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'''Blue Sango''' (ブルー・サンゴ) is | '''Blue Sango''' (ブルー・サンゴ) is an adventure game released for Windows and Macintosh in 1997, developed and published by Gyro Ltd. A Pippin Atmark version had been announced but was cancelled. The game is a puzzle-based point-and-click adventure game, which uses Apple's QuickTime VR technology. | ||
Most known information about the game can be found on archives of Gryo Ltd.'s page, including an in-depth story synopsis. This page at one point contained various images of the game and its development, however, only one screenshot was archived by the Wayback Machine. The website states that Kouhei Takabayashi, Mariko Akino, Toshiki Hidaka, and others provided voice acting, with Yuri Ohashi providing vocals for the game's soundtrack and Chie Ueta working on the character artwork.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011213205157/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/bluesango/bluesango.html Blue Sango website (Archived)]</ref> | Most of the known information about the game can be found on archives of Gryo Ltd.'s page, including an in-depth story synopsis. This page at one point contained various images of the game and its development, however, only one screenshot was archived by the Wayback Machine. The website states that Kouhei Takabayashi, Mariko Akino, Toshiki Hidaka, and others provided voice acting, with Yuri Ohashi providing vocals for the game's soundtrack and Chie Ueta working on the character artwork.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011213205157/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/bluesango/bluesango.html Blue Sango website (Archived)]</ref> | ||
Blue Sango was listed on various software lineups<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011212184720fw_/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/gyropages/works2001.html Gyro Works & Products (Archived)]</ref>, the most notable being Bandai's Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog for Summer 1996, which provides the only known gameplay footage. This catalog also lists the game as a Summer 1996 release.<ref>[https://pippin.fandom.com/wiki/Pippin_Title_CD-ROM_Catalog Pippin @World & Atmark Wiki page for Pippin Title CD-Rom Catalog]</ref> | Blue Sango was listed on various software lineups<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20011212184720fw_/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/gyropages/works2001.html Gyro Works & Products (Archived)]</ref>, the most notable being Bandai's Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog for Summer 1996, which provides the only known gameplay footage. This catalog also lists the game as a Summer 1996 release.<ref>[https://pippin.fandom.com/wiki/Pippin_Title_CD-ROM_Catalog Pippin @World & Atmark Wiki page for Pippin Title CD-Rom Catalog]</ref> | ||
Gyro Ltd.'s current website lists Blue Sango on | Gyro Ltd.'s current website lists Blue Sango on its "History" page, displaying an image of the game's box artwork.<ref>[https://www.gyro.co.jp/home/history.html Gyro History]</ref> | ||
On December 13th, 2020, Twitter user @gula_sound posted images of the game's front and back cover, asking if anyone knew anything about it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/gula_sound/status/1338158752810201090 Tweet containing images of a copy of Blue Sango]</ref> This same copy was subsequently sold on Mercari for 490 yen.<ref>[https://jp.mercari.com/item/m41220727341 Blue Sango Mercari Listing]</ref> The game surfaced for a second time on March 19th, 2023 when a copy of the game was listed on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction.<ref>[https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t1085454047 Yahoo! JAPAN Auction Listing]</ref> The auction ended six days later on March 25th 2023, selling for a final price 301,000 yen. It | On December 13th, 2020, Twitter user @gula_sound posted images of the game's front and back cover, asking if anyone knew anything about it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/gula_sound/status/1338158752810201090 Tweet containing images of a copy of Blue Sango]</ref> This same copy was subsequently sold on Mercari for 490 yen.<ref>[https://jp.mercari.com/item/m41220727341 Blue Sango Mercari Listing]</ref> The game surfaced for a second time on March 19th, 2023 when a copy of the game was listed on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction.<ref>[https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t1085454047 Yahoo! JAPAN Auction Listing]</ref> The auction ended six days later on March 25th 2023, selling for a final price 301,000 yen. It was unknown who had won said auction. | ||
