(c)1994 NEC Avenue,Ltd.
LICENSED BY HEADROOM
Release : 1994-9-22 (¥7800)
Super/ArcadeCDRom² NAPR-1043
Simulation game
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Tanjô Debut is another Raise and Simulation game
by Nec Avenue and HeadRoom. Like other similar titles, including
Sotsugyou Graduation, the player takes care of a group of
three student girls. However, this time around, our girls do not
excel in high-school. Our new comers are instead making their music
debuts and the player is given the chance to manage the 'trio' and
bring them to the top to become real japanese "idols". Each girl
obviously has her own qualities and personality and figuring them
out is certainly the biggest part of the challenge. Also, be warned
that a strong knowledge of Japanese is needed to get the most out
of the game.
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This PC Engine version can use the Arcade Card System
to speed up loading times. However, the game seems to work fine with
a standard System 3.0 card.
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Tanjô Debut was first released in 1993 for Nec's PC-9801
japanese computer . It then came out a year later for the FM Towns
(first CDRom version of the game) and PC Engine system.
Tanjô Debut must have been quite popular in Japan in its day, a
two episodes OAV and comic books even came out in 1994 and numerous
audio CDs, including Soundtracks, Vocal Collections and Dramas were
published from 1994 to 1996. Several other games were of course released,
like Tanjô: Debut Pure (3DO, 1996), Tanjô S: Debut
(Sega Saturn, 1996), Tanjô: Debut (WonderSawn, 2000).
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Before reality TV jumped on the Idol bandwagon, Japanese video
game designers already got players to manage their own virtual singing
wannabes. Often considered "Otaku materials", those 'raise and simulation'
games (and even their very nature) are totally unknown in the west. Anyway,
as usual with most of HeadRoom's productions, Debut offers
some amazing graphics and animations. However, a strong knowledge of
japanese is needed to fully enjoy this title, reading but also, and
foremost, listening. Girls will most of the time directly talk
to the player and express a variety of feelings and moods. The
game is interesting (without being outstanding in the genre)
but the singing and music Idol side of it just doesn't really
make my day.
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