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	==Games==		==Games==
	[[File:Dns1 boxart.~~PNG~~\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Japanese boxart of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'']]		[[File:Dns1 boxart.png\|thumb\|right\|250px\|Japanese boxart of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'']]
	* ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]], 2002 in Japan)		* ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'' ([[Game Boy Advance]], 2002 in Japan)
	* ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'' (Game Boy Advance, 2003 in Japan)		* ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'' (Game Boy Advance, 2003 in Japan)

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	===Staff views on localization of past games===		===Staff views on localization of past games===
	Nintendo of America appear to have no plans of localizing past games in the series. In a 2009 conference call set up by Nintendo between [~~http~~://nintendolife.com Nintendo Life] and six developers of ''The Legendary Starfy'', producer Hitoshi Yamagami joked that the reason why Starfy took so long to debut in the US was that he 'was swimming all the way from Japan' and explained that the series was always developed for a Japanese audience. The developers stated that they always wanted to bring Starfy to the US, but that Nintendo of America deemed the games 'too Japanese' for American audiences. In fact, various elements of the games such as certain [[Item]]s and [[Stuff]] are full of Japanese cultural references. Hitoshi Yamagami, however, stated in the conference call that although TOSE had no intention of releasing the previous ''The Legendary Starfy'' series games, the possibly of releasing them exists "if Starfy proves to be a huge hit and fans demand that they have the first four Starfy games".		Nintendo of America appear to have no plans of localizing past games in the series. In a 2009 conference call set up by Nintendo between [https://nintendolife.com Nintendo Life] and six developers of ''The Legendary Starfy'', producer Hitoshi Yamagami joked that the reason why Starfy took so long to debut in the US was that he 'was swimming all the way from Japan' and explained that the series was always developed for a Japanese audience. The developers stated that they always wanted to bring Starfy to the US, but that Nintendo of America deemed the games 'too Japanese' for American audiences. In fact, various elements of the games such as certain [[Item]]s and [[Stuff]] are full of Japanese cultural references. Hitoshi Yamagami, however, stated in the conference call that although TOSE had no intention of releasing the previous ''The Legendary Starfy'' series games, the possibly of releasing them exists "if Starfy proves to be a huge hit and fans demand that they have the first four Starfy games".

	According to Yasuhiro Minamimoto, the development team were conscious of the sales of ''The Legendary Starfy'' from the planning stage, so he feels that is why the game made it out of Japan. Despite this, there are various [[The Legendary Starfy/Regional differences\|localization changes]] in the fifth game, where for example the manga style cutscenes in ''Densetsu no Starfy Taiketsu! Daiiru Kaizokudan'' were changed and made to read from left to right instead of right to left.		According to Yasuhiro Minamimoto, the development team were conscious of the sales of ''The Legendary Starfy'' from the planning stage, so he feels that is why the game made it out of Japan. Despite this, there are various [[The Legendary Starfy/Regional differences\|localization changes]] in the fifth game, where for example the manga style cutscenes in ''Densetsu no Starfy Taiketsu! Daiiru Kaizokudan'' were changed and made to read from left to right instead of right to left.

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	Conversely, the story and tone of ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'' is known for being particularly dark, with a personification of [[Evil]] and slavery, confirmation of the actual death of three characters (soft spoiler: [[Ogura\|1]], [[Kyorozou\|2]] and [[Puchi Ogura\|3 (a group of characters)]]) and other potentially questionable themes for an otherwise child-friendly game such as an evil clown called [[Mad Piero]]. ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' also alluded to the death of [[Moe's mother]], though was less heavy in its portrayals. In this sense, Densetsu no Starfy 3 is similar to another [[Nintendo]]-published game [[nwiki:Tomato Adventure\|Tomato Adventure]] also released during the Game Boy Advance era; a generally child friendly game but with a few very dark themes (such as the dark portrayal and music of REM and Non-REM Labyrinth), or the [[nwiki:Custom Robo series\|Custom Robo series]] and the selling of illegal parts (this phenomena is known as "Yami Nintendo" in Japan).		Conversely, the story and tone of ''Densetsu no Starfy 3'' is known for being particularly dark, with a personification of [[Evil]] and slavery, confirmation of the actual death of three characters (soft spoiler: [[Ogura\|1]], [[Kyorozou\|2]] and [[Puchi Ogura\|3 (a group of characters)]]) and other potentially questionable themes for an otherwise child-friendly game such as an evil clown called [[Mad Piero]]. ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' also alluded to the death of [[Moe's mother]], though was less heavy in its portrayals. In this sense, Densetsu no Starfy 3 is similar to another [[Nintendo]]-published game [[nwiki:Tomato Adventure\|Tomato Adventure]] also released during the Game Boy Advance era; a generally child friendly game but with a few very dark themes (such as the dark portrayal and music of REM and Non-REM Labyrinth), or the [[nwiki:Custom Robo series\|Custom Robo series]] and the selling of illegal parts (this phenomena is known as "Yami Nintendo" in Japan).

