Twilight Frontier
Appearance
Tasofro | |
Native name | |
Japanese name | |
Kanji | 黄昏フロンティア |
Industry | Video game development |
Website | tasofro.net |
Twilight Frontier (黄昏フロンティア, Tasogare Furontia), known as Tasofro for short, is a Japanese dojin game developer. They are best known for their collaborations with Team Shanghai Alice (ZUN), which include seven official games in the Touhou Project series.
Productions
[edit]Games
[edit]Title | Genre | System | Release date | Note(s) | Ref(s) |
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Eternal Fighter Zero (-RENEWAL-, Blue Sky Edition, Bad Moon Edition, -MEMORIAL-) |
Fighting | Windows | August 11, 2000 (Comiket 58) | A fighting game featuring characters from Moon, One, Kanon, and Air. | [1][2] |
Immaterial and Missing Power Tōhō Suimusō (東方萃夢想, lit. "Gathering Reverie") |
Fighting | Windows | August 17, 2003 (Comiket 64) | 1st Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. | [3][4] |
Super Marisa Land Sūpā Marisa Rando (スーパーマリサランド) |
Platform | Windows | May 4, 2005 (Reitaisai 2) | A clone of Super Mario World featuring Marisa Kirisame. | [5] |
MegaMari MegaMari - Marisa no Yabou (メガマリ - 魔理沙の野望, lit. Marisa's Ambition) |
Platform | Windows | May 21, 2006 (Reitaisai 3) | A clone of Mega Man 2 featuring Marisa Kirisame. | [6] |
Higurashi Daybreak Higurashi Deibureiku (ひぐらしデイブレイク) |
Third-person shooter | Windows | August 13, 2006 (Comiket 70) | Based on the visual novel Higurashi When They Cry by 07th Expansion. An expansion, Higurashi Daybreak Kai, was released on April 22, 2007.[7] |
[8] |
PatchCon! Pachukon! (ぱちゅコン! - Defend the library!) |
Real-time strategy | Windows | December 31, 2007 (Comiket 73) | A real-time strategy game featuring Patchouli Knowledge. | [9] |
Scarlet Weather Rhapsody Tōhō Hisōten (東方緋想天, lit. "Scarlet Perception Heaven") |
Fighting | Windows | May 5, 2008 (Reitaisai 5) | 2nd Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. | [10] |
Touhou Hisoutensoku Tōhō Hisōtensoku ~ Chōdokyū Ginyoru no Nazo wo Oe (東方非想天則 〜 超弩級ギニョルの謎を追え, lit. "Unperceiving of Natural Law ~ Chase the Enigma of the Gargantuan Guignol") |
Fighting | Windows | August 15, 2009 (Comiket 76) | 3rd Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. | [11] |
New Super Marisa Land Marisa to Muttsu no Kinoko (魔理沙と6つのキノコ, lit. "Marisa and the Six Mushrooms") |
Platform | Windows | August 14, 2010 (Comiket 78) | A sequel to Super Marisa Land. | [12] |
DynaMarisa 3D Daina Marisa 3D (ダイナマリサ3D) |
Third-person shooter | Windows | May 1, 2011 (Comic 1☆5) | A parody of Earth Defense Force 2017 featuring Marisa Kirisame. | [13] |
Grief Syndrome Gurīfu Shindorōmu (グリーフシンドローム) |
Platform | Windows | August 12, 2011 (Comiket 80) | A side-scrolling game based on the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica. | [14] |
Komeiji Satori no Jousou Kyouiku (古明地さとりの情操教育, lit. "Satori Komeiji's Mental Education") |
Puzzle-platform | Windows | August 11, 2012 (Comiket 82) | An isometric game featuring Satori Komeiji. | [15] |
Hopeless Masquerade Tōhō Shinkirō (東方心綺楼, lit. "Heart Elegant Tower") |
Fighting | Windows | May 26, 2013 (Reitaisai 10) | 4th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. | [16] |
Shoot Shoot Nitori Shūshū Nito (収集荷取, lit. "Collecting Goods") |
Shoot 'em up | Windows | May 11, 2014 (Reitaisai 11) | A side-scrolling danmaku featuring Nitori Kawashiro. | [17] |
Urban Legend in Limbo Tōhō Shinpiroku (東方深秘録, lit. "Deep Secret Record") |
Fighting | Windows | May 10, 2015 (Reitaisai 12) | 5th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. | [18] |
PlayStation 4 | JP: December 8, 2016 | [19] | |||
Shoot Shoot Nitori: The Golden Shūshū Nito - Kin (収集荷取・金, lit. "Collecting Goods - Gold") |
Shoot 'em up | Windows | December 30, 2015 (Comiket 89) | A sequel to Shoot Shoot Nitori. | [20] |
Antinomy of Common Flowers Tōhō Hyōibana (東方憑依華, lit. "Spirit Possession Bloom") |
Fighting | Windows | December 29, 2017 (Comiket 93) | 6th Touhou Project fighting game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. | [21] |
PlayStation 4 | April 22, 2021 | [22] | |||
Nintendo Switch | April 22, 2021 | [23] | |||
MarisaLand Legacy Marisarando Regashi (マリサランド・レガシィ) |
Platform | Windows | October 14, 2018 (Autumn Reitaisai 5) | A remake of Super Marisa Land. | [24] |
Sunken Fossil World Tōhō Gōyoku Ibun ~ Suibotsushita Chinshū Jigoku (東方剛欲異聞 ~ 水没した沈愁地獄, lit. "Strange Tale of Avarice ~ Submerged Hell of Sunken Sorrow") |
Bullet hell-platform | Windows | October 24, 2021 | 1st Touhou Project platform game; a collaboration with Team Shanghai Alice. | [25] |
Nintendo Switch | October 20, 2022 | [26] |
Music CDs
[edit]- Higurashi Daybreak OST (ひぐらしデイブレイク OST, 2004-04-22)[27]
