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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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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile Japanese preview in CoroCoro Comic October 1997.jpg
|title=CoroCoro Comic
|date=October 1997
|country=JP
|country=JP
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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
|country=JP
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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
|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=~2000
|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
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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
|country=SK
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|file=Klonoa Door to Phantomile French review in Consoles Plus issue 77.pdf
|title=Consoles +
|date=June 1998
|country=FR
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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 03:43, 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]

Previews[edit]

Video preview taken from a CD-ROM bundled with issue 39 of Next Generation

Magazine covers[edit]

Features[edit]

Reader submissions[edit]

Advertising[edit]

Interviews[edit]

Reviews[edit]

Miscellaneous[edit]

Websites[edit]

References[edit]