Favourite import exclusives (wallet damaging content warning!)

[Big A2]

Still need to pick myself up a copy of that. Is the box embossed like the SFC Mother 2?

Sure is!

Also, does this count as an import game? I mean, it was released on Virtual Console here, but with an "import tax". Anyway, it's great, but I've always found it a bit too short for an RPG.


Here's another good one for anyone who likes retro games:

[hudson]

Any games from the Densha De Go! or Tokyo Bus Guide series.

[Ajay1986]

Power Pro Kun Pocket 12

Yep I love baseball games!! Pro Kun Pocket games are handheld perfection.



Ok so the Jump games weren't perfect gameplay wise but the MASSIVE roster of anime characters is still enough for me to love it.

[charlesr]

Not my overall favorite, but since every other game I can think of has been already posted, here I go:



Tori no Hoshi: Aerial Planet, an interesting mix of flight and survival simulation by Nippon Ichi. First saw on Canned Dogs, hopelessy waited months for the announcement of a US version but then caved in and imported.

Vids please.

[toxicninja]

The Beatmania IIDX games easily! failing that maybe Xenogears as someone said before or the ps2 macross game.

[Family Fry]

Just bought it as I'd never heard of it before and it looks amazing

Also seconded on Lifeline, I loved that game.

Ahhh Chulip
It IS amazing and it's made by Yoshirou Kimura, the man who gave us Little Kings Story
Never has kissing men/woman/boy/girls/weird onions/dinosaurs been so much WIN, more people must play this game!
Little factoid he also worked on No More Heroes, in Chulip to save the game you have to goto a toilet, mind blown!

[briareos_kerensky]

I think Europe got shafted on health and safety grounds over this (if I recall), wasn't their some argument about the mercury which was in the cartridge?

Yup, the European Union didn't approve the tilt sensor as it used mercury. I remember the local Official Nintendo Magazine publishing the review twice, first when the game was nearing its first release date, then after four or so months when the game should have seen the "real" release.

[Goemon]

Ganbare Goemon 2



Ganbare Goemon 3



Ganbare Goemon 4

[nakamura]

Too many to mention for me, but Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 is the western version of Shutokou Battle 01.

I have that too! Cost me a couple of quid in Japan.

[Miguel007]

Kuru Kuru Paradise (GBA) - who thought guiding a spinning stick through mazes could be so much fun. I love this franchise - please resurrect on the 3DS.



Mawaru Made in Wario (Warioware Twisted!) GBA - the best version of Warioware in my opinion - I think Europe got shafted on health and safety grounds over this (if I recall), wasn't their some argument about the mercury which was in the cartridge?

Anyway it's an absolute blast!

[Catmoo]

Chulip.
Finally got a US release and ended up being a gamestop exclusive, good job

Just bought it as I'd never heard of it before and it looks amazing

Also seconded on Lifeline, I loved that game.

[Kubrick]

Too many to mention for me, but Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 is the western version of Shutokou Battle 01.

[speedlolita]

I think this thread is gonna be interesting for me..

To eBay!

[briareos_kerensky]

Not my overall favorite, but since every other game I can think of has been already posted, here I go:



Tori no Hoshi: Aerial Planet, an interesting mix of flight and survival simulation by Nippon Ichi. First saw on Canned Dogs, hopelessy waited months for the announcement of a US version but then caved in and imported.

[ShadowDancer]

Not the biggest Rhythm fan, but Taiko drum master and the DJ Max games on the PSP, are stunning. Amazing pieces of work.