	According to Nintendo Online Magazine, ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' also surprised TOSE's [[Akio Imai]] for its hidden depth (possibly its themes on the importance of family connections).<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0309/22/index.html]</ref>		According to Nintendo Online Magazine, ''Densetsu no Starfy 2'' also surprised TOSE's [[Akio Imai]] for its hidden depth (possibly its themes on the importance of family connections)<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0309/22/index.html]</ref>.

	==Reception==		==Reception==

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	The ''The Legendary Starfy'' series originated when [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] was asked by his boss to come up with a kind of 'floaty platformer'. Later, he worked together with [[TOSE]] producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]]<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref> and the end result, ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'', starred Starfy; a starfish like creature with traits of a celestial star, although a jellyfish was another consideration; who could have speculatively became a character such as the [[Jueri]].		The ''The Legendary Starfy'' series originated when [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] was asked by his boss to come up with a kind of 'floaty platformer'. Later, he worked together with [[TOSE]] producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]]<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref> and the end result, ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'', starred Starfy; a starfish like creature with traits of a celestial star, although a jellyfish was another consideration; who could have speculatively became a character such as the [[Jueri]].

	The first game in the series, ''Densetsu no Starfy'' was originally meant to be released for the [[nwiki:Game Boy Color\|Game Boy Color]]. A trial demo of the Game Boy Color game was shown at [[Nintendo World#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000]] but development later moved to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Various changes were made during the transition for example, the Japanese name of Moe changed from "Kyororon" to "Kyorosuke". Prior to this, it was the [[untitled balloon/bubble pushing games]]; a series of experiments between [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] and 'his boss'.		The first game in the series, ''Densetsu no Starfy'' was originally meant to be released for the [[nwiki:Game Boy Color\|Game Boy Color]]. A trial demo of the Game Boy Color game was shown at [[Nintendo World#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000]] but development later moved to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Various changes were made during the transition for example, the Japanese name of Moe changed from "Kyororon" to "Kyorosuke". Prior to this, it was the [[untitled balloon/bubble pushing games]]; a series of experiments between [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] and his "boss".

	Due to relatively good reception of the game, four sequels were released, namely two more Game Boy Advance games ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'', ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'', and [[Nintendo DS]] games ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' and ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' (released in Japan as '''Densetsu no Stafy Taiketsu! Daiiru Kaizokudan''' and completely different to ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'').		Due to relatively good reception of the game, four sequels were released, namely two more Game Boy Advance games ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'', ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 3]]'', and [[Nintendo DS]] games ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 4]]'' and ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' (released in Japan as '''Densetsu no Stafy Taiketsu! Daiiru Kaizokudan''' and completely different to ''Densetsu no Starfy 4'').

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	The '''''The Legendary Starfy'' series''', known in Japan as the '''''Densetsu no Stafy'' series''' (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィーシリーズ), it is debatable if it was formally known as the '''Legend of Stafy''' (from the ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' cameo) and '''The Legend of Stafy''' series (from the credits of the leaked [[iQue]] prototype leaked long after it was produced) is a video game series that was ~~developed~~ by [[~~TOSE~~]] and ~~published~~ by [[~~Nintendo~~]].		The '''''The Legendary Starfy'' series''', known in Japan as the '''''Densetsu no Stafy'' series''' (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィーシリーズ), it is debatable if it was formally known as the '''Legend of Stafy''' (from the ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' cameo) and '''The Legend of Stafy''' series (from the credits of the leaked [[iQue]] prototype leaked long after it was produced) is a video game series that was published by [[Nintendo]] and developed by [[TOSE]].

	The series is about [[Starfy]] (Japanese: スタフィー), "a legend" who is the prince of a kingdom high above the ocean, above the clouds called [[Pufftop]]. Joining Starfy's adventure is Starfy's best friend [[Moe]] the clam and after the events of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'', Starfy's younger sister, [[Starly]]. In all five games, something causes Starfy to fall into the ocean and fight evil. So far, all of the Starfy games have been released exclusively for handheld platforms.		The series is about [[Starfy]] (Japanese: スタフィー), "a legend" who is the prince of a kingdom high above the ocean, above the clouds called [[Pufftop]]. Joining Starfy's adventure is Starfy's best friend [[Moe]] the clam and after the events of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'', Starfy's younger sister, [[Starly]]. In all five games, something causes Starfy to fall into the ocean and fight evil. So far, all of the Starfy games have been released exclusively for handheld platforms.

