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GAME GENRE UNLOCKS[edit]
The popularity of game genres will vary in time. If it fits your taste, go with the most popular to help boost sales.
Type | Popularity | Job | Level |
---|---|---|---|
RPG | A | Writer | 5 |
Simulation | A | Coder | 4 |
Sim RPG | A | Director | 1 |
Table | C | Default | N/A |
Action | B | Writer | 3 |
Adventure | B | Default | N/A |
Shooter | C | Writer | 3 |
Action RPG | A | Producer | 3 |
Racing | B | Sound Engineer | 3 |
Online RPG | A | Producer | 5 |
Online Sim | A | Hacker | 5 |
Trivia | C | Default | N/A |
Life | B | Designer | 3 |
Board | B | Producer | 1 |
Puzzle | B | Default | N/A |
Music | B | Director | 5 |
Audio Novel | B | Director | 2 |
Motion | A | Hardware Engineer | 4 |
Educational | B | Default | N/A |
Card Game | A | Hardware Engineer | 3 |
GAME TYPE UNLOCKS[edit]
Normal Sorting[edit]
Type | Popularity | Job | Training | Minimum Level |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sports | C | Coder | Jogging | 1 |
Exploration | B | Coder | Movie | 2 |
Martial Arts | C | Director | Movie | 1 |
Fantasy | A | Writer | Reading | 2 |
Virtual Pet | A | Coder | Pinball | 2 |
Samurai | A | Writer | Movie | 1 |
Dungeon | B | Coder | Game | 2 |
Romance | A | Writer | Reading | 2 |
Pirate | C | Default | N/A | N/A |
Comedy | C | Producer | Movie | 1 |
Horror | C | Writer | Net Surf | 1 |
Word | A | Director | Lab Study | 3 |
Train | C | Designer | Stroll | 2 |
Animal | B | Default | N/A | N/A |
Robot | C | Default | N/A | N/A |
Airplane | B | Coder | Museum | 1 |
Conv. Store | C | Coder | Stroll | 3 |
Historical | C | Default | N/A | N/A |
Bookstore | A | Sound Engineer | Stroll | 3 |
Comics | A | Hardware Engineer | Reading | 1 |
Art | B | Designer | Movie | 1 |
Movies | A | Writer | Movie | 1 |
Game Co. | A | Coder | Game | 5 |
Egypt | C | Producer | Long Trip | 1 |
Town | A | Producer | Museum | 2 |
Architecture | A | Director | Long Trip | 1 |
Lawyer | A | Director | Net Surf | 1 |
Medieval | C | Hardware Engineer | Movie | 2 |
Monster | C | Designer | Meditate | 1 |
Hunting | A | Designer | Game | 3 |
High School | B | Coder | Stroll | 3 |
Junior High | C | Writer | College | 1 |
War | B | Sound Engineer | Concert | 1 |
Ninja | B | Default | N/A | N/A |
Cutie | A | Designer | Concert | 3 |
Ogre | C | Writer | Meditate | 2 |
Fashion | B | Director | College | 2 |
Detective | C | Writer | Reading | 1 |
Mystery | B | Writer | Reading | 1 |
Cowboy | B | Producer | Short Trip | 1 |
Horseshoes | C | Director | Pinball | 2 |
President | B | Hardware Engineer | Lab Study | 2 |
Stocks | C | Coder | Lab Study | 4 |
Cartoon | A | Writer | Anime | 3 |
Cosplay | B | Writer | Anime | 5 |
Pop Star | C | Director | Museum | 1 |
Swimsuit | A | Hacker | Anime | 1 |
Mini-Skirt | A | Hacker | Short Trip | 5 |
Mushroom | C | Hacker | Short Trip | 1 |
Poncho | C | Hacker | Long Trip | 1 |
Chess | C | Coder | Stroll | 2 |
Checkers | C | Sound Engineer | Anime | 1 |
Mahjong | B | Coder | Pinball | 1 |
Reversi | C | Default | N/A | N/A |
Dance | B | Writer | Concert | 2 |
Drums | B | Producer | Reading | 1 |
Fitness | A | Sound Engineer | Meditate | 1 |
