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Hou-ang

2025-03-25T16:59:45Z

Camwoodstock: added the other entrances

{{AreaInfobox
|name=Hou-ang
|image=File:HuoAng.png
|title=Phantom Marketplace
|nearby=[[Ming-ken]] (If accessed by rock) [[Ping-chao]] (If accessed by rock) [[Shi-chieng]] (If accessed by rock) [[Yui-wang]] (If accessed by statue)
|ID=D_MARKET D_MERCHA D_ROCK
}}

'''Hou-ang''' ({{TongNouAlphabet/Ho}} {{TongNouAlphabet/U}} {{TongNouAlphabet/A}} {{TongNouAlphabet/N}}), the Phantom Marketplace is a location in [[Tong-Nou]]. It can be accessed via all four of the major lands; either an [[Eyeball-Stone]] in [[Ming-ken]], [[Ping-chao]], and [[Shi-chieng]], or a statue in [[Yui-wang]]. Despite several markets being set up, only one shopkeeper, [[Mai-chiu]], is present. The player can exchange items with him, which either serve as alternative solutions to puzzles, alternative methods of obtaining items, or renewable methods of obtaining single-use items.

==Layout==
The Phantom Marketplace is a deceptively linear location, comprised of a hallway of various trading stalls. One of them is occupied by Mai-chiu, who will gladly exchange items with you. Aside from this, a spare [[Eyeball-Stone]] can be found at the end of the available area by turning right and interacting with the red box.

===Inhabitants===
* [[Mai-chiu]]

===Items===
* [[Eyeball-Stone]]

==Trades==
[[File:HouangTradeCard.png|right|thumb|The in-game card that showcases every available trade.]]
Trade is a very important part of the Phantom Marketplace Hou-ang, and the main way you are meant to get items out of it. The trading table features an iconized card of every available trade; below is a table that showcases this in written text, complete with links to the items' respective pages.
{| class="wikitable"
!Player offers
!Mai-chiu gives
|-
|[[Eyeball-Stone]]
|[[Morning Glory]]
|-
|Eyeball-Stone
|[[Wind Chime]]
|-
|[[Bottle Gourd]]
|[[Koma]]
|-
|[[Hitogata]]
|[[Tong-Nou Illustrated Book]]
|-
|[[Amulet]]
|Tong-Nou Illustrated Book
|-
|[[Peach]]
|Tong-Nou Illustrated Book
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + Koma
|[[Hitogata]]
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + Wind Chime
|[[Amulet]]
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + [[Chopsticks]]
|Amulet
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + Morning Glory
|[[Peach]]
|}

==Walkthrough==
Though totally optional, the Phantom Marketplace is still a fairly lucrative place to go for players that are interested in exchanging various items. These trades vary wildly in quality, so it's recommended that the player is careful for which ones they go after and which ones they avoid.

* '''Eyeball-Stone for Morning Glory:''' Not recommended. The Morning Glory is only useful in [[Chi-fang]] and [[Pu-ryao]], and its use in trade is for the readily available, already renewable [[Peach]]; however, if the player does not intend to trade for a Hitogata, it may be worth it collecting the Morning Glory as a freebie since it has a use outside the Phantom Marketplace, unlike the Wind Chime.
* '''Eyeball-Stone for Wind Chime:''' Not recommended. The only practical use for this item is to trade it and an Eyeball-Stone for a replacement [[Amulet]], which is a very dubious trade already.
* '''Bottle Gourd for Koma:''' Recommended. The Bottle Gourd has no purpose outside of bartering, so using it to get the Koma is very much worth it if the player goes out of their way for it.
* '''Hitogata for Tong-Nou Illustrated Book:''' Not recommended. The Hitogata is way too rare.
* '''Amulet for Tong-Nou Illustrated Book:''' Recommended. If the player does not intend to deliberately waste their Amulet for the sake of getting Rin killed for the first time, this can be a useful trade to offload it while also getting the Book. Since the book is easy to acquire in the tunnel to the Land of Time [[Shi-chieng]], however, this may not be available to you depending on what you did first before heading here.
* '''Peach for Tong-Nou Illustrated Book:''' Not recommended. The Peach is far too out of the way for it to be worthwhile over either exchanging your starting Amulet or simply obtaining it from the chest in the entrance to Shi-chieng.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Koma for Hitogata:''' Recommended. The Hitogata has more use than the Koma does, is a direct upgrade from the Amulet with additional functionality, and is the most expensive item that Mai-chiu offers.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Wind Chime for Amulet:''' Not recommended. Exchanging what is effectively 2 Eyeball-Stones for yet another Amulet is not generally worth it, especially since the Amulet is usually more detrimental than actually helpful. Should the player want another Amulet for another reason, they would likely either want the Hitogata, or would be better off going for the other trade that doesn't require finding 2 Eyeball-Stones.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Chopsticks for Amulet:''' Recommended. Since the Chopsticks are one of the freebie items from [[King-gyou]] upon trying to enter the Helix Palace [[Luo-shang]], it is a lot less expensive than the Eyeball-Stone and Wind Chime trade. However, players who would go through the effort for this item may instead want to take the Bottle Gourd taken under similar circumstances for the much more unique and useful Hitogata.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Morning Glory for Peach:''' Not recommended. Peaches are already renewable and can fairly easily be obtained without spending what is effectively 2 Eyeball-Stones.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HouAngDistant.png|Hou-ang from a distance.
File:MaiChiuStand.png|Mai-chiu's stand in the market.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* The Phantom Marketplace's music would later be used in ''[[Chu-Teng]]'', for the [[Magatama Planet]].

{{EasternMindLands}}

Mai-chiu

2024-06-28T04:58:07Z

Camwoodstock: formatting

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Mai-chiu
|image=File:MaiChiu.png
|width=200
|land=[[Tong-Nou]] (Tong-Nou) [[Chu-Teng (place)|Chu-Teng]] (Chu-Teng)
|location=[[Hou-ang]] (Tong-Nou) [[Star Palace]] (Chu-Teng)
|role=Creature
}}
'''Mai-chiu''' ( {{TongNouAlphabet/Ma}} {{TongNouAlphabet/I}} {{TongNouAlphabet/Ti}} {{TongNouAlphabet/U}} ) is a merchant and cook who appears in both [[Eastern Mind]] and [[Chu-Teng]].

==''In Tong-Nou''==
Mai-chiu runs a stand in the [[Huo-ang|Phantom Marketplace]] where the player can trade with him for useful items.

===Tong-Nou Book Entry===
''Able merchant who manages the Phantom Marketplace Hou-ang alone. The Phantom Marketplace Hou-ang appears and vanishes along with Mai-chiu's ever-changing moods. The only identification is the Eyeball-Stone. Where you find the Eyeball-Stone, there is a way to the Phantom Marketplace Hou-ang.''
====Likes====
''The marketplace is based on an exchange system. Mai-chiu is a weirdo who just loves the trading business. Therefore, the exchange regulations can be quite unique.''
====Dislikes====
''Customers who do not appreciate his merchandise value or exchange regulation can stimulate his anger. Also dislikes customers who think money buys everything.''

==''In Chu-Teng''==
Mai-chiu has left [[Tong-Nou]] and now works as the cook of the [[Star Palace]]. He can be found in the [[Star Palace Rooms 17-22|Cook's Room]], the 17th room of the Star Palace. If given a live [[Torikara]], he will use it to cook [[Yakitori]] and give it to you. If given a dead Torikara, he will simply throw it away.
===Chu-Teng Tablet Entry===
====Habitat and Role====
''A light of the Star Palace. Found in the Cook's Room. He is a former market merchant who became a cook for the Star Palace.''
====Personality====
''In order to create ingenious dishes which appreciate the flash of inspiration from encountering ingredients, Mai-chiu exhibits pickiness about ingredients. If you displease him, he will not be able to cook well.''

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:MaiChiuCT.png|Mai-chiu's appearance in Chu-Teng.
File:MaiChiuBook.png|Mai-chiu's appearance in the Tong-Nou Illustrated Book.
File:MaiChiuTablet.png|Mai-chiu's appearance in the Chu-Teng Tablet.
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* In the [[Tong-Nou Illustrated Book]] and [[Chu-Teng Tablet]], Mai-chiu is drawn with legs, which is not shown in the 3D model.

{{EasternMindCharacters}}
{{ChuTengCharacters}}

Game Over

2024-06-01T23:13:02Z

Camwoodstock: the sha room theory wasn't ever put on here. figure it's high time to add that.

A '''Game Over''' is a game mechanic that appears in ''[[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]]'' and ''[[Chu-Teng]]''. A "Game Over" is a term used in video games where the player has died, run out of extra lives or chances, and has ultimately lost the game. As adventure games, Eastern Mind and Chu-Teng define this differently, courtesy of their unique design and the former's [[Reincarnation]] mechanic.

==In ''Eastern Mind''==
[[File:ImmortalitySequence.png|right|thumbnail|320px|The Immortality sequence.]]
In Eastern Mind, due to the Reincarnation mechanic, dying does not mean the player receives a Game Over should [[Rin]] or any of his reincarnations die. However, there is still one possible place to put the game in a Game Over state where the player has "lost" and cannot continue without either loading their save, or starting a New Game.

In the Room of Immortality [[Pu-ryao]], should the player drink the [[Moon Water]] and not have the [[Sun Water]] to counter-act it, Rin will receive immortality. However, because he can no longer reincarnate, Rin can no longer acquire his Soul, and will be forced to live within a never ending time. The player cannot progress in this state, nor can they save the game after this sequence; like Pu-ryao suggests, the player must either open a prior save, or create a new save and "abandon all possessions".

Afterwards, the game screen turns into an endless collage of sprites and dialogue from various locations in the game, appearing at random positions on-screen. Occasionally, a screen transition will occur, wiping the screen before restarting the collage. The [[Furoshiki]] cannot be accessed from this screen.

===Trivia===
[[File:ImmortalityOddNonfai.png|160px|right|thumbnail|The strange room that appears to be an early incarnation of [[Non-fai]].]]
* The data for the Immortality sequence is stored in a file called G_SSAVER. It's possible that it was planned to include a screensaver with the game that was the Immortality sequence.
* Both English and Japanese dialogue is featured in the Immortality sequence, even in the English version.
* The screenshots featured in the Immortality sequence feature many early renders of the various locations, including a Land of Dreaming [[Mon-chien]] with less shiny crystals, a Land of Life [[Ming-ken]] with a red sky, a Helix Power [[Luo-shang]] with a blue carpeted floor, and a Land of Time [[Shi-chieng]] with gray grass.
* Quite bafflingly, one screenshots features a scene from the ending, of Rin's glowing soul rising from the [[Tong-nou (Central Mountain)|Central Mountain]]. There is no way for the player to see this sequence if the player obtains immortality, as it is past the point of no return; thusly, its inclusion seems to either be a misnomer, or a hold-over from when the sequence was intended to be a mere screensaver.
* In addition, one screenshot seems to be of a location that did not make it into the game, or is a placeholder; a room with a green, gravelly floor and walls, with two yellow pillars and three holes. The identity of this room is a mystery, but it's theorized it may either be an early version of [[Non-fai]] due to the general texture and presence of small objects on the walls, or an early version of [[Sha]]'s chamber in Yui-wang as the three items on the wall loosely line up with where the instruments are placed in the final room.

==In ''Chu-Teng''==
In Chu-Teng, because of the lack of Reincarnation, deaths are more directly harmful, and do indeed force the player to either load a prior save or start a New Game, much like more standard Adventure games. However, sources of Game Overs are very easily spotted, so it is unlikely the player will encounter them on accident.

Should the player get a Game Over, they get a brief cutscene of [[Rin]] flattening into nothing, before [[Nan-shu]]'s eye floats by, revealing the text "GAME OVER". Much like in Eastern Mind, the player cannot save on this screen, nor can they open the Furoshiki.

