Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland
Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland[1] is an action-adventure game for the Nintendo DS that was originally released in Japan on September 2, 2006. The first entry in the Tingle series of spin-off games, it received a European release roughly a year later but was never released in North America, possibly because of Tingle's poorer reception in the west and potentially due to having more sexual themes than most Nintendo-published games. There was an official poll on whether the game should be released in North America, indicating that it was potentially considered at some point.[2] Its sequel, Ripened Tingle's Balloon Trip of Love, was released only in Japan.
Game Information
Story
The story starts when Tingle, first appearing as an ordinary, middle-aged man, is offered a life in a paradise called Rupeeland. Tingle is guided by Uncle Rupee, who tells him to gather many Rupees and toss them into the Western Pool in order to gain access to Rupeeland. Pinkle, a Fairy that communicates to Tingle via a computer that resembles a Nintendo DS (as well as the Tingle Tuner) also helps him along his journey. As Tingle explores, he will find numerous treasures, which include collecting ingredients for concoctions such as Potions and meals that can be sold to the locals in nearby Port Town. Tingle hires bodyguards throughout the game to aid him in combat.
Development
Development for Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland started for the Game Boy Advance in 2003 after planner Jun Tsuda proposed a game about a character that would wander half asleep, which failed to impress Nintendo. It was until producer Kensuke Tanabe proposed an RPG where everything could be solved using money that it got approved. Another proposed idea by the game's planner was Tingle capturing people inside his house and force them to do various jobs while wearing Tingle clothes. The eventual transition to the Nintendo DS and constant change of supervisors considerably extended development time.
To market the game, director Taro Kudo proposed to sell the game for 5,000 Rupees using Club Nintendo points. It was also contemplated to split the game into versions, akin to Pokémon.[3]
Speedrun Records
Category | Runner | Time | Date |
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Any% | dynomation4 | 3h 50m 46s | July 28, 2019 |
100% | dynomation4 | 6h 43m 17s | July 29, 2018 |
Pinkle% | — | — | — |
Listings
Characters
Bodyguards
Items
Ingredients
Recipes
Enemies
Minibosses and Bosses
Locations
Dungeons
Translations
Glitches
Credits
Nomenclature
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Language | Name | Meaning | |
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EnglishUKUnited Kingdom | Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland | |
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Japanese | もぎたてチンクルのばら色ルッピーランド (Mogitate Chinkuru no Bara Iro Ruppī Rando) | Freshly-Picked Tinkle's Rose-Colored Rupee Land |
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FrenchEUEuropean | Tout nouveau tout beau Tingle voit la vie en rose à Rubis Land | |
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German | Freshly-Picked Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland | |
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Italian | Tingle sboccia tra le rose di Rupilandia | Tingle Blooms Among the Roses of Rupeeland |
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SpanishEUEuropean | Tingle el pimpollo y el vergel de Rupialandia | Tingle the Rosebud and the Garden of Rupeeland |
Other Names
Name | Tingle's Rose-Colored Rupee Land[4] |
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Applies to | |
Source | Nintendo Power August 2006 |
Superseded by |
Name | Applies to | Source | Superseded by |
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Tingle's Rose-Colored Rupee Land[4] | Nintendo Power August 2006 |
Gallery
Box Art
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Japanese box art
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European box art
Game Icon
Illustrations
Logos
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English logo
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Japanese logo
Video Gallery
External Links
References
- ↑ "Tingle, known from his appearances in the Legend of Zelda series, gets his own game with Freshly Picked - Tingle’s Rosy Rupeeland." — RawmeatCowboy, Nintendo of Europe official Wii, DS release schedule (Tingle finally heads to Europe!) , GoNintendo, published June 21, 2007.
- ↑ Nintendo Power Survey: Tingle
- ↑ Nintendo Online Magazine Number 98 (web archive), Nintendo.co.jp, published August 2006, retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ↑ Nintendo Power no. 206, Nintendo of America, August 2006, pg. 18