List of River King video games

River King (North America) or Harvest Fishing (PAL) (known in Japan as Kawa no Nushi Tsuri (川のぬし釣り, lit. "Fishing the River Master")),[1] and originally released in English as Legend of the River King, is a fishing-themed role playing video game series by Natsume. The series has releases over 6 video game systems. Of these, 4 have been released in America.

In addition to the River King series a spinoff series of saltwater fishing games has also been released called Umi no Nushi Tsuri. The series has been released for the Game Boy, Super Nintendo, PlayStation, and Wii.

In North America and PAL regions the series was marketed as a spinoff of the Harvest Moon (Bokujo Monogatari) franchise (despite the Nushi Tsuri franchise being the older one in Japan).

Games

Kawa no Nushi Tsuri titles

Title Details
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri

Original release date(s):[2]
  • JP: August 10, 1990
Release years by system:
1990—Famicom[2]
Notes:
  • Published by Pack-In-Video[2]
  • It is the first game released in the series and the only one to be released on the Famicom
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Shizenha

Original release date(s):[3]
  • JP: March 27, 1992
Release years by system:
1992—TurboGrafx-CD[3]
2007—Wii Virtual Console[4]
Notes:
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 2

Original release date(s):[5]
  • JP: April 28, 1995
Release years by system:
1995—Super Famicom[5]
Notes:
Legend of the River King

Original release date(s):[6]
  • JP: September 19, 1997
  • NA: August 1998
  • PAL: 1999
Release years by system:
1997—Game Boy[6]
1999—Game Boy Color[7]
2013—Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console (GBC version)
Notes:
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri

Original release date(s):[9]
  • JP: August 20, 1998
Release years by system:
1998—PlayStation[9]
Notes:
Legend of the River King 2

Original release date(s):[11]
  • JP: July 16, 1999
  • PAL: March 30, 2001
  • NA: April 17, 2001
Release years by system:
1999—Game Boy Color[11]
2014—Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
Notes:
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 5

Original release date(s):[13]
  • JP: March 15, 2002
Release years by system:
2002—Game Boy Advance[13]
Notes:
River King: A Wonderful Journey

Original release date(s):[14]
  • JP: January 27, 2005
  • PAL: November 16, 2005
  • NA: March 28, 2006
Release years by system:
2005—PlayStation 2
Notes:
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3 & 4

Original release date(s):[16]
  • JP: February 9, 2006
Release years by system:
2006—Game Boy Advance[16]
Notes:
  • Developed and published by Marvelous Interactive[17]
  • It is a remake of Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3 and Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 4, which have been updated with improved graphics[16]
River King: Mystic Valley

Original release date(s):[18]
  • JP: June 28, 2007
  • NA: April 29, 2008
  • PAL: October 16, 2009
Release years by system:
2007—Nintendo DS[18]
Notes:
  • Developed by Marvelous Interactive. Published by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, Natsume in North America and Rising Star Games in Europe[19]
  • Known as Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Komorebi no Tani, Seseragi no Uta in Japan and Harvest Fishing in Europe[18]
  • The European version is notorious for its terrible box art. Many European fans of the series didn't even realize that this game had been released in their region.
  • This was the last game made in the River King franchise in both Japan or otherwise, and the series has been dormant for over a decade.
Title Details
Umi no Nushi Tsuri

Original release date(s):[20]
  • JP: July 19, 1996
Release years by system:
1996—Super Famicom[20]
Notes:
  • Developed and published by Pack-in-Video[20]
  • It is the first title in the spin-off "Sea" series where the fishing takes place in the sea rather than the river
Umi no Nushi Tsuri 2

Original release date(s):[21]
  • JP: July 10, 1998
Release years by system:
1998—Game Boy[21]
Notes:
  • Developed by Pack-In-Video and published by Victor Interactive Software[22]
  • A North American release was initially planned under the title of Legend of the Sea King but was eventually cancelled
  • The USA based gaming magazine Nintendo Power gave a ten page review of the game complete with maps and gameplay tips despite it getting cancelled, causing great confusion among series fans when they couldn't find the game in stores.

Original release date(s):[23]
  • JP: November 27, 1998
Release years by system:
1998—Nintendo 64[23]
Notes:
Umi no Nushi Tsuri: Takarajima he Mukatte

Original release date(s):[25]
  • JP: July 22, 1999
Release years by system:
1999—PlayStation[25]
Notes:

Original release date(s):[27]
  • JP: May 26, 2000
Release years by system:
2000—Nintendo 64[27]
Notes:
Nushi Tsuri Adventure: Kite no Bouken

Original release date(s):[28]
  • JP: August 4, 2000
Release years by system:
2000—Game Boy Color[28]
Notes:

See also

References

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