Ways to encounter Game Over in Chu-Teng includes:
* Getting killed by [[Kui]].
* Interact two times during the [[Omedama|Meditation Screen]].
* Getting killed during battling with [[Ru-hou]] or [[Chi-tou]].
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3D Eyeball

2024-04-28T04:15:31Z

Camwoodstock: added compu movie. we should maybe make a thing for conjectural names, just bc of this thing ;P

[[File:AUTODEMO_124.png|thumb|The eyeball as seen in [[Tong-Nou]]'s head.]]
The '''3D Eyeball''' is a recurring Eyeball asset that appears in every major visual work by [[Osamu Sato]]. It is present in:
* The cover of [[The Esoteric Retina]] (and in the music videos for "The Earth is Round" and "Face the Music").
* The eyes in [[Tong-Nou]]'s head (as well as the ones caged in its right cheek, and rolling about in its left cheek).
* [[Omedama]], a character in the [[Moon Palace]] of [[Chu-Teng]], guarding the entrance.
* The [[Eyes|letter E]] from [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]].
* The Downer textures in [[LSD: Dream Emulator]].
* At multiple points in ''The Face'' from [[Compu Movie]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
TITLEE.DXR_76.png|As seen in Rolypolys.
3D_Eyeball_Flesh_Tunnels.png|From LSD's [[Flesh Tunnels]] location.
</gallery>

{{NeedsImages}}
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Meditating Giant Clan

2024-02-06T06:18:31Z

Camwoodstock: some elaboration & cleanup. also it appears the five-story pagoda member goes unnamed--we COULD be wrong??? but we are tired and nobody in the discord seemed to know.

The '''Meditating Giant Clan''' are a group of characters in ''[[Chu-Teng]]'' that reside in the [[Moon Palace]]. Most of the members serve as living pieces of furniture and architecture for the current Moon Palace, though they remain alive in this state. They practice meditation, which [[Omedama]] teaches to anyone who enters the Moon Palace. You can listen to various members of the Meditating Giants with the [[Rabbit Ears]], which can be gotten from [[Tsukiusa-yin]], a follower of the clan.

==Members==
===Meditating Giants===
* [[Omedama]]
* [[Hashira]]
* [[Sufiku]]
* Unnamed member outside the [[Five-Story Pagoda]]

===Followers===
* [[Tsukiusa-yin]]

==History==
Before the Moon Palace was created, the Meditating Giant Clan lived atop the planet that the Moon Palace resides atop. [[Yue-yin]] took over the planet, built the Moon Palace, and later turned the Meditating Giants into living furniture for the Moon Palace and the various places within it; Omedama became the front gate of the palace itself, Hashira and Sufiku became portions of the [[Underground Palace]], and an unnamed member outside the Five-Story Pagoda became the building's door.

==Chu-Teng Tablet Excerpt==
The Moon Palace was built upon the planet that once housed a tribe 
called the Meditating Giant Clan. Yue-yin, who governs the Moon Palace, 
subjugated the gentle Meditating Giants 
and constructed the Moon Palace. 
He built a Five-Story Pagoda, a palace of coral, and an underground palace 
beneath a fountain on that strange stone planet. 
The Meditating Giants were made into living furniture, gates, and pillars. 
 
Sufiku, one of the brightest minds of the Meditating Giant Clan, was 
moved deep into the underground palace, and his brain was used to house an 
interdimensional space. Yue-yin, the Seven Priests, and the Court Ladies 
began to live in that space. 
{{ChuTengCharacters}}

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-11-07T01:29:01Z

Camwoodstock: Undo revision 3116 by Potatoimpact (talk) per discussion on the discord--removing this was a pretty huge overstep and if it comes to it, this'll be split into its own article, NOT deleted entirely

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk. 1: Rolypolys' World Tour
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost= No
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

==Plot==
Unlike its predecessor, the game has an overarching plotline involving [[Otane-chan]], a music idol, being kidnapped by an evil [[Tengu]]; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 7 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Former Lost Media Status==
Prior to its discovery, several old listings existed on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box had surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

A playable demo appears on the coverdisc for the January 15, 1998 issue of MacPeople magazine. This demo only contains a portion of the North American area. An image file of this disc was shared on October 27, 2021.

Unknown to the community until the full game was found, BakuDD acquired a sealed copy back in 2022. In January of 2023, he told another collector, beanstalk, that he owned it but was hesitant to open it. The two reached a deal where, in exchange for BakuDD opening and dumping the game, beanstalk would buy a limited edition Japanese 3DO game and ship it to BakuDD.

The game was ultimately made available to the wider internet on May 31st, 2023. The checksum data was confirmed on [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] before it was dropped onto the Internet Archive the same day. BakuDD didn't post the link directly, instead teasing its existence in [https://www.reddit.com/r/OsamuSato/comments/13wvocp/httpredumporgdisc104875/ this post to r/osamusato]; within minutes, it was found almost simultaneously by several members of the community, with the link initially posted by Camwoodstock & Tori. It was streamed by users adam and Super on the Osamu Sato Discord the same day, and for the next few days, Super would continue to stream the game on the Discord until successfully completing the game.

===Known copies===
As of May 31st, 2023, there are currently 8 known copies of "Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken". While it's possible that some of the unaccounted-for copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique, as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of discussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, discovered when the user made a post sometime in the early 2010s reminiscing about the game. The owner did not wish to rip or sell the game, and after receiving attention they set their Twitter account to private. As such, the tweet has been lost and its URL is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | BakuDD's Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but initially the lot went unnoticed on the Osamu Sato Discord until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded. On May 31st, 2023, it was revealed that BakuDD had purchased the copy, and it was posted to redump before being uploaded to the Internet Archive not long after. BakuDD has stated he has zero intent to sell his copy of the game.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree] [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] [https://archive.org/details/roly-2 archive.org]
| style="background:#C7FFC7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Dumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went but planned to look for it.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/OsamuSato/comments/13xkdz5/how_to_get_and_run_rolypolys_2/ Guide to running the game]

{{Games}}

Template:ChuTengItems

2023-11-03T03:36:33Z

Camwoodstock: setting the unique color

<div style="clear: both"></div>
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show" data-collapsetext="Hide" align=center style="background: #B6A1BA; border: 2px solid #B6A1BA; -moz-border-radius:7px; width:75%; text-align:center; font-size:12px; padding=3px;"
!bgcolor="#EACEEF" colspan="2" align="center" style="-moz-border-radius:3px;"| ''[[Chu-Teng|Chu-Teng]]'' Items
|-
|bgcolor=#EACEEF|'''[[Chu-Teng Tablet]]'''
|bgcolor=#FBE8FF| [[Chu-Teng Tablet]] • [[Mouth ROM]] • [[Nose ROM]]
|-
|bgcolor=#EACEEF|'''[[Star Palace]]'''
|bgcolor=#FBE8FF| [[Star Tally]] • [[Star Master Key]] • [[Library Key]] • [[Locksmith Key]] • [[Flowers]] • [[Steamed Bun]] • [[Candle]] • [[Seven Stars Book]] • [[Starlight]] • [[Twig]] • [[Yakitori]] • [[Paper]] • [[Light Gun]] • [[Light Net]] • [[Light Arrow]] • [[Starlight Flame]] • [[Duplicate Key]] • [[Torikara]] • [[Seven Stars]] • [[Sun Plate]]
|-
|bgcolor=#EACEEF|'''[[Moon Palace]]'''
|bgcolor=#FBE8FF| [[Moon Tally]] • [[Moon Master Key]] • [[Pagoda Key]] • [[Court Lady's Key]] • [[Mine]] • [[Rabbit Ears]] • [[Stone]] • [[Rope]] • [[Moon Plate]] • [[Seven Pearls]]
|-
|bgcolor=#EACEEF|'''[[Sun Palace]]'''
|bgcolor=#FBE8FF| [[Sun Tally]] • [[Sun Master Key]] • [[Treasure Chest Key]] • [[Treasury Key]] • [[Seven Mirrors]] • [[Sun Plate]] • [[Frog Feather]]

|}<includeonly>[[Category:Item]][[Category:Chu-Teng]]</includeonly><noinclude>

==Use==
For use on pages for items in Chu-Teng. This will also append the categories for Items and Chu-Teng.
[[Category:Templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]</noinclude>

Sui-gyou

2023-10-26T14:55:49Z

Camwoodstock: this is hilarious but also we do wanna like. ensure people don't assume this wiki is just a stomping grounds for jokes like an abandoned fandom wiki

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Sui-gyou
|image=File:SuiGyou.png
|width=342
|land=[[Mon-chien]]
|location=[[Ping-chao]] [[Par-fang]] (statue)
|role=King
}}
Sui-gyou is the king of the Land of Dreaming [[Mon-chien]]. Embedded within him is [[Zuo-mong]], the living apparatus whom produces all the dreams of the land.

==Trivia==
* Sui-gyou is the only king who cannot be contacted on the [[Computer]]. Upon attempting to do so, the monitor merely flashes Sui-gyou's face before disappearing. Interestingly, unused text exists saying "I am the King of Mon-chien (Land of Dreaming), Sui-gyou." in F_KING, implying he was meant to be contacted at one point.

{{EasternMindCharacters}}

Wind Chime

2023-09-20T17:10:19Z

Camwoodstock:

{{ItemInfobox
|name=Wind Chime
|image=File:WindChimeIcon.png
|type=Puzzle, Trade
|source=Trade
|ID=21
}}
The '''Wind Chime''' (風鈴, ''Fūrin'') is an item in [[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]]. It is used for trade, and to repel one of the [[A-mong Family]] members.

==Obtaining==
The only way to obtain the Wind Chime is by trading. It is acquired in the Phantom Marketplace [[Hou-ang]] by trading [[Mai-chiu]] an [[Eyeball-Stone]].

==Usage==

The only practical use for the Wind Chime is to trade it again along with an [[Eyeball-Stone]] to receive an [[Amulet]] from [[Mai-chiu]]. Aside from this, should the Wind Chime be used from the inventory, it will play a strange sound. However, there is no practical use for this.

If the player has the Wind Chime, it's possible for [[Yo-a-mong]] to steal it if the player loses his gambling game.

==Tong-Nou Book Entry==
''Comforts the lonely and sad soul with music.''

==See Also==
* [[Bottle Gourd]]

{{EasternMindItems}}

Hou-ang

2023-09-19T23:26:52Z

Camwoodstock: /* Walkthrough */ ...WELL

{{AreaInfobox
|name=Hou-ang
|image=File:HuoAng.png
|title=Phantom Marketplace
|nearby=[[Ming-ken]] (If accessed by rock) [[Yui-wang]] (If accessed by statue)
|ID=D_MARKET D_MERCHA D_ROCK
}}

'''Hou-ang, the Phantom Marketplace''' is a location in [[Tong-Nou]]. It is accessed via clicking on a giant-sized [[Eyeball-Stone]] in [[Ming-ken]] or a statue in [[Yui-wang]]. Despite several markets being set up, only one shopkeeper, [[Mai-chiu]], is present. The player can exchange items with him, which either serve as alternative solutions to puzzles, alternative methods of obtaining items, or renewable methods of obtaining single-use items.

==Layout==
The Phantom Marketplace is a deceptively linear location, comprised of a hallway of various trading stalls. One of them is occupied by Mai-chiu, who will gladly exchange items with you. Aside from this, a spare [[Eyeball-Stone]] can be found at the end of the available area by turning right and interacting with the red box.

