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| Princess Maker | |
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 MSX2 cover art for Princess Maker | |
| Genre(s) | Social simulation |
| Developer(s) | Gainax GeneX CFK |
| Publisher(s) | Gainax CyberFront CFK |
| Platform(s) | NEC PC-9801, MSX2, MS-DOS, FM Towns Marty, PC Engine, Sega Saturn, 3DO, Macintosh, PlayStation, Sharp X68000, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Windows, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo Switch, Mobile phones |
| First release | Princess Maker May 24, 1991 |
| Latest release | Princess Maker 5 March 3, 2007 |
Princess Maker (プリンセスメーカー) is a series of social simulation bishōjo games where the player must act as a parental figure and raise a young girl. The series was produced by the video game and anime production company Gainax. The first Princess Maker, while popular enough to be translated into Chinese, was never released in the United States. Princess Maker 2 was translated by SoftEgg for a North American release, but this release was cancelled because publisher Intracorp went bankrupt. Princess Maker 3, Princess Maker 4, and Princess Maker 5 have subsequently been released, as did several spin-off games. The series has been translated and released in Korea (Fujitsu) and Taiwan (Kingformation). An English release of Princess Maker 2 was attempted in mid-90s, but it resulted in failure, and no games in this series were released in English until Princess Maker 2 Refine in 2016.[1] Petite Princess Yucie, an anime series loosely based on the third game but with characters from all previous games, ran for 26 episodes in 2002–2003.
- ^ "Princess Maker 2 Refine coming to PC via Steam in English on October 3". Gematsu. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.