Comments on: A Couple Awesome Days http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/ design + usability + games Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:46:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: mike! http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-193 mike! Tue, 16 Oct 2007 02:45:46 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-193 effin' sweet. oh how i wish i was traveling in your shirt pocket. question... what is the name of that wicked awesome looking "i'm a scantily clad babe with a sword and i'm going to fight zombies and giant zombie white whales while wearing a cowboy hat" game? and how much in american monies might it cost? and would you have an opportunity to find it? effin’ sweet. oh how i wish i was traveling in your shirt pocket.

question… what is the name of that wicked awesome looking “i’m a scantily clad babe with a sword and i’m going to fight zombies and giant zombie white whales while wearing a cowboy hat” game? and how much in american monies might it cost? and would you have an opportunity to find it?

]]> By: mike! http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-194 mike! Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:05:49 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-194 om-fug... did you super-potato? http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/japan-adventure/osakas-super-potato-is-a-retro-gaming-mecca-310728.php om-fug… did you super-potato?
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/japan-adventure/osakas-super-potato-is-a-retro-gaming-mecca-310728.php

]]> By: jack http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-195 jack Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:30:34 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-195 Mike, that would be "the oanechan bara x." Or "Onee Chanbara VorteX ~ Kiketsu o tsugu mono tachi." A tidbit: "One big difference between these games and games like Devil May Cry is that the player-character's weapon becomes progressively covered in blood, causing their attacks to be slower and to inflict less damage, even getting stuck in enemies if it gets too bad. This is represented by a "Blood Meter" near the health bar, showing how "dirty" the weapon is. To prevent this, players must actively clean off their sword to keep the blood meter from filling up." Actually, it looks pretty awesome: http://youtube.com/watch?v=92HfnSqW_ts An ex-disney co-worker of mine told me that the people who dress up like Aladdin and Cinderella in tokyo disney are essentially worshiped like gods. People leave offerings of food and money in front of their houses. Mike, that would be “the oanechan bara x.” Or “Onee Chanbara VorteX ~ Kiketsu o tsugu mono tachi.” A tidbit:

“One big difference between these games and games like Devil May Cry is that the player-character’s weapon becomes progressively covered in blood, causing their attacks to be slower and to inflict less damage, even getting stuck in enemies if it gets too bad. This is represented by a “Blood Meter” near the health bar, showing how “dirty” the weapon is. To prevent this, players must actively clean off their sword to keep the blood meter from filling up.”

Actually, it looks pretty awesome: http://youtube.com/watch?v=92HfnSqW_ts

An ex-disney co-worker of mine told me that the people who dress up like Aladdin and Cinderella in tokyo disney are essentially worshiped like gods. People leave offerings of food and money in front of their houses.

]]> By: jack http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-196 jack Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:03:45 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-196 HAHH ITS FOUR IN THE MORNING IM SNAKING AROUND BENS HOUS HAHH ITS FOUR IN THE MORNING IM SNAKING AROUND BENS HOUS

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-197 Ben Tue, 16 Oct 2007 12:03:22 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-197 Sadly! I probably won't get another chance to go to a game store! Even though I still have a couple things I'd like to pick up! The rest of our trip is pretty much "Tokyo: The Coming Down Edition: Final Fantasy VII." However the prices are only about 10% better than play asia! In fact, play asia just buys games in akihabara and sells them! So if it's not on play asia it's not in akihabara! I really want Shooting Love: Trizeal for the PS2 since it comes with Shooter Skills Test v1 but Tim and I could not find it anywhere! But play asia had it! Here's what I DID get, though: Gyakuten Saiban 3 (Phoenix Wright 3) - DS Club Nintendo EXCLUSIVE Game and Watch Collection - DS Rhythm Tengoku - GBA Kururin Paradise - GBA Dial Hex, Coloris, and Sound Voyager (bit Generations games that I didn't have) - GBA Mountain of Faith (the latest Touhou game) - PC Tsukiyonisaraba (a game that Tim called "Stranglehold v0.1") - PS2 Ico - PS2 Melty Blood: Act Cadenza - PS2 Seiken Densetsu 4 (Dawn of Mana) - PS2 ACE: Another Century Episode 3: The Final - PS2 Sadly! I probably won’t get another chance to go to a game store! Even though I still have a couple things I’d like to pick up! The rest of our trip is pretty much “Tokyo: The Coming Down Edition: Final Fantasy VII.” However the prices are only about 10% better than play asia! In fact, play asia just buys games in akihabara and sells them! So if it’s not on play asia it’s not in akihabara! I really want Shooting Love: Trizeal for the PS2 since it comes with Shooter Skills Test v1 but Tim and I could not find it anywhere! But play asia had it!

