SCI/Japanese Games
SCI Sierra On-Line Japanese Games
Sierra On-Line released a few games in Japan, fully translated to Japanese.
The following games may have been released as well: RAMA, Torin's Passage, Gabriel Knight 2
The 3.25" 1.2MB floppies (Space Quest 4, King's Quest 5) are only readable on PC using special floppy drives, that support Mode 3. For example the Sony USB PCGA-UFD5. Floppies will still not just work in Windows, you will probably need [RawWrite for Windows] and finally [DiskExplorer] to extract the files from the images.
The 5.25" floppies (Quest for Glory 1, Police Quest 2) however can be read using a regular PC 5.25" floppy drive.
Castle of Dr. Brain / ドクターブレイン パズルの城 (PC-98)
on 2x 5.25" floppy discs features Japanese + English text
King's Quest V / キングズクエストV / キングスクエストV (FM-Towns)
(FM-Towns floppy not shown) features Japanese + English voice acting
King's Quest V / キングズクエストV / キングスクエストV (PC-98)
on 6x 3.25" floppy discs (1.2MB) features Japanese + English text
King's Quest VII / キングスクエストVII / キングスクエストVII (PC Windows) (SPRW-5003)
did definitely exist, no further details known atm
Lighthouse / ライトハウス (PC DOS/Windows) (SPRW-5011)
features Japanese voice acting + text
Mixed-Up Mother Goose / おかしなマザーグース SCI1 (FM-Towns)
features full Japanese voice acting
Phantasmagoria 1 / ファンタズム / Phantasm (PC Windows) (SPRW-5002)
on 7 CDs includes 20-page b/w manual details to be added
Phantasmagoria / ファンタズム / Phantasm (Guide)
160 pages
Phantasmagoria 2 / ファンタズム2 (PC Windows) (SPRW-5016)
on 5 CDs includes 40-page b/w manual features English audio and Japanese subtitles. Game itself was fully localized, text in background pictures was changed to Japanese. Game is also fully uncut. For more information on Phantasmagoria 2 censorship, click here.
Police Quest 2 / ポリスクエスト2 (PC-98)
on 3 5.25" floppies also includes 50-page manual, small poster/ad
There also exists a version with 3.5" floppies. Further details unknown at this point.
Police Quest: SWAT / ポリスクエスト SWAT (PC DOS/Windows) (SPRW-1004)
Further details coming soon
RAMA / ??? (PC Windows) (SPRW-5017)
did definitely exist, no further details known atm
Quest for Glory 1 / クエスト フォー グローリィ (PC-98)
on 2x 3 5.25" floppies (1 set is the 16 color version, the other set is the 8 color version)
Quest For Glory / Police Quest 2 3D AVG box set (PC-98)
Police Quest 2: on 3 5.25" floppies Quest for Glory 1: on 2x 3 5.25" floppies (1 set is the 16 color version, the other set is the 8 color version)
Red Baron 2 / レッドバロン2 (PC Windows) (SPRW-1026)
=NOT A SCI GAME= features full Japanese voice acting Photos and details coming soon
Shivers / ??? (PC Windows) (SPRW-5005)
did definitely exist, no further details known atm
Space Quest IV / スペースクエストIV (PC-98)
on 3x 3.25" floppy discs (1.2MB) features Japanese + English text
Trophy Bass 2 / トロフィーバス2 (PC Windows) (SPRW-5013)
=NOT A SCI GAME= features full Japanese voice acting Photos and details coming soon
Sierra Pioneer
Many of the above games were published in Japan under a joint venture with the Pioneer Corporation. This company, called Sierra Pioneer Co., Ltd., was formed in July 1995. One may find the Japanese name (シエラ パイオニア) to be helpful in searching the web or auction sites. For the same reason, the Japanese titles are also provided below.
Full Catalog
The table below lists the part numbers of every game published during this venture, whether or not the game uses the SCI engine. If a game listed below does not use the SCI engine, it is not in scope for ScummVM.
