == | ||
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/klonoa | {{GalleryStart}} | ||
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile price report in EGM issue 147.jpg | |||
|title=Electronic Gaming Monthly | |||
|date=October 2001 | |||
|country=US | |||
|description=Short description of rising secondhand prices after the sequel's release | |||
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== Websites == | |||
* [https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/cs/list/klonoa Official Japanese website] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 11:02, 14 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).
