woot! 50 games mark reached :)

[mekanor]

sorry if this seems a dodge question but how do you guys find out about all these games in the first place? my japanese ds game collection only extends as far as Jump Superstars and Bleach: Souten ni Kakeru Unmei. Also how do you manage to play so many of them? I love Jump Superstars but it does get annoying having to sit near a computer just so i can see what the objectives are... maybe i should learn japanese

oh yeah importaku, is project rub (whatever its called in japanese) any different? i played english version through ages ago and i think it was fun. i can imagine it wouldnt be too hard to understand as i cant remember much text in the game.

[J0e Musashi]

Well, I've always played Japanese games so I have a good idea of what's available that way. I check the import stores, and forums, and talk with other JPN DS fans (like Jason) to discuss and see what is coming out. The big name Super Mario etc games make up a lot of my collection, which are games you'll already have heard of.

With games such as Densetsu no Stafi 4 or Guru Guru Nagetto you are buying blind a lot of the time, as there is no domestic release and not many westerners have played them. I've own two real turkeys in Pokemon Dash and Tenchu Dark Shadow, but you can generally get the basic idea of a game from the internet before it's released. I only paid £8 for the pair of those two sealed anyway, and I knew they weren't very good before I parted with my cash.

Unless a game is very text heavy or actually reliant on text you can generally work out how to play it for yourself or by chatting with someone else who has it and swapping tips etc. Sometimes working out how to play something is as much fun as actually playing it once you know what you're doing. Mawa****e Touch Panic for instance.

[crocky-chocky]

Jeezis, 50 games eh? I have roughly 15 for my DS, 5 or so are Jap...though I've owned a lot more more, bit of an obsessive trader me.

I'm guessing it's the thrill of buying and stacking them on their own little shelf, I'm like that with Zappa and his 60+ albums. It does feel like you're getting some sort of rad artefact through the post too. Taiko DS came through my door recently and the excitement nearly triggered me to buy Ouendan 2.

[importaku]

The game case in question is this one http://penguinunited.com/proddetail.php?prod=PU012

It holds 25 games in its pages like a trading card binder it looks pretty cool but i dont know if they will ship abroad. From the look of their checkout page they dont have united kingdom but they do have england listed. Might give them a try as its only $10 for one.

As or how i find out about games i usually use either play asia to look for interesting titles then use their webpage links to find out more about them. For the obscure stuff i sometimes have to do japanese web searches to find info on the titles if there no english info available.

www.nintendo.co.jp is a good place to start as they usually have the full release schedule of both 1st party & 3rd party ds games, but its not in english so you might struggle a bit working out which title is what but an online translator should help you out a bit.

[J0e Musashi]

Up to 62 JPN games in total now, 4 USA titles, which I aim to replace with the JPN versions. 69 total if you include the 2 dictionaries and the browser, but I don't. Strongly considering selling my PS3 once MGS4 has been played through and going purely DS, as it's all I play. I've got a few more titles in the post, but here's my current list of DS games.

• DS Rakuhiki Jiten
• Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
• Nintendo DS Lite Browser 1st version

1. Akumajou Dracula: Aoitsuki no Juujika
2. Biohazard Deadly Silence
3. Catch! Touch! Yoshi!
4. Chokkan Hitofude
5. Choushoujuu Mecha MG
6. Cooking Mama
7. Custom Beat Battle Draglade
8. Daigasso Band Brothers
9. Daigasso Band Brothers Request Selection
10. Densetsu no Stafi 4
11. Elektroplankton
12. Eyeshield 21: Max Devil Power
13. Famicom Wars DS
14. Game & Watch Collection
15. Ganbare Goemon: Toukai Douchuu
16. Gekitou! Custom Robo Rumble!
17. Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
18. Guru Guru Nagetto
19. Gyakuten Saiban
20. Gyakuten Saiban 2
21. Gyakutan Saiban 3
22. Gyakuten Saiban 4
23. Hoshi no Kirby Sanjyo!
24. Jet Impulse
25. Kaitou Wario the Seven
26. Kasujin Taizen
27. Kurikin Nano Island Story
28. Magic Taisen
29. Magical Vacation: 5-tsu no Hoshi Ganarabutoki
30. Mario Basketball 3 on 3
31. Mario Kart DS
32. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
33. Mawa****e Koron
34. Mawa****e Touch Panic
35. Meteos
36. Metroid Prime Hunters
37. Metroid Prime Pinball
38. Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
39. Mogitate Tingle no Bara-iro Rupe
40. Mr. Driller Drill Spirits
41. New Super Mario Brothers
42. Nodame Canterbile
43. Otona no DS Kao Training
44. Oto o Tsunagou! Gunpey Reverse
45. Panel de Pon DS
46. Picross DS
47. Pokemon Dash
48. Pokemon Torouze
49. Sawaru Made In Wario
50. Slide Adventure Mag Kid
51. Starfox Command
52. Super Mario 64 DS
53. Super Princess Peach
54. Tenchu Dark Shadow
55. Tetris DS
56. Touch! Kirby's Magical Paintbrush
57. Tottoko Hamtaro: Nazo Nazo Q Kumonoue no ? Jou
58. Unou no Tatsujin: Soukai! Machigai Museum
59. Viewtiful Joe Scratch
60. Winning Eleven DS
61. Zelda no Densetsu: Mugen no Sunadokei
62. Zoo Keeper
63. Final Fantasy III (USA)
64. Hotel Dusk (USA)
65. Trace Memory (USA)
66. Trauma Center: Under The Knife (USA)