Basketball | C | Writer | Jogging | 2 |
Skiing | C | Producer | Jogging | 1 |
Snowboard | C | Director | Jogging | 1 |
Golf | B | Default | N/A | N/A |
Swimming | B | Sound Engineer | Meditate | 1 |
Volleyball | C | Designer | Jogging | 2 |
Motorsport | B | Writer | Net Surf | 1 |
Soccer | B | Designer | Jogging | 2 |
Ping Pong | C | Coder | College | 2 |
Sumo | A | Director | Stroll | 1 |
Baseball | A | Coder | Stroll | 3 |
Wrestling | C | Writer | Game | 1 |
Wrestling | C | Sound Engineer | Stroll | 1 |
Marathon | C | Default | N/A | N/A |
F1 Racing | A | Coder | Long Trip | 2 |
Pinball | C | Writer | Pinball | 1 |
Slots | C | Writer | Pinball | 3 |
Dating | A | Designer | Anime | 3 |
Harbor | A | Coder | Short Trip | 1 |
Time Travel | B | Producer | Meditate | 1 |
Spy | B | Director | Long Trip | 1 |
Celebrity | A | Coder | Concert | 2 |
Space | ? | Designer | Retreat (N/A) | ? |
Jumprope | ? | Coder | Retreat (N/A) | ? |
Grid View[edit]
Coder | Writer | Designer | Sound Engineer | Director | Producer | Hacker | Hardware Engineer | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stroll | Chess (2) Conv. Store (3) High School Baseball |
Train (2) | Wrestling (1) Bookstore (3) |
Sumo (1) | ||||
Reading | Mystery (1) Fantasy (2) Detective Romance(?) |
Drums (1) | Comics (1) | |||||
Movie | Exploration (2) | Movies (1) Samurai (2) |
Art (1) | Martial Arts | Comedy (1) | Medieval (2) | ||
Anime | Movies Mystery Romance (2) Cartoon (3) Cosplay (5) |
Dating (3) Harbor Time Travel |
Checkers (1) | Swimsuit (2) | ||||
Game | Dungeon (2) High School (3) Game Co. (5) |
Wrestling (1) | Hunting (3) | |||||
Jogging | Ping Pong (2) Sports |
Basketball (2) Skiing |
Volleyball (2) Soccer |
Snowboard (1) | Skiing (1) | |||
Pinball | Virtual Pet (2) Mahjong |
Pinball (1) Slots (3) |
Horseshoes (2) | |||||
Meditate | Ogre (2) | Monster (1) | Fitness Swimming |
Time Travel (1) | ||||
Concert | Celebrity (2) | Dance (2) Drums |
Soccer (2) Cutie (3) Swimming |
War | ||||
Net Surf | Horror Motorsport |
Lawyer (1) Medieval |
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Museum | Airplane (1) | Pop Star (1) Swimsuit |
Town (2) | |||||
College | Junior High (1) | Fashion (2) | ||||||
Lab Study | Baseball (3) Stocks (4) |
Word (3) | President (2) | |||||
Short Trip | Harbor (1) | Cowboy (1) | Mini-skirt (5) Mushroom |
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Long Trip | F1 Racing (2) | Architecture (1) Spy (1) |
Egypt (1) | Poncho | ||||
Retreat (N/A) | Space | Jumprope |
New Job Prequisites[edit]
Confirmed Required Levels:
Levels | |||||||||
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Job | Coder | Writer | Designer | Snd Eng | Producer | Director | Hardware Eng | ||
Producer | N/A | N/A | 5 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Director | 5 | 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Hardware Eng | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 | 5 | N/A | ||
Hacker | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Console Availability[edit]
The amount of each console on the market will increase slowly over time. The numbers shown here should be the initial number (as announced at the press conference).