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	The '''''The Legendary Starfy'' series''', known in Japan as the '''''Densetsu no Stafy'' series''' (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィーシリーズ), it is debatable if it was formally known as the '''Legend of Stafy''' (from the ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' cameo) and '''The Legend of Stafy''' series (from the credits of the leaked [[iQue]] prototype leaked long after it was produced) is a video game series ~~which is~~ developed by [[TOSE]] and published by [[Nintendo]].		The '''''The Legendary Starfy'' series''', known in Japan as the '''''Densetsu no Stafy'' series''' (Japanese: 伝説のスタフィーシリーズ), it is debatable if it was formally known as the '''Legend of Stafy''' (from the ''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga]]'' cameo) and '''The Legend of Stafy''' series (from the credits of the leaked [[iQue]] prototype leaked long after it was produced) is a video game series that was developed by [[TOSE]] and published by [[Nintendo]].

	The series is about [[Starfy]] (Japanese: スタフィー), "a legend" who is the prince of a kingdom high above the ocean, above the clouds called [[Pufftop]]. Joining Starfy's adventure is Starfy's best friend [[Moe]] the clam and after the events of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'', Starfy's younger sister, [[Starly]]. In all five games, something causes Starfy to fall into the ocean and fight evil. So far, all of the Starfy games have been released exclusively for handheld platforms.		The series is about [[Starfy]] (Japanese: スタフィー), "a legend" who is the prince of a kingdom high above the ocean, above the clouds called [[Pufftop]]. Joining Starfy's adventure is Starfy's best friend [[Moe]] the clam and after the events of ''[[Densetsu no Starfy 2]]'', Starfy's younger sister, [[Starly]]. In all five games, something causes Starfy to fall into the ocean and fight evil. So far, all of the Starfy games have been released exclusively for handheld platforms.

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	{{main\|Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)}} / ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''		{{main\|Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)}} / ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]''

	''The Legendary Starfy'' series originated when [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] was asked by his boss to come up with a kind of 'floaty platformer'. Later, he worked together with [[TOSE]] producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]]<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref> and the end result, ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'', starred Starfy; a starfish like creature with traits of a celestial star, although a jellyfish was another consideration; who could have speculatively became a character such as the [[Jueri]].		The ''The Legendary Starfy'' series originated when [[Nintendo]] producer [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] was asked by his boss to come up with a kind of 'floaty platformer'. Later, he worked together with [[TOSE]] producer [[Yasuhiro Minamimoto]]<ref>[http://ds.nintendolife.com/news/2009/05/interviews_nintendotose_the_legendary_starfy Interviews: Nintendo/TOSE - The Legendary Starfy - DS News @ Nintendo Life (with insight about the development of Densetsu no Starfy)]</ref> and the end result, ''[[Densetsu no Starfy]]'', starred Starfy; a starfish like creature with traits of a celestial star, although a jellyfish was another consideration; who could have speculatively became a character such as the [[Jueri]].

	The first game in the series, ''Densetsu no Starfy'' was originally meant to be released for the [[nwiki:Game Boy Color\|Game Boy Color]]. A trial demo of the Game Boy Color game was shown at [[Nintendo World#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000]] but development later moved to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Various changes were made during the transition for example, the Japanese name of Moe changed from "Kyororon" to "Kyorosuke". Prior to this, it was the [[untitled balloon/bubble pushing games]]; a series of experiments between [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] and 'his boss'.		The first game in the series, ''Densetsu no Starfy'' was originally meant to be released for the [[nwiki:Game Boy Color\|Game Boy Color]]. A trial demo of the Game Boy Color game was shown at [[Nintendo World#Nintendo Space World 2000\|Nintendo Space World 2000]] but development later moved to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. Various changes were made during the transition for example, the Japanese name of Moe changed from "Kyororon" to "Kyorosuke". Prior to this, it was the [[untitled balloon/bubble pushing games]]; a series of experiments between [[Hitoshi Yamagami]] and 'his boss'.

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	This coincides with an official account by Nintendo Treehouse but regarding a different game; the fifth and only ~~localised~~ official ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' game for [[Nintendo DS]], though it is not known if Bihldorff misremembered the game for the original.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Nintendo's Secret Weapon - Kotaku April 22nd 2014]</ref>		This coincides with an official account by Nintendo Treehouse but regarding a different game; the fifth and only localized official ''[[The Legendary Starfy]]'' game for [[Nintendo DS]], though it is not known if Bihldorff misremembered the game for the original.<ref>[http://kotaku.com/inside-the-treehouse-the-people-who-help-make-nintendo-1301809672 Nintendo's Secret Weapon - Kotaku April 22nd 2014]</ref>

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