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Established in 1989 [1], Opera House was based in Naka-Meguro, Tokyo and operated by Satoru Miki and Hiroyuki Fujiwara [2], who previously programmed games together for Pony Canyon.

The fate of the company is unknown, but it appears that Miki went on to work for Gram Design [3] and Fujiwara went on to work for Nintendo. [4]

Famicom/NES

• Break Time: The National Pool Tour (US Publisher: FCI)

FM Towns

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

Game Boy

• Bubble Ghost (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon, US Publisher: FCI)

Game Gear

• Side Pocket (under subcontract from ISCO) (US Publisher: Data East)

Mark III/Master System

• Cloud Master (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
• Double Hawk (under Sanritsu) (EU Publisher: Sega)

Mega CD/Sega CD

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon, US/EU Publisher: Sega)

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Captain America and the Avengers (under subcontract from ISCO) (US Publisher: Data East, EU Publisher: Sega, BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
• Master of Monsters (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI, US Publisher: Renovation)
• Midnight Resistance (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Data East, US Publisher: Sega)
• Verytex (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Asmik)

MSX1

• Alpharoid (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
• Come on! Picot (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

MSX2

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
• American Soccer (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Nidecom)
• Nekketsu Kudo (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
• Ninja Kun: Ashura no Shou (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: HAL Laboratory)
• Project A2 (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
• R-Type (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Irem)
• Super Runner (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
• Ultima: Exodus (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

PC-98

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

• Shin Megami Tensei (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Atlus)

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Classic Road (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Victor)
• Classic Road II: Real Kouma Simulation (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Victor)
• Jungle Wars 2: Kodai Mahou Atimos no Nazo (Work cooperation with Marionette) (Developer: Atelier Double, Game Design: Powwow, JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
• Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Atlus)
• Super Hockey '94 (under subcontract from ISCO) (JP Publisher: Party Room 21)

CRV's Theory of Opera House Development

My theory is simple: If game music guru Hitoshi Sakimoto worked on it and it was published by Pony Canyon or produced by ISCO, then it was probably programmed by Opera House. It seems to have held true thus far.

The following are the most likely candidates. However, credits are not available, so I cannot confirm these at this time. CRV 20:28, 14 January 2007 (CST)

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Flame (PC-9801)
• Death Knight of Krynn (PC-9801)
• Crude Buster / Two Crude Dudes (Mega Drive/Genesis)
• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Champions of Krynn (PC-9801)
• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (PC-9801)
• F1GP (3DO)
• My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen (Saturn)
• Virtual Gallop Kishudou (PlayStation)