Momotaro Dentetsu


Momotaro Dentetsu is a long-running digital tabletop game series in Japan; in which players travel by rail, ship, and airplane; attempting to acquire wealth through business transactions buying properties; and dealing with rival entrepreneurs and nemeses such as the God of Poverty. The game mechanics are often compared to the board games sugoroku and Monopoly.

History

Started in 1988, the series was initially produced by Hudson Soft. The rights to the series are now owned by Konami Corporation, who absorbed Hudson in 2012. This series is spin-off from another video game series by Hudson Soft, Momotaro Densetsu. The project supervisor for the series is Akira Sakuma, with illustration by Takayuki Doi and main music production by Kazuyuki Sekiguchi of Southern All Stars. In some works, Kazuaki Miyaji and Takeshi Ike also participate in music production.
From 2004, for many years promotional marketing for the series featured the pairing of comedian Tomonori Jinnai and gravure idol/tarento Chinatsu Wakatsuki.
In June 2015, creator Akira Sakuma stated "I'm announcing here that Momotaro Dentetsu is officially done. Ishikawa at Konami squelched everything." However, in July 2015, Konami lends the license to Nintendo for an unspecified amount of money.
After seven years with no releases, a new version of the game was released, exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS. Momotaro Dentetsu II released in the US on the TurboGrafx-16 Mini.

Titles

Console games

Its console games are as follows:
  1. Momotaro Dentetsu
  2. Super Momotaro Dentetsu
  3. Super Momotaro Dentetsu II
  4. Super Momotaro Dentetsu III
  5. *Super Momotaro Dentetsu 3
  6. Super Momotaro Dentetsu DX
  7. Momotaro Dentetsu HAPPY
  8. Momotaro Dentetsu 7
  9. Momotaro Dentetsu jr.: Zenkoku Ramen Meguri no Maki
  10. Momotaro Dentetsu V
  11. Momotaro Dentetsu X: Kyushu Version
  12. Momotarō Dentetsu 11: Black Bombee Shutsugen! No Maki
  13. Momotarō Dentetsu 12: Nishinihon Hen mo ari Masse!
  14. Momotaro Dentetsu USA -
  15. Momotaro Dentetsu G: Make a Gold Deck!
  16. Momotaro Dentetsu 15: Godai Bombi Toujou! No Maki
  17. Momotaro Dentetsu 16: Moving in Hokkaido!
  18. *Momotaro Dentetsu 16 GOLD
  19. Momotaro Dentetsu DS: TOKYO & JAPAN
  20. Momotaro Dentetsu 20th Anniversary
  21. Momotaro Dentetsu 2010: Sengoku Ishin no Hero Daishūgō! No Maki
  22. Momotaro Dentetsu Tag Match: Yūjō Doryoku Shōri No Maki
  23. Momotaro Dentetsu World
  24. Momotaro Dentetsu 2017: Tachiagare Nippon!!
  25. Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa Mo Teiban!
  26. Momotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyuu wa Kibou de Mawatteru!
  27. Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi Mokittoaru
  28. *'Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi Mokittoaru Nintendo Switch 2 Edition'''''

Feature phone games

  • Momotaro Dentetsu TOKYO
  • Momotaro Dentetsu JAPAN
  • *Momotaro Dentetsu JAPAN Deluxe
  • Momotaro Dentetsu WORLD
  • *Momotaro Dentetsu WORLD Deluxe
  • *Momotaro Dentetsu WORLD Remote Play
  • Momotaro Dentetsu CHUBU
  • Momotaro Dentetsu KANTO
  • Momotaro Dentetsu TOHOKU
  • *Momotaro Dentetsu TOHOKU Deluxe
  • Momotaro Dentetsu HOKKAIDO
  • Momotaro Dentetsu KYUSHU
  • Momotaro Dentetsu SETOUCHI
  • Momotaro Dentetsu KINKI
  • Momotaro Dentetsu AOMORI
  • Momotaro Dentetsu SHIZUOKA
  • 'Momotaro Dentetsu TOKAI'''''

iOS games

  • 'Momotaro Dentetsu JAPAN+'''''

Sales and popularity

The series is popular in Japan. Momotaro Dentetsu 7 sold over 500,000 copies in Japan. Total shipments exceeded 12 million units by 2011. To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series, Hudson collaborated with the financially troubled Chōshi [Electric Railway Line], operating a train on the railway decorated with a Momotaro Dentetsu motif. Opening on April 25, 2007, the train ran until its third anniversary. In June 2009, two Momotetsu-themed restaurants opened at Japanese railway stations: one at Haijima Station, and another at Kaminagaya Station.