Chunsoft
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese video game developer
specializing in console RPGs and visual novel
s. It was founded by Koichi Nakamura
, a video game designer from Enix
. They are best known as the creators of the Mystery Dungeon series, the first five installments of the Dragon Quest
series of role-playing games
, and the Sound Novels series of graphic adventure game
s.
Its name is taken from Chun, a character that appeared in Enix's very first video game, Door Door
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese video game developer
Video game developer
A video game developer is a software developer that creates video games. A developer may specialize in a certain video game console, such as Nintendo's Wii, Microsoft's Xbox 360, Sony's PlayStation 3, or may develop for a variety of systems, including personal computers.Most developers also...
specializing in console RPGs and visual novel
Visual novel
A is an interactive fiction game featuring mostly static graphics, usually with anime-style art, or occasionally live-action stills or video footage...
s. It was founded by Koichi Nakamura
Koichi Nakamura
is a Japanese video game designer. A programming prodigy, Nakamura gained fame while still in high school; in 1982 he entered Enix's national programming contest and claimed first place with his entry, Door Door...
, a video game designer from Enix
Enix
The was a Japanese company that produced video games, anime and manga. The company was founded by Yasuhiro Fukushima on September 22, 1975 as and renamed Enix in 1982...
. They are best known as the creators of the Mystery Dungeon series, the first five installments of the Dragon Quest
Dragon Quest
, published as Dragon Warrior in North America until 2005,Due to the inconsistent usage by sources since Square Enix obtained the naming rights to Dragon Quest in North America. Dragon Quest has been used by sources to refer to games released solely under the Dragon Warrior titles...
series of role-playing games
Role-playing game (video games)
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
, and the Sound Novels series of graphic adventure game
Graphic adventure game
A graphic adventure game is a form of adventure game. They are distinct from text adventures. Whereas a player must actively observe using commands such as "look" in a text-based adventure, graphic adventures revolutionized gameplay by making use of natural human perception...
s.
Its name is taken from Chun, a character that appeared in Enix's very first video game, Door Door
Door Door
is a Japanese-developed puzzle-platformer video game designed by Koichi Nakamura and published by Enix. As Enix's debut title, Door Door first released in February 1983 for the NEC PC-8801 and was subsequently converted for other Japanese computers. The game's success prompted a Famicom port and an...
.
Game Boy Advance
- Kamaitachi no Yoru AdvanceKamaitachi no Yoruis a sound novel developed and published by Chunsoft. The game was first released on November 25, 1994 for the Super Famicom. It became available on the Virtual Console in February, 2007 for 800 Wii Points...
- Monster Battle Soccer
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue TeamPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Teamand are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, respectively. These two games were developed by Chunsoft and were published by Nintendo....
- Shiren Monsters: Netsal
- Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 2Torneko: The Last HopeTorneko: The Last Hope, known as in Japan, is a console role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation.The game was co-developed by Chunsoft and Matrix Software and published by Enix in both Japan and North America in 1999 and 2000 respectively....
- Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daibōken 3Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daiboken 3is the third game in the Torneko series. It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. It is the third Dragon Quest spin-off game in the Mystery Dungeon series...
Nintendo 64
- Mysterious Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer 2
Nintendo Entertainment System
- Portopia Renzoku Satsujin JikenPortopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken, is an adventure game designed by Yuji Horii and published by Enix . It was first released on the NEC PC-6001 in June 1983, and later ported to other personal computers...
- Dragon WarriorDragon WarriorDragon Warrior, known as in Japan, is the first role-playing video game in the Dragon Quest media franchise. It was developed by Chunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and published by Enix in Japan in 1986...
- Dragon Warrior IIDragon Warrior IIDragon Warrior II, known as in Japan, is a console role-playing game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix in 1987 for the MSX and Nintendo Entertainment System as a part of the Dragon Quest series .The game's story centers on the prince on Midenhall who is ordered to stop an evil...
- Dragon Warrior IIIDragon Warrior IIIDragon Warrior III, known in Japan as , is a console role-playing game developed by Chunsoft and published by Enix . It is the third installment in the Dragon Quest series , first released for the Famicom in Japan, and then the NES in North America...
- Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
Nintendo DS
- Fushigino Dungeon: Furai no Shiren DS 2: Sabaku no Majou
- 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doorsis an adventure game developed by Chunsoft and published in Japan by Spike on December 10, 2009, and in North America by Aksys Games on November 16, 2010. The game's design team was led by Kotaro Uchikoshi, who is also the writer of the acclaimed visual novel Ever 17: The Out of Infinity...
- Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the WandererMystery Dungeon: Shiren the WandererMystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer is a graphical roguelike by Chunsoft. It is the second videogame in the Mystery Dungeon series, and the first game in the series to feature all original characters...
