Difference between revisions of "Opera House"

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Satoru Miki and Hiroyuki Fujiwara were freelance programmers that worked together on games for the likes of Pony Canyon and ISCO. In 1989 [1], they established Opera House in Naka-Meguro, Tokyo.

The fate of Opera House is unknown, but it appears that Miki went on to work for Gram Design [2] and Fujiwara went on to work for Nintendo. [3]

Works

3DO

• F1GP (game program) (Plan, Game Design, Direction: Office Dynamite; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

Actual mention

Famicom/NES

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

Actual mention - title screen [Shared credits]

FM Towns

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

Actual mention

Game Boy

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

[Shared credits]

Game Gear

• Devilish (JP Publisher: Genki; US Publisher: Sage's Creation; EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

[Code comparisons]

• Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei (game program) (Plan, Graphics, Sound: SIMS; JP Publisher: Sega)

[Code comparisons]

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

[Shared credits]

Mark III/Master System

• Cloud Master (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

[ROM text] [Code comparisons]

• Double Hawk (game design, program) (Plan, Direction: Sanritsu; EU Publisher: Sega)

[Shared credits] [ROM text] [Code comparisons]

• Running Battle (EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

[Code comparisons]

Mega CD/Sega CD

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

[Shared credits]

Mega Drive/Genesis

• Captain America and the Avengers (under ISCO) (US Publisher: Data East; EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

[Shared credits]

• Master of Monsters (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI; US Publisher: Renovation)

[Shared credits]

• Midnight Resistance (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Data East; US Publisher: Sega)

[Shared credits]

• Rastan Saga II (JP/US Publisher: Taito)

[Code comparisons]

• Two Crude Dudes / Crude Buster (under ISCO) (US/JP Publisher: Data East; EU Publisher: Sega)

[Code comparisons]

• Verytex (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Asmik)

[Shared credits]

MSX1

• Alpharoid (JP Publisher: Pony)

[Shared credits]

• Come On! Picot (JP Publisher: Pony)

[Shared credits]

MSX2

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

[Shared credits]

• American Soccer (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Nidecom)

[ROM text]

• Nekketsu Juudou (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[Actual mention - opening] [ROM text]

• Ninja Kun: Ashura no Shou (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: HAL Laboratory)

[ROM text]

• Project A2: Shijou Saidai no Hyouteki (JP Publisher: Pony)

[Shared credits]

• R-Type (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Irem)

[ROM text]

• Super Runner (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[Actual mention - opening] [Shared credits]

• Ultima: Exodus (game program) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[ROM text]

PC-98

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

[Shared credits]

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

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

[Shared credits]

PlayStation

• Block Wars (programming, graphics) (Opening Movie: Pandagraph; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[Shared credits]

Super Famicom/Super NES

• Classic Road (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Victor)

[Shared Credits]

• Classic Road II: Real Kouma Simulation (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Victor)

[Shared Credits]

• Jungle Wars 2: Kodai Mahou Atimos no Nazo (work cooperation with Marionette) (Program: Atelier Double; Game Design: Powwow; JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[Actual mention - credits]

• Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Atlus)

[Shared credits]

• Super Hockey '94 (under ISCO) (JP Publisher: Party Room 21)

[Shared credits]

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 it was originally contracted to 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."

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Flame (PC-9801)
• Death Knight of Krynn (PC-9801)
• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Champions of Krynn (PC-9801)
• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (PC-9801)
• My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen (Saturn)
• Virtual Gallop Kishudou (PlayStation)