PachiPara or Pachinko Paradise is a series of Japanese pachinko simulator video games published by Irem.[1][2][3] Currently consisting of 17 titles, the series mainly serves as a video game adaptation of the Umi Monogatari (うみものがたり; lit. Sea Story) series of pachinko machines produced by Sanyo; the same series was also adapted into a manga and anime series in 2009.[4]
Early entries in the series were released under the name Sanyo Pachinko Paradise and were simple pachinko simulators with the occasional appearance of a story mode. From the 8th entry onward, the range of content was significantly expanded through the Pachipro Chronicles (パチプロ風雲録) game mode.[5]
Several games in the series were designed by Kazuma Kujo,[6] an Irem developer known for his work on the Disaster Report series.[7]
At least one game in the series, Pachipara Portable Sakura for the PlayStation Portable, was cancelled due to a low level of quality.[8]
Releases
edit| Title | Platform | Release date | PlayStation Store release date | Chart position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise (三洋パチンコパラダイス) | PlayStation | July 29, 1999 | October 10, 2007 | |
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 2 ~Sea Story Special~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス2 〜海物語スペシャル〜) | PlayStation | November 18, 1999 | October 10, 2007 | |
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 3 ~Wanwan Parade~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス3 〜わんわん大行進〜) | PlayStation | March 9, 2000 | November 14, 2007 | |
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 4 ~Sushi Restaurant Gen-san~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス4 〜寿司屋だ源さん〜) | PlayStation | October 12, 2000 | November 14, 2007 | |
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 5 ~Ukiuki Fishing Flag~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス5 〜ウキウキ大漁旗〜) | PlayStation | May 10, 2001 | August 30, 2007 | |
| Wanwan Sea Story ~Sanyo Pachinko Paradise DX~ (新装開店!!わんわん海物語 〜三洋パチンコパラダイスDX〜) | PlayStation | October 25, 2001 | August 30, 2007 | |
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 6 ~Ginpani Great Aquarium~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス6 〜ギンパニ大水族館〜) | PlayStation 2 | June 28, 2001 | ||
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 7 ~Edo-period Gen-san~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス7 〜江戸っ子源さん〜) | PlayStation 2 | June 27, 2002 | ||
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 8 ~New Sea Story~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス8 〜新海物語〜) | PlayStation 2 | March 27, 2003 | ||
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 9 ~Shinkai Encore!~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス9 〜新海おかわりっ!〜) | PlayStation 2 | November 6, 2003 | ||
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 10 ~Gen-san Encore!~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス10 〜源さん おかえりっ!〜) | PlayStation 2 | May 27, 2004 | ||
| Sanyo Pachinko Paradise 11 ~Shinkai and the Silver Wolf~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス11 〜新海とさらば銀玉の狼〜) | PlayStation 2 | February 24, 2005 | ||
| PachiPara 12 ~Memories of Sea and Summer~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス12 〜大海と夏の思い出〜) | PlayStation 2 | December 15, 2005 | ||
