Opera House
From Game Developer Research Institute
Opera House (株式会社オペラハウス) is a development company established on July 28, 1989, by Satoru Miki (三木暁) and Hiroyuki Fujiwara (藤原博之) in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, later moving to Nakameguro, Meguro, Tokyo. Miki and Fujiwara first began programming together in 1985. The company is currently headed by Fujiwara and Akatsuki Ichihara (市原暁). [1]
Research Methods: Actual mentions, code comparisons [2] [3], hidden data [4] [5], interviews (see below), online resources (see Links), shared staff
Related Interviews: Kimihiro Endou
3DO
- F1GP (programming) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) [6]
- Planning, Game Design, Direction: Office Dynamite [7]; Design, Digital Video: Access Ten
- Jieitai World (JP Publisher: Japan Vistec)
Famicom/NES
- Break Time: The National Pool Tour (US Publisher: FCI)
FM Towns
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Flame (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (programming) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon) [8]
Game Boy
- Bubble Ghost (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon; US Publisher: FCI)
Game Gear
- Devilish (JP Publisher: Genki; US Publisher: Sage's Creation; EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei (programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)
- Planning, Graphics, Sound: SIMS
- Side Pocket (under subcontract with ISCO) (US Publisher: Data East)
Mark III/Master System
- Cloud Master (US/EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Double Hawk (design, programming, sound) (EU Publisher: Sega)
- Planning, Direction: Sanritsu
- [Shared credits] [ROM text] [Code comparison]
- Running Battle (EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
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 (programming; under subcontract with ISCO) (US Publisher: Data East; EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)
- Master of Monsters (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Toshiba EMI; US Publisher: Renovation)
- Midnight Resistance (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Data East; US Publisher: Sega)
- Rastan Saga II (JP/US Publisher: Taito)
- Two Crude Dudes / Crude Buster (under subcontract with ISCO) (US/JP Publisher: Data East; EU Publisher: Sega)
- Verytex (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Asmik)
MSX
- Alpharoid (JP Publisher: Ponyca; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)
- Come On! Picot (JP Publisher: Ponyca; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)
MSX2
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- American Soccer (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Nidecom)
- Chuuka Taisen (JP Publisher: Hot-B)
- Nekketsu Juudou (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Ninja Kun: Ashura no Shou (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: HAL Laboratory)
- Project A2: Shijou Saidai no Hyouteki (JP Publisher: Ponyca)
- R-Type (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Irem)
- SD Gundam Gachapon Senshi 2: Capsule Senki (JP Publisher: Banpresto)
- Super Runner (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Ultima: Kyoufu no Exodus (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD
- Shin Megami Tensei (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Atlus)
- Tenshi no Uta (JP Publisher: Riot) [9]
PC-88
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Hillsfar (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
PC-98
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Champions of Krynn (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Death Knights of Krynn (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Flame (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Hillsfar (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
PlayStation
- Block Wars (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Planning, Some Graphics: Märchen Breaker [10]; Opening Movie: Pandagraph [11]
- Shared staff
- Civizard: Majutsu no Keifu (JP Publisher: Asmik)
- Virtual Gallop Kishudou (JP Publisher: Sunsoft)
- Listed because of involvement from ISCO and Hitoshi Sakimoto. PLEASE submit credits/staff roll!
PlayStation 2
- Elminage: Yami no Fujo to Kamigami no Yubiwa (co-developed with Starfish-SD) (JP Publisher: Starfish-SD)
- Fever 7: Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation (JP Publisher: International Card System)
- Fever 8: Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation (JP Publisher: International Card System)
- Fever 9: Sankyo Koushiki Pachinko Simulation (JP Publisher: International Card System)
- Kuusen / Iron Aces 2: Birds of Prey (JP Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten; EU Publisher: Xicat Interactive)
- Kuusen II (JP Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten; EU Publisher: Xicat Interactive)
- Over the Monochrome Rainbow featuring Shogo Hamada (programming, CG, CG direction) (JP Publisher: Sony Music Entertainment)
- Game Direction, Planning, Scenario, Programming, CG: Office Dynamite; Programming Support: Heart Solutions; Character Design, Character CG: Jet's Graphics; Character CG: XAX Entertainment; Animation: Production I.G; Sound Design: Basiscape
- Shared staff
- Sentou Kokka Kai: Legend (JP Publisher: Soliton)
Saturn
- My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen (JP Publisher: Atlus)
- Listed because of involvement from ISCO and Hitoshi Sakimoto. PLEASE submit credits/staff roll!
Super Famicom/Super NES
- Classic Road (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Victor)
- Classic Road II: Real Kouma Simulation (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Victor)
- Jungle Wars 2: Kodai Mahou Atimos no Nazo (production cooperation) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- All Programming, Music/Sound: Atelier Double; Game Design, Graphics?: Powwow; Production Cooperation: Marionette
- Actual mention | Shared staff
- Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Atlus)
- Shiroi Ringu He: Twinkle Little Star (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Direction, Planning, Some Graphics?: Marchen Breaker; Sound Effects (Driver?): Atelier Double
- Shared staff
- Super Hockey '94 / Super Ice Hockey (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Party Room 21; EU Publisher: Sunsoft)
- Super Hustler (unreleased) (Pony Canyon)
Links
- Developer Table entry (Japanese)