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열린생각 Yeollin Saenggak / 오픈마인드월드 Open Mind World

Founded:	June 1st, 1998
Status:	active
Key People:	정금호 Jeong Geumho 이지혜 Lee Jihye
Website:	cafe.naver.com/omworld

Profile:

For company founded farely late in the 1990s, surprisingly little is known about Open Mind World (the Korean name used until August 3rd, 2000 also means "Open Mind"), as it's one of the least celebrated Korean developers, despite a steady output in the popular dating and raising simulation genres. While defending boxed retail releases as one of the last developers, Open Mind World commenced online download sale of their titles in August 20051. Its creative output ended shortly after, in more recent times the company has only been heard of for porting their own games to various mobile devices.

Games:

리플레이 (Replay) series - Windows, Mobile, GP2X (1999-2010)

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Memories

Replay Hasuksaeng

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Replay - Windows (June 3rd, 1999)
Replay 2 - Windows (September 6th, 2000)
New Replay - Windows (2002)
Replay 3 - Windows, Mobile (April 25, 2003)
Replay 4 - Windows (May 2004), GP2X (October 2006)
Memories - Windows (May 2005)
Replay: Hasuksaeng - Windows (April 2006)
Replay 5 - Windows (May 2006)
Replay 4 for Omnia - Mobile (January 2010)
Replay Hasuksaeng for Omnia - Mobile (February 2010)

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Memories

Replay Hasuksaeng

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딸기노트 (Ttalgi Note) / Strawberry Note series - Windows, Mobile, iOS (2001-2010)

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Strawberry Note 4

Strawberry Note 5

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Ttalgi Note - Windows (August 24th, 2001)
Ttalgi Note 2 - Windows (December, 2002)
Ttalgi Note 3 - Windows (August 29th, 2003)
Ttalgi Note 4 - Windows (September 2004)
Ttalgi Note for Omnia - Mobile (January 2010)
Ttalgi Note for iPhone - iOS (June 2010)

Strawberry Note for Omnia