Question: Who's 65, has a thyroid problem and never played Deadly Arts for N64? This guy... yeah, Deadly Arts and G.A.S.P. are the same game, just different names so I never knew one was the other. Oh well, the rest of the list holds up. :)
8:18 Bomberman 64 (Arcade Edition/2001) is the last N64 title released in Japan, and is a different game compared to an earlier N64 title with the same name due to the arcade style gameplay present. The 1997 Bomberman 64 game is called "Baku Bomberman" in Japan.
Awesome video! I’ve been looking into N64 imports lately, so this video is perfect timing for me! Already had Sin & Punishment and VPW2 on my radar, gonna have to check out some of these other ones!
Japanese wrestling games are about my most collected import games. My favorites are Wrestling Kingdom 2 and King of Colosseum 2 and All Star Pro Wrestling 3. Don't know what the hell happened when PS3 released. As if Japanese wrestling decided to die.
Remember Animal Crossing/Doubutsu no Mori? The series started as a Japan-only N64 game, and had three updated re-releases on the GameCube that added more activities, items, trees, fish and insects than its past editions. If you want a life simulation title for your N64, you should give Animal Crossing/Doubutsu no Mori a shot.
Great video, but there's one thing I want to correct you on: Bomberman Hero was called Bomberman Hero: Save Princess Millian in Japan, and the Bomberman 64 we got was called Baku Bomberman (roughly "Explosive Bomberman"). Incidentally, The Second Attack was called Baku Bomberman 2 in Japan.
Rakuga Kids, Bangai-O, Last Legion UX, Sin and Punishment, and that Bomberman 64 game made me realize that I did not know my N64. It gave me a whole new perspective about the console. And I say they are a must play. If you can get a repro of Animal Crossing with English translation it is worth it. Good video. I think that the Rakuga is right up there with the best fighters on the system. Bangai-O is the best version IMO. Sin and Punishment the best shooter on the console.
One game I wouldn't mind trying from a Japanese import is the original version of Animal Crossing called Animal Forest (from its translated title). I would really love to see how different that version of the Gamecube game is compared to that.
The Neon Genesis Evangelion game is actually prettt fun. Does a brief overview of the series all the way up to End of Evangelion. Really cool cinematic fighter.
This Bomberman is called Bomberman 64: Bonbāman Rokujūyon (Arcade Edition) and is Japan exclusive yes, but it is not Japan’s Bomberman hero. Bomberman 64 and Bomberman Hero both released in the US and Japan, and are the same in both regions. In Japan Bomberman 64: Bonbāman Rokujūyon is and Bomberman 64 and Bomberman Hero are three different games. Also GASP is Deadly Arts in the US.
Have a few of these (Irritating Stick, Bangai O, S&P). Europe got Rakuga Kids. Tetris64 is a JP only game that's also worth a look. Has an optional bio-sensor that clips to your ear - that mode matches the game speed to your pulse!! But the game is a solid 1-4P Tetris game without the sensor.
John knows his puroresu, name dropping Misawa and his Tiger Driver '91 like the average viewer would know what he's talking about. This video demonstrates one of the disadvantages of cartridges. Some of these games look like they probably would have been localized on the PS1. With the low cost of CDs publishers tended to have a "hey, why not?" attitude towards quirky Japanese games that normally would not have been localized. Irritating Stick and Bangai-Oh did get US releases on disc based platforms for example. The high price of cartridges meant that publishers were not going to take a risk on a niche N64 game.
Good video John. I'm curious as the why so many Japan only games still have American English writing. A couple of the games you showed were all in English, some were both and some not at all. I've noticed this on MJR and Kelsey videos too. If so many are already in English, why not send them over.
There's an awesome mod for virtual pro wrestling 2 called "freem edition" that adds in basically every popular American wrestler to the game. It's great for having dream matches like stone cold Steve Austin vs mitsuharu misawa. It's even playable on original hardware!
There was a baseball import that my local blockbuster had that me and a buddy would rent ever weekend...it was early on before Jr. Came out and I think it was something like Power Pro I loved it and would love to have it now..i miss that one..it was cartoonish with the player had big heads and little bodies Anyone know it please let me know the name
this is the fisrt time ever that I see a youtuber recommend susume taisen puzzle dama, I have such great memories playing the game with friends, I still play it with friends from time to time, is a blast with friends :) thankfully i got it CIB when it used to go for dirt cheap on ebay ( I originally played it on a a doctor v64 )
VPW2 is the best Japanese import wrestling game. That NJPW Toukan Road game looks a$$...if somebody is looking to collect all Japanese n64 imports I understand, but for me it wouldn’t be worth the 50 dollars to import.