===Inhabitants===
* [[Mai-chiu]]

===Items===
* [[Eyeball-Stone]]

==Trades==
[[File:HouangTradeCard.png|right|thumb|The in-game card that showcases every available trade.]]
Trade is a very important part of the Phantom Marketplace Hou-ang, and the main way you are meant to get items out of it. The trading table features an iconized card of every available trade; below is a table that showcases this in written text, complete with links to the items' respective pages.
{| class="wikitable"
!Player offers
!Mai-chiu gives
|-
|[[Eyeball-Stone]]
|[[Morning Glory]]
|-
|Eyeball-Stone
|[[Wind Chime]]
|-
|[[Bottle Gourd]]
|[[Koma]]
|-
|[[Hitogata]]
|[[Tong-Nou Illustrated Book]]
|-
|[[Amulet]]
|Tong-Nou Illustrated Book
|-
|[[Peach]]
|Tong-Nou Illustrated Book
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + Koma
|[[Hitogata]]
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + Wind Chime
|[[Amulet]]
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + [[Chopsticks]]
|Amulet
|-
|Eyeball-Stone + Morning Glory
|[[Peach]]
|}

==Walkthrough==
Though totally optional, the Phantom Marketplace is still a fairly lucrative place to go for players that are interested in exchanging various items. These trades vary wildly in quality, so it's recommended that the player is careful for which ones they go after and which ones they avoid.

* '''Eyeball-Stone for Morning Glory:''' Not recommended. The Morning Glory is only useful in [[Chi-fang]] and [[Pu-ryao]], and its use in trade is for the readily available, already renewable [[Peach]]; however, if the player does not intend to trade for a Hitogata, it may be worth it collecting the Morning Glory as a freebie since it has a use outside the Phantom Marketplace, unlike the Wind Chime.
* '''Eyeball-Stone for Wind Chime:''' Not recommended. The only practical use for this item is to trade it and an Eyeball-Stone for a replacement [[Amulet]], which is a very dubious trade already.
* '''Bottle Gourd for Koma:''' Recommended. The Bottle Gourd has no purpose outside of bartering, so using it to get the Koma is very much worth it if the player goes out of their way for it.
* '''Hitogata for Tong-Nou Illustrated Book:''' Not recommended. The Hitogata is way too rare.
* '''Amulet for Tong-Nou Illustrated Book:''' Recommended. If the player does not intend to deliberately waste their Amulet for the sake of getting Rin killed for the first time, this can be a useful trade to offload it while also getting the Book. Since the book is easy to acquire in the tunnel to the Land of Time [[Shi-chieng]], however, this may not be available to you depending on what you did first before heading here.
* '''Peach for Tong-Nou Illustrated Book:''' Not recommended. The Peach is far too out of the way for it to be worthwhile over either exchanging your starting Amulet or simply obtaining it from the chest in the entrance to Shi-chieng.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Koma for Hitogata:''' Recommended. The Hitogata has more use than the Koma does, is a direct upgrade from the Amulet with additional functionality, and is the most expensive item that Mai-chiu offers.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Wind Chime for Amulet:''' Not recommended. Exchanging what is effectively 2 Eyeball-Stones for yet another Amulet is not generally worth it, especially since the Amulet is usually more detrimental than actually helpful. Should the player want another Amulet for another reason, they would likely either want the Hitogata, or would be better off going for the other trade that doesn't require finding 2 Eyeball-Stones.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Chopsticks for Amulet:''' Recommended. Since the Chopsticks are one of the freebie items from [[King-gyou]] upon trying to enter the Helix Palace [[Luo-shang]], it is a lot less expensive than the Eyeball-Stone and Wind Chime trade. However, players who would go through the effort for this item may instead want to take the Bottle Gourd taken under similar circumstances for the much more unique and useful Hitogata.
* '''Eyeball-Stone and Morning Glory for Peach:''' Not recommended. Peaches are already renewable and can fairly easily be obtained without spending what is effectively 2 Eyeball-Stones.

==Trivia==
* The Phantom Marketplace's music would later be used in ''[[Chu-Teng]]'', for the [[Magatama Planet]].

{{EasternMindLands}}

Wind Chime

2023-09-19T23:26:46Z

Camwoodstock: thanks, @themystical

{{ItemInfobox
|name=Wind Chime
|image=File:WindChimeIcon.png
|type=Puzzle, Trade
|source=Trade
|ID=21
}}
The '''Wind Chime''' (風鈴, ''Fūrin'') is an item in [[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]]. It is used for trade, and to repel one of the [[A-mong Family]] members.

==Obtaining==
The only way to obtain the Wind Chime is by trading. It is acquired in the Phantom Marketplace [[Hou-ang]] by trading [[Mai-chiu]] an [[Eyeball-Stone]].

==Usage==
The only practical use for the Wind Chime is to trade it again along with an [[Eyeball-Stone]] to receive an [[Amulet]] from [[Mai-chiu]]. Aside from this, should the Wind Chime be used from the inventory, it will play a strange sound. However, there is no practical use for this.

==Tong-Nou Book Entry==
''Comforts the lonely and sad soul with music.''

==Trivia==
* In the past, there was a rumor that the Wind Chime had a practical use in the form of using it in the event [[San-a-mong]] appeared in the Central Mountain [[Tong-Nou]]. Allegedly, if the player did not know his name, the player can use the Wind Chime to calm him down, similarly letting the player pass without him stealing anything. It is unknown where this rumor originated from, but it was not until September 19th, 2023 that this was shown to be false in the Osamu Sato Discord.

==See Also==
* [[Bottle Gourd]]

{{EasternMindItems}}

Morning Glory

2023-09-19T23:22:18Z

Camwoodstock: /* Usage */ what do you MEAN

{{ItemInfobox
|name=Morning Glory
|image=File:MorningGloryIcon.png
|type=Utility
|source=Trade
|ID=22
}}
The '''Morning Glory''' (朝顔, ''Asagao'') is an item in [[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]]. It is a consumable item that can be used to save the player from precarious situations.

==Obtaining==
The Morning Glory may only be acquired via trade in the Phantom Marketplace [[Hou-ang]], where one can trade an [[Eyeball-Stone]] for it.

==Usage==
The Morning Glory can be used as a laxative to save the player from death within [[Chi-fang]], the Room of Appetite, and to save them from death after drinking the Poison in [[Pu-ryao]], the Room of Immortality.

It addition, it can be traded in the Phantom Marketplace Hou-ang, along with an [[Eyeball-Stone]], to acquire a [[Peach]] from [[Mai-chiu]].

==Tong-Nou Book Entry==
''A laxative. Don't worry, no unwanted bowel action by holding on to it.''

==Trivia==
[[File:RealMorningGlory.jpg|thumb|right|100px|A real world Morning Glory.]]
* Morning Glory is the common name of various real flowers of the classification ''Convolvulaceae''. It describes roughly 1,000 real-world flowers.
* Strangely, the Morning Glory's name is misspelled as Mornig Glory in the Furoshiki (missing the second N). It is spelled normally in all other texts.

{{EasternMindItems}}

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-08-29T04:36:18Z

Camwoodstock: /* Known copies */

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost= No
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

Unlike its predecessor, the game has an overarching plotline involving [[Otane-chan]], a music idol, being kidnapped by an evil [[Tengu]]; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 7 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Former Lost Media Status==
Prior to its discovery, several old listings existed on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box had surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

A playable demo appears on the coverdisc for the January 15, 1998 issue of MacPeople magazine. This demo only contains a portion of the North American area. An image file of this disc was shared on October 27, 2021.

Unknown to the community until the full game was found, BakuDD acquired a sealed copy back in 2022. In January of 2023, he told another collector, beanstalk, that he owned it but was hesitant to open it. The two reached a deal where, in exchange for BakuDD opening and dumping the game, beanstalk would buy a limited edition Japanese 3DO game and ship it to BakuDD.

The game was ultimately made available to the wider internet on May 31st, 2023. The checksum data was confirmed on [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] before it was dropped onto the Internet Archive the same day. BakuDD didn't post the link directly, instead teasing its existence in [https://www.reddit.com/r/OsamuSato/comments/13wvocp/httpredumporgdisc104875/ this post to r/osamusato]; within minutes, it was found almost simultaneously by several members of the community, with the link initially posted by Camwoodstock & Tori. It was streamed by users adam and Super on the Osamu Sato Discord the same day, and for the next few days, Super would continue to stream the game on the Discord until successfully completing the game.

===Known copies===
As of May 31st, 2023, there are currently 8 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of the unaccounted-for copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique, as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of discussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, discovered when the user made a post sometime in the early 2010s reminiscing about the game. The owner did not wish to rip or sell the game, and after receiving attention they set their Twitter account to private. As such, the tweet has been lost and its URL is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | BakuDD's Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but initially the lot went unnoticed on the Osamu Sato Discord until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded. On May 31st, 2023, it was revealed that BakuDD had purchased the copy, and it was posted to redump before being uploaded to the Internet Archive not long after. BakuDD has stated he has zero intent to sell his copy of the game.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree] [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] [https://archive.org/details/roly-2 archive.org]
| style="background:#C7FFC7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Dumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went but planned to look for it.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/OsamuSato/comments/13xkdz5/how_to_get_and_run_rolypolys_2/ Guide to running the game]

{{Games}}

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-06-28T22:19:01Z

Camwoodstock: this is very silly... why did the article lead feature fucking sarcasta-quotes? rephrasing the sentence to be a little less snide and more descriptive. and also, hotlinking to a currently non-existent article for both otane-chan and the tengu, and a few clarifications on the game's discovery.

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost= No
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

Unlike its predecessor, the game has an overarching plotline involving [[Otane-chan]], a music idol, being kidnapped by an evil [[Tengu]]; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 7 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Former Lost Media Status==
Prior to its discovery, several old listings existed on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box had surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

Unknown to the community until the full game was found, BakuDD acquired a sealed copy back in 2022. In January of 2023, he told another collector, beanstalk, that he owned it but was hesitant to open it. The two reached a deal where, in exchange for BakuDD opening and dumping the game, beanstalk would buy a limited edition Japanese 3DO game and ship it to BakuDD.

The game was ultimately made available to the wider internet on May 31st, 2023. The checksum data was confirmed on [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] before it was dropped onto the Internet Archive the same day. BakuDD didn't post the link directly, instead teasing its existence in [https://www.reddit.com/r/OsamuSato/comments/13wvocp/httpredumporgdisc104875/ this post to r/osamusato]; within minutes, it was found almost simultaneously by several members of the community, with the link initially posted by Camwoodstock & Tori. It was streamed by users adam and Super on the Osamu Sato Discord the same day, and for the next few days, Super would continue to stream the game on the Discord until successfully completing the game.

===Known copies===
As of May 31st, 2023, there are currently 8 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of discussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, discovered when the user made a post sometime in the early 2010s reminiscing about the game. The owner did not wish to rip or sell the game, and after receiving attention they set their Twitter account to private. As such, the tweet has been lost and its URL is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | BakuDD's Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but initially the lot went unnoticed on the Osamu Sato Discord until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded. On May 31st, 2023, it was revealed that BakuDD had purchased the copy, and it was posted to redump before being uploaded to the Internet Archive not long after. BakuDD has stated he has zero intent to sell his copy of the game.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree] [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] [https://archive.org/details/roly-2 archive.org]
| style="background:#C7FFC7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Dumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went but planned to look for it.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/OsamuSato/comments/13xkdz5/how_to_get_and_run_rolypolys_2/ Guide to running the game]

{{Games}}

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-05-31T22:09:00Z

Camwoodstock: /* Lost Media Status */ based on info courtesy of FELON

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost= No
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
Prior to its discovery, several old listings existed on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box had surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

The game was ultimately discovered on May 31st, 2023, ripped and dumped by BakuDD. The checksum data was confirmed on Redump, before it was dropped onto the Internet Archive the same day; it was streamed by adam and Super on the Osamu Sato Discord the same day.

