List of River King video games

"River King" redirects here. For the film, see The River King. For a river, see King River.

River King (North America) or Harvest Fishing (PAL) (known in Japan as Kawa no Nushi Tsuri (川のぬし釣り, lit. "Fishing the River Master")),^[1] and originally released in English as Legend of the River King, is a fishing-themed role playing video game series by Natsume. The series has releases over 6 video game systems. Of these, 3 have been released in America.

In addition to the River King series a spinoff series of saltwater fishing games has also been released called Umi no Nushi Tsuri. The series has been released for the Game Boy, Super Nintendo, PlayStation, and Wii.

Games

Kawa no Nushi Tsuri titles

Title	Details
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri Original release date(s):^[2] ^JP August 10, 1990	Release years by system: 1990—Famicom^[2]
	Notes: Published by Pack-In-Video^[2] It is the first game released in the series and the only one to be released on the Famicom
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Shizenha Original release date(s):^[3] ^JP March 27, 1992	Release years by system: 1992—TurboGrafx-CD^[3] 2007—Wii Virtual Console^[4]
	Notes: Published by Pack-In-Video^[3] It is the only game in the series to be published onto the TurboGrafx-CD and made available on the Virtual Console
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 2 Original release date(s):^[5] ^JP April 28, 1995	Release years by system: 1995—Super Famicom^[5]
	Notes: Published by Pack-In-Video^[5]
Legend of the River King Original release date(s):^[6] ^JP September 19, 1997 ^NA August 1998 ^PAL 1999	Release years by system: 1997—Game Boy^[6] 1999—Game Boy Color^[7] 2013—Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console (GBC version)
	Notes: Developed by Victor Interactive Software.^[8] Published by Victor Interactive Software in Japan and Natsume in North America and PAL Regions^[6] Known in Japan as Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3^[6] An improved colored version for the Game Boy Color was released later under the name Legend of the River King GBC
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri Original release date(s):^[9] ^JP August 20, 1998	Release years by system: 1998—PlayStation^[9]
	Notes: Developed and published by Victor Interactive Software^[10] It is the first and only game on the PlayStation console
Legend of the River King 2 Original release date(s):^[11] ^JP July 16, 1999 ^PAL March 30, 2001 ^NA April 17, 2001	Release years by system: 1999—Game Boy Color^[11] 2014—Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console
	Notes: Developed by Victor Interactive Software and published by Natsume^[12] Known in Japan as Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 4^[11] It is the second game in the series to be published on the Game Boy Color
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 5 Original release date(s):^[13] ^JP March 15, 2002	Release years by system: 2002—Game Boy Advance^[13]
	Notes: Developed and published by Victor Interactive Software^[13]
Harvest Fishing Original release date(s):^[14] ^JP January 27, 2005 ^PAL November 16, 2005 ^NA March 28, 2006	Release years by system: 2005—PlayStation 2
	Notes: Developed by Marvelous Interactive. Published by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, Natsume in North America and 505 Game Street in Europe^[15] Known as Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Wonderful Journey in Japan and River King: A Wonderful Journey in North America^[14]
Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3 & 4 Original release date(s):^[16] ^JP February 9, 2006	Release years by system: 2006—Game Boy Advance^[16]
	Notes: Developed and published by Marvelous Interactive^[17] It is a remake of Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 3 and Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 4, which have been updated with improved graphics^[16]
River King: Mystic Valley Original release date(s):^[18] ^JP June 28, 2007 ^NA April 29, 2008 ^PAL October 16, 2009	Release years by system: 2007—Nintendo DS^[18]
	Notes: Developed by Marvelous Interactive. Published by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, Natsume in North America and Rising Star Games in Europe^[19] Known as Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Komorebi no Tani, Seseragi no Uta in Japan and Harvest Fishing in Europe^[18]

Related titles

Title	Details
Umi no Nushi Tsuri Original release date(s):^[20] ^JP July 19, 1996	Release years by system: 1996—Super Famicom^[20]
	Notes: Developed and published by Pack-in-Video^[20] It is the first title in the spin-off "Sea" series where the fishing takes place in the sea rather than the river
Umi no Nushi Tsuri 2 Original release date(s):^[21] ^JP July 10, 1998	Release years by system: 1998—Game Boy^[21]
	Notes: Developed by Pack-In-Video and published by Victor Interactive Software^[22] A North American release was initially planned under the title of Legend of the Sea King but was eventually cancelled
Nushi Tsuri 64 Original release date(s):^[23] ^JP November 27, 1998	Release years by system: 1998—Nintendo 64^[23]
	Notes: Developed by Pack-In-Video and published by Victor Interactive Software^[24] It is the first of the series to be released on the Nintendo 64
Umi no Nushi Tsuri: Takarajima he Mukatte Original release date(s):^[25] ^JP July 22, 1999	Release years by system: 1999—PlayStation^[25]
	Notes: Developed by Pack-In-Video and published by Victor Interactive Software^[26] Literally translated into Legend of the Sea King: To Treasure Island^[26]
Nushi Tsuri 64: Shiokaze Ninotte Original release date(s):^[27] ^JP May 26, 2000	Release years by system: 2000—Nintendo 64^[27]
	Notes: Developed by Pack-In-Video and published by Victor Interactive Software^[27] It is the sequel to Nushi Tsuri 64
Nushi Tsuri Adventure: Kite no Bouken Original release date(s):^[28] ^JP August 4, 2000	Release years by system: 2000—Game Boy Color^[28]
	Notes: Developed by Marvelous Interactive and published by Victor Interactive Software^[28]

References

↑ http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C Japanese Translation site
1 2 3 "Kawa no Nushi Tsuri for NES". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
1 2 3 "Legend of the River King: Tsuri Shizenha". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
↑ "Kawa no Nushi Tsuri: Shizenha for Wii". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
1 2 3 "Legend of the River King 2". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
1 2 3 4 "Legend of the River King for Game Boy". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
↑ "Legend of the River King GBC for Game Boy Color". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
↑ "Legend of the River King". allgame. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
1 2 "Kawa no Nushi Tsuri Release Information for PlayStation". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
↑ "Legend of the River King". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
1 2 3 "Legend of the River King 2 for Game Boy Color". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
↑ "Legend of the River King 2". allgame. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
1 2 3 "Legend of the River King Advance". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
1 2 "River King: A Wonderful Journey for PlayStation 2". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
↑ "River King: A Wonderful Journey Release Information for PlayStation 2". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
1 2 3 "Legend of the River King 1 & 2". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
↑ "Kawa no Tsuri 3+4 Release Information for Game Boy Advance". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
1 2 3 "River King: Mystic Valley for DS". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
↑ "River King: Mystic Valley Release Information for DS". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
1 2 3 "Legend of the Sea King". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
1 2 "Legend of the Sea King 2". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
↑ "Umi no Nushi Tsuri 2 - Technical Information". GameSpot. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
1 2 "Nushi Tsuri Release Information for Nintendo 64". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
↑ "Legend of the River King 64". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
1 2 "Umi no Nushi Tsuri Release Information for PlayStation". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
1 2 "Legend of the Sea King: To Treasure Island". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
1 2 3 "Legend of the River King 64: Shiokaze ni Notte". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
1 2 3 "Legend of the River King Adventure: Kite no Bouken". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

External links

Marvelous Interactive (Japanese) - Japanese game developer and publisher
Ushi No Tane - English game help site
Nushi Tsuri Guide (Japanese) - Japanese game help site

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