This is a video more people need to see. The way I always put it is this: the N64 is either the best system in the world for imports or the worst system in the world for imports, depending on how you look at it. Like its predecessor, playing Japanese games on a North American N64 is as simple as removing the tabs (or using a cheat device as a pass-through). The problem is that unlike its predecessors, pretty much everything worth playing for the system was either released here or has too much Japanese text to really be playable if you don’t know the language. That’s the main reason why the only N64 import that was released on the Wii’s Virtual Console was “Sin and Punishment”. So, anyway, it’s good to have a list of titles to look at. I’ve been wanting to get some import N64 games, but nothing really seemed worth it.
Agree with you John. So many good japanese games on the N64. Just got a copy of Dezaemon 3D. Not Star Soldier, but a decent shmup also with the possibility of creating your own game stages.
I know I'm repeating myself but I'm right there with you on Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Ōdō Keishō, I always preferred it and WCW/nWo Revenge over the WWF N64 titles.
Good video, but we got Bomberman 64, Bomberman Hero, and Bomberman 64 The Second Attack. This import is a fourth, different Bomberman game from those three. We didn’t just get Bomberman Hero.
Dude, John, if you haven’t yet, check out Custom Robo V1’s English translation. I’m almost done with the game and it’s phenomenal, the gameplay is sick. It’s also become one of my favorite VS games to play with friends, too. The unlock progression is really satisfying, I’m always striving to unlock the next multiplayer levels and gear. I think the team that did the translation is currently working on V2, which they uploaded footage of recently.
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You make my day twice a week
theres a english version of that tresher 2d game
Collector from the Philippines here! Your channel inspired me to create my own. Thanks for the content man!
G.A.S.P. was released in the US as Deadly Arts ;)
Rakuga Kids released in Europe.
GASP released in USA.
Bomberman 64 was a different game to Bomberman Hero.
I love your opening line. “How are you felling you got John Riggs here”
It makes me fell good...
Said at 10x speed
Question: Who's 65, has a thyroid problem and never played Deadly Arts for N64? This guy... yeah, Deadly Arts and G.A.S.P. are the same game, just different names so I never knew one was the other. Oh well, the rest of the list holds up. :)
G.A.S.P was also released in PAL with that Japan name. Whoops! :P
65?! Damn. I'd NEVER had guessed. There's something in the water in those parts
Wow ,I did because have it and been fan of fighting games and imports games
Hyper or hypo thyroid?
No way you’re 65 dude. You seem like you’re 50 at most with your energy and the way you talk. Hope all is well.
8:18 Bomberman 64 (Arcade Edition/2001) is the last N64 title released in Japan, and is a different game compared to an earlier N64 title with the same name due to the arcade style gameplay present. The 1997 Bomberman 64 game is called "Baku Bomberman" in Japan.
Rakuga Kids actually came out in europe on a pal cartridge!
Yeah, and G.A.S.P!! Fighters' NEXTream was released in Europe as well, and in America as Deadly Arts.
Awesome video! I’ve been looking into N64 imports lately, so this video is perfect timing for me! Already had Sin & Punishment and VPW2 on my radar, gonna have to check out some of these other ones!
Sin and punishment should of gotten an US release! It looks amazing! Why Nintendo of America? WHY!
3:11 Deadly Arts, you mean. It came out here in America.
Throw the puyo puyo games on the list and S.D. Hiryu no Ken Densetsu which is the sequel to flying dragon a pretty good fighting game.
Japanese wrestling games are about my most collected import games. My favorites are Wrestling Kingdom 2 and King of Colosseum 2 and All Star Pro Wrestling 3. Don't know what the hell happened when PS3 released. As if Japanese wrestling decided to die.
Also, love the dragon quest shirt 👍
I feel like since covid started, you've really upped the ante on your vids. These best of compilations are especially great 👍 thanks!
Great video, one note though, GASP released in the US as Deadly Arts
Id love to play these imports! I absolutely love Sin & Punishment 🤘🏻😜✨ Awesome video as always!
Another Japanese N64 game I really want to try is Densha de go, the train simulation.
This Japanese wrestling games are great!! FOR SURE VP2 walks all over no mercy!!
Remember Animal Crossing/Doubutsu no Mori? The series started as a Japan-only N64 game, and had three updated re-releases on the GameCube that added more activities, items, trees, fish and insects than its past editions. If you want a life simulation title for your N64, you should give Animal Crossing/Doubutsu no Mori a shot.
How do you play your import games? Do you swap the back of the cartridge or have you removed the dust shield on your N64?