On April 1st, 2023, Internet Archive user [https://archive.org/details/@beanstalk_redump beanstalk_redump] uploaded the whole content of the game online on the Internet Archive, rendering the whole game found<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bluesango_win Blue Sango on the Internet Archive]</ref>. | On April 1st, 2023, Internet Archive user [https://archive.org/details/@beanstalk_redump beanstalk_redump] uploaded the whole content of the game online on the Internet Archive, rendering the whole game found<ref>[https://archive.org/details/bluesango_win Blue Sango on the Internet Archive]</ref>. | ||
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20011213205157/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/bluesango/bluesango.html Blue Sango website (Archived)] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20011213205157/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/bluesango/bluesango.html Blue Sango website (Archived)] | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20011212184720fw_/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/gyropages/works2001.html Gyro Works & Products (Archived)] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20011212184720fw_/http://www.gyro.co.jp:80/gyropages/works2001.html Gyro Works & Products (Archived)] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://gyro.co.jp/home/history.html Gyro History] | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/19991118115639/http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~chinoboo/games/mac.html#bluesango Review of Blue Sango (Archived)] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/19991118115639/http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~chinoboo/games/mac.html#bluesango Review of Blue Sango (Archived)] | ||
*[https:// | *[https://youtu.be/3AyRxgBRpks Footage of Pippin Title CD ROM Catalog] | ||
*[http://retrogeme.web.fc2.com/gamehard/pippinatmark.html Blue Sango listed in PIPPIN@MARK Software Release List] | *[http://retrogeme.web.fc2.com/gamehard/pippinatmark.html Blue Sango listed in PIPPIN@MARK Software Release List] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://interq.or.jp/gold/aratani/ama2000/Ama_1100/Ama_1101.html Blue Sango listed in a Japanese CD-ROM Title Database] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 18:20, 2 April 2023
Blue Sango (ブルー・サンゴ) is an adventure game released for Windows and Macintosh in 1997, developed and published by Gyro Ltd. A Pippin Atmark version had been announced but was cancelled. The game is a puzzle-based point-and-click adventure game, which uses Apple's QuickTime VR technology.
Most of the known information about the game can be found on archives of Gryo Ltd.'s page, including an in-depth story synopsis. This page at one point contained various images of the game and its development, however, only one screenshot was archived by the Wayback Machine. The website states that Kouhei Takabayashi, Mariko Akino, Toshiki Hidaka, and others provided voice acting, with Yuri Ohashi providing vocals for the game's soundtrack and Chie Ueta working on the character artwork.[1]
Blue Sango was listed on various software lineups[2], the most notable being Bandai's Pippin Title CD-ROM Catalog for Summer 1996, which provides the only known gameplay footage. This catalog also lists the game as a Summer 1996 release.[3]
Gyro Ltd.'s current website lists Blue Sango on its "History" page, displaying an image of the game's box artwork.[4]
On December 13th, 2020, Twitter user @gula_sound posted images of the game's front and back cover, asking if anyone knew anything about it.[5] This same copy was subsequently sold on Mercari for 490 yen.[6] The game surfaced for a second time on March 19th, 2023 when a copy of the game was listed on Yahoo! JAPAN Auction.[7] The auction ended six days later on March 25th 2023, selling for a final price 301,000 yen. It was unknown who had won said auction.
On April 1st, 2023, Internet Archive user beanstalk_redump uploaded the whole content of the game online on the Internet Archive, rendering the whole game found[8].
Gallery
Images
Gameplay
Videos
External Links
- Blue Sango on the Internet Archive
- Blue Sango website (Archived)
- Gyro Works & Products (Archived)
- Gyro History
- Review of Blue Sango (Archived)
- Footage of Pippin Title CD ROM Catalog
- Blue Sango listed in PIPPIN@MARK Software Release List
- Blue Sango listed in a Japanese CD-ROM Title Database