Umihara Kawase - Revision history

KawaseFan: /* Details */ Add note about field 28

2022-12-22T11:40:43Z

Details: Add note about field 28

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	''Umihara Kawase'' has a total of 49 fields, despite the highest field number being field 57; the field numbering starts from 0, and nine field numbers (9, 13, 19, 27, 32, 39, 44, 53, 54) are not used. Series designer [[Toshinobu Kondo]] has explained that the reason for omitting these field numbers "was that, even though you could complete the full game, we wanted to give players the sense that you hadn’t conquered the entire world of ''Umihara Kawase''."<ref name="shmuplations">https://shmuplations.com/sayonaraumihara/</ref>		''Umihara Kawase'' has a total of 49 fields, despite the highest field number being field 57; the field numbering starts from 0, and nine field numbers (9, 13, 19, 27, 32, 39, 44, 53, 54) are not used. Series designer [[Toshinobu Kondo]] has explained that the reason for omitting these field numbers "was that, even though you could complete the full game, we wanted to give players the sense that you hadn’t conquered the entire world of ''Umihara Kawase''."<ref name="shmuplations">https://shmuplations.com/sayonaraumihara/</ref>

	Fields in ''Umihara Kawase'' have a time limit, which is usually around four or five minutes, but can sometimes be different. If the time limit is reached without clearing the field, a life will be lost and the field will need to be retried from the beginning. ''Umihara Kawase'' also has a time limit of 30 minutes on the overall playthrough, which is known as the '''30 minute rule'''. If this time limit is reached without clearing an ending, the next exit cleared will lead to a field which leads straight to an ending, rather than the field that exit would normally lead to. The 30 minute timer can be shortened to five minutes by pressing the select button 100 times at the title screen.		Fields in ''Umihara Kawase'' have a time limit, which is usually around four or five minutes, but can sometimes be different. If the time limit is reached without clearing the field, a life will be lost and the field will need to be retried from the beginning.

			''Umihara Kawase'' also has a time limit of 30 minutes on the overall playthrough, which is known as the '''30 minute rule'''. If this time limit is reached without clearing an ending, the next exit cleared will lead to a field which leads straight to an ending, rather than the field that exit would normally lead to. There is one field (28) that can only be reached in this manner. The 30 minute timer can be shortened to five minutes by pressing the select button 100 times at the title screen.

	An ''Umihara Kawase'' playthrough starts with ten extra lives. 1-ups can be found in some of the fields, in the form of Kawase's pink backpack, though these are sometimes found in hard-to-reach places, where the player risks losing a life to gain an extra one. Once a 1-up backpack is collected, if a life is lost before the field is cleared, the collected backpack will not reappear.		An ''Umihara Kawase'' playthrough starts with ten extra lives. 1-ups can be found in some of the fields, in the form of Kawase's pink backpack, though these are sometimes found in hard-to-reach places, where the player risks losing a life to gain an extra one. Once a 1-up backpack is collected, if a life is lost before the field is cleared, the collected backpack will not reappear.

KawaseFan: Add Toshinobu Kondo's explanation of the missing field numbers

2022-12-22T11:27:17Z

Add Toshinobu Kondo's explanation of the missing field numbers

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	== Details ==		== Details ==

	''Umihara Kawase'' has a total of 49 fields, despite the highest field number being field 57; the field numbering starts from 0, and nine field numbers (9, 13, 19, 27, 32, 39, 44, 53, 54) are not used.		''Umihara Kawase'' has a total of 49 fields, despite the highest field number being field 57; the field numbering starts from 0, and nine field numbers (9, 13, 19, 27, 32, 39, 44, 53, 54) are not used. Series designer [[Toshinobu Kondo]] has explained that the reason for omitting these field numbers "was that, even though you could complete the full game, we wanted to give players the sense that you hadn’t conquered the entire world of ''Umihara Kawase''."<ref name="shmuplations">https://shmuplations.com/sayonaraumihara/</ref>