Here’s what I DID get, though:

Gyakuten Saiban 3 (Phoenix Wright 3) - DS
Club Nintendo EXCLUSIVE Game and Watch Collection - DS
Rhythm Tengoku - GBA
Kururin Paradise - GBA
Dial Hex, Coloris, and Sound Voyager (bit Generations games that I didn’t have) - GBA
Mountain of Faith (the latest Touhou game) - PC
Tsukiyonisaraba (a game that Tim called “Stranglehold v0.1″) - PS2
Ico - PS2
Melty Blood: Act Cadenza - PS2
Seiken Densetsu 4 (Dawn of Mana) - PS2
ACE: Another Century Episode 3: The Final - PS2

]]> By: jack http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-198 jack Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:44:54 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-198 ACE episode 3 reportedly has INFERIOR STORY BEWARE. ICO (J).zip is a great acquisition. Will you guys be back by the 28th? ACE episode 3 reportedly has INFERIOR STORY BEWARE.

ICO (J).zip is a great acquisition.

Will you guys be back by the 28th?

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-199 Ben Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:43:33 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-199 We return on the 21st. We return on the 21st.

]]> By: mike! http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-200 mike! Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:04:05 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-200 dang, i thought it was for pstwo... man... i really hope atlus or some crazy bring the japanese games over to americaland for the mikewongs to play company translates it and makes me happy. dang, i thought it was for pstwo… man… i really hope atlus or some crazy bring the japanese games over to americaland for the mikewongs to play company translates it and makes me happy.

]]> By: jack http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-201 jack Wed, 17 Oct 2007 01:39:37 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-201 Mike, it is on PS2! Just not the newest iteration. Mike, it is on PS2! Just not the newest iteration.

]]> By: mike! http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-203 mike! Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:37:34 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-203 thanks for the heads up! i just got my wiki learns on, and ordered the 2 ps2 versions from playasia that were re-releases of parts 1 and 2 with extra babes and fight modes. if this simple 2000 series made earth defense force possible and that came over... where teh crap is my zombie hunters x?! thanks for the heads up! i just got my wiki learns on, and ordered the 2 ps2 versions from playasia that were re-releases of parts 1 and 2 with extra babes and fight modes. if this simple 2000 series made earth defense force possible and that came over… where teh crap is my zombie hunters x?!

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-204 Ben Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:47:39 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-204 EDF was a wonderful failure in the US. EDF was a wonderful failure in the US.

]]> By: jack http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-205 jack Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:49:35 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-205 What's the deal with the 360's region locking? Japan games won't happen on US consoles, right? What’s the deal with the 360’s region locking? Japan games won’t happen on US consoles, right?

]]> By: jack http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-206 jack Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:54:53 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-206 Also, did your copy of senko no ronde ever sell? Also, did your copy of senko no ronde ever sell?

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-207 Ben Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:39:30 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-207 I never tried to sell it. I played it in an arcade over here, and it's pretty good! As for region protection, it's up to the developer. They can choose to lockout whichever regions they want, as long as they're willing to allow microsoft to test the game in all regions. Unfortunately, most developers lock that shit out! For example: All versions of Halo 3 work in all Xbox 360s, but most of the SWEET games that don't come out in the US only work on Japanese consoles. I never tried to sell it. I played it in an arcade over here, and it’s pretty good!

