Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō
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| Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō | |
| Developer | Sunsoft |
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| Publisher | Sunsoft Media Kite (Classic Games and re-release) D4 Enterprise (ProjectEGG) |
| Platforms | Family Computer, Nintendo 3DS, PS1, Switch, Windows |
| Released | Family Computer Japan: July 3, 1986 Windows Japan (Sunsoft Classic Games 2): June 29, 2001 Japan (Project EGG): March 30, 2010 Japan (Masterpiece Selection 2): July 2, 2004 Worldwide (Retro Game Selection: April 18, 2024 PlayStation (Memorial☆Series Vol. 3) Japan: December 27, 2001 Mobile phones (DoJa) Japan: September 19, 2003 PS3, PSP (PSOne Classics) Japan: September 27, 2007 Wii (Virtual Console) Japan: October 14, 2008 Nintendo 3DS (Virtual Console) Japan: September 18, 2013 Wii U (Virtual Console) Japan: October 7, 2015 Switch (Retro Game Selection) Japan: April 18, 2024 |
| Added to Museum |
Windows (Retro Game Selection): April 17, 2024 Unofficial fan translation: May 12, 2024 |
Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō (かんしゃく玉投げカン太郎の東海道五十三次, Kanshaku tamanage Kantarō no Tōkaidō Gojūsan-tsugi) is an action video game developed and published by Sunsoft.
Versions
Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō was originally released for Family Computer in Japan on July 3, 1986.
It was later bundled with Ikki for Windows in Ultra 2000 Sunsoft Classic Games Vol. 2 on June 29, 2001 and in its budget re-release Enjoyable Sunsoft Masterpiece Selection Vol. 2 on July 2, 2004.
A bundle with The Wing of Madoola was released in Memorial☆Series Sunsoft Vol. 3 for PlayStation in Japan on December 27, 2001.
An enhanced port for feature phones developed in DoJa was released in Japan on September 19, 2003.
The PlayStation compilation including the game was released on PSOne Classics for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable in Japan on September 27, 2007.
The Family Computer version of Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō was released on Virtual Console for Wii in Japan on October 14, 2008, on Windows in Japan for Project EGG on March 30, 2010, on Virtual Console for Nintendo 3DS in Japan on September 18, 2013, and on Virtual Console for Wii U on October 7, 2015.
It was released worldwide for the first time on Windows in Sunsoft is Back! Retro Game Selection on April 17, 2024. The compilation, which also included Ripple Island and The Wing of Madoola, had an option in the front-end for English text but the games remained in Japanese. The compilation was also released on Nintendo Switch in Japan on April 18, 2024.
Fan translation
On July 3, 2005, a group named KingMike's Translations released an English fan translation for Firework Thrower Kantaro's 53 Stations of the Tōkaidō.