===Known copies===
As of May 31st, 2023, there are currently 8 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of discussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, discovered when the user made a post sometime in the early 2010s reminiscing about the game. The owner did not wish to rip or sell the game, and after receiving attention they set their Twitter account to private. As such, the tweet has been lost and its URL is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | BakuDD's Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but initially the lot went unnoticed on the Osamu Sato Discord until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded. On May 31st, 2023, it was revealed that BakuDD had purchased the copy, and it was posted to redump before being uploaded to the Internet Archive not long after. BakuDD has stated he has zero intent to sell his copy of the game.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree] [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] [https://archive.org/details/roly-2 archive.org]
| style="background:#C7FFC7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Dumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went but planned to look for it.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]

{{Games}}
[[Category: Lost Media]]

Template:MPLostMedia

2023-05-31T21:01:48Z

Camwoodstock: not anymore!

==Lost Media==
* [[File:AAIcon.png|24px|link=Alphabetical Animals]] [[Alphabetical Animals]]
* [[File:AnonymousAnimalsIcon.png|24px|link=Anonymous Animals]] [[Anonymous Animals]]
* [[File:CompuMovieIcon.png|24px|link=Compu Movie]] [[Compu Movie]]
* [[File:MaruIcon.png|24px|link=●▲■]] [[●▲■]]

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-05-31T20:25:58Z

Camwoodstock: WE'RE SO BACK

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost= No
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
Prior to its discovery, several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

The game was ultimately discovered on May 31st, 2023, dumped by BakuDD. The checksum data was confirmed on Redump, before it was dropped onto the Internet Archive the same day; it was streamed by adam on the Osamu Sato Discord the same day.

===Known copies===
As of May 31st, 2023, there are currently 8 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of dicussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, discovered when the user made a post sometime in the early 2010s reminiscing about the game. The owner did not wish to rip or sell the game, and after receiving attention they set their Twitter account to private. As such, the tweet has been lost and its URL is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2022 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but went unnoticed until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went but planned to look for it.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | BakuDD Dump
| A copy that was dumped by BakuDD on May 31st, 2023, and posted to redump before being posted to the Internet Archive not long after. The checksum data of the CD was revealed and made public first, before the actual .ISO and game data was released not long after.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump] [https://archive.org/details/roly-2 archive.org]
| style="background:#C7FFC7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Dumped, Released
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]

{{Games}}
[[Category: Lost Media]]

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-05-31T14:45:16Z

Camwoodstock: /* Lost Media Status */ revelations happening today!

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost=Yes
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

===Known copies===
As of May 31st, 2023, there are currently 8 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of dicussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, discovered when the user made a post sometime in the early 2010s reminiscing about the game. The owner did not wish to rip or sell the game, and after receiving attention they set their Twitter account to private. As such, the tweet has been lost and its URL is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2022 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but went unnoticed until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went but planned to look for it.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | BakuDD Checksum Dump
| A copy that was dumped by BakuDD on May 31st, 2023 and posted to redump. The checksum data of the CD was revealed and made public, but the actual .ISO and game data is currently unreleased, and it is unclear if/when it will be released.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [http://redump.org/disc/104875/ Redump]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Checksum dumped, Unreleased
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]

{{Games}}
[[Category: Lost Media]]

Template:LSDFields

2023-04-27T19:54:22Z

Camwoodstock: consistency with other navbox templates

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|-
|bgcolor=#FFFFE6|[[Bright Moon Apartment]]
|bgcolor=#FFFFF5|[[Long Hallway]]
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|bgcolor=#FFFFE6|[[Temple]]
|bgcolor=#FFFFF5|[[Flesh Tunnels]]
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|bgcolor=#FFFFE6|[[Kyoto]]
|bgcolor=#FFFFF5|[[Moonlight Tower]] • [[Temple Dojo]] • [[Monument Park]]
|-
|bgcolor=#FFFFE6|[[The Natural World]]
|bgcolor=#FFFFF5|[[Black Space]]
|-
|bgcolor=#FFFFE6|[[HAPPY TOWN]]
|bgcolor=#FFFFF5|[[Sun Faces Heave]]
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|bgcolor=#FFFFE6|[[Violence District]]
|bgcolor=#FFFFF5|[[Clockwork Machines]]
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|}<includeonly>[[Category:Field]][[Category:LSD: Dream Emulator]]</includeonly><noinclude>

==Use==
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2023-04-27T19:53:39Z

Camwoodstock: making it collapsed for consistency's sake

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!bgcolor="FFE6E6" colspan="2" align="center" style="-moz-border-radius:3px;"| Games by Osamu Sato
|-
|bgcolor=#F2F2F2|'''PC'''
|bgcolor=#F9F9F9|[[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]] • [[Chu-Teng]] • [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]] • [[Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken]]
|-
|bgcolor=#F2F2F2|'''Console'''
|bgcolor=#F9F9F9|[[LSD: Dream Emulator]] • [[Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio]] • [[Rhythm 'n' Face]]
|-
|bgcolor=#F2F2F2|'''Mobile'''
|bgcolor=#F9F9F9|[[●▲■]]
|}<includeonly>[[Category:Game]]</includeonly><noinclude>

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LSD: Dream Emulator

2023-04-27T19:53:07Z

Camwoodstock:

{{MediaInfobox
|name=LSD: Dream Emulator
|janame=LSD
|image=File:Lsdcover.png
|date=22 October 1998
|type=Videogame
|lost=No
}}

'''LSD: Dream Emulator''' is an exploration video game developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by [[Asmik Ace Entertainment]] for the [[Playstation]]. The concept for the game was based on OSD employee [[Hiroko Nishikawa]]'s dream diary, which she kept for over a decade. The diary was released as a book called [[Lovely Sweet Dream]] to go along with the game.

==Release==
The game released in Japan on 22 October 1998, alongside the music CD [[LSD and Remixes]], the previously mentioned book, and a bonus one-song music CD titled [[Lucy in the Sky with Dynamites]] bundled with limited copies.

On August 11, 2010, the game was re-released on the Japanese PlayStation Store under the PS1 Classics section, for ¥617 (equivalent to $5 at the time). This version received a D (17+) rating from CERO (the Japanese equivalent of the ESRB or PEGI).

LSD: Dream Emulator has gained a cult following because of its surreal contents and its scarcity, commonly placed in the top 5 on lists of the rarest/most expensive PlayStation games. Copies on eBay range in price from $700-$1,500.

===Limited/Normal edition discrepancy===
Numerous marketing materials advertise the game to have two versions: a limited version including the bonus CD and a normal version which does not have the bonus CD; however all ~200 copies documented since the early 2000's have been the limited edition. This paradoxically implies that the "normal" release had ''less'' copies produced than the limited edition and may not even exist.

A [https://psxdatacenter.com/ PlayStation archival website] makes the distinction between the limited edition ([https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/L/SLPS-01556.html SLPS-01556]) and normal edition (supposedly with the ID number [https://psxdatacenter.com/games/J/L/SLPS-01642.html SLPS-01642]), which only raises more questions as the ID given to the normal version would mean Sony catalogued it ''after'' the limited version.

==Gameplay==

The game takes place in a first-person perspective in a 3D surreal environment. The player's "goal" is to explore said environments. The controls are tank controls; the player can move forwards or backwards, turn, strafe, run, look up and behind.

The game is played in short sequences or "dreams". The initial location of each dream is randomized. The player can access other environments by bumping into objects or going through tunnels, a mechanic named "linking". Bumping into certain special objects, like animal and people, will result in a "stranger" dream.

The environments are usually the same, like a Japanese village or a house, but they may be populated by random objects and the default textures swapped with other textures.

Each dream can be about 10 minutes long, then the player will "wake up". However, if the player falls off a pit or a hole, the dream will be cut short.

After a dream, another "day" passes in-game, and the dream is marked in a graph. The graph rates the dreams in relation to it being an Upper, Downer, Static or Dynamic dream. The more the player plays the game, the textures of the environments change more often. Also, there's the possibility of encountering the [[Spy]], who removes the ability to recall a dream in Flashback.

After a certain number of days, the Flashback option will appear. It allows the player to play an abbreviated version of the last dream they played.

Sometimes, a video or dream journal excerpt may take the place of a regular dream.

==Trivia==
* According to the foldable insert in copies of [[Linen Sampler]], LSD was originally planned to release in autumn 1997.
* Despite common belief, the flashing water visible in many emulations of the game is not the intended look and does not appear on real consoles.

{{Games}}
{{LSDEntities}}
{{LSDFields}}

Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio

2023-04-27T19:52:41Z

Camwoodstock: this article needs a lot of work tbf but then so does everything else abt understanding this game!

{{MediaInfobox
|name= Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio
|janame= 東京惑星プラネトキオ
|image= File:Planetokio.png
|date= 26 August 1999
|type= Videogame
|lost= No
}}

'''Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio''' (東京惑星プラネトキオ, lit. "Tokyo Planet Planetokio") is a sci-fi action-adventure and role-playing PlayStation game developed by [[Outside Directors Company]] and published by [[Asmik Ace Entertainment]] on August 26, 1999. It is the sixth game OSD developed, and their second PlayStation game to be published by Asmik Ace. It is also the last game that both [[Osamu Sato]] and [[Hiroko Nishikawa]] worked on.

=Plot=
{{Spoiler}}

"''２０世紀から宇宙人の存在は広く人々の興味対象でしたが、ついに地球に外宇宙生物が現れました。アキハバラ電気街に現れた宇宙人は大量の電化製品を強奪した模様でございます。''"

"''Humans were interested in the existence of aliens since the 20th century. However, these extra-terrestrials have now appeared on Earth. The alien sighted in Akihabara’s electric streets has been robbing a large number of electric appliances.''"
''- TV Newscaster''

One day at Rairai Ken ramen restaurant at Nerima Hikarigaoka island, a TV showed breaking news about an extraterrestrial attacking [[Akihabara Island]]. Behind the closed door of the fridge in the kitchen, lies the headquarters of an anti-alien organization known as "Planetokio Defence Force". The leader, [[Dr. Hokin]] and his pupil [[Iken]], together are making a supreme gun (To fight against aliens invading Planetokio) called “Naru Naru MK1”(ナルナル１号). In order to make sure it works, Hokin sadistically tested on poor Iken both standard and energized punches. As Hokin explains the usage for the gun, alarm calls and Dr. Hokin assigns Iken to fight the alien in Akihabara island. As Iken was about to leave the restaurant, the owner [[Lailai]] order Iken to deliver the “Brainiac Ramen” (頭脳ラーメン）to the bald man of Rouden electronics in Akihabara island. As Iken arrives at the parking lot and walks towards the exit, a thief bumps into him, steals the ramen, and leaves. Iken managed to capture the thief, only to find it was too late as he ate all of the ramen, and so to make up for it he gave Iken a one hundred yen coin. Iken then used the coin and the trashed robot he found in the landfill along the way to defeat [[Biribiri]] and brought it back to the lab.

As Dr. Hokin investigates the alien's body, he finds a molecule that turns out to be a collect virus, the source of all troubles. Dr. Hokin then awards Iken his invented brain so Iken can create his own robot. As he installs the brain to the body, he realizes it needs a headshell to cover the brain and so he called [[Naomi]] of Uomasa fishmongers for opinions, and then she suggests Giddy Park of Shibuya Island and took him there. As Iken and Naomi are at the store, a different alien known as [[Fuwafuwa]] destroys the store and kidnaps her. Iken then seeks the Pigeon gang who gave him the strength to defeat Fuwafuwa and rescue Naomi. Iken then finally brings the robot to life, and Naomi names the new robot [[Boro]].

