Difference between revisions of "J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues"

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Mega LD
Saturn

J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues

System(s): Sega Mega LD, Sega Saturn

Publisher: Riverhill Soft

Developer: Riverhill Soft

Sound driver:

SCSP (1/1 track)

Genre:

Interactive Movie^[1]

Adventure^[2]^[3]

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1995-04-15	¥98009800	PEASJ5036
US	1995	$120120	PEASU5036
JP	1995-09-22^[3]	¥7,800 (8,034)7,800e^[4]	T-5302G

Non-Sega versions
3DO LD-ROM² Macintosh PC-FX PlayStation Windows PC

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J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues (Ｊ．Ｂ．ハロルドブルー・シカゴ・ブルース) is a Sega Mega LD visual novel developed and published by Riverhill Soft. The fifth entry in the J.B. Harold series of murder mystery adventure games, it was first released in Japan in April 1995, and was brought to the United States later that year.

In September 1995, the same developer ported the game to the Sega Saturn. Featuring improved visuals and audio, this version would remain a Japanese exclusive.

Magazine articles

Main article: J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-09: "September 1995" (1995-08-08)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-10: "October 1995" (1995-09-08)^[5]

Print advert in Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-11: "November 1995" (1995-10-07)
also published in:

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) #1995-12: "December 1995" (1995-11-08)^[6]

Physical scans

Mega LD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

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Based on 0 reviews

J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues

Mega LD, US
Cover
Front+Obi Obi

Mega LD, JP

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Cover

Disc

Manual

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Back+Obi

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Front+Obi

Obi

Saturn version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Saturn Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[7]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

63

^[8]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[9]

	65
Based on 3 reviews

J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues

Saturn, JP
Cover
Disc 1 Disc 2

Technical information

Main article: J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues/Technical information.

References

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[:File:LAExpress_Vol14.pdf_p4-1] LA Express, "Vol. 14" (JP; 1996-02), page 4

[:File:BCB_Saturn_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-2] File:BCB Saturn JP Box Back.jpg

[https:.2F.2Fweb.archive.org.2Fweb.2F20200227195410.2Fhttps:.2F.2Fsega.jp.2Ffb.2Fsegahard.2Fss.2Fsoft_licensee1.html-3] 3.0 ^3.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/ss/soft_licensee1.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-27 19:54)

[:File:SSM_JP_19951101_1995-11.pdf_p19-4] Sega Saturn Magazine, "November 1995" (JP; 1995-10-07), page 19

[:File:SSM_JP_19951001_1995-10.pdf_p18-5] Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1995" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 18

[:File:SSM_JP_19951201_1995-12.pdf_p14-6] Sega Saturn Magazine, "December 1995" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 14

[:File:SaturnFan_JP_1995-12_19951215.pdf_p60-7] Saturn Fan, "1995 December" (JP; 1995-11-08), page 60

[:File:SSM_JP_19951001_1995-10.pdf_p176-8] Sega Saturn Magazine, "October 1995" (JP; 1995-09-08), page 176

[:File:SnGwSISDRZK_Book_JP.pdf_p15-9] Sega Saturn Magazine, "Readers rating final data" (JP; 2000-03), page 15

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+{{stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (Ｊ．Ｂ．ハロルド ブルー・シカゴ・ブルース) is a [[Sega Mega LD]] [[wikipedia:visual novel|visual novel]] developed and published by [[Riverhill Soft]]. The fifth entry in the ''[[wikipedia:J.B. Harold Murder Club|J.B. Harold]]'' series of murder mystery adventure games, it was first released in Japan in April 1995, and was brought to the United States later that year.
+In September 1995, the same developer ported the game to the [[Sega Saturn]]. Featuring improved visuals and audio, this version would remain a Japanese exclusive.
 ==Magazine articles==
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-}}
 ==References==
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+{{BlueChicagoBluesOmni}}

Difference between revisions of "J.B. Harold Blue Chicago Blues"

From Sega Retro

Latest revision as of 08:39, 1 September 2024

Contents

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega LD version

Saturn version

Technical information

References