What is your most RECENT import? Post often!

[drwily008]

Spartacus, your reviews rule! I have been super strapped for cash lately and can't afford to buy much.

Man, I've been missing my import fix...I'll get around to some reveiw soon!

[blue lander]

I assume when most people think of imports they think of "Japan." But my last batch of games came from the UK. I recently got Sorcery, Super Ted, Galletron, Rogue Trooper, Zub, Chimera, and Storm for the Amstrad CPC, and Astro Plumber, Roboto, Jet Power Jack, Bumble Bee, and Stormcycle for the Acorn Electron.

So far I've only played Bumble Bee and Stormcycle. Bumble Bee is a Ladybug clone, and Stormcycle is a pretty simple platforming game. Stormcycle isn't that good, but Bumble Bee is okay. The main difference between it and Ladybug is that there are no special items to collect and the enemy bugs seem to be more aware of you than roaming around randomly like in Ladybug.

[Spartacus]

Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono is a budget series from Hamster dedicated to direct ports of old arcade games. Each release only contains one game (and only the original, no remake) but at least it has lots of options, including TATE mode, screen zoom, etc. Each release also comes with the following:

* A mini CD with all the music and sound effects from the game (each sfx has it's own track) + a coupple of remixes.

* A mini DVD with a super play movie, one of the music remixes with a visualizer style video and a trailer for the series.

* A trading card.

* A miniature strategy guide.

Also the manual has several pictures of the original arcade board.

Other games in the series are Scramble, Crazy Climber, Karate Michi, Moon Cresta, Time Pilot, Sonic Wings, Burger Time, Super Volleyball, Terra Cresta, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Quarth and Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun.

Thanks for explaining about those Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono games KJN. I was wondering why they released singles of old arcade games and not put them all in a compilation. Never knew about all the stuff that came with each game. Konami Arcade Classics for the PS1 has Time Pilot on it and that's how I got to play it. Classic game!

Been wanting Mushihimesama for quite a while. Great game, get it.

I am so jealous! Someday, I hope!

Spartacus, your reviews rule! I have been super strapped for cash lately and can't afford to buy much.

Man, I've been missing my import fix...I'll get around to some reveiw soon!

Thank you, drwily008! It's been a great for me too because I often fall into the habit of just expending all of my time towards finding games and never giving them any more play time than just a quick test to see that they work. Sitting myself down to give a short review on these imports has had me playing games more than I probably would have otherwise. And that's what it's supposed to be all about. I've been having a ball lately!
I often go LONG spells where I don't have the money for imports. I don't have them budgeted, so whenever the overtime picks up I try to do the best I can to give myself an import fix.

[Ed Oscuro]

Thanks for the heads-up, KJN!

My addition today was Midnight Resistance, Mega Drive. Got it from dojar, and it's in perfect shape just as advertised. Only problem was it was sent in a bubble mailer so the clamshell case was collapsed inwards. Didn't seem to damage the case, though it would be nice if it'd been sent in a box...

[dj898]

some old stuff and some new...


(Anyone know what that GB memory cart is for?)

(my 2nd Saturn FDD)

(3DO Flight Stick brand new in box)

(JPN Xbox Grand Thef Auto Double Pack promo pack inc. OST CD sealed, Demo DVD disc, big poster not shown, small poster and pop-up)

(my 2nd Sanyo TRY 3DO console for next to nothing)

[Ed Oscuro]

Newest stuff:

Some flyers from GaijinPunch (!! AWESOME) / import copy of Biohazard (GC remake, great stuff inside IMO - you know, a 59 block memory card and a sticker sheet to let you put stickers on two more). I think I got my FM Towns Galaxy Force II the same day. Much older than Viewpoint, it turns out - this was almost a release game for the FM Towns, but (disregarding the smooth plastic of the shrinking type) it's in better shape). Box is a bit smaller all around, too.

You know what that means? That means Ed has a Galaxy Force II soundtrack for his car, hallelujah! (I'll make a copy of it with Alcohol 120%)

[Fighter17]

Comming in the mail is Soukyuu Gurentai for the Saturn. This is one of the best shmups for the Saturn, and one of the best from Raizing.

Comes with everything except Spine Card, which I don't care at all.

[roushimsx]

some old stuff and some new...

how much are you finding those Saturn FDDs for? I really need one

Sadly, my next import won't be until the end of march when my little order from Play-Asia comes in. Under Defeat and Radirgy, hell yea! (and of course I forgot to order Ibara, son of a bitch )

[dj898]

this second one which is complete mint cost me U$95 while the first one cost me close to U$70 few years back - it was missing DC adaptor so I haggled the price down a bit...

really it's not much of use unless you play PDS and save at every single stage or something or creating shooting game with dezaemon(?). :P

[Tron 2.0]

Famicom
The Goonies CIB

[DTJAAAAMJSLM]

Sweet Home for the Famicom!

[warswift]

Bought Yu Yu Hakusho Forever for ps2

[le geek]

Chaos Field for DC...

Cheers,
Ben

[Tron 2.0]

Got both of these Famicom games of,off Ebay.

Metroid


Crisis Force

[lol monster]

Oretachi Geasen Zoku Sono is a budget series from Hamster dedicated to direct ports of old arcade games. Each release only contains one game (and only the original, no remake) but at least it has lots of options, including TATE mode, screen zoom, etc. Each release also comes with the following:

* A mini CD with all the music and sound effects from the game (each sfx has it's own track) + a coupple of remixes.

* A mini DVD with a super play movie, one of the music remixes with a visualizer style video and a trailer for the series.

* A trading card.

* A miniature strategy guide.

Also the manual has several pictures of the original arcade board.

Other games in the series are Scramble, Crazy Climber, Karate Michi, Moon Cresta, Time Pilot, Sonic Wings, Burger Time, Super Volleyball, Terra Cresta, Yie Ar Kung Fu, Quarth and Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun.

and i take it all of those games are formated to fit on the little cocktail tables?

[Lord Contaminous]

Dragon Spirit (PC Engine)

Tron 2.0: On the Crisis Force

[davidbrit2]

I just got my copy of DJ Max Portable yesterday. If you have a PSP and are a fan of music games, then you've got no excuse not to order this. My only complaints are that the song result screen looks like it was made in about 10 minutes with MS Paint, and the loading times are a little bit harsh (though no worse than the older arcade versions of Pump it Up). The music is excellent, and it's got over 50 songs. The difficulty ranges from positively boring to absolutely horrifying, so there's plenty to cut your teeth on.

[agent709]

My most recent imports were from May '05... I ordered Touch!Kirby and Electroplankton, as well as a Nintendogs stylus shell. The stylus:

[Tron 2.0]

Tron 2.0: On the Crisis Force

Thanks it is a damn good shooter that's for sure.

Rather a shame, Konami couldn't have done a, U.S release for it.

[lol monster]

i am jealous of Mushihimesama,do you know of anywhere where i could get the limited edition still?