KYOUFU SHINBUN
Official Title  Kyoufu Shinbun
Common Title  Kyoufu Shinbun
Serial Number(s)  SLPS-00503
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Adventure 

Developer  Atelier Double.
Publisher  Yutaka.
Date Released  24 December 1996
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number
DISC 1

SLPS-00503
Serial Number In Disc SLPS-00503
Media Disc ID N / A
Number Of Tracks 2
( 1 Data Track &
1 Audio Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )
568 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )
239 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

Kyoufu Shinbun is the Playstation One game is based on a manga series about a mysterious newspaper that reports on deaths and calamities that will occur in the future. Unfortunately, reading the newspaper also shortens one's life to 100 days. The game was created based on input from the original mangas author.

In Kyoufu Shinbun you play the game as a character who has begun to receive a subscription, well its thrown through the glass of your window, to a mysterious newspaper. This daily publication "Horror Newspaper" predicts disasters and deaths. A strange violent poltergeist, represented by an oddly elongated spectral face, follows you and seems to have a connection with the paper. You'll interact with a number of people mentioned in the paper and try to safely navigate the games story while trying to unravel the mystery of this "Horror Newspaper"

The game features different stories for the player to watch and decide the ending depending of his choices during each adventure.

The manga also got a Playstation 2 game by Konami called Kyoufu Shimbun Heiseiban Kaiki! Shinrei File.

  Manufacturer's description:

Jiro is one of the popular cartoon ?horror adventure horror of newspapers faithfully reproduced. A taste of horror immersive 3D sound. Be delivered every day, 100 days shrink every time they read newspapers "fear" to stop, Iki witnessed a variety of psychic phenomena, and utilizing the wisdom and courage, spirit exorcism prior to end of its life.

  Features:
  • First & third person perspectives.
  • 2D & 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • Detective, Horror, Mystery & Anime themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  1 Block
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )
 Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )
 None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )
 None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )
 None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.9.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=1,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.9.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe Cdrom plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move between answers:  D-Pad
  Select action:  Circle Button

 


   
 

 - Jewel Case Covers
FRONT BACK INSIDE
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Dim. - 1453 x 1468 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 219 KB
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Dim. - 1627 x 1439 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 510 KB
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 - Disc Cover
DISC
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Dim. - 1421 x 1437 pix.
Res. - 300 dpi
File Size - 225 KB

 

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