	Fields in ''Umihara Kawase'' have a time limit, which is usually around four or five minutes, but can sometimes be different. If the time limit is reached without clearing the field, a life will be lost and the field will need to be retried from the beginning. ''Umihara Kawase'' also has a time limit of 30 minutes on the overall playthrough, which is known as the '''30 minute rule'''. If this time limit is reached without clearing an ending, the next exit cleared will lead to a field which leads straight to an ending, rather than the field that exit would normally lead to. The 30 minute timer can be shortened to five minutes by pressing the select button 100 times at the title screen.		Fields in ''Umihara Kawase'' have a time limit, which is usually around four or five minutes, but can sometimes be different. If the time limit is reached without clearing the field, a life will be lost and the field will need to be retried from the beginning. ''Umihara Kawase'' also has a time limit of 30 minutes on the overall playthrough, which is known as the '''30 minute rule'''. If this time limit is reached without clearing an ending, the next exit cleared will lead to a field which leads straight to an ending, rather than the field that exit would normally lead to. The 30 minute timer can be shortened to five minutes by pressing the select button 100 times at the title screen.

KawaseFan: SEO

2022-08-04T08:34:01Z

SEO

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	[[Category:Umihara Kawase media]]		[[Category:Umihara Kawase media]]
	[[Category:Studio Saizensen games]]		[[Category:Studio Saizensen games]]

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			\|description={{PAGENAME}} game information, from {{SITENAME}} - the definitive English-language Umihara Kawase resource
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KawaseFan: /* Resources */ Change section heading to related pages

2022-08-03T02:58:01Z

Resources: Change section heading to related pages

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	== ~~Resources~~ ==		== Related pages ==

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KawaseFan: Add resources (subpage links)

2022-08-03T02:56:00Z

Add resources (subpage links)

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			== Resources ==

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	== Links ==		== Links ==

KawaseFan: Add level editing section

2022-08-02T12:57:22Z

Add level editing section

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	In May 2022, ''Umihara Kawase'' was made available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers with a Japanese Nintendo Account<ref name="switchonline" />.		In May 2022, ''Umihara Kawase'' was made available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers with a Japanese Nintendo Account<ref name="switchonline" />.

			== Level editing ==

			The [[Riverback]] level editor can be used to create ''Umihara Kawase'' ROM hacks. Notable ''Umihara Kawase'' ROM hacks include [https://kawasefan.net/forum/index.php?topic=75.0 Uku] and [https://kawasefan.net/forum/index.php?topic=154.0 Umihara Kawase Christmas Community Challenge].

	== References ==		== References ==

KawaseFan: /* Links */ Add video link

2022-08-02T12:48:16Z

Links: Add video link

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	* [https://gori.sh/KawaseSteamViewer/ PC version rankings by gori.sh]		* [https://gori.sh/KawaseSteamViewer/ PC version rankings by gori.sh]
	* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/384690 Steam Store page]		* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/384690 Steam Store page]
			* [https://kawasefan.net/video/umihara-kawase/walkthrough Videos of fields 0-45 (from the DS version)]

	[[Category:Umihara Kawase (game)]]		[[Category:Umihara Kawase (game)]]

KawaseFan: Improve release date formatting

2022-07-21T04:30:45Z

Improve release date formatting

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	\|platform = Super Famicom<br>i-mode<br>Windows<br>Nintendo Switch Online<ref name="switchonline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0POVi_YY8Q</ref>		\|platform = Super Famicom<br>i-mode<br>Windows<br>Nintendo Switch Online<ref name="switchonline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0POVi_YY8Q</ref>
	\|publisher = TNN (Super Famicom)<br>Sunsoft (i-mode)<br>Agatsuma Entertainment (Windows, 2015)<br>Degica (Windows, 2016-present)<br>[[Studio Saizensen]] (Nintendo Switch Online, 2022-present)<ref name="switchonline" />		\|publisher = TNN (Super Famicom)<br>Sunsoft (i-mode)<br>Agatsuma Entertainment (Windows, 2015)<br>Degica (Windows, 2016-present)<br>[[Studio Saizensen]] (Nintendo Switch Online, 2022-present)<ref name="switchonline" />
	\|release_date = 23rd December, 1994 ~~(Super Famicom)~~<br>20th December, 2011 ~~(i-mode)~~<br>2nd November, 2015 ~~(Windows)~~<br>27th May, 2022 ~~(Nintendo Switch Online, Japan)~~<ref name="switchonline" />		\|release_date = <b>Super Famicom</b><br>Japan: 23rd December, 1994<br><b>i-mode</b><br>Japan: 20th December, 2011<br><b>Windows</b><br>All regions: 2nd November, 2015<br><b>Nintendo Switch Online</b><br>Japan: 27th May, 2022<ref name="switchonline" />
	}}		}}
	'''''Umihara Kawase''''' is the first game in the ''Umihara Kawase'' series of games, originally released in 1994 for the Super Famicom.		'''''Umihara Kawase''''' is the first game in the ''Umihara Kawase'' series of games, originally released in 1994 for the Super Famicom.