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue TeamPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Teamand are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance, respectively. These two games were developed by Chunsoft and were published by Nintendo....
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of DarknessPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darknessand are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS. The two games were released in Japan on September 13, 2007, and were released in North America on April 20, 2008...
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
- Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 4 - Kami no Hitomi to Akuma no Heso
- Fushigi no Dungeon: Fuurai no Shiren 5 - Fortune Tower to Unmei no Dice
- Zombie Daisuki
Wii
- Shiren the Wanderer
- ImabikisōImabikisois a visual novel developed by Chunsoft for the PlayStation 3. It is the first visual novel to be released on a seventh generation console. The game imagery consists mostly of static or animated photographs, though live-action clips scattered throughout....
- 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad!, Let's Go! Stormy Adventure Squad!, and Go For It! Light Adventure Squad!Pokémon Mystery Dungeon- Manga :*Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team, manga adaption of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team and Red Rescue Team*Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blazing Exploration Team, manga adaption of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness, and Explorers of Sky.-...
- Wii Play: MotionWii Play: MotionWii Play: Motion, known as in Japan, is a party video game for the Wii console and the sequel to the 2006 game Wii Play. The game is the most recent entry in the Wii game series. It was released in North America on June 13, 2011 and in Europe on June 24...
PlayStation
- Sound Novel Evolution 1 - Otogirisou Sosei-Hen
- Sound Novel Evolution 2 - Kamaitachi No Yoru -- Tokubetsu-HenKamaitachi no Yoruis a sound novel developed and published by Chunsoft. The game was first released on November 25, 1994 for the Super Famicom. It became available on the Virtual Console in February, 2007 for 800 Wii Points...
- Sound Novel Evolution 3: Machi: Unmei no KousatenMachi (video game)Machi is a visual novel adventure game developed and published by Chunsoft and released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1998 and then for the Sony PlayStation in 1999...
- Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 2 - Mystery Dungeon (Torneko: The Last Hope)Torneko: The Last HopeTorneko: The Last Hope, known as in Japan, is a console role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation.The game was co-developed by Chunsoft and Matrix Software and published by Enix in both Japan and North America in 1999 and 2000 respectively....
PlayStation 2
- 3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei: Densetsu no Kyoudan ni Tate!
- 3 Nen B Gumi Kinpachi Sensei: Densetsu no Kyoudan ni Tate! Perfect Edition
- Kamaitachi no Yoru 2: Kangokushima no Warabe Uta
- Kamaitachi no Yoru×3: Mikadukijima Jiken no Shinsou
- Dragon Quest Characters: Torneko's Great Adventure 3: Mystery DungeonDragon Quest Characters: Torneko no Daiboken 3is the third game in the Torneko series. It is part of the Mystery Dungeon series and contains randomly generated dungeons and uses turn-based action combat. It is the third Dragon Quest spin-off game in the Mystery Dungeon series...
PlayStation 3
- ImabikisōImabikisois a visual novel developed by Chunsoft for the PlayStation 3. It is the first visual novel to be released on a seventh generation console. The game imagery consists mostly of static or animated photographs, though live-action clips scattered throughout....
- 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de
- Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11ninme no Suspect
PlayStation Portable
- Kamaitachi no Yoru 2: Kangokushima no Warabe Uta
- Machi: Unmei no KousatenMachi (video game)Machi is a visual novel adventure game developed and published by Chunsoft and released exclusively in Japan for the Sega Saturn in 1998 and then for the Sony PlayStation in 1999...
- 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de
- Trick X Logic
PlayStation Vita
- Gyokugen Dasshutsu ADV: Zennin Shiboudes
- Shin Kamaitachi no Yoru: 11ninme no Suspect
Super NES
- Dragon Quest I & II
- Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride
- OtogirisōOtogirisōis a sound novel developed and published by ChunSoft. The game was first released on March 7, 1992 in Japan. It became available on the Virtual Console on August 28, 2007.- Story :...
- Kamaitachi no YoruKamaitachi no Yoruis a sound novel developed and published by Chunsoft. The game was first released on November 25, 1994 for the Super Famicom. It became available on the Virtual Console in February, 2007 for 800 Wii Points...
- Mystery Dungeon: Shiren the WandererMystery Dungeon: Shiren the WandererMystery Dungeon: Shiren the Wanderer is a graphical roguelike by Chunsoft. It is the second videogame in the Mystery Dungeon series, and the first game in the series to feature all original characters...
- Torneko's Great Adventure: Mysterious DungeonTorneko no Daiboken: Fushigi no Dungeonis the first game in the Mysterious Dungeon series. This installment features Torneko , the merchant from Dragon Warrior IV...