List of River King video games

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, 4 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.

In North America and PAL regions the series was marketed as a spinoff of the Harvest Moon (Bokujo Monogatari) franchise (despite the Nushi Tsuri franchise being the older one in Japan).

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 Could link up with Harvest Moon GBC 2 via Game Link Cable, and also with Nushi Tsuri 64: Shiokaze Ninotte via N64 Transfer Pack (in the Japanese version only)
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]
River King: A Wonderful Journey 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 [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] The European version is notorious for its terrible box art. Many European fans of the series didn't even realize that this game had been released in their region. This was the last game made in the River King franchise in both Japan or otherwise, and the series has been dormant for over a decade.

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 The USA based gaming magazine Nintendo Power gave a ten page review of the game complete with maps and gameplay tips despite it getting cancelled, causing great confusion among series fans when they couldn't find the game in stores.
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]

See also

• Story of Seasons

References

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28. "Legend of the River King Adventure: Kite no Bouken". IGN. Retrieved 2008-12-29.

External links

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