Doko Demo Issyo
Genre(s)Virtual pet
Developer(s)BeXide, Sony Computer Entertainment
Publisher(s)Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform(s)PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita
First releaseDoko Demo Issyo
22 July 1999
Latest releaseToro and Friends: Onsen Town
2019

Doko Demo Issyo (どこでもいっしょ, lit. "Together Everywhere")[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese video game series from Sony Interactive Entertainment. The first game was released for the PlayStation in 1999. In the games, players interact with characters with whom they can converse with, feed, photograph, and play minigames with. Most of the games have only seen release in Japan, where Sony has also used the series character Toro as a mascot for the PlayStation brand.

History

The player interacts with Toro in Doko Demo Issyo (1999, PlayStation)

Doko Demo Issyo is a long-running series in Japan,[2] where it has seen commercial success.[3] The games feature "pokepi" (short for "pocket people"),[1] characters which the player interacts with through a variety of virtual pet mechanics and minigames (e.g. talking, feeding, sleeping, photography).[2][4] A major reocurring feature is to teach the pokepi words to memorize.[5][6] Most games feature some type of networking features to communicate with other players by sharing "business cards" or other data.[5][7]

The first game in the series, Doko Demo Issyo, was released on 22 July 1999 for the PlayStation.[1] It was possible to put transfer pokepi onto the PocketStation and interact with them on the device.[1] The game sold over 1.1 million copies.[4] Sony released two bonus discs that added more gameplay: Koneko mo Issyo featured younger versions of the pokepi, and Modo mo Issyo had cell phone connectivity features.[6]

The series has touched on a variety of genres.[6] On PlayStation 2, Watashina Ehon allows the player to make picture books, and Toro to Nagareboshi is more akin to an adventure game.[6] On PlayStation Portable, Rettsu Gakkou! has the player learning trivia and playing minigames. By using the PSP's network functions, the player could download new lessons distributed every two weeks.[6]

On PlayStation Vita, Toro's Friend Network creates avatars and a visualization of the player's PlayStation Network friends, allowing them to interact with the avatars in different 3D environments.[8]

Toro

One of the game's characters, Toro Inoue, became a mascot for the PlayStation brand.[8] Gamesindustry.biz wrote in 2004 that Toro was "firmly established as a cultural icon in the Far East" as PlayStation's mascot.[3] Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine wrote in 2002 that Toro was used heavily as a mascot in Japan, but that the American Sony branch did not want a single mascot to represent the brand. The character was used in a variety of marketing materials in Japan, including billboards and television commercials.[4] On several occasions, Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and series developer BeXide have held public "birthday parties" for Toro featuring food, charities, and raffles.[9][10]

Games

Year Title[11] Original Platform Notes
1999 どこでもいっしょ
  • Doko Demo Issyo
 PlayStation Original game released for the PlayStation. A remake was released for the PlayStation Portable in 2004.

Also released were in the following years were two bonus discs with additional content. Both required the original game to play:

  • Koneko Mo Issyo ～Doko Demo Issyo Tsuika Disc～ (2000)
  • ¡Modo Mo Issyo ～Doko Demo Issyo Tsuika Disc～ (2001)
2001 トロと休日
  • Toro to Kyuujitsu
 PlayStation 2
2003 -どこでもいっしょ- 私なえほん
  • -Doko Demo Issyo- Watashina Ehon
 PlayStation 2
2004 -どこでもいっしょ- トロと流れ星
  • -Doko Demo Issyo- Toro to Nagareboshi
 PlayStation 2
-どこでもいっしょ- トロといっぱい
  • -Doko Demo Issyo- Toro to Ippai
 PlayStation 2
2006 -どこでもいっしょ- レッツ学校!
  • -Doko Demo Issyo- Rettsu Gakkou!
 PlayStation Portable An abbreviated version was released in 2007 subtitled "Training edition"
2008 まいにちいっしょ
  • Mainichi Issyo
 PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable PSP version titled "Mainichi Issyo Portable". Service ended 2010.
みんニャのパターGOLF
  • Minnya no Patta GOLF
 PlayStation 3 Crossover with Everybody's Golf series
2009 週刊トロ・ステーション
  • Shuukan Toro Station
 PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable Service ended 2013
トロともりもり
  • Toro to Morimori
 PlayStation 3
2011 Toro's Friend Network PlayStation Vita Service ended 2015
2019 Toro and Friends: Onsen Town Smartphone Match-three puzzle game. Service ended 2021.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ The series is sometimes abbreviated as どこいつ (Doko Itsu).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "『どこでもいっしょ』が初代PSで発売された日。ポケステとの連動が斬新な"お話しゲーム"で登場キャラのトロが一躍有名になった【今日は何の日？】 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  2. 1 2 Nix (2004-09-24). "TGS 2004: Doko Demo Issyo Hands-On". IGN. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  3. 1 2 Fahey, Rob (2004-09-10). "Japan Charts: Winning Eleven 8 passes the million mark". GamesIndustry.biz. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  4. 1 2 3 "Only in Japan". Official U.S. PlayStation Magazine. No. 52. January 2002. p. 66.
  5. 1 2 "『どこでもいっしょ』が初代PSで発売された日。ポケステとの連動が斬新な"お話しゲーム"で登場キャラのトロが一躍有名になった【今日は何の日？】 | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "21周年を迎えた『どこいつ』シリーズを振りかえり！ アプリ『トロとパズル』用のプレゼントを紹介". 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  7. ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (2004-07-12). "Dokodemo Issho Goes Online". IGN. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  8. 1 2 "New PS Vita Apps This Spring: Friend Network and Imaginstruments". PlayStation.Blog. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  9. ↑ 株式会社インプレス (2011-04-26). "SCEJ、「どこでもいっしょ」のイベントを開催 トロの誕生日会や3D体験イベントほか". GAME Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  10. ↑ "【どこいつ】トロの誕生日会が4年ぶりに開催。トロとクロのかわいさはいつまでも変わらず、お父さんもお姉さんも家族連れも笑顔なイベントリポートをお届けニャ | ゲーム・エンタメ最新情報のファミ通.com". ファミ通.com (in Japanese). 2023-05-09. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  11. ↑ "PlayStation®「どこでもいっしょ」シリーズ歴代のゲームソフトを紹介！". Archived from the original on January 1, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Toro and Friends: Onsen Town to end service on April 12 in the west, May 10 in Japan". Gematsu. 2021-02-10. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
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