- New Super Marisa Land OST (魔理沙と6つのキノコ OST, lit. "Marisa and Six Mushrooms OST"; 2010-12-30)[28]
Collaborations with Team Shanghai Alice
- Immaterial and Missing Power OST (幻想曲抜萃, Gensōkyoku Bassui, lit. "Collection of Illusionary Music"; 2005-08-14)[29]
- Scarlet Weather Rhapsody OST (全人類ノ天楽録, Zenjinrui no Tengakuroku Tōhō Hisōten, lit. "Celestial Music Record of All Humankind"; 2008-08-16)[30]
- Touhou Hisoutensoku OST (核熱造神ヒソウテンソク, Kakunetsuzōshin Hisōtensoku, lit. "Thermonuclear Titan Hisoutensoku"; 2009-12-30)[31]
- Hopeless Masquerade OST (暗黒能楽集・心綺楼, Ankoku Nōgakushū, lit. "Dark Noh Collection"; 2013-08-12)[32]
- Urban Legend in Limbo OST (深秘的楽曲集 宇佐見菫子と秘密の部室, Shinpiteki Gakkyokushū ~ Usami Sumireko to Himitsu no Bushitsu, lit. "A Deeply Mystic Music Collection ~ Sumireko Usami and the Clubroom of Secrets"; 2015-08-14)[33]
- Urban Legend in Limbo OST 2 (深秘的楽曲集・補 東方深秘録初回特典CD, Shinpiteki Gakkyokushū - Ho ~ Tōhō Shinpiroku Shokai Tokuten CD, lit. "A Deeply Mystic Music Collection Supplement ~ Touhou Shinpiroku First Pressing Special CD"; 2016-12-08)[34]
- Antimony of Common Flowers OST (完全憑依ディスコグラフィ, Kanzenhyōi Disukogurafi, lit. "Perfect Possession Discography"; 2018-05-06)[35]
Main members
[edit]- Unabara Iruka (海原海豚) — General Producer/Character Graphics/System Graphics/Script/Sound Effects
- Nono Tarō (ののたろう) — Chief Programmer
- KuMa — Assistant Programmer
- alphes — Character Graphics
- Specter (スペクター) — Character Graphics
- Hasegawa Iwashi (長谷川イワシ) — Character Graphics, Background Graphics
- GOME — Character Graphics
- JUN — Sound Effects
- Uni Akiyama (あきやまうに) a.k.a. U2 — Music
- NKZ — Music
References
[edit]- ^ "Eternal Fighter Zero". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 29 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "エターナルファイターゼロ". Twilight Frontier. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ^ "東方萃夢想 ~ Immaterial and Missing Power". Team Shanghai Alice. Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "東方萃夢想". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "まりさら". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "めがまり". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "ひぐらしデイブレイク改". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "ひぐらしデイブレイク". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "ぱちゅコン!". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "東方緋想天". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "東方非想天則". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "魔理沙と6つのキノコ". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "ダイナマリサ3D". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "グリーフシンドローム". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "古明地さとりの情操教育". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "東方心綺楼 ~ Hopeless Masquerade". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 20 January 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "収集荷取". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "東方深秘録 ~ Urban Legend in Limbo". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "収集荷取・金". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "収集荷取・金". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "東方憑依華 ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (1 May 2019). "Touhou Project fighting game Touhou Hyoibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers coming to PS4". Gematsu.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal (3 May 2019). "Touhou Hyoibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers coming to Switch". Gematsu.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- ^ "マリサランド・レガシィ". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "東方剛欲異聞 ~ 水没した沈愁地獄". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Romano, Sal. "Touhou Gouyoku Ibun ~ Sunken Fossil World". Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- ^ "ひぐらしデイブレイク original sound track". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "魔理沙と6つのキノコ ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK". Uni Akiyama. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "幻想曲抜萃". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "全人類ノ天楽録". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "核熱造神ヒソウテンソク". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "暗黒能楽集・心綺楼 東方心綺楼 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "深秘的楽曲集 宇佐見菫子と秘密の部室 東方深秘録 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 23 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "深秘的楽曲集・補(PS4版東方深秘録初回特典CD)". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "完全憑依ディスコグラフィ 東方憑依華 ORIGINAL SOUND TRACK". Twilight Frontier. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Twilight Frontier - official website (in Japanese)
- @tasofro - Twilight Frontier Twitter account (in Japanese)