<s>
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mystery	O
adventure	O
game	O
series	O
originally	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Data	O
East	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
games	O
to	O
receive	O
an	O
English	O
language	O
release	O
was	O
Tantei	B-Application
Jingūji	I-Application
Saburō	I-Application
DS	B-Device
:	O
Inishie	O
no	O
Kioku	O
,	O
retitled	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
by	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
in	O
truncated	O
form	O
as	O
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2009	O
as	O
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
,	O
containing	O
the	O
originally	O
localised	O
three	O
cases	O
with	O
new	O
translations	O
,	O
plus	O
three	O
further	O
cases	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
unlockables	O
including	O
comics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
further	O
releases	O
would	O
be	O
announced	O
until	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
when	O
Aksys	O
Games	O
revealed	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
bringing	O
over	O
Tantei	B-Application
Jingūji	I-Application
Saburō	I-Application
:	O
Ghost	O
of	O
the	O
Dusk	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
prequel	O
game	O
,	O
given	O
the	O
branding	O
Alternate	O
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
internationally	O
,	O
was	O
localised	O
internally	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
with	O
original	O
character	O
names	O
and	O
settings	O
preserved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Enterbrain	O
's	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
the	O
Tantei	B-Application
Jingūji	I-Application
Saburō	I-Application
franchise	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2,220,000	O
units	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
its	O
twentieth	O
anniversary	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
longest	O
running	O
and	O
best-selling	O
Japanese	O
adventure	O
game	O
series	O
in	O
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1987	B-Application
by	O
Data	O
East	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Saito	O
would	O
become	O
scenario	O
writer	O
for	O
the	O
5th	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
Eiichi	O
Nishiyama	O
,	O
imminent	O
heir	O
to	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
series	O
producer	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
Sega	B-Device
Saturn	I-Device
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
fifth	O
entry	O
would	O
see	O
several	O
developments	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
games	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
:	O
an	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
opening	O
movie	O
featuring	O
an	O
animated	O
prelude	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
;	O
a	O
"	O
zapping	O
"	O
system	O
which	O
allowed	O
different	O
branches	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
alternating	O
characters	O
;	O
3D-rendered	O
mini	O
games	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
inaugural	O
installment	O
of	O
a	O
sub-series	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
Mystery	O
Casebook	O
games	O
(	O
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Unleashed	O
in	O
English	O
releases	O
)	O
,	O
featuring	O
super-deformed	O
caricatures	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
trio	O
encountering	O
small-scale	O
mysteries	O
involving	O
extra	O
challenging	O
gameplay	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
included	O
alongside	O
mainline	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bearing	O
the	O
newly	O
christened	O
series	O
subtitle	O
"	O
Detective	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
"	O
,	O
both	O
this	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
released	O
exclusively	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
would	O
feature	O
opening	O
movies	O
directed	O
by	O
Shimako	O
Satō	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
previous	O
scenario	O
writers	O
unavailable	O
,	O
writing	O
duties	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
eighth	O
installment	O
,	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
2002	O
,	O
fell	O
to	O
WorkJam	O
founder	O
Yutaka	O
Kaminaga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resultant	O
game	O
featured	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
peripheral	O
references	O
to	O
the	O
contemporary	O
Grasshopper	O
Manufacture	O
game	O
The	B-Application
Silver	I-Application
Case	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
continued	O
at	O
WorkJam	O
with	O
a	O
further	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
reimaginings	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
games	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
inauguration	O
of	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
mobile	O
phone	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
generation	O
,	O
co-developed	O
by	O
Marvelous	O
Interactive	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
,	O
marked	O
the	O
series	O
debut	O
on	O
handheld	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
a	O
