Tonkin House

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Tonkin House was a Japanese video game publisher active during the late 80's and early 2000's.

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Overview

The company was founded as a subdiary of Tokyo Shoseki. It closed in 2008.

Developed Games

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L no Kisetsu: A Piece of Memories (Game)

5 August 1999

A visual novel for the original PlayStation about two protagonists that exist in two different worlds, a fantasy world and the real world.

PS1​

V-Tennis (Game)

22 September 1995

An early tennis simulator for PlayStation.

PS1​

V-Tennis 2 (Game)

29 November 1996

The Japan-only sequel to V-Tennis.

PS1​

Kuro no Juusan (Game)

27 September 1996

A sound novel developed by Tonkin House with Yukito Ayatsuji, a famous Japanese novelist, supervising the game's story.

PS1​

Missing Blue (Game)

26 July 2001

Masamura Kouji leads a normal live until one day a transfer student arrives at his high school and hands him a mysterious crystal.

PS2​

Published Games

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Cyber Knight II: Chikyuu Teikoku no Yabou (Game)

26 August 1994

A tactical RPG in a sci-fi setting filled with mechs and spaceships. The crew from the first game makes it back to Earth only to discover that a despotic empire has taken over. They must once again take to the stars to raise forces to thwart Earth's new dictators.

SNES​

Light Fantasy (Game)

3 July 1992

Light Fantasy is a Japan-exclusive RPG.

SNES​

Light Fantasy II (Game)

27 October 1995

An RPG for the Super Famicom and the sequel to 1992's Light Fantasy.

SNES​

Cyber Knight (Game)

12 October 1990

A sci-fi RPG with strategy elements that was released on the PC Engine and Super Famicom. The game was not officially translated into English, though a fan translation exists.

SNES​ TG16​

Dodge Boy (Game)

6 December 1991

Dodge Boy is a dodgeball game on the Game Boy.

GB​

L no Kisetsu: A Piece of Memories (Game)

5 August 1999

A visual novel for the original PlayStation about two protagonists that exist in two different worlds, a fantasy world and the real world.

PS1​

Roadster (Game)

19 October 1990

A racing game released in Japan for Game Boy in 1990.

GB​

V-Tennis 2 (Game)

29 November 1996

The Japan-only sequel to V-Tennis.

PS1​

Gun-Nac (Game)

1 September 1991

Gun-Nac is a top-down vertically scrolling shooter for the Nintendo Entertainment system. It is notable for the frequency with which it awards powerups to the player.

NES​

Blodia (Game)

20 April 1990

A Japanese puzzle game for the Game Boy.

GB​

Matsukata Hiroki no Super Trawling (Game)

25 August 1995

A fishing game developed by Atelier Double and released in 1995. This game features intense trawling action that allows the player to hang out with the shirtless legend Matsukata Hiroki himself.

SNES​

Sylphia (Game)

22 October 1993

Sylphia is a 2D shooter released on the Turbografx-CD.

TGCD​

Company details

Name

Tonkin House

Abbreviation

Founded

Location

Japan

Website

Aliases

TMF

Developed Games

• L no Kisetsu: A Piece of Memories (Game)
• V-Tennis (Game)
• V-Tennis 2 (Game)
• Kuro no Juusan (Game)
• Missing Blue (Game)
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Published Games

• Cyber Knight II: Chikyuu Teikoku no Yabou (Game)
• Light Fantasy (Game)
• Light Fantasy II (Game)
• Cyber Knight (Game)
• Dodge Boy (Game)
• L no Kisetsu: A Piece of Memories (Game)
• Roadster (Game)
• V-Tennis 2 (Game)
• Gun-Nac (Game)
• Blodia (Game)
• Matsukata Hiroki no Super Trawling (Game)
• Sylphia (Game)
• Perfect Bowling (Game)
• Kattobi! Takuhai-kun (Game)
• Tatsu no Ko Fighter (Game)
• Sekigahara (Game)
• Sports Collection (Game)
• Cyber Dodge (Game)
• Ugetsu Kitan (Game)
• Kuro no Juusan (Game)
• view all →

Franchises

• Ys (Franchise)
• Light Fantasy (Franchise)
• V-Tennis (Franchise)
• Cyber Knight (Franchise)
• Turrican (Franchise)

People

• None

Characters

• Adol Christin (Character)
• Dogi (Character)
• Johnny Jab (Character)
• Lefty O'Hook (Character)
• Lightning Lou (Character)
• Mike Mauler (Character)
• The Champ (Character)
• Tokyo Thunder (Character)
• Bren McGuire (Character)
• Randar (Character)
• The Machine (Character)

Concepts

• 2D (Concept)
• Fan Translation (Concept)
• Single Word Titles (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Pixel Art (Concept)
• Platform Exclusive (Concept)
• Action RPG (Concept)
• Ambient Music (Concept)
• Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology (Concept)
• Battery Backup (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Castaway (Concept)
• Collectible (Concept)
• Cutscene (Concept)
• End Credits Songs (Concept)
• Fetch Quest (Concept)
• Heavy Metal (Concept)
• J-Pop (Concept)
• Mode 7 (Concept)
• Original Soundtrack Release (Concept)

Locations

• Tennis Court (Location)
• Algeria (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Bowling Alley (Location)
• Boxing Ring (Location)
• Brazil (Location)
• Castle (Location)
• Church (Location)
• Cuba (Location)
• Italy (Location)
• Japan (Location)
• Mine (Location)
• Stadium (Location)
• The Netherlands (Location)
• The United States of America (Location)
• Tropical Island (Location)
• Volcanic Crater (Location)

Objects

• Tennis Ball (Object)
• Tennis Racquet (Object)
• Amulet (Object)
• Armor (Object)
• Baseball (Object)
• Baseball Bat (Object)
• Beach Ball (Object)
• Bikini (Object)
• Bowling Ball (Object)
• Bowling Pin (Object)
• Boxing Glove (Object)
• Chain Mail (Object)
• Crystal (Object)
• Football (Object)
• Goal (Object)
• Gun (Object)
• Letter (Object)
• Magic Staff (Object)
• Medical Herb (Object)
• Mirror (Object)