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[[File:Phonecard Evil Pigs cropped.jpg|thumb|Two types of Tomba! phone cards in plastic wrap.]] | [[File:Phonecard Evil Pigs cropped.jpg|thumb|Two types of Tomba! phone cards in plastic wrap.]] | ||
[[File:2560px-Green pay phones group in Tokyo area July 08 2019 07-01PM.jpeg|thumb|A series of green pay phones that phone cards can be used on.]] | [[File:2560px-Green pay phones group in Tokyo area July 08 2019 07-01PM.jpeg|thumb|A series of green pay phones that phone cards can be used on.]] | ||
Several officially licensed '''phone cards''' were released in Japan to promote [[Tomba!|the first game]]. Phone cards | Several officially licensed '''phone cards''' were released in Japan to promote [[Tomba!|the first game]]. | ||
== Description == | |||
Phone cards are prepaid cards that can be used to make calls at public landline phones. At the time Tomba was first released, mobile phone use was not yet widespread and landlines were the primary means of communication. | |||
Phone cards are credit card sized (85.60×53.98 mm) with rounded corners and two rounded indents on one side to guide proper insertion. | |||
Several design variants are known to exist, featuring: | |||
* Tomba and various other characters | |||
* Seven evil pigs in front of a pig snout | |||
* Tokyo Q Channel [[Paradise]] song, featuring [[Yasutaka Taga]]'s clay artwork | |||
* Tomba and an evil pig and the [[Playstation Magazine]] logo | |||
== Images == | == Images == | ||
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File:Phonecard Tomba.jpg|Scanned card featuring Tomba characters | File:Phonecard Tomba.jpg|Scanned card featuring Tomba characters | ||
File:I-img768x1024-165221106180rzyl495820.jpg|Phone card containing the [[PlayStation Magazine]] logo | |||
File:Phonecard_Evil_Pigs.jpg|Phone cards from an auction | File:Phonecard_Evil_Pigs.jpg|Phone cards from an auction | ||
File:Phonecard Tokyo Q Channel PARADISE.jpg|Tokyo Q Channel [[Paradise|Paradise]] song variant | File:Phonecard Tokyo Q Channel PARADISE.jpg|Tokyo Q Channel [[Paradise|Paradise]] song variant | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20231108211655/https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/1112534955 | * Auctions of the [https://archive.is/dTNsh Q Channel] and [https://archive.is/5fMin Playstation Magazine] cards on ZenMarket | ||
* Auctions of the [https://archive.is/beMLh Tomba characters collage] and [https://archive.ph/oVRHV Evil Pigs] cards on Yahoo! Auctions; also [https://archive.is/VRPb8 <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>] | |||
* Auction of [https://archive.is/3BE8Y two cards] on Buyee; also [https://archive.is/p60wf <nowiki>[1]</nowiki>], [https://web.archive.org/web/20231108211655/https://buyee.jp/item/yahoo/auction/1112534955 <nowiki>[2]</nowiki>] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:34, 25 May 2024
Several officially licensed phone cards were released in Japan to promote the first game.
Description
Phone cards are prepaid cards that can be used to make calls at public landline phones. At the time Tomba was first released, mobile phone use was not yet widespread and landlines were the primary means of communication.
Phone cards are credit card sized (85.60×53.98 mm) with rounded corners and two rounded indents on one side to guide proper insertion.
Several design variants are known to exist, featuring:
- Tomba and various other characters
- Seven evil pigs in front of a pig snout
- Tokyo Q Channel Paradise song, featuring Yasutaka Taga's clay artwork
- Tomba and an evil pig and the Playstation Magazine logo
Images
Scanned card featuring Tomba characters
Phone card containing the PlayStation Magazine logo
Phone cards from an auction
Tokyo Q Channel Paradise song variant
External links
- Auctions of the Q Channel and Playstation Magazine cards on ZenMarket
- Auctions of the Tomba characters collage and Evil Pigs cards on Yahoo! Auctions; also [1]
- Auction of two cards on Buyee; also [1], [2]