Meanwhile at Naomi's house, her dad [[Dr. Campbell]] invites Iken and Naomi to his laboratory to witness his masterpiece, [[GyororinRX035beta]] when suddenly a different alien, known as [[Nurunuru]] barges in and steals Gyororin. Iken chases Nurunuru at Asakusa Island and defeats him, freeing Gyororin and allowing Naomi to accept him on a date at the fireworks festival.
After the events of Asakusa, Boro is in Iken's apartment, working as a cleaning maid. He accidentally steps onto his own cord, and he laments how he wishes to be cordless. Boro then wakes up to find out he's in a gorilla suit. Iken claims that animatronics are the trendiest thing in the robot world and that Boro is the type of robot Naomi likes. Iken brings Boro to Iken's workplace when Lailai suddenly appears and orders Iken his meal delivery, leaving Boro with the professor. As Dr. Hokin explains his wig to Boro, [[Choki-choki]] the alien appears and attacked the restaurant. Iken returns to the restaurant after delivery only to find a place in ruins. Dr. Hokin appears from the fridge bald; Hokin explains while Iken was in errantry, the alien appeared and stole his wig to protect his genius mind and Boro and escaped off to Ueno Island. Hokin tied Iken to a rocket catapult and launched him to Ueno Island. Iken landed on the island unsuccessfully as he was on the train tracks but was able to jump off as the train reached the station. There, Iken again seeks help from the beggars and the protest group to retrieve weapons to defeat Choki-choki. Iken rescues Boro and retrieved Hokin's wig and returns to the restaurant, exhausted. Dr. Hokin offers Boro to recharge his battery using Biri-Biri's body as a power generator. However, the alien's body ends up electrocuting Iken and Dr. Hokin.

Meanwhile, at Uomasa fishmongers, Naomi was testing out different ribbons to satisfy her horn when Dr. Campbell appears and ask what his daughter was doing. Dr. Campbell was shocked in disgust when he saw Naomi's horn and decides to diagnose her and bring the information to Dr. Hokin. Dr. Hokin unfortunate cannot do anything next and suggests Campbell, to wait for her additional symptoms. Naomi woke up one morning only to find out she gotten really fat. Iken visits Uomasa to meet Naomi when shortly, he and Campbell heard screams coming from Naomi's room. Iken and Dr. Campbell rushed to Naomi's room, only to find out she isn't there. The truth reveals, a different alien, [[Muchi-Muchi]] has kidnapped Naomi and headed off to Ryogoku-Island. With Dr. Hokin's advice, Dr. Campbell pushes the red button on Iken's Naru-Naru MK1 and launched Iken to Ryogoku-Island. After the events at Ryogoku-Island, Dr. Hokin extracts the 2D-fied Naomi from a book and placed it onto a scanning desk, in his lab. Hokin explains the two that the alien changed Naomi's dimension to turn 2D and to turn it back to 3D, she needs a tiny drop of boiled water. Iken poured a drop of boiled water onto Naomi which changed her back to normal. As Iken attempts to give her a fat blasting supplement, she turned away in disgust, but her body went back to slim and she leaves the headquarters, with Iken chasing her.

One evening, Iken visits Naomi's house once again to apologize for what happened before. There were no responses, and Iken questions why the store was in a blackout during operating hours. Dr. Campbell meets Iken while carrying a candle; Campbell told Iken his daughter took all the lightbulbs in the house. Iken finds Naomi sitting in the middle of her room, surrounded by lightbulbs and unconscious. Dr. Canbell explains Iken that Naomi was infected by the Collect virus; Dr. Campbell reveals that Naomi was a daughter, created by duplicating the gene of his deceased wife and gestated in the lab. Because Naomi was created artificially, she didn't have the immunity to the Collect Virus, unlike what normal humans do. Campbell explains to Iken that Hokin has managed to extract the virus from her but it is the race against time to create a vaccine to end all invasion. Iken returned home, worried, while Boro questions Iken if Naomi may end up like the aliens. Iken refused to believe that she may end up like the aliens, when suddenly the TV switched to breaking news; An alien has been sighted on Higashogaoka-Island. Iken thought the alien would be Naomi when a call from Dr. Campbell reveals that Naomi was once again kidnapped by the alien while she escaped from her house. Dr. Hokin clarifies that the alien is indeed Pika-pika, and it headed off to Haneda-Island and commands Iken to defeat them. He also commands Boro to convert to his flight-mode which transforms Boro into a small plane for Iken to ride. Iken manages to arrive at Haneda-Island with barely any fuel left for Boro and chases Pika-pika across Tokyo until he confronts them on the highest point of Tokyo Tower. As Iken finishes off the alien with the collect virus, the alien dodged the shot and accidentally land onto Naomi tied to a rope which transforms her into a Naomi headed-monster abomination, Puri-puri. Puri-puri flies up to the highest point of the tower, pushes Iken and Pika-pika, and flies off to Planetokio Kenkou-land. Pika-pika, unfortunately, dies from great heights, but Iken survives the fall by clinging onto the tower's steel frames.

By the time Naomi has turned into Puri-puri, it was too late and this enraged Dr. Campbell very much that Dr. Hokin had to retrain him. Dr. Hokin then orders Boro to return to the HQ to collect the second batch of the vaccine and orders Iken to chase after her. After Boro flew off, Iken meets up with the reporter of Planetokio, Taro Tokio, and asks him to take Iken to Kenkou-Land; Both Iken and the reporter flew off to Kenkou-Land in a flying van. As Boro picks up the vaccine, Iken infiltrates the recreation center, disguised as an employee. Iken reunites Boro in the recreation center only to find out his robot accidentally lost the vaccine. As Puri-puri confronts the weary Iken, and beam of bright light ended the battle.

Iken wakes up to a bight morning sunlight in his room. Unsure if the battle he had was a dream, he walked to Rai Rai Ken, when it turned out it wasn't a dream when he saw the aliens and Naomi in one building. Dr. Hokin explains that the aliens and Naomi are cured of the virus and they're no longer a threat. Boro says the aliens wanted to see Iken's collections and depending on what the player did in the game, they could travel to space to partake the Biennial Intergalactic Collect Exhibition or not.

=Gameplay=
===Overworld===
After a prologue cutscene in each chapter, you'll be in the overworld segment. This segment serves as the main hub where you travel around in the city, gathering information from the locals and obtaining items you'll use for the battle segment. Moving left or right on the directional pad makes Iken walk to that said direction and holding down the triangle button while moving, allows him to run. The controls are like walking on ice, which makes Iken prone to crashing into walls. The up and down buttons are used to enter and exit buildings as well as changing paths, assuming the player can see an arrow pointing to a building or path which they can enter. Circle buttons are used to interact with people and items, as well as serving as the confirm command. The cross button serves the opposite, which is the cancel command. The start button assumes you know, is the pause button where you can see items you've collected during each city and stamps.

In each city, which is based on parts of real-world Tokyo Japan, such as the electronic districts of Akihabara, to the old Edo streets of Asakusa, you'll find four places of interest that are important to the journey. The first two places are connected to each other, the left being Paipai Clinic while the right being Rairaiken Ramen restaurant. Rairaiken serves as a saving point where players can record their progress by talking to Lailai, the owner of the establishment. Paipai Clinic, owned by Dr. Paipai, rescues you if you get knocked out from losing a battle against the alien or get hit by an obstacle during the maze part. A convenience store called "One-Seven" where the clerk gives you items and helpful hints if you get stuck during the journey. And last but not least, the stamp robot who stamps commemorative stamps onto the book, which are key items for getting a good ending to the game.

===Maze Segments===
During certain chapters, Iken must navigate through a maze without getting caught by obstacles patrolling the area, to reach a certain item, or to reach the boss. This is the stealth aspect of the game. The overworld controls still apply to this segment, except the up and down on the directional pad now allows Iken to climb ladders. Obstacles that Iken confronts include police patrol robots, pigeons, and mechanical gorillas.

===Boss Fights===
At each end of the chapter, Iken must face the alien who is troubling the city. Each alien has different traits and this affects their strength and weakness. The fight will be a first-person role-play mode where each side takes turns fighting. When Iken fights, you are given three options:

The left scroll chooses the item you've collected during the chapter. These items except for the boxing glove disappear after clearing the chapter.
The middle scroll decides whether the item would be shot standard or energized.
The right button confirms the item selected and Iken would shoot the item at the alien.

Watching Iken's thoughts when using each item is humorous so I recommend you give it a try. The goal of this segment is to bring the alien's health meter down. Bringing more items to battle allows Iken to survive the fight longer.

=Characters=
* [[Iken]]
* [[Dr. Hokin]]
* [[Naomi]]
* [[Dr. Campbell]]
* [[Boro]]
* [[Lailai]]
* [[Paipai]]
* [[Tokio Taro]]

=Islands=
* [[Hikarigaoka Island]]
* [[Akihabara Island]]
* [[Shibuya Island]]
* [[Asakusa Island]]
* [[Ueno Island]]
* [[Ryogoku Island]]
* [[Haneda Airport Island]]
* [[Marunouchi Island]]
* [[Shinjuku Island]]
* [[Roppongi Island]]
* [[Planetokio Kenkou Land]]

=Aliens=
* [[Biribiri]]
* [[Fuwafuwa]]
* [[Nurunuru]]
* [[Chokichoki]]
* [[Muchimuchi]]
* [[Pikapika]]

=External Links=
* [http://www.osd.co.jp/tokio_page/tokio_top.html Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio OSD page (Japanese)]
* [https://www.gamerevolution.com/features/366739-tokyo-wakusei-planetokio-bizarre-osamu-sato-rpg-youve-never-heard Game Revolution Article]
* [https://archive.org/details/planetokio-scans Manual and disc art scans on Internet Archive]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/12KB6feZjEqHBD-ifSXMGnJMjvnT3MIGBDewcaSV8BKc English walkthrough]

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{{PlanetokioCharacters}}

Rhythm 'n' Face

2023-04-27T19:47:43Z

Camwoodstock:

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Rhythm 'n' Face
|janame=リズムンフェイス
|image=File:Rhythm_N_Face-Cover.png
|type=Videogame
|date=9 March 2000
|lost=No
}}

'''Rhythm 'n' Face''' (リズムンフェイス, ''Rizumunfeisu'') is a rhythm video game developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by [[Asmik Ace Entertainment]] for the [[Playstation]]. The game was released in Japan on March 9th, 2000. A companion book with demonstrations on how to design with basic shapes, as well as designs contributed by various artists and journalists, was released alongside it.

==Gameplay==
The goal of every stage in Rhythm 'n' Face is to manipulate shapes (squares, triangles and circles) to create "faces" in sync with the stage music's beat. Pressing the Circle, Square, and Triangle buttons will select the respective shape and place it in the center of the grid, pressing the L1 and R1 buttons will increase and decrease the size of the shape, and pressing the D-Pad buttons will move the shape on the grid.

Each stage is comprised of a series of two short phases: a computer player will select a shape and manipulate it into a specific size and position, and the player must then copy the computer player's actions while keeping on-beat. If the player doesn't get a shape near the correct position and size before the end of their phase, they lose one life. If the player loses all four of their lives, they must restart the stage. If the player keeps correctly placing shapes, they will rack up a combo and gain a life back (assuming they have lost any). If the combo is high enough, the game will start the player's shapes in a random position on the grid to throw them off and further challenge them to keep their combo going.

At the end of a stage, the player is ranked in two categories: "Rhythm" and "Face", on a scale from 0 to 50. "Rhythm" measures how well the player did in keeping on-beat (as well as how many extra actions they did successfully), and "Face" is used to measure how accurate the player's face is to the intended face.

Completing all four routes will unlock the ability to toggle three additional settings in the options menu:
* '''Texture''': Overlays a texture onto every shape.
* '''Fukuwarai''': Makes the active shape as well as all previously placed shapes invisible until the end of the stage.
* '''Duet''': [W.I.P.]

If you get 350 total points on any route, that route's bonus stage will be unlocked. The bonus stages act as free-paint modes, allowing you to make faces without having to worry about rhythmic timing or copying the computer player's actions.

