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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. | 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 == | ||
Revision as of 08:15, 24 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
- Auction of a phone card on Buyee