There are some patterns to the part numbers.
SPRW = Windows SPRM = Macintosh SPRH = Hybrid disc
10xx = English language begins with 1 50xx = Japanese language begins with 5
English Title | Japanese Title | Translation | Part Number | Platform | Language | SCI? | Notes |
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Phantasmagoria | シエラ パイオニア | Phantasm | SPRW-1001 | Windows | English | Yes | See also SPRW-5002 |
The Incredible Machine 2 | インクレディブル マシン | The Incredible Machine | SPRW-1002 | Windows | English | No | V3.0 |
Police Quest: SWAT | ポリスクエスト スワット | Police Quest: SWAT | SPRW-1004 | Windows | English | Yes | |
Shivers | シバース -呪われた博物館- | Shivers: The Cursed Museum | SPRW-1005 | Windows | English | Yes | See also SPRW-5005 |
Torin's Passage | トリンズ・パッセージ | Torin's Passage | SPRW-1006 | Windows | English | Yes | |
Trophy Bass | トロフィーバス | Trophy Bass | SPRW-1007 | Windows | English | No | |
The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery | ザ ビースト ウィズイン ~ガブリエル ナイト ミステリー~ | The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight Mystery | SPRW-1008 | Windows | English | Yes | |
Front Page Sports: Baseball Pro '96 Season | メジャーリーグベースボール '96 | Major League Baseball '96 | SPRW-1016 | Windows | English | No | |
Casino De Luxe | カジノ デラックス | Casino Deluxe | SPRW-1017 | Windows | English | No | |
NASCAR Racing 2 | ナスカー レーシング 2 | NASCAR Racing 2 | SPRW-1018 | Windows | English | No | |
Front Page Sports: Football Pro '97 | アメリカンフットボール '97 | American Football '97 | SPRW-1019 | Windows | English | No | |
Casino Deluxe 2 | カジノ デラックス 2 | Casino Deluxe 2 | SPRW-1020 | Windows | English | No | |
Front Page Sports: Baseball Pro '98 | メジャーリーグベースボール '98 | Major League Baseball '98 | SPRW-1021 | Windows | English | No | |
Front Page Sports: Ski Racing | スキーレーシング | Ski Racing | SPRW-1022 | Windows | English | No | |
Sierra Pro Pilot | シエラ プロパイロット | Sierra Pro Pilot | SPRW-1024 | Windows | English | No | |
3-D Ultra Minigolf | PatしてGoo | Pat and Goo | SPRW-1025 | Windows | English | No | |
Red Baron II | レッドバロン 2 | Red Baron II | SPRW-1026 | Windows | English | No | |
SODA Off-Road Racing | オフロード・チャンピオンシップ | Off-Road Championship | SPRW-1027 | Windows | English | No | |
The Incredible Machine 2 | インクレディブル マシン | The Incredible Machine | SPRM-1002 | Mac | English | No | V3.0 |
Torin's Passage | トリンズ・パッセージ | Torin's Passage | SPRM-10?? | Mac | English | Yes | Scheduled for release. No evidence yet that the Mac version was actually published. |
Trophy Bass | トロフィーバス | Trophy Bass | SPRM-1009 | Mac | English | No | |
NASCAR Racing | ナスカー レーシング | NASCAR Racing | SPRM-1010 | Mac | English | No | Not released for Windows. Pre-Sierra DOS/V version published in English by Virgin/Victor (JEV-1). |
IndyCar Racing II | インディーカーレーシング 2 | IndyCar Racing II | SPRH-1001 | Mac/Win | English | No | Hybrid disc |
3-D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent | 3D ウルトラピンボール ~失われた大陸~ | 3-D Ultra Pinball: The Lost Continent | SPRH-1002 | Mac/Win | English | No | Hybrid disc |
3-D Ultra Pinball | 3D ウルトラピンボール | 3-D Ultra Pinball | SPRW-5001 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Phantasmagoria | ファンタズム | Phantasm | SPRW-5002 | Windows | Japanese | Yes | See also SPRW-1001 |