==Tracklist==
{| class=wikitable
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Stage
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Track
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Character
! style="font-weight:bold;" | Genre
|-
| 1
| Happy Peace Smile
| [[Namihei Panda]]
| Pops
|-
| 2
| Swan Song 2000
| [[Panda Stewart]]
| Disco
|-
| rowspan="2" | 3
| Fat Tiger Blues
| [[Torkee]]
| R&B
|-
| Dr Boochang Lee
| [[Klinton]]
| Funk
|-
| rowspan="4" | 4
| Something in Heaven
| [[Hajime]]
| Jazz
|-
| Dabster & Dubstar
| [[Adidos]]
| Reggae
|-
| Rock the Rocket
| [[Tomson]]
| Rock
|-
| Green Castle
| [[Kwai Polnuki]]
| Polka
|-
| rowspan="4" | 5
| Wondering Bullfighter
| [[Gaudi Barcelona]]
| Flamenco
|-
| Quiet Rose
| [[Beatty]]
| Bossa Nova
|-
| Apollo Comic
| [[808]]
| Techno
|-
| Durian Moon
| [[Acadi]]
| Ethno
|-
| rowspan="4" | Bonus
| Water #36
|-
| Steel #36
|-
| Universe #36
|-
| Voice #36
|-
|}

==External Links==
* [https://archive.org/details/RhythmNFaceArtBook Rhythm 'n' Face Companion Book]
* [http://www.osd.co.jp/rhythm/index.html Rhythm 'n' Face section on old OSD website]

==See also==
* [[●▲■]], a game with a very similar control scheme.

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[[Category: Games]]

●▲■

2023-04-27T19:47:18Z

Camwoodstock:

{{MediaInfobox
|name= ●▲■
|janame= ●▲■
|image= File:MaruSankakuShikaku.png
|date= 23 April 2010
|type= Mobile app
|lost= Delisted
}}

'''●▲■''', also known as '''マルサンカクシカク''' (Maru Sankaku Shikaku, lit. "Circle Triangle Square") is an app developed by [[Outside Directors Company]], published by P.R.O. Corp and Creators Guild Company for ''iPhone'' mobile devices. It allows users to create their own artwork using Sato's signature design method by dragging around circles, triangles, and squares, a process from which the app gets its name. It was first released on 23 April 2010, with an initial price tag of ¥230.

On April 13, 2012, a new version with updated UI was released as a free download under the name '''カンタンデザイン''' (Kantan Design, lit. "Easy Design"). Both it and its predecessor have since been delisted.

Upon opening, the app features four buttons: Draw, Gallery, Sample, and Setting.
* ''Draw'' is the main mode of the app, where users can create and save art.
* ''Gallery'' displays an image gallery of creations saved in Draw mode.
* ''Sample'' is an additional gallery of creations made by OSD themselves. Clicking on a Sample image shows a replay of how it was made within the app, this was also possibly a feature in gallery mode.
* ''Setting'' contains standard configuration settings for the app.

==Draw Mode==
Draw mode presents the user with a white 16x19 grid, on which a design can be created. Directly below it is an assortment of color palettes that can be cycled through by swiping left or right. Tapping a color applies it to the currently selected shape. At the bottom of the screen are six buttons: "TOP," which returns to the main menu, "●," "▲," and "■," which are used to select the respective shapes, a copy button which duplicates the active shape, and "DONE," which allows the user to save their creation.

==See also==
* [[Rhythm 'n' Face]], a game with a very similar control scheme.

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{{Games}}

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-04-27T19:46:11Z

Camwoodstock:

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost=Yes
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

===Known copies===
As of April 19, 2023, there are currently 7 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of dicussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, discovered when the user made a post sometime in the early 2010s reminiscing about the game. The owner did not wish to rip or sell the game, and after receiving attention they set their Twitter account to private. As such, the tweet has been lost and its URL is unknown.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2022 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but went unnoticed until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went but planned to look for it.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]

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[[Category: Lost Media]]

Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki

2023-04-27T19:46:03Z

Camwoodstock:

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups
|janame=ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き
|image=File:RolyPolys1CoverSmall.png
|date=14 March 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost=No
}}

'''Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki''' (ローリーポーリーズの七転び八起き, ''Roriiporiizu no Nanakorobi Yaoki'' lit. Rolypolys' Seven-Downs Eight-Ups) is a 1997 educational point-and-click videogame developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It was released as a hybrid CD-ROM for Macintosh and Microsoft Windows.

A build of the game was submitted to Macromedia's People's Choice Awards in mid-1996, and out of 600 entries, it was selected as one of the top 20 software titles in the competition. That September, the game appeared at Macromedia's annual user conference in San Francisco, with Sato and representatives from Shinko Music in attendance. Originally, it was scheduled to release in Japan that November, but for unknown reasons, the date was pushed back. Additionally, North American and European releases were considered, under the name "The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog," but these ultimately never materialized.

==Former Lost Media Status==
For a long time, Rolypolys was not available to the general public. Several gameplay clips emerged over the years, but the game as a whole held its lost media status until July 2019 when an online auction was discovered and posted on Reddit by community member VisualMenace. It was quickly snatched up by another member, Gohald, who later posted scans and a disc image with the assistance of DeeDyne on July 22nd.

==External Links==
* [https://mega.nz/file/R7pSzCYL#YfOHhhfSg0jItjoSV-MkzRXGGRxuarHO2Wys52Cl3n4 Complete asset rip of the game]
* [https://archive.org/details/rolypolysnanakorobiyaoki Disc image and scans on Internet Archive]
* [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL49t75ri3sCYaeeMn1y42zNXzX4AQztTp OST on Youtube]
* [https://archive.org/details/macuser-macbin41-1997-04 This disc], included with a Japanese edition of the magazine MacUser, contains a demo version of the game.

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{{RolyPolysCharacters}}
{{RolyPolysLetters}}

Chu-Teng

2023-04-27T19:45:26Z

Camwoodstock:

{{MediaInfobox
|name= Chu-Teng
|janame= 中天
|image= File:ChuTengCover.png
|date= October 21, 1995
|type= Videogame
|lost= No
}}

:''This article is about the game. For the in-universe location, see ''[[Chu-teng (place)]]''.
'''Chu-Teng''' (中天, ''Chūten'' lit. Mid-Heaven) is a 1995 point-and-click videogame developed by [[Outside Directors Company]] and published by Sony Music Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. It is the sequel to [[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]].

Copies of the game became elusive in the years following its release, making it a holy grail of sorts for the fan community. At the end of June 2013, an anonymous user on 4chan's /vr/ board came forward with a Mac copy and shared the disc image a few days later.

According to [https://archive.org/details/wired-magazine-04.03-1996-march/page/n170/mode/1up the March 1996 issue of Wired magazine], a North American release of Chu-Teng was scheduled for mid-1996, but ultimately, it never hit the market. Despite this, an English fan translation was created many years later by members of the community.

==Plot==
{{Spoiler}}

After having regained his soul back from Tong-Nou, Rin is visited by two parts of a creature from above called Nanshu. He says Chu-Teng is in danger due to the light fighting against the darkness and in dire need of Rin's help.

==External Links==
* [https://archive.org/details/chuteng Chu-Teng (Macintosh) on Internet Archive]
* [https://archive.org/details/chu-teng Chu-Teng (Windows) on Internet Archive]

{{Stub}}
{{Games}}

[[Category:Chu-Teng]]

Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou

2023-04-27T19:44:58Z

Camwoodstock:

{{MediaInfobox
|name= Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou
|janame= 東脳
|image= File:EasternMindCover.png
|date= May 21, 1994 (Japan) August 1995 (North America)
|type= Videogame
|lost= No
}}

'''Tong-Nou''' (東脳, ''Ton'nō'' lit. East Mind), localized in the west as '''Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou''', is a 1994 point-and-click video game developed by [[OutSide Directors Company]] and published by Sony Music Entertainment for Microsoft Windows and Macintosh. Like OSD's other 3D projects from this time period, game areas and characters were modeled by [[Noboru Iizuka]] in a classic-Macintosh build of ''Strata''.

The game was originally released for Macintosh in Japan on May 21, 1994, with a Windows port arriving the following year. The US version was published by Sony Imagesoft and released on both platforms in early August 1995.

Its sequel, [[Chu-Teng]], was released in Japan only in 1995.

==Plot==
{{Spoiler}}

The game begins with [[Rin]] having lost his soul. This is revealed to have been the work of the island [[Tong-Nou]], which devours human souls.

Rin decides to head to Tong-Nou to retrieve his soul. Before doing so, he decides to visit the Yashiro shrine. On the way he meets a white snake who gifts him with the [[Furoshiki]], in which Rin can carry items, and an [[Amulet]], a one-use item that will protect him from death. At the Yashiro shrine, Rin receives a temporary soul from an old man. This temporary soul will last him 49 days.

Upon arriving at Tong-Nou, a strange island in the shape of a human head, Rin dies after the player finds some way to kill him. However, once he does so, he is told that from now he will acquire nine lives, and that his soul exists as five [[Magatama|Magatamas]] scattered across the five lands of Tong-Nou. Only when he has them all may he retrieve his soul. He is given a [[Mirror]], as well as a [[Nameplate]] bearing his name.

Then, he is directed to the roots of [[Mingke-shu]], the Tree of Life. Here, he can select one each from a set of two eyes, two noses, and two mouths, to be reborn as a creature bearing those parts. He is given a mission to complete, and instructions on how to complete it. Half of these missions are simple and require little input from the player besides clicks, while the other half involve fulfilling some menial task for one of the four Kings.

When each creature's mission is completed, that creature will also die. Again, Rin is given a Nameplate bearing the creature's name and directed back to the roots of Mingke-shu to be reborn once more as a different creature.

In total, there are eight creatures to be reborn as, and so eight more Nameplates to acquire ([[Byou]], [[Tou]], [[Sha]], [[Kai]], [[Jin]], [[Retsu]], [[Zen]] and [[Gyou]]).

Once each of the creatures' missions has been accomplished, and all eight Nameplates acquired, Rin is reborn as himself once more, and instructed to go to the Central Mountain Tong-nou and break the seal on the mountain. This is done by placing all nine Nameplates into the seal.

Having broken the seal, Rin heads up the steps to the top of the mountain. Partway up, he encounters an image of [[Tou-gyou]]. This image tells him where to acquire four of the Magatamas that make up Rin's soul. Once he speaks to the image while in possession of the four Magatamas, it tells him that he still lacks the power to retrieve his soul. It then gifts him with a [[Katana Gem]] containing the force of Earth (Source). Rin must then fill this Gem with four other forces from the other four lands of Tong-Nou. To do so, he must visit the images of Tou-gyou that exist in these lands. Firstly, he must visit [[Yui-wang]], the Land of Desire, to acquire the force of Metal (Eternity), then [[Mon-chien]], the Land of Dreaming, for the force of Water (Change), then [[Ming-ken]], the Land of Life, for the force of Wood (Life), and finally [[Shi-chieng]], the Land of Time, for the force of Fire (Confrontation).

Once the Gem has been filled with all five forces, Rin goes back to the Central Mountain Tong-nou. Tou-gyou's image creates the [[Katana of Five Forces]] from the Gem, and tells Rin that the time to recover his soul has come. Rin climbs to the Octagonal Shrine [[Par-fang]] at the top of the mountain and enters. Here, statues of the four kings of Tong-Nou have entrapped the fifth and final Magatama of Rin's soul, the Earth Magatama. Rin uses the [[Katana of Five Forces]] to set the Magatama free. Then, the empty shell of Rin's soul appears. He places the five Magatamas into the shell and his soul is restored.

Tou-gyou, the king of the Central Mountain, who had also been set free by the Katana, appears in the flesh. He explains to Rin that [[Tong-Nou]] is not an island that devours human souls. It is an island that purifies troubled souls. The four kings of the four lands had discovered that they could use the souls' Magatamas for their own selfish needs. They had trapped [[Tou-gyou]] in the Octagonal Shrine to prevent him from interfering with their plans, and tore him into eight pieces and scattered them all over the [[Tong-Nou]] world. He explains that he had been calling out for a soul to save him, but none had been strong enough to withstand the powers of the four kings and were devoured. [[Rin]]'s soul, however, was strong enough, and he was able to travel the [[Tong-Nou]] world and restore [[Tou-gyou]] to health. In doing so, his soul became more powerful than ever before. Rin's soul returns to him once more, and the game ends.

