ntsc cube games - any worth getting?

[mekanor]

i finally got myself a panasonic q but at the moment i have no japanese or american games to play on it. so far im looking at the clash of ninja games as well as the bleach game and maybe battle stadium d.o.n

as you can see im limited to licenced games i actually know about...

can anyone suggest any games that didnt see a pal release that are worth importing?

[Tetsuo]

Winning Eleven 6: Final Evolution is essential if you're into football, and I also think Shikigami no Shiro II is an brilliant and underrated vertical shooter.

[elkatas]

can anyone suggest any games that didnt see a pal release that are worth importing?

Well, there isn't actually that many interesting NTSC-games that didn't see PAL-release. I can only remember these seven;

Baten Kaitos: Origins
Giftpia (NTSC-J, only if you can read japanese)
Kururin Squash (NTSC-J)
Nintendo Puzzle Collection (NTSC-J)
Mega Man X Collection
Shikigami no Shiro II (NTSC-J, only if you are fan of shumps)
Winning Eleven 6: Final Evolution (NTSC-J, quite expensinve)

[mekanor]

wow yeah meant to ask if origins came out in pal. also anyone know if custom robo or mortal kombat deception were ever pal?

[EvilBoris]

Cubivore is a neat little game should you be able to find it, the JPN version was called animal leader and is probably easier to obtain.
Custom Robot didn't ever make it to PAL (apart from the recent DS version) I didn't think it was all it was cracked up to be anyhoo.

[egparadigm]

What about Mr. Driller: Drill Land? It's supposed to be very good (only bought it last week).

You can get it for ~?11 on PlayAsia:

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-4a-49-en-70-1t4.html

[charlesr]

Yeah, Drill land is one of the few JPN only releases I've got. It's ace. If you can be bothered to figure out how Mr Driller works without just panic digging.

[crocky-chocky]

Kururin Squash, awesome game!

[Roddie]

Amazing Island

[Pavey]

WE 6 goes for about £15 now. Seen a few on here recently.

The Hudson collection games are worth getting, particuarly the Wonder Boy one.

[fallenangle]

A good reason for getting MGS: The Twin Snakes in NTSC is because, unlike the PAL version, it supports 60Hz and prog scan. I think there are a few other GC PAL games like this.

[112]

Some of the Kinnukuman games was funny. The One piece treasure battle game is hilarious also!

PLEASE do not get Tube sliders......... dunno if it got a release her but contrary to what many will say, it PALES in comparison to F Zero.

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[MikeRox]

You mean PC Genji Nick? That is a blinding "remake". Can't recommend it enough, tis a pain the find now though.

Awesome if you love classic 2D platformers and want to see what a bit more grunt can make one look like.

It's worth buying a lot of the PAL titles from overseas too, You can make a fair bit of money switching expensive PAL games for much cheaper (and brand new) US equivalents and on top of that you get progressive scan should you ever get around to hooking it up to a HDTV.

[buster_broon]

PLEASE do not get Tube sliders......... dunno if it got a release her but contrary to what many will say, it PALES in comparison to F Zero.

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where were you 2 days ago - bah!!!

[MikeRox]

Yeah Tube Sliders is very very meh, I was well hyped for that game having read all the stuff about "long lost F-Zero that never was" and 8/10 reviews etc. It's a 3-4/10 job at best imo. Slow and bland sum it up well.