Phantasmagoria Demo | ファンタズム 【第1章】 | Phantasm Chapter 1 | ??? | Windows | Japanese | Yes | See photo evidence below |
King's Quest VII: The Princeless Bride | キングス クエスト VII | King's Quest VII | SPRW-5003 | Windows | Japanese | Yes | Ver.2.0 |
Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge | ロードランナー オンライン ~マッドモンクの逆襲~ | Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge | SPRW-5004 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Shivers | シバース -呪われた博物館- | Shivers: The Cursed Museum | SPRW-5005 | Windows | Japanese | Yes | See also SPRW-1005 |
Thexder | テグザー | Thexder | SPRW-5006 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
A-10 Tank Killer II: Silent Thunder | サイレントサンダー | Silent Thunder | SPRW-5007 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Silent Thunder: Columbia Missions | サイレントサンダー -コロンビアミッション- | Silent Thunder: Columbia Mission | ??? | Windows | Japanese | No | See photo evidence below |
EarthSiege 2 | アースシージ2 ~スカイフォース~ | EarthSiege 2: Sky Force | SPRW-5008 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
MissionForce: CyberStorm | サイバーストーム | Cyber Storm | SPRW-5009 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Lighthouse: The Dark Being | ライトハウス ~異次元への扉~ | Lighthouse: Door to Another Dimension | SPRW-5011 | Windows | Japanese | Yes | |
3-D Ultra Pinball: Creep Night | 3D ウルトラピンボール ~ゴブリンの逆襲~ | 3-D Ultra Pinball: Goblin's Revenge | SPRW-5012 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Trophy Bass 2 | トロフィーバス 2 | Trophy Bass 2 | SPRW-5013 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Hunter Hunted | ジェイクバースト | Jake Burst | SPRW-5015 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Phantasmagoria: A Puzzle of Flesh | ファンタズム2 -切り裂かれた記憶- | Phantasm 2: Torn Memory | SPRW-5016 | Windows | Japanese | Yes | |
Rama | RAMA 宇宙のランデブー | RAMA Space Rendezvous | SPRW-5017 | Windows | Japanese | Yes | |
Front Page Sports: Golf | シエラ ゴルフ | Sierra Golf | SPRW-5018 | Windows | Japanese | No | |
Phantasmagoria | ファンタズム | Phantasm | SPRM-5001 | Mac | Japanese | Yes | |
3-D Ultra Pinball | 3D ウルトラピンボール | 3-D Ultra Pinball | SPRM-5002 | Mac | Japanese | No | |
Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge | ロードランナー オンライン ~マッドモンクの逆襲~ | Lode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge | SPRM-5004 | Mac | Japanese | No | |
Shivers | シバース -呪われた博物館- | Shivers: The Cursed Museum | SPRM-5005 | Mac | Japanese | Yes | |
3-D Ultra Pinball: Creep Night | 3D ウルトラピンボール ~ゴブリンの逆襲~ | 3-D Ultra Pinball: Goblin's Revenge | SPRM-5006 | Mac | Japanese | No | |
Rama | RAMA 宇宙のランデブー | RAMA Space Rendezvous | SPRM-5009 | Mac | Japanese | Yes | |
The Lost Mind of Dr. Brain | ドクターブレイン の 脳力向上パズル | Dr Brain's Mind Improvement Puzzle | SPRH-5001 | Mac/Win | Japanese | No |
Gallery
These product images are provided as evidence that these games exist. Unfortunately, they may not yet be in the collection of any ScummVM team members. If, at a later date, any team members acquire copies of these games, more detailed scans and photos can be provided.
Links
The following sites can be referenced by use of the Wayback Machine for a contemporaneous view of Sierra Pioneer's web presence in Japan.