Company | Type | Date Available | Quantity | Licencing Cost | Dev Cost |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PC | Day 1 | 500K | None | 10 | |
Nipon | Microx SX | Day 1 | 800K | 200K | 50 |
Senga | Exodus | Y1 M11 | 990K | 400K | 180 |
Intendro | IES | Y3 M2 | 1800K | 800K | 300 |
Intendro | Game Kid | Y3 M11 | 2690K | 550K | 250 |
Senga | Play Gear | Y5 M6 | 2100K | 1050K | 450 |
Nipon | PCC-FQX | Y6 M2 | 2300K | 680K | 300 |
Nipon | NEONGEON | Y7 M2 | 3030K | 2200K | 400 |
Microx | Game Swan | Y7 M6 | 3500K | 4500K | 550 |
Intendro | Super IES | Y7 M8 | 4000K | 5000K | 600 |
Intendro | Virtual Kid | Y8 M8 | 3000K | 1800K | 400 |
Sonny | PlayStatus | Y10 M6 | 6000K | 10,000K | 650 |
Nipon | Playdion | Y10 M8 | 3100K | 15,000K | 850 |
Senga | Uranus | Y10 M11 | 6500K | 12,000K | 650 |
Intendro | Game-Box | Y11 M2 | 8000K | 25,000K | 850 |
Sonny | Mini Status | Y12 M6 | 6140K | 20,000K | 950 |
Intendro | Intendro DM | Y16 M2 | 8500K | 35,000K | 1000 |
Sonny | PlayStatus 2 | Y17 M6 | 10,200K | 40,000K | 1000 |
Microx | Microx 480 | Y17 M9 | 8000K | 50,000K | 1200 |
Intendro | Whoops | Y18 M5 | 12,000K | 80,000K | 1600 |
Senga | Harpo Drive | Y19 M7 | 15,010K | 90,000K | 1300 |
Nipon | Play Popo X | Y19 M11 | 15,670k | 99,999.9K | 1500 |
Karoisoft | Jupiter 512 | Upon Achieving 3rd GOTY Award | 18,000K | 64,000 | 350 |
Karoisoft | GameJohn | Upon Achieving 5th GOTY Award | 20,000K | 64,000 | 350 |
Office 1 Amazing Combinations[edit]
Here is a list of the Amazing Combinations achievable using only the first office training methods and only using the 4 basic jobs.
Genre Requirement | Type Requirement | |||||
Genre | Type | Job | Level | Job | Level | Training |
Adventure | Detective | Default | N/A | Writer | 2 | Reading |
Adventure | Cartoon | Default | N/A | Writer | 3 | Anime |
Life | Dating | Designer | 3 | Designer | 3 | Anime |
Life | Game Co. | Designer | 3 | Coder | 5 | Game |
Life | Wrestling | Designer | 3 | Writer | 1 | Game |
Puzzle | Reversi | Default | N/A | Default | N/A | N/A |
Puzzle | Checkers | Default | N/A | Sound Engineer | 1 | Anime |
RPG | Fantasy | Writer | 5 | Writer | 2 | Reading |
Shooter | Robot | Writer | 3 | Default | N/A | N/A |
Sim RPG | Town | Director | N/A | Producer | 2 | Museum |
Simulation | Romance | Coder | 4 | Writer | 2 | Reading |
Simulation | Train | Coder | 4 | Designer | 2 | Stroll |
Simulation | Bookstore | Coder | 4 | Sound Engineer | 3 | Stroll |
Simulation | Movies | Coder | 4 | Writer | 1 | Movie |
Simulation | Game Co. | Coder | 4 | Coder | 5 | Game |
Simulation | Cartoon | Coder | 4 | Writer | 3 | Anime |
Trivia | Cosplay | Default | N/A | Writer | 5 | Anime |
Amazing AA Popularity Combinations[edit]
Here is a list of the Amazing Combinations that are both A in popularity.
Genre | Type |
Action RPG | Hunting |
Motion | Fitness |
Online Sim | Architecture |
Online Sim | Cutie |
Online Sim | Game Co. |
Online Sim | Virtual Pet |
RPG | Fantasy |
Simulation | Architecture |
Simulation | Bookstore |
Simulation | Cartoon |
Simulation | Comics |
Simulation | Cutie |
Simulation | F1 Racing |
Simulation | Game Co. |
Simulation | Movies |
Simulation | Romance |
Simulation | Town |