The Chocobo series is a collection of video games published by Square, and later by Square Enix, featuring a recurring creature from the Final Fantasy series, the Chocobo, as the protagonist. The creature is a large and normally flightless bird which first appeared in Final Fantasy II and has been featured in almost all subsequent Final Fantasy games, as well as making cameo appearances in numerous other games. The Chocobo series of video games contains over 20 titles for video game consoles, mobile phones, and online platforms. These games include installments of the Mystery Dungeon series of roguelike video games, racing games, adventure games, and minigame collections. Although the various games of the series have different game styles and are generally unrelated except by their inclusion of a Chocobo as the main character, Square Enix considers them to be a distinct series. [1]
The first game, Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon , is an entry in the Mystery Dungeon series and was released in 1997. In addition to Square and Square Enix, the games have been developed by several other companies, including h.a.n.d., Bottle Cube, and Smile-Lab. Eight albums of music from Chocobo games have been produced and published by Square Enix, DigiCube, and Toshiba EMI, and an additional album of Chocobo-related music from both the Chocobo and Final Fantasy series, Compi de Chocobo, was released in 2013.
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Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon | December 23, 1997 [2] | none | none |
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Chocobo's Dungeon 2 | December 23, 1998 [9] | December 15, 1999 [10] | none |
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Chocobo World | February 11, 1999 [12] | January 25, 2000 (Windows) [13] | February 18, 2000 (Windows) [14] |
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Chocobo Racing | March 18, 1999 [15] | August 10, 1999 [16] | October 11, 1999 [17] |
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Chocobo Stallion | December 22, 1999 [20] | none | none |
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Dice de Chocobo | December 22, 1999 [18] | none | none |
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Chocobo Collection | December 22, 1999 [25] | none | none |
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Hataraku Chocobo | September 21, 2000 [26] | none | none |
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Dokodemo Chocobo | May 24, 2002 [27] | none | none |
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Dokodemo Chocobo 2: Dasshutsu! Yūreisen | May 23, 2003 [28] | none | none |
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Choco-Mate | May 23, 2003 [29] | none | none |
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Dokodemo Chocobo 3: Taose! Niji Iro Daimaō | May 19, 2004 [30] | none | none |
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Chocobo de Mobile | December 14, 2006 [31] | none | none |
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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales | December 14, 2006 [32] | April 3, 2007 [32] | May 25, 2007 [32] |
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Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon | December 13, 2007 [34] | July 8, 2008 [34] | November 7, 2008 [34] |
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Cid to Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon Toki Wasure no Meikyū DS+ | October 30, 2008 [36] | none | none |
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Chocobo to Mahō no Ehon: Majo to Shōjo to Gonin no Yūsha | December 11, 2008 [37] | none | none |
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Chocobo Panic | May 28, 2010 [38] | May 28, 2010 [38] | May 28, 2010 [38] |
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Chocobo's Crystal Tower | June 29, 2010 [39] | November 2, 2010 (Facebook) [39] | November 2, 2010 (Facebook) [39] |
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Chocobo no Chocotto Nouen | December 19, 2012 [40] | none | none |
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Chocobo Racing 3D | cancelled [41] | none | none |
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Chocobo's Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY! | March 20, 2019 [42] | March 20, 2019 [42] | March 20, 2019 [42] |
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Chocobo GP' | January 13, 2022 [43] | January 13, 2022 [43] | January 13, 2022 [43] |
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Chocobo GP | March 10, 2022 [44] | March 10, 2022 [44] | March 10, 2022 [44] |
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Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon Original Soundtrack | December 21, 1997 | 1:11:37 | DigiCube | [45] |
Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon Coi Vanni Gialli | February 5, 1998 | 40:52 | DigiCube | [46] |
Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon 2 Original Soundtrack | January 21, 1999 | 1:05:40 | DigiCube | [47] |
Chocobo Racing Original Soundtrack | March 25, 1999 | 57:00 | Square Enix | [48] |
The Best of Chocobo and the Magic Book Original Soundtrack | March 25, 1999 | 26:16 | Square Enix | [49] |
Chocobo and the Magic Books Original Soundtrack | March 25, 1999 | 1:51:57 | Square Enix | [50] |
Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon Toki Wasure No Meikyuu: Door Crawl | December 12, 2007 | 14:18 | Toshiba EMI | [51] |
Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon Toki Wasure No Meikyū Original Soundtrack | January 23, 2008 | 1:16:01 | Square Enix | [52] |
Compi de Chocobo | September 21, 2013 | 2:13:01 | Square Enix | [53] |
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