J.B. HAROLD - BLUE CHICAGO BLUES
Official Title  J.B. Harold - Blue Chicago Blues
Common Title  J.B. Harold - Blue Chicago Blues
Serial Number(s)  SLPS-00144-5
Region  NTSC-J
Genre / Style  Adventure

Developer  Riverhill Soft.
Publisher  Riverhill Soft.
Date Released  22 November 1997
Disc Number &
Printed Serial Number		 DISC 1

SLPS-00144		 DISC 2

SLPS-00145
Serial Number In Disc SLPS-00144 SLPS-00145
Media Disc ID N / A N / A
Number Of Tracks 1
( 1 Data Track )		 1
( 1 Data Track )
Approx. Image Size
( Image Format Used )		 MB
( .bin / .cue )		 MB
( .bin / .cue )
Approx.Size On Disc MB MB
Approx. Archive Size
( Archive Type Used )		 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )		 MB
( 1 RAR File with
2% Recovery )
Barcode Number(s)
( UPC / EAN )
From the back cover.
  •  4967652101157   
     

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Japanese
Menus and gameplay are in Japanese.

J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues is the Playstation & Saturn version (released only in Japan) of the MSDOS & PC Engine CD game called J.B. Harold Murder Club that is a murder mystery adventure game for the DOS and the TurboGrafx-16 CD-ROM (TurboDuo) by NEC. The CD-ROM version featured still photographs, text and audio voices and the option to select the language; (English or Japanese).

Story & Gameplay:
A horrible murder has taken place in the sleepy little town of Liberty. Bill Robbins, a wealthy man known for his wild womanizing ways is the victim and, list of possible suspects keeps growing. As J.B. Harold you must figure out the who, what, where and why of the case. To solve the mystery you will need to travel to various locations, interview people and search for clues. (Video Games and Computer Entertainment. July 1991. Pg. 44).

J.B Harold Murder Club is the fourth in a Japanese franchise of murder mystery adventure games, "Kiss of Murder", "Manhattan Requiem", and "D.C. Connection", but is the first to be released in the United States. Two sequels were also produced.

Following Murder Club, this is another detective story about the fearless private investigator J.B. Harold. This time, an unknown woman in a red dress was murdered in Chicago. A female detective who began investigating the murder was killed as well, and this time the killer made it look like a suicide. J.B. Harold arrives at Chicago and has now to work together with the local police and to solve the mystery.

J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues is an interactive movie. Most of the player's time is spent watching movie footage (with real actors and scenery). At certain points, the movie freezes, and the player is presented with a screen with two or more choices. Each choice advances the clock, so it is necessary to plan well in order not to run out of time and to successfully solve the case.

  Manufacturer's description:

Criminal "J · B · Harold" working to challenge the real mystery adventure happened to murder mysteries set in the city. The real mystery is expanded based on a real reality, introduce a real advance over time for each investigation. Interpretation to find the real culprits within four days ??? mysterious complex interwoven relationships.

  Features:
  • First person perspective.
  • 2D graphics
  • Prerendered graphics
  • Detective, Police, Mystery & Murder themes.
Number Of Players  1 Player
Number Of Memory Card Blocks  8 Blocks
Compatible Controllers Tested
( Official Gamepads Only )		  Standard Controller ( Digital Controller compatible only )
Compatible Light Guns
( Official Light Guns Only )		  None
Other Compatible Controllers
( Official Controllers Only )		  None
Special Controllers Included Or
Supported ( Official Only )		  None
Vibration Function Compatible  No
Multi-Tap Function Compatible  No
Link Cable Function Compatibile  No
Emulator  ePSXe v.1.8.0
Video Plugin  Pete's OpenGL Driver v2.9 ( internal X & Internal Y= Very High, Stretching mode: Stretch to full window size, render Mode: 2 (Use framebuffer object) text filt = 2 FPS limit= 63, Compatibility=2,3,2; Shader effects= 1 (Fullscreen smoothin))
Audio Plugin  ePSXe SPU Core v.1.8.0
CD-ROM Plugin  ePSXe CDRom Plugin
Game Pad Plugin  N / A
Vibration Compatible  The game doesn't have it (Digital only).
Console Bios Used  SCPH7502

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
  Move between actions or answers - D-Pad
  Cancel action / Skip sequence - X Button
  Select action or answer - Circle Button
  Save menu - Select Button
  Pause game - Start Button

 


   
 
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