Opera House

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Around 1989 [1], Satoru Miki (三木暁) and Hiroyuki Fujiwara (藤原博之) established Opera House (オペラハウス) in Naka-Meguro, Tokyo. Major clients included Pony Canyon and ISCO.

Thanks to a source close to Opera House for providing some background information.

Not to be confused with this Opera House or this one (at least we're pretty sure they're not related).

Related Interviews: Kimihiro Endou

3DO

• F1GP (programming) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

Planning, Game Design, Direction: Office Dynamite [2]; Design, Digital Video: Access Ten

Actual mention

Famicom/NES

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

Actual mention [Shared credits]

FM Towns

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (programming) (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 comparison]

• Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei (programming) (JP Publisher: Sega)

Planning, Graphics, Sound: SIMS

[Code comparison]

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

[Shared credits]

Mark III/Master System

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

[ROM text] [Code comparison]

• 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)

[Code comparison]

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 subcontract with ISCO) (US Publisher: Data East; EU Publisher: Sega; BR Publisher: Tec Toy)

[Shared credits]

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

[Shared credits]

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

[Shared credits]

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

[Code comparison]

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

[Code comparison]

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

[Shared credits]

MSX1

• Alpharoid (JP Publisher: Pony; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)

[Shared credits]

• Come On! Picot (JP Publisher: Pony; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)

[Shared credits]

MSX2

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

[Shared credits]

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

[ROM text]

• Chuuka Taisen (JP Publisher: Hot-B)

[ROM text]

• Nekketsu Juudou (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

Actual mention [ROM text]

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

[ROM text]

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

[Shared credits]

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

[ROM text]

• Super Runner (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

Actual mention [Shared credits]

• Ultima: Exodus (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[ROM text]

PC Engine CD/TurboGrafx-CD

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

[Shared credits]

PC-98

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Champions of Krynn (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[ROM Text]

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Death Knights of Krynn (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[ROM Text]

• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Dragons of Flame (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
• Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

[Shared credits]

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

[Shared credits]

PlayStation

• Block Wars (programming, graphics) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

Planning, Graphics: Märchen Breaker [3]; Opening Movie: Pandagraph [4]

[Shared credits]

• Civizard: Majutsu no Keifu (JP Publisher: Asmik)

Direction: Locus; Some Graphics: Glaffiti Lab [5]

[Interview]

• Virtual Gallop Kishudou (JP Publisher: Sunsoft)

PlayStation 2

• 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 credits]

Saturn

• My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen (JP Publisher: Atlus)

Super Famicom/Super NES

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

[Shared Credits]

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

[Shared Credits]

• Jungle Wars 2: Kodai Mahou Atimos no Nazo (production cooperation) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)

All Programming, Sound: Atelier Double; Game Design: Powwow; Production Cooperation: Marionette

[Shared credits]

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

[Shared credits]

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

[Shared credits]

Links

• SIT Developer Table entry