{{Stub}}

{{Games}}
{{EasternMindLands}}
{{EasternMindCharacters}}
{{EasternMindItems}}
[[Category:Games]]

Template:Games

2023-04-27T19:44:29Z

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|bgcolor=#F2F2F2|'''PC'''
|bgcolor=#F9F9F9|[[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]] • [[Chu-Teng]] • [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]] • [[Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken]]
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|bgcolor=#F2F2F2|'''Console'''
|bgcolor=#F9F9F9|[[LSD: Dream Emulator]] • [[Tokyo Wakusei Planetokio]] • [[Rhythm 'n' Face]]
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|bgcolor=#F2F2F2|'''Mobile'''
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|}<includeonly>[[Category:Game]]</includeonly><noinclude>

==Use==
For use on pages for Osamu Sato's video games. This will also append the Game category if it's not already present.
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Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-04-19T22:17:30Z

Camwoodstock: /* Known copies */ fart

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost=Yes
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

===Known copies===
As of April 19, 2023, there are currently 7 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of dicussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, unknown when it was but was likely the early 2010s. Owner did not wish to rip the game ISO out of fear of damaging the disc. Due to archaic preservation circa 2016, the identity of the owner has been lost.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unidentified
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2022 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but went unnoticed until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went. What happened to the copy is unclear.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]
[[Category: Games]]
[[Category: Lost Media]]

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-04-19T22:11:17Z

Camwoodstock: added links where found/applicable,

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost=Yes
}}
'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

===Known copies===
As of April 19, 2023, there are currently 7 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of dicussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:15%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Link
! style="width:7.5%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | N/A
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2003 Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions circa 2003. Almost all information about the auction aside from its existence is lost.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20201203212051/https://aucview.aucfan.com/yahoo/n59237868 Aucfan]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Early Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, unknown when it was but was likely the early 2010s. Owner did not wish to rip the game ISO out of fear of damaging the disc. Due to archaic preservation circa 2016, the identity of the owner has been lost.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unidentified
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220242/https://jp.mercari.com/item/m14124931361 Mercari]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2022 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but went unnoticed until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220659/https://aucfree.com/items/h1059672044 Aucfree]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419214941/https://twitter.com/XfaOc/status/1637095556618293248 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went. What happened to the copy is unclear.
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20230419220511/https://twitter.com/pPpGRWBFDgeIg39/status/1647152912093810689 Twitter]
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.
</gallery>

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]
[[Category: Games]]
[[Category: Lost Media]]

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-04-19T21:49:40Z

Camwoodstock: /* Known copies */

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost=Yes
}}

[[File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|thumb|right|240px|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.]]

'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

===Known copies===
As of April 19, 2023, there are currently 7 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of dicussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:17%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="width:73%;text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:10%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2003 Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions circa 2003. Almost all information about the auction aside from its existence is lost.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2022 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but went unnoticed until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Other Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to another individual on Twitter, revealed on April 15, 2023. The owner mentioned they played the game previously in the replies of the previous Twitter Copy's tweet, and that they did not know where their copy went. What happened to the copy is unclear.
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown (Lost?)
|-
|}

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]
[[Category: Games]]
[[Category: Lost Media]]

Bright Moon Cottage

2023-04-19T21:34:06Z

Camwoodstock: Changed redirect target from Meigetsu-So Apartment to Bright Moon Apartment

#REDIRECT [[Bright Moon Apartment]]

Rolypolys 2

2023-04-19T21:33:22Z

Camwoodstock: fixing double redirect

#REDIRECT [[Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken]]

Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken

2023-04-19T20:49:52Z

Camwoodstock: /* Lost Media Status */ it was mentioned awhile back to potentially make a list of all known copies and their current statuses (if known). well, it's not a list, but it is a table!

{{MediaInfobox
|name=Bana Bana Mk.1: Rolypolys Great World Adventure
|janame=バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険
|image=File:rp2cover.png
|date=November 21, 1997
|type=Videogame
|lost=Yes
}}

[[File:Rp2SellerPhoto.png|thumb|right|240px|Photo of the front and back of the game's box.]]

'''Bana Bana Ichi-gō: Rolypolys no Sekai Daibōken''' (バナバナ1号ローリーポーリーズの世界大冒険, sometimes listed online as ローリーポーリーズの世界旅行, lit. Rolypolys' World Tour) is a 1997 point-and-click adventure game developed by OutSide Directors Company and published by Shinko Music Entertainment. It is the sequel to [[Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki]], which released eight months prior.

The plot opens with "everyone's idol" Otane-chan being kidnapped by an evil tengu; she can only be freed by the Roly Polys gathering 6 keys scattered around the world. The gameplay centers around the Roly Polys flying to every continent of Earth in [[Banaten]]'s spaceship, the [[Banabana Mk. 1]], while learning about the geography and culture of various countries.

==Lost Media Status==
The full game is currently undumped. Several old listings exist on Japanese auction sites as well as one recent one in July 2020, and one image of the game in-box has surfaced. Aside from several small screenshots on the publisher's original site, no gameplay footage existed online until Rolypolys no Nanakorobi Yaoki was found, which contained a [https://youtu.be/Sw2EP5A0Rbw video trailer]. This trailer was rendered in-engine, meaning its assets could be ripped.

The January 15, 1998 issue of Japanese magazine MacPeople came with a demo of the game as part of its included CD. This disc was uploaded to the internet on October 27, 2021. The demo only contains parts of the North American area of the game, and does not contain any data for the other areas.

===Known copies===
As of April 19, 2023, there are currently 6 known copies of Rolypolys no Nanakorobi. While it's possible that some of these copies are the same as others, it is generally accepted that each of these copies are unique as there is zero evidence to the contrary. Each of these copies are given a conjectural nickname for ease of dicussion.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="width:17%;text-align:center" | Nickname
! style="width:73%;text-align:center" | Information
! style="width:10%;text-align:center" | Status
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Osamu Sato's Copy
| The copy Osamu Sato previously owned. It was lost on an unknown date, presumably before the 2010s.
| style="background:#FFC7C7;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Lost
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2003 Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions circa 2003. Almost all information about the auction aside from its existence is lost.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Saint Auction Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Yahoo Auctions sometime between 2003 and 2010. The time of the sale, as well as whoever bought and sold it are lost. The copy sold for only 980 yen. Named after the finder of the auction, Saint.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2020 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Mercari on July 17, 2020. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 2,000 yen. Notably, the first copy that appeared since the founding of the Osamu Sato Discord.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | 2022 Auction Lot Copy
| A copy that went up for auction on Aucfree on August 2022. Sold as part of a lot featuring other games. The entire lot sold for 87,277 yen. The copy was still factory sealed, but went unnoticed until April 10, 2023, long after the auction had concluded.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Unknown Owner
|-
| style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Twitter Copy
| A copy that belongs to an individual on Twitter, revealed on March 18, 2023. The owner declined offers to sell their copy, due to having strong emotional attachment to it; in addition, they did not acknowledge any questions about ripping the ISO.
| style="background:#FFD;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;" | Undumped
|-
|}

==Additional resources==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/19990222030135/http://www.shinko-music.co.jp/roly/banabana.html The game's page on Shinko Music]
* [https://archive.org/details/macpeople-1998-no-2 The MACPEOPLE Demo Disc, which contains the demo of the game.]
[[Category: Games]]
[[Category: Lost Media]]

Circle Triangle Square

2023-04-19T18:29:11Z

Camwoodstock: feels like a very simple redirect to make for keyboard friendliness/search friendliness

#REDIRECT [[●▲■]]

User:Ga-show/Us-a-mong

2022-12-09T19:19:55Z

Camwoodstock: for some ungodly reason the navbox was actually causing this article to appear in the categories for characters. while objectively hilarious this also does kinda break the categories (which is also, objectively, even funnier)

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Us-a-mong
|image=File:UsAMong.png
|width=149
|land=[[Hou-ang]]
|location=Hou-ang
|role=Creature
}}
'''Us-a-mong''' is a member of the [[A-mong Family]] of thieves, and is associated with the Phantom Marketplace [[Hou-ang]].

==Appearance==
Us-a-mong is quite unlike other members of the A-mong Family, breaking the number-naming tradition and resembling a cartoon astronaut more than the traditional robot-like appearence.

==Purpose==
Us-a-mong has a 1/4 chance of exiting from the vent at the bottom when facing the second market stand. After appearing, among other things, he will ask [[Rin]] if they believe he is "sus". If the player replies "yes", an item will be stolen from the [[Furoshiki]], which could be regarded as an emergency by some players.

===Item preference===
Us-a-mong will steal the [[Eye-Glasses]] or the [[Tong-Nou Illustrated Book]].

==Tong-Nou Book Entry==
===Likes===
[...] ''Us-a-mong likes to sabotage others.'' [...]

File:TNSn.svg

2022-11-08T01:07:43Z

Camwoodstock: File uploaded with MsUpload

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User:Camwoodstock

2022-11-06T23:55:18Z

Camwoodstock:

'''{ Cam | 20 | Her/him | & | Bi | Genderfluid }''' 
'''{ Tori | She/her | Headmate }'''

Hi this is our userpage! Maybe one day we'll snazz it up.

{| style="width:640px; height:340px; font-family:Times New Roman; background-color:#CFD1CC; border:5px solid #000; padding-top:15px; padding-left:17px; padding-right:19px; padding-bottom:43px;"
|-
|style="width:264px; height:267px; border:4px solid #000;"|This is a prototype for a Tong-Nou Book template that would be on Character pages. As you can see, because it's strictly HTML plastered over a table, it is extremely limited and also looks ugly as sin.
|style="width:28px;" |
|style="width:264px; height:267px; border:4px solid #000;"|Someone needs to remind us to prod Badcafe to look into CSS, so that this could hopefully be properly realized in a way that not only looks good, but is actually properly functional.
|}

Testing [[File:Car1.png|16x16px|link=|Car]][[File:Car1.png|16x16px|link=|Car]][[File:Car1.png|16x16px|link=|Car]] image spacing. Hold [[File:Car1.png|16x16px|link=|Car]] [[File:Car1.png|16x16px|link=|Car]] [[File:Car1.png|16x16px|link=|Car]] on!

Ni-a-mong

2022-11-06T23:37:06Z

Camwoodstock: this is like another 25% we wanted to change the template so bad NI-A-MONG STEALS FROM YOU he's not harmless at all!

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Ni-a-mong
|image=File:NiAmong.png
|width=149
|land=[[Shi-chieng]]
|location=[[Tong-tah]]
|role=Creature
}}
'''Ni-a-mong''' is a member of the [[A-mong Family]] of thieves, and is associated with the Land of Time [[Shi-chieng]].

==Appearance==
Ni-a-mong shares the same general look as the rest of the A-mong family. Much like them, Ni-a-mong is a tripedal humanoid creature donning wooden sandals, a cape, a symbol on their chest, and a hat with an eyeball and seal with a symbol on it. Ni-a-mong is distinguished by their turquoise coloration, as well as their symbol of choice being two vertical lines (the Tong-Nou Script symbol for "2").

==Purpose==
Ni-a-mong will randomly appear on Floor 2 of the Fire Tower of Time [[Tong-tah]]. They run up to [[Rin]], attempt to steal a random item from the [[Furoshiki]] if the player doesn't click away in time, and dash off.

===Item Preference===
Ni-a-mong will attempt to steal the [[Tong-Nou Illustrated Book]], [[Compass]], or [[Eye-Glasses]]. Should Rin have none of those items, they will be unable to steal anything.

==Tong-Nou Book Entry==
===Likes===
[...] ''Ni-a-mong will take anything.'' [...]

==Trivia==
* Strangely, and perhaps counter-intuitively, Ni-a-mong does not actually take any item like his entry in the Tong-Nou Book may suggest; he has a preference for items that are primarily useful inside [[Shi-chieng]].

