Famicom Detective Club
Adventure series started in 1988
A series of murder mystery cases conducted by a young man in the Japanese countryside. The player must ask questions, examine clues, and take and show evidence in order to solve various mysteries.
Famicom Tantei Club - Kieta Koukeisha: Zenpen
Release date:
JP: 27 Apr 1988 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部 消えた後継者 前編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D1 and Tose
Genre: Adventure
As an assistant working at the Utsugi Detective Agency, you must visit Myoujin Village to investigate a series of murders taking place around members of the wealthy Ayashiro family, while also attempting to restore your lost memories. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the first couple of chapters.
Re-Releases:
Famicom Mini (Game Boy Advance):
10 Aug 2004 (JP)
Wii Virtual Console:
16 Oct 2007 (JP)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console:
24 Apr 2013 (JP)
Wii U Virtual Console:
28 May 2014 (JP)
Famicom Tantei Club - Kieta Koukeisha: Kouhen
Release date:
JP: 14 Jun 1988 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部 消えた後継者 後編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D1 and Tose
Genre: Adventure
As an assistant working at the Utsugi Detective Agency, you must visit Myoujin Village to investigate a series of murders taking place around members of the wealthy Ayashiro family, while also attempting to restore your lost memories. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the final four chapters.
Re-Releases:
Famicom Mini (Game Boy Advance):
10 Aug 2004 (JP)
Wii Virtual Console:
16 Oct 2007 (JP)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console:
24 Apr 2013 (JP)
Wii U Virtual Console:
28 May 2014 (JP)
Famicom Tantei Club Part II -
Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo: Zenpen
Release date:
JP: 27 Apr 1988 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部PartII
うしろに立つ少女 前編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Genre: Adventure
This game once again features the protagonist of "Kieta Koukeisha" in a prequel story, where he visits Ushimitsu High School to investigate the recent murder of a schoolgirl, who was in the middle of her own investigation of a ghost haunting the school. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the first five chapters.
Re-Releases:
Famicom Mini (Game Boy Advance):
10 Aug 2004 (JP)
Wii Virtual Console:
22 Dec 2009 (JP)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console:
01 May 2013 (JP)
Famicom Tantei Club Part II -
Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo: Kouhen
Release date:
JP: 14 Jun 1988 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部PartII
うしろに立つ少女 後編
System: Famicom (Famicom Disk System)
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Genre: Adventure
This game once again features the protagonist of "Kieta Koukeisha" in a prequel story, where he visits Ushimitsu High School to investigate the recent murder of a schoolgirl, who was in the middle of her own investigation of a ghost haunting the school. The game is split into two disks, with this disk covering the final six chapters.
Re-Releases:
Famicom Mini (Game Boy Advance):
10 Aug 2004 (JP)
Wii Virtual Console:
22 Dec 2009 (JP)
Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console:
01 May 2013 (JP)
Famicom Tantei Club Part II -
Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo
Release date:
JP: 01 Apr 1998 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部PartII うしろに立つ少女
System: Super Famicom (Nintendo Power exclusive)
Developer: Nintendo R&D1
Genre: Adventure
A remake for the Super Famicom, made to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary. This remake adds some quality of life changes, such as faster text speed and a "memo" feature for taking notes. Character sprites have been made more detailed and expressive, and the BGM has been enhanced to add more excitement to tense scenes.
Re-Releases:
Wii Virtual Console:
30 Apr 2008 (JP)
Wii U Virtual Console:
31 Jul 2013 (JP)
Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir
Release date:
JP: 14 May 2021 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部 消えた後継者
(Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha)
US: 14 May 2021
EU: 14 May 2021
System: Nintendo Switch (eShop)
Developer: MAGES
Genre: Adventure
Assume the role of a boy detective who has lost his memories, and solve cases that seem to occur one after another in the legendary cursed Myoujin Village. A remake of the original Famicom Disk System game.
Famicom Detective Club:
The Girl Who Stands Behind
Release date:
JP: 14 May 2021 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部 うしろに立つ少女
(Famicom Tantei Club: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo)
US: 14 May 2021
EU: 14 May 2021
System: Nintendo Switch (eShop)
Developer: MAGES
Genre: Adventure
A remake of the second story of the series. You play as an assistant detective investigating Ushimitsu High School after receiving a request to investigate a murder of a female student. The school has a prevailing rumour that there is a ghost of a schoolgirl haunting the area that suddenly appears behind people.
Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha /
Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo - Collector's Edition
Release date:
JP: 14 May 2021 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部
消えた後継者・うしろに立つ少女 COLLECTOR'S EDITION
System: Nintendo Switch
Developer: MAGES
Genre: Adventure
In addition to the 2 Switch remakes being contained on 1 cartridge, this Collector's Edition also includes a booklet containing artwork for both the remakes and the older games, a soundtrack CD containing songs from the remakes and a handful of promotional flyers for the older games, reprinted in high quality.
Emio - The Smiling Man:
Famicom Detective Club
Release date:
JP: 29 Aug 2024 - ファミコン探偵倶楽部 笑み男
(Famicom Tantei Club: Emi Otoko)
US: 29 Aug 2024
EU: 29 Aug 2024
System: Nintendo Switch
Developer: Nintendo EPD and MAGES
Genre: Adventure
The first new story in the series in 27 years. Following the theme of "curses" in the first story and "paranormal phenomena" in the second story, this game revolves around "urban legend". Taking place some time in the 90s, you investigate the legend of a man with a paper bag on his head that asks people to smile for him before they go missing.