special	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
,	O
WorkJam	O
would	O
work	O
with	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
in	O
development	O
of	O
console	O
games	O
,	O
now	O
released	O
exclusively	O
on	O
handheld	O
platforms	O
,	O
predominantly	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
the	O
Tantei	B-Application
Jingūji	I-Application
Saburō	I-Application
Detective	O
Story	O
compilation	O
line	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
release	O
similar	O
in	O
form	O
to	O
earlier	O
PlayStation	B-Device
installments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WorkJam	O
licensed	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Game	O
Archives	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Data	O
East	O
games	O
to	O
Expris	O
,	O
and	O
continued	O
their	O
mobile	O
game	O
line	O
,	O
featuring	O
contributions	O
from	O
writers	O
such	O
as	O
Kazutaka	O
Kodaka	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
twenty-four	O
releases	O
before	O
it	O
was	O
retired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
WorkJam	O
began	O
to	O
wind	O
down	O
production	O
,	O
with	O
full	O
responsibilities	O
for	O
the	O
ongoing	O
development	O
of	O
a	O
special	O
25th-anniversary	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
falling	O
to	O
Arc	O
System	O
Works	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
WorkJam	O
staff	O
,	O
including	O
Nishiyama	O
and	O
planner/scenario	O
writer	O
Mitsue	O
Kaneko	O
,	O
would	O
form	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
,	O
Orange	O
,	O
while	O
rights	O
to	O
various	O
company	O
properties	O
including	O
the	O
Tantei	B-Application
Jingūji	I-Application
Saburō	I-Application
series	I-Application
passed	O
to	O
Expris	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
next	O
five	O
years	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
remain	O
largely	O
dormant	O
,	O
aside	O
from	O
Game	O
Archives	O
rereleases	O
of	O
WorkJam	O
's	O
two	O
PS2	B-Device
games	O
from	O
Expris	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
cameo	O
by	O
the	O
title	O
character	O
in	O
Inuwashi	O
Urabure	O
Tantei	O
to	O
Ojou-sama	O
Keiji	O
no	O
Ikebukuro	O
Jiken	O
Fairu	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Orange	O
and	O
scored	O
by	O
longtime	O
series	O
composer	O
Seiichi	O
Hamada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
character	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
is	O
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
(	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
thirty-something	O
(	O
29	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
five	O
installments	O
)	O
private	O
investigator	O
who	O
operates	O
a	O
detective	O
agency	O
in	O
the	O
Tripudio	O
district	O
of	O
the	O
fictional	O
American	O
city	O
of	O
Aspicio	O
(	O
Kabukichō	O
,	O
Shinjuku	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
original	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Voice	O
acting	O
was	O
first	O
used	O
in	O
certain	O
game	O
scenes	O
in	O
the	O
5th	O
installment	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
implemented	O
in	O
most	O
subsequent	O
releases	O
,	O
excluding	O
those	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
,	O
GBA	B-Device
and	O
DS	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Japanese	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
initial	O
U.S.	O
version	O
,	O
titled	O
"	O
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
Chronicles	I-Application
"	O
,	O
only	O
contains	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
cases	O
and	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
extras	O
were	O
cut	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
rereleased	O
as	O
"	O
Jake	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Detective	I-Application
Story	I-Application
:	I-Application
Memories	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Past	I-Application
"	O
,	O
unedited	O
and	O
retranslated.12Kienai	O
KokoroきえないこころThe	O
Abiding	O
SpiritJingūji	O
is	O
asked	O
to	O
investigate	O
the	O
suicide	O
of	O
an	O
elementary	O
school	O
girl	O
from	O
20	O
years	O
ago	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
#Japanese	O
titleEnglish	O
title01Shinjuku	O
Chūō	O
Kōen	O
Satsujin	O
Jiken新宿中央公園殺人事件Shinjuku	O
Central	O
Park	O
Murder	O
MysteryThe	O
Petty	O
Murder	O
of	O
a	O
Fragile	O
Heart	O
(	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
02Yokohama-kō	O
Renzoku	O
Satsujin	O
Jiken横浜港連続殺人事件Yokohama	O
Port	O
Serial	O
Murder	O
MysterySeaside	O
City	O
Conspiracy	O
(	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
03Kiken	O
na	O
Futari危険な二人A	O
Dangerous	O
DuoCrash	O
and	O
Burn	O
(	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
04Toki	O
no	O
Sugiyuku	O
Mama	O
Ni	O
...	O
時の過ぎゆくままに	O
Let	O
...	O
Time	O
Pass	O
By	O
...	O
As	O
Time	O
Goes	O
By	O
(	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
05Akai	O
Me	O
no	O
ToraアカイメノトラThe	O
Red-Eyed	O
TigerThe	O
Red-Eyed	O
Tiger	O
(	O
on	O
DS	B-Device
)	O
06Rokumai	O
no	O
Hankō6枚の犯行The	O
Six	O
Sheets	O
of	O
Crime	O
—	O
07Bōen	O
wo	O
Sagase亡煙を捜せ	O
!	O
Search	O
for	O
the	O
Dying	O
Smoke	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
four	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