[Malc]

Up to 62 JPN games in total now, 4 USA titles, which I aim to replace with the JPN versions. 69 total if you include the 2 dictionaries and the browser, but I don't. Strongly considering selling my PS3 once MGS4 has been played through and going purely DS, as it's all I play. I've got a few more titles in the post, but here's my current list of DS games.

• DS Rakuhiki Jiten
• Kanji Sonomama Rakubiki Jiten
• Nintendo DS Lite Browser 1st version

1. Akumajou Dracula: Aoitsuki no Juujika
2. Biohazard Deadly Silence
3. Catch! Touch! Yoshi!
4. Chokkan Hitofude
5. Choushoujuu Mecha MG
6. Cooking Mama
7. Custom Beat Battle Draglade
8. Daigasso Band Brothers
9. Daigasso Band Brothers Request Selection
10. Densetsu no Stafi 4
11. Elektroplankton
12. Eyeshield 21: Max Devil Power
13. Famicom Wars DS
14. Game & Watch Collection
15. Ganbare Goemon: Toukai Douchuu
16. Gekitou! Custom Robo Rumble!
17. Guilty Gear Dust Strikers
18. Guru Guru Nagetto
19. Gyakuten Saiban
20. Gyakuten Saiban 2
21. Gyakutan Saiban 3
22. Gyakuten Saiban 4
23. Hoshi no Kirby Sanjyo!
24. Jet Impulse
25. Kaitou Wario the Seven
26. Kasujin Taizen
27. Kurikin Nano Island Story
28. Magic Taisen
29. Magical Vacation: 5-tsu no Hoshi Ganarabutoki
30. Mario Basketball 3 on 3
31. Mario Kart DS
32. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
33. Mawa****e Koron
34. Mawa****e Touch Panic
35. Meteos
36. Metroid Prime Hunters
37. Metroid Prime Pinball
38. Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2
39. Mogitate Tingle no Bara-iro Rupe
40. Mr. Driller Drill Spirits
41. New Super Mario Brothers
42. Nodame Canterbile
43. Otona no DS Kao Training
44. Oto o Tsunagou! Gunpey Reverse
45. Panel de Pon DS
46. Picross DS
47. Pokemon Dash
48. Pokemon Torouze
49. Sawaru Made In Wario
50. Slide Adventure Mag Kid
51. Starfox Command
52. Super Mario 64 DS
53. Super Princess Peach
54. Tenchu Dark Shadow
55. Tetris DS
56. Touch! Kirby's Magical Paintbrush
57. Tottoko Hamtaro: Nazo Nazo Q Kumonoue no ? Jou
58. Unou no Tatsujin: Soukai! Machigai Museum
59. Viewtiful Joe Scratch
60. Winning Eleven DS
61. Zelda no Densetsu: Mugen no Sunadokei
62. Zoo Keeper
63. Final Fantasy III (USA)
64. Hotel Dusk (USA)
65. Trace Memory (USA)
66. Trauma Center: Under The Knife (USA)

Well done, but whats the chances you havent played a good solid hour on one of them.

[Wools]

It happens to be Hoshi no Kirby Sanjyo! Mogitate Tingle no Barairo Rupee came at the same time but I opened it first so it is number 49.

Is that getting a release in the UK, what's it like?

[importaku]

Is that getting a release in the UK, what's it like?

If you mean tingle rpg then yes its actullay coming to the uk (GASP) im shocked as anyone. The game itself is very fun & has lots of zelda parodies in there that if your a zelda fan you'll love.

BTW love that pic

[kernow]

Well done, but whats the chances you havent played a good solid hour on one of them.

because pokemon is fun!

[Spatial]

Is that getting a release in the UK, what's it like?

As importaku said it's coming out here (but not for the US as apparently he goes down stateside like diarrhoea in a diving suit).

It's out here the end of this month in fact



edit: in fact, it's out this Friday!