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* [https://archive.is/ | Phone cards come up in auctions regularly: | ||
* [https://archive.is/ | * 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>] | |||
* [https://archive.is/ | |||
Revision as of 08:32, 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
Phone cards come up in auctions regularly:
- 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]