KawaseFan: Add Nintendo Switch Online release data

2022-07-20T13:20:30Z

Add Nintendo Switch Online release data

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	\|title = Umihara Kawase		\|title = Umihara Kawase
	\|image = Umihara-kawase-boxart.png		\|image = Umihara-kawase-boxart.png
	\|platform = Super Famicom<br>i-mode<br>Windows		\|platform = Super Famicom<br>i-mode<br>Windows<br>Nintendo Switch Online<ref name="switchonline">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0POVi_YY8Q</ref>
	\|publisher = TNN (Super Famicom)<br>Sunsoft (i-mode)<br>Agatsuma Entertainment (Windows, 2015)<br>Degica (Windows, 2016-present)		\|publisher = TNN (Super Famicom)<br>Sunsoft (i-mode)<br>Agatsuma Entertainment (Windows, 2015)<br>Degica (Windows, 2016-present)<br>[[Studio Saizensen]] (Nintendo Switch Online, 2022-present)<ref name="switchonline" />
	\|release_date = 23rd December, 1994 (Super Famicom)<br>20th December, 2011 (i-mode)<br>2nd November, 2015 (Windows)		\|release_date = 23rd December, 1994 (Super Famicom)<br>20th December, 2011 (i-mode)<br>2nd November, 2015 (Windows)<br>27th May, 2022 (Nintendo Switch Online, Japan)<ref name="switchonline" />
	}}		}}
	'''''Umihara Kawase''''' is the first game in the ''Umihara Kawase'' series of games, originally released in 1994 for the Super Famicom.		'''''Umihara Kawase''''' is the first game in the ''Umihara Kawase'' series of games, originally released in 1994 for the Super Famicom.
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	In 2011, ''Umihara Kawase'' was also made available in episodic format on Sunsoft's 'Shanghai i-Puzzle' site, through Japanese mobile/cell phone service provider DoCoMo's i-mode service<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121114070941/http://umihara.com/mobile/pc/</ref>.		In 2011, ''Umihara Kawase'' was also made available in episodic format on Sunsoft's 'Shanghai i-Puzzle' site, through Japanese mobile/cell phone service provider DoCoMo's i-mode service<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20121114070941/http://umihara.com/mobile/pc/</ref>.

			== Nintendo Switch Online version ==

			In May 2022, ''Umihara Kawase'' was made available to Nintendo Switch Online subscribers with a Japanese Nintendo Account<ref name="switchonline" />.

	== References ==		== References ==

KawaseFan: Add Windows version save data location

2022-07-17T09:27:27Z

Add Windows version save data location

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	New options added to the replay sub-menu allow uploading saved replays to Steam Workshop for other players to subscribe and download, and watching other people's replays which have been subscribed to through Steam Workshop. The settings include volume controls for music and sound effects, video options for fullscreen, width, size and filter, and options for the preferred shot/jump button combination, language (English or Japanese) and the confirm button.		New options added to the replay sub-menu allow uploading saved replays to Steam Workshop for other players to subscribe and download, and watching other people's replays which have been subscribed to through Steam Workshop. The settings include volume controls for music and sound effects, video options for fullscreen, width, size and filter, and options for the preferred shot/jump button combination, language (English or Japanese) and the confirm button.

			==== Save data location ====

			The save data for ''Umihara Kawase'' is stored in the following location:

			C:\Users\<your Windows username>\AppData\Local\UmiharaKawase

			The file '''UmiFst00.bin''' contains the main game progression data, while the '''repfst''' folder contains any saved replays.

	== i-mode version ==		== i-mode version ==