Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shonen Pino
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
-exclusive video game published by Enix
for the Super Famicom
in 1994
. The game was developed by Almanic, who also developed the Enix-published E.V.O.: Search for Eden
.
The game is a raising simulation
in which the player raises a Pinocchio
-esque boy, whose default name is "Pino", to succeed in various challenges and confrontations to activate virtue circuits, with his final task to foster relations between humans and the robot-like Gijin. Its sequel, Wonder Project J2: Koruro no Mori no Josette
, was released on the Nintendo 64
two years later.
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...
-exclusive video game published by 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...
for the Super Famicom
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
in 1994
1994 in video gaming
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. The game was developed by Almanic, who also developed the Enix-published E.V.O.: Search for Eden
E.V.O.: Search for Eden
E.V.O.: Search for Eden, originally released in Japan as , is a side-scrolling action role-playing video game developed by Almanic Corporation and published by Enix for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1992 for Japanese audiences, the game was later translated and released in...
.
The game is a raising simulation
Life simulation game
Life simulation games is a sub-genre of simulation video games in which the player lives or controls one or more virtual lifeforms...
in which the player raises a Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
-esque boy, whose default name is "Pino", to succeed in various challenges and confrontations to activate virtue circuits, with his final task to foster relations between humans and the robot-like Gijin. Its sequel, Wonder Project J2: Koruro no Mori no Josette
Wonder Project J2: Koruro no Mori no Josette
is a Japan-exclusive Bishōjo and raising simulation game developed by Enix for the Nintendo 64 in 1996. It is the sequel to Wonder Project J: Kikai no Shōnen Pīno...
, was released on the Nintendo 64
Nintendo 64
The , often referred to as N64, was Nintendo′s third home video game console for the international market. Named for its 64-bit CPU, it was released in June 1996 in Japan, September 1996 in North America, March 1997 in Europe and Australia, September 1997 in France and December 1997 in Brazil...
two years later.