Wonder Project J

Wonder Project J[b] is a 1994 life simulation video game developed by Almanic Corporation and published by Enix for the Super Famicom.

In the game, players take care of a boy Gijin (robot) created by Dr. Geppetto named Pino.

Directed by Takashi Yoneda, the title was created by most of the same personnel that worked on previous projects at Almanic such as E.V.O.

It was met with positive reception from critics and sold over 1.3 million copies in Japan, making it one of the best-selling Super Famicom games.

Pino may sleep in order to restore his health in exchange for a small amount of money and the passing of one day.

[9] Yoneda recalled on his personal website that he had a difficult time understanding the concept of communicating with a character via a point and click interface, however he succeeded in realizing the game due to cooperation with late anime director Umanosuke Iida.

[1][7] Yoneda stated he used both Sekai Meisaku Gekijō and works from Toei Animation as models for world building.

[7] Japanese animator Toshihiro Kawamoto also worked as artist for the game and also illustrated the cover art.

Gameplay screenshot