| PachiPara 13 ~Super Sea and the Pachipro Chronicles~ (三洋パチンコパラダイス13 〜スーパー海とパチプロ風雲録〜) | PlayStation 2 | October 26, 2006 | ||
| PachiPara 14 ~Wind, Clouds and Super Sea in Okinawa~ (パチパラ14 〜風と雲とスーパー海 IN 沖縄〜) | PlayStation 2 | July 26, 2007 | 5[9] | |
| PachiPara DL Hyper Sea Story in the Caribbean (パチパラDL ハイパー海 IN カリブ) | PlayStation 3 | July 2, 2008 | ||
| PachiPara 15 ~Super Sea in Okinawa 2~ (パチパラ15 〜スーパー海 IN 沖縄2〜) | PlayStation 3 | March 25, 2010 | ||
| PachiPara 16 ~Gingira Paradise 2~ (パチパラ16 〜ギンギラパラダイス2〜) | PlayStation 3 | November 25, 2010 | ||
| PachiPara 17 ~CR Shinkai Story with Agnes Lum~ (パチパラ17 〜CR新海物語 With アグネス・ラム〜) | PlayStation 3 | February 24, 2011 | ||
| PachiPara SLOT ~Pachislot Super Sea Story in Okinawa~ (パチパラSLOT 〜パチスロスーパー海物語 IN 沖縄〜) | PlayStation Portable | May 26, 2011 | ||
| PachiPara SLOT+ Pachislot Carpenter Gen-san ~Let's go! Flame Gen Festival Edition~ (パチパラSLOT+ パチスロ大工の源さん〜いくぜっ!炎の源祭編〜) | PlayStation Portable | January 24, 2013 | ||
| PachiPara 3D Premium Sea Story ~Dreaming Maiden and the Pachinko King Championship~ (パチパラ3D プレミアム海物語 〜夢見る乙女とパチンコ王決定戦〜) | Nintendo 3DS | November 24, 2011[10]: 34 | N/A | |
| PachiPara 3D Great Sea Story 2 ~Pachipro Chronicles Hana Hope and Betrayal School Life~ (パチパラ3D 大海物語2 〜パチプロ風雲録・花 希望と裏切りの学園生活〜) | Nintendo 3DS | May 17, 2012[10]: 43 | N/A | |
| PachiPara 3D Great Sea Story 2 with Agnes Lum ~Pachipro Chronicles Hana Erased License~ (パチパラ3D 大海物語2 With アグネス・ラム 〜パチプロ風雲録・花 消されたライセンス〜) | Nintendo 3DS | September 6, 2012[10]: 50 | N/A | |
| Pachipara 3D Deluxe Sea Story ~Pachipro Chronicles Hana: The Conquerors of the Isolated Island~ (パチパラ3D デラックス海物語 〜パチプロ風雲録・花 孤島の勝負師たち〜) | Nintendo 3DS | February 7, 2013[10]: 58 | N/A | |
| CR Wanwan Paradise (CRわんわんパラダイス) | Windows 98, Windows 95 | October 25, 2001 | N/A | |
| CR Sushi Chef (CR寿司屋の大将) | Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95 | October 25, 2001 | N/A | |
| CR Sea Story (CR海物語) | Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95 | 2002 | N/A | |
| Wanwan Sea Story ~PachiPara PC DX~ (わんわん海物語 〜パチパラPC DX〜) | Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 98, Windows 95 | February 27, 2002 | N/A | |
References
edit- ↑ 製品情報 |アイレムソフトウェアエンジニアリング株式会社. Irem (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ ミスマリンちゃんも登場。「パチパラ15」，都内で店頭体験会開催. 4Gamer (in Japanese). 2010-03-23.
- ↑ 『パチパラ3D 大海物語2 ～パチプロ風雲録･花 希望と裏切りの学園生活～』ストーリーモード序盤を紹介. Famitsu (in Japanese). 2012-08-03.
- ↑ "SANYO : CR 大海物語スペシャル" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2015-12-04. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
- ↑ 三洋パチンコパラダイス8~新海物語~のレビュー(評価、口コミ). PS2ゲームどうなの？. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ↑ González, Ferran (2018). "Semidioses: Kazuma Kujo". Edge (in Spanish). p. 15. ISSN 2565-1986.
- ↑ Parish, Jeremy (2018-07-18). "Disaster Report is a rare PS2 classic that finds horror in natural disasters, not zombies". Polygon. Retrieved 2022-11-27.
- ↑ "PSP Game Not Up To Par, So Irem Cancels It". Siliconera. 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ↑ "Japan-Charts". PlayZone (in German). No. 109. October 2007. p. 53.
- 1 2 3 4 Nintendo 3DS Software Catalog (in Japanese). Nintendo. 2018.
External links
edit- Current official website
- Historical official website (Archived 2013-04-05 at the Wayback Machine)