Jake Hunter, known in Japan as Tantei Jingūji Saburō (探偵神宮寺三郎?, Detective Saburō Jingūji) is a mystery-adventure game series originally developed by Data East in 1987, and later developed by WorkJam and other companies.
History
The first game of the series, Shinjuku Chūō Kōen Satsujin Jiken (新宿中央公園殺人事件?, Shinjuku Central Park Murder Mystery) was released in 1987 by Data East for the Family Computer Disk System. Numerous sequels have been released since then, and the series marked its 20th anniversary in 2007 by releasing a new title for the Nintendo DS. According to Enterbrain, the franchise has sold over 2,220,000 copies in total, making it one of the longest standing and best-selling Japanese adventure game series in history.
Synopsis
The strangled corpse of a popular hostess is discovered at Asipicio Central Park. A doctor, homeless man and someone else may know something.
Source: Wikipedia, "Jake Hunter", available under the CC-BY-SA License.