As for region protection, it’s up to the developer. They can choose to lockout whichever regions they want, as long as they’re willing to allow microsoft to test the game in all regions. Unfortunately, most developers lock that shit out! For example: All versions of Halo 3 work in all Xbox 360s, but most of the SWEET games that don’t come out in the US only work on Japanese consoles.

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-208 Ben Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:43:07 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-208 And yeah, Oneechanbara vorteX is one of the games that is locked down. If you're ever curious, just check play asia. Usually the Japanese versions of games are locked, but the asian versions have no region protection. And yeah, Oneechanbara vorteX is one of the games that is locked down. If you’re ever curious, just check play asia. Usually the Japanese versions of games are locked, but the asian versions have no region protection.

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-209 Ben Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:46:58 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-209 Oh, and Seaman 2 just came out for PS2, like, Tuesday. I'm amazed by how much money it costs! Like 9200 yen... so, about 75 dollars. Apparently Final Fantasy games come out for 10000 yen. They're willing to release PS2 games at whatever price they think they'll sell for. This is why the Simple 2000 series is so popular! It has a regulated 2000 yen price! Oh, and Seaman 2 just came out for PS2, like, Tuesday. I’m amazed by how much money it costs! Like 9200 yen… so, about 75 dollars. Apparently Final Fantasy games come out for 10000 yen. They’re willing to release PS2 games at whatever price they think they’ll sell for. This is why the Simple 2000 series is so popular! It has a regulated 2000 yen price!

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-210 Ben Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:50:55 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-210 Also, I will be deep diving a little Akihabara today after all! Please tell me your last minute requests, especially for PS2 and DS games, as they are the most readily available! Also, I will be deep diving a little Akihabara today after all! Please tell me your last minute requests, especially for PS2 and DS games, as they are the most readily available!

]]> By: mike! http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-211 mike! Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:47:02 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-211 if you get this in time and happen to run across any bit generations titles that you'd recommend and are found at a decent price, i'd be all up ons. it's a series i've long been lusting for but haven't dived into yet. happy digging! if you get this in time and happen to run across any bit generations titles that you’d recommend and are found at a decent price, i’d be all up ons. it’s a series i’ve long been lusting for but haven’t dived into yet. happy digging!

]]> By: Ben http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-213 Ben Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:30:50 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-213 I did not get it in time, sadly!!! But I've seen those all over town!!! Sometimes for 700 yen (about $5.50) and sometimes for 1700 yen (about $15). I'll pick you up digidrive and orbital if they have them for the cheaper price when I'm in Ueno on Saturday. Tomorrow is Tokyo Disney Sea. ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT. I did not get it in time, sadly!!! But I’ve seen those all over town!!! Sometimes for 700 yen (about $5.50) and sometimes for 1700 yen (about $15). I’ll pick you up digidrive and orbital if they have them for the cheaper price when I’m in Ueno on Saturday. Tomorrow is Tokyo Disney Sea. ONLY TWO DAYS LEFT.

]]> By: mike! http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-214 mike! Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-214 super sweet! thanks, ben mans. ash and i are super jealous of your flickr stream and are plotting our own trip to steal all the lolita girls and akihabaras. super sweet! thanks, ben mans. ash and i are super jealous of your flickr stream and are plotting our own trip to steal all the lolita girls and akihabaras.

]]> By: jack http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-217 jack Thu, 18 Oct 2007 16:30:05 +0000 http://www.benisontheinter.net/2007/10/15/a-couple-awesome-days/#comment-217 If there's a cheap Orbital could I have onetooplease? What's tokyo disney sea edition? If you're just in regular tokyo disney, could you see a puppet show and report? If there’s a cheap Orbital could I have onetooplease?

What’s tokyo disney sea edition? If you’re just in regular tokyo disney, could you see a puppet show and report?

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