Opera House
From Game Developer Research Institute
Satoru Miki and Hiroyuki Fujiwara were a freelance programming duo that (around 1989 or so [1]) established Opera House in Naka-Meguro, Tokyo. Major clients included Pony Canyon and ISCO.
Thanks to a source close to the company for providing some background information.
3DO
- F1GP (programming) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Planning, Game Design, Direction: Office Dynamite; Design, Digital Video: Access Ten
- Actual mention
Famicom/NES
- Break Time: The National Pool Tour (US Publisher: FCI)
FM Towns
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance (programming) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
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
- [Code comparison]
- 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 (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)
MSX1
- Alpharoid (JP Publisher: Pony; EU Publisher: Eaglesoft)
- Come On! Picot (JP Publisher: Pony; 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: Pony)
- R-Type (under subcontract with 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 with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Atlus)
PlayStation
- Block Wars (programming, graphics) (JP Publisher: Pony Canyon)
- Planning, Graphics: Märchen Breaker; Opening Movie: Pandagraph
- [Shared credits]
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, Sound: Atelier Double; Game Design: Powwow; Production Cooperation: Marionette
- [Shared credits]
- Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Atlus)
- Super Hockey '94 (under subcontract with ISCO) (JP Publisher: Party Room 21)
CRV's Theory of Opera House Development
"If game music guru Hitoshi Sakimoto worked on it and it was published by Pony Canyon or contracted to ISCO, then it was probably programmed by Opera House. This theory's held up pretty well thus far.
The following games 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-98)
- Death Knight of Krynn (PC-98)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Champions of Krynn (PC-98)
- Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Eye of the Beholder (PC-98)
- My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen (Saturn)
- Virtual Gallop Kishudou (PlayStation)
Links
- SIT Developer Table entry - Why are all those PS2 games there?