{{EasternMindCharacters}}

Fang-shing

2022-11-06T23:33:19Z

Camwoodstock:

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Fang-shing
|image=File:FangShing.png
|width=194
|land=[[Tong-Nou]]
|location=Various
|role=Creature
}}
The '''Fang-shing''' are a race of identical-looking creatures who appear in every area of [[Tong-nou]]. They deliver hints to [[Rin]] when spoken to, broken into one or two word sentences.

==Fang-shing hints==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''Location'''
|'''Hint'''
|'''Meaning'''
|-
|Fire tunnel
|Eyeball-stone. Find. Market. Phantom. Hou-ang. Find.
|A hint that the rocks with eyeballs that are found across the lands (not to be confused with the [[Eyeball-Stone]] items) lead to the Phantom Marketplace [[Hou-ang]].
|-
|[[Luo-shang|Helix Palace]]
|Moku-gyou. Hate. Ant. Allergy. Sneeze.
|[[Ant|Ants]] can be used on [[Moku-gyou]] to catch him off guard and enter the [[Mingke-shu|Tree of Life]].
|-
|Helix Palace
|Moon Water. Bad water. No good water.
|The true effects of [[Moon Water]], which [[Pu-ryao]] promises leads to immortality, are most likely undesirable to the player.
|-
|Right ear tunnel
|Triangle sign. Tong-nou. Go.
|The [[Chu-Teng|triangle sign]] on the back of [[Tong-nou]]'s head leads to the Central Mountain [[Tong-nou (Central Mountain)|Tong-nou]].
|-
|[[Ming-ken|Land of Life]]
|Helix. Palace. Luo-shang. Many Traps. King-gyou. Nasty. Mean.
|Each room of the Helix Palace embodies a human desire, which gets Rin killed if he indulges in them. [[King-gyou]] himself is known to turn souls into jewelry and statues.
|-
|Land of Life forest
|Turn right. Turn left. Mingke-shu. Tree. Life.
|Going right, then left, from where you encounter this Fang-shing will put you at the Tree of Life Mingke-shu.
|-
|Left ear tunnel
|Seal. Tong-nou. Mountain. Seal.
|Breaking the seal of the Central Mountain Tong-nou is one of the main objectives of the game.
|-
|[[Ping-chao|Palace of Dreaming]]
|Magatama. Sick. Don't touch.
|Touching the nearby Ill Magatama will result in death.
|-
|Palace of Dreaming
|Fire-Tower. Tong-tah. Entrance. North.
|The entrance to the Fire Tower of Time [[Tong-tah]] is north on the [[Compass]].
|-
|}

[More being written]

==Trivia==
* Audio-wise, the Fang-shing say "fun" 17 times in 3 seconds.
* The amount of times "fun" is written varies with each instance.
* According to the [[Tong-Nou Illustrated Book]], [[Moku-gyou]] considers the Fang-shing annoying, and wishes to eradicate them. However, neither he nor anyone under his command has ever successfully done so.
** On this note, some Fang-shing locations cause the player to accidentally click on them when attempting to do something else, making the the game pause as they say their hint and wasting a lot of time.

{{Stub}}
{{EasternMindCharacters}}

Tou-gyou

2022-11-06T23:28:37Z

Camwoodstock:

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Tou-gyou
|image=File:TouGyou.png
|width=240
|land=[[Tong-Nou]]
|location=[[Tong-nou (Central Mountain)]] [[Ming-ken]] (via emblem) [[Shi-chieng]] (via emblem) [[Yui-wang]] (via emblem) [[Ping-chao]] (via emblem)
|role=King, Advisor
}}
'''Tou-gyou''' is the king of [[Tong-nou]]. He was sealed by the other four kings so his power could be harnessed. Tou-gyou's image is engraved in each of the five lands, conversing with these engravings will deliver hints about the area. After unsealing the [[Tong-nou (Central Mountain)|Central Mountain]], [[Rin]] must talk to each engraving to recieve the [[Katana Gems]]. When all Katana Gems have been acquired, Rin can acquire the [[Katana of Five Forces]] and use it to release Tou-gyou.

==Engraving locations==
===Central Mountain===
On the stairs after unsealing the gate. This is where he gives Rin the Katana of Five Forces.

===[[Yui-wang|Land of Desire]]===
On the wall behind [[King-gyou]].

===[[Mon-chien|Land of Dreaming]]===
On the wall inside [[Ping-chao]], directly greets the player at the entrance.

===[[Ming-ken|Land of Life]]===
On the ground after taking the left path, then the right, then going forward.

===[[Shi-chieng|Land of Time]]===
On the ground, below the side of the Fire Tower where the player is facing when they come in.

==Trivia==
* Tou-gyou can be contacted through the [[Computer]].
* Clicking above an engraving's eyes will cause it to say ''"My name is Tou-gyou. I am held in captivity here. When your mission has been accomplished, I will be released."''
** Oddly, this does not work in the Palace of Dreaming, because the hitbox is a layer below the regular hitbox where he says a hint.

{{Stub}}
{{EasternMindCharacters}}

King-gyou

2022-11-06T23:26:08Z

Camwoodstock: frankly at least like 25% of why we decided to update this infobox so soon when we're transfixed with both the land articles and the tong-nou script template is because KING-GYOU IS NOT HARMLESS. like obviously he never outright kills you (aside from sha technically) but he is easily the most overtly an asshole of the four kings (canonically intending to usurp everyone else once tou-gyou was officially out of the picture)

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=King-gyou
|image=File:KingGyou.png
|width=110
|land=[[Yui-wang]]
|location=Hallway of Yui-wang
|role=King
}}
'''King-gyou''' is the king of the Land of Desire [[Yui-wang]]. When awoken by a [[Golden Flower]], he will present the player with an entrance to the Helix Palace [[Luo-shang]] after a choice between six items that are useful inside: the [[Chopsticks]], [[Sheep Intestine]], [[Sun Water]], [[Bottle Gourd]], [[Small Mallet]], and [[Panacea]]. He is known to turn souls who perish in the Helix Palace into jewlery and gold for himself.
{{Stub}}
{{EasternMindCharacters}}

Ah and Ung

2022-11-06T23:23:44Z

Camwoodstock: one day we'll have to update this article for chu-teng. that's weird to think about.

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Ah and Ung
|image=File:AHandUNG.jpeg
|width=240
|land=[[Mon-chien]] (''Eastern Mind'') [[Milky Way]] (''Chu-Teng'')
|location=[[Ping-chao]] (''Eastern Mind'') White Road Gate (''Chu-Teng'')
|role=Creature
}}
'''Ah and Ung''' are the gatekeepers of the Palace of Dreaming [[Ping-chao]]. They require the player to answer a riddle (''"What is it that awakes [[King-gyou]]?''") in order to enter, responses include typing "[[Golden Flower]]", giving them the physical item, or distracting them with the [[Hitogata]].
{{EasternMindCharacters}}

T.B.C.

2022-11-06T23:22:05Z

Camwoodstock: the guys representing the stub template have a stub article? what irony!

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=T.B.C.
|image=File:TBCKaracters.png
|width=240
|land=[[Shi-chieng]]
|location=[[Tong-tah]]
|role=Creature
}}
'''T.B.C.''' (or '''T., B., and C.''') is a creature that resides in [[Tong-tah]], the Fire Tower of Time. The individual head (T.), torso (B.), and body (C.) are all separate entities with their own eyes. T.B.C. exclusively speaks in rhymes.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:TBC.png|"We, we, we are T., B. and C. Co-ordination is our thing."
File:TBC2.png|"Ahhh, ahhh, I guess our rhymes don't mean a thing."
</gallery>

==Trivia==
* The subject of T.B.C.'s rhymes was changed entirely for the English translation.

{{Stub}}
{{EasternMindCharacters}}

Ga-show

2022-11-06T23:20:39Z

Camwoodstock: ga-showww

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Ga-show
|image=File:GaShow.png
|width=240
|land=[[Shi-chieng]]
|location=[[Tong-tah]] (Bottom and top floors)
|role=Creature
}}
'''Ga-show''' is a resident of [[Tong-tah]], the Fire Tower of Time. He teleports [[Rin]] to the bottom or top of the tower so the player can avoid the long walk.

{{EasternMindCharacters}}

Moku-gyou

2022-11-06T23:20:00Z

Camwoodstock: hey, it's the sample one!

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Moku-gyou
|image=File:MokuGyou.png
|width=177
|land=[[Ming-ken]]
|location=[[Mingke-shu]] [[Par-fang]] (statue)
|role=King
}}
'''Moku-gyou''' is the king of the Land of Life [[Ming-ken]]. He frequently stutters and repeats entire words, as well as hating [[Koma|wooden objects]] and [[Ant|ants]] due to an allergy. On his head is a [[Moku Gyou's partner|bird]] that is supposed to eat ants. Moku-gyou is embedded in the Tree of Life [[Mingke-shu]], and the player must scare him with the Koma or Ant to enter the Tree of Life through his mouth.

==Trivia==
* Moku-gyou has an extremely obscure line: as [[Tou]], the player must use the ant on Moku-gyou while he is explaining Tou's mission, which causes him to say: "Wha, wha, What are you doing? It's, It's no time for games.".

{{EasternMindCharacters}}

Gyou

2022-11-06T23:19:18Z

Camwoodstock:

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Gyou
|image=File:Himself gyou.png
|width=223
|land=[[Shi-chieng]]
|location=Plains of Shi-chieng
|role=Lost Soul
}}
'''Gyou''' (ギョウ) is one of the creatures that [[Rin]] can reincarnate as in [[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]].

==Character==
Unlike all other reincarnations and the protagonist, its name comes from a kanji that is not part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuji-kiri Kuji], 行 (line, verse) as seen in its nameplate. One of its meanings, "to carry out" can call back to Gyou's role in the game. The kanji can also mean carya and samskara, which are buddhist terms; considering Eastern Mind was very influenced by buddhism, the meanings may be related.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Plate gyou.png|Nameplate.
</gallery>

{{Stub}}
{{EasternMindCharacters}}

File:Gyou.png

2022-11-06T23:18:37Z

Camwoodstock: Camwoodstock uploaded a new version of File:Himself gyou.png

Jin

2022-11-06T23:15:53Z

Camwoodstock: yep, more infobox changing

{{TongNouCharacterInfobox
|name=Jin
|image=File:Jin.png
|width=189
|land=[[Yui-wang]]
|location=Roots of [[Mingke-shu]]
|role=Lost Soul
}}
'''Jin''' (ジン) is one of the creatures that [[Rin]] can reincarnate as in [[Eastern Mind: The Lost Souls of Tong-Nou]]. He was meant to be born in [[Yui-wang]], and serve as a faithful servant to [[King-gyou]].

==Mission==
{{Spoiler}}
According to the [[Mirror]] and the [[Tong-Nou Illustrated Book]], Jin was meant to serve as a faithful servant to [[King-gyou]]. However, due to the weight of Rin's soul, Jin's body melts during reincarnation. Nonetheless, Jin fulfills his short life.

==Tong-Nou Book Entry==
''Born in Yui-wang (Land of Desire), with a mission to serve as a faithful subordinate of King-gyou (King of Yui-wang).''

===Likes===
''Gold before anything. Therefore, admires King-gyou for his body of gold. Wishes he were born as gold.''

===Dislikes===
''Detests water, for it will corrode his bronze body.''

==Walkthrough==
Jin's life ends within the character select menu, and he is effectively a joke; simply select him and proceed through the subsequent cutscene and grab his nameplate.

==Trivia==
* Despite never appearing as a pre-rendered image in-game, Jin's full "body" (featuring his legs) has a render in the [[Karactrs]] gallery.
* In the opening cinematic of Eastern Mind as well as the Tong-nou Promo Video, Jin's "ears" are shown to distend like trumpets. Since Jin never animates aside from him melting, this is never shown in-game.

{{EasternMindCharacters}}