PaRappa the Rapper graphics with Street Fighter-like controls? That sounds tempting. B-)
Bandai-o was great on Dreamcast also. Shame Treasure has given up making their own tech and really haven’t put a game out in 7 year.
I always wanted to play Wonder Project 64. Too bad they never localized it.
Tomagatchi had a party game on the N64 that was a ton of fun. Bit of a learning curve but once you understand how to play it's hard to stop.
Great video, but there's one thing I want to correct you on:
Bomberman Hero was called Bomberman Hero: Save Princess Millian in Japan, and the Bomberman 64 we got was called Baku Bomberman (roughly "Explosive Bomberman"). Incidentally, The Second Attack was called Baku Bomberman 2 in Japan.
Gasp came out in the US its called Deadly Arts.
That Bomberman is actually Bomberman Arcade.
Rakuga Kids, Bangai-O, Last Legion UX, Sin and Punishment, and that Bomberman 64 game made me realize that I did not know my N64. It gave me a whole new perspective about the console. And I say they are a must play. If you can get a repro of Animal Crossing with English translation it is worth it. Good video. I think that the Rakuga is right up there with the best fighters on the system. Bangai-O is the best version IMO. Sin and Punishment the best shooter on the console.
As always I love the videos!
Rakuga Kids! That's where that weird missile-shooting bear from Castlevania: Circle of the Moon comes from!
As a new owner of an n64 flash cart, this is relevant to my interests.
(I also can read some Japanese demo jouzu ja nai)
One game I wouldn't mind trying from a Japanese import is the original version of Animal Crossing called Animal Forest (from its translated title). I would really love to see how different that version of the Gamecube game is compared to that.
How has this been out for a month and no one has watched it? Love your content thanks.
filmed it a month ago, only posting it now :)
How did you reply 4 days ago is the real question?
I really got into 1080 snowboarding last summer
You forgot to mention that VPW2 features other wrestlers and promotions you just have to edit them to put them in the correct attire.
The Neon Genesis Evangelion game is actually prettt fun. Does a brief overview of the series all the way up to End of Evangelion. Really cool cinematic fighter.
Can you please also list the 10 games in the description?
This Bomberman is called Bomberman 64: Bonbāman Rokujūyon (Arcade Edition) and is Japan exclusive yes, but it is not Japan’s Bomberman hero. Bomberman 64 and Bomberman Hero both released in the US and Japan, and are the same in both regions. In Japan Bomberman 64: Bonbāman Rokujūyon is and Bomberman 64 and Bomberman Hero are three different games. Also GASP is Deadly Arts in the US.
Have a few of these (Irritating Stick, Bangai O, S&P). Europe got Rakuga Kids. Tetris64 is a JP only game that's also worth a look. Has an optional bio-sensor that clips to your ear - that mode matches the game speed to your pulse!! But the game is a solid 1-4P Tetris game without the sensor.
I have heard of doraemon 64 and even played a mobile rom and it was kinda confusing but it's fun!!
John knows his puroresu, name dropping Misawa and his Tiger Driver '91 like the average viewer would know what he's talking about. This video demonstrates one of the disadvantages of cartridges. Some of these games look like they probably would have been localized on the PS1. With the low cost of CDs publishers tended to have a "hey, why not?" attitude towards quirky Japanese games that normally would not have been localized. Irritating Stick and Bangai-Oh did get US releases on disc based platforms for example. The high price of cartridges meant that publishers were not going to take a risk on a niche N64 game.
I have missed a few of your videos John. I apologize for that. I am catching up today and tomorrow on you and MJR's videos. Been busy lately.
Good video John. I'm curious as the why so many Japan only games still have American English writing. A couple of the games you showed were all in English, some were both and some not at all. I've noticed this on MJR and Kelsey videos too. If so many are already in English, why not send them over.
Too bad you can't actually import anything to US right now...
I had Rakuga kids. Came in out in Europe.
Not sure why i didn't go state side!
Hey John! Great episode, I just got a Japanese N64 so this is really useful!
I would like you to do full reviews of those Japanese wrestling games.
There's an awesome mod for virtual pro wrestling 2 called "freem edition" that adds in basically every popular American wrestler to the game. It's great for having dream matches like stone cold Steve Austin vs mitsuharu misawa. It's even playable on original hardware!
irritating stick appears to be based off of the same physical gameshow game as irritating maze for neo geo, very cool
Greetings from Poland! i came across your videos from metal jesus 'crew' videos!
There was a baseball import that my local blockbuster had that me and a buddy would rent ever weekend...it was early on before Jr. Came out and I think it was something like Power Pro I loved it and would love to have it now..i miss that one..it was cartoonish with the player had big heads and little bodies Anyone know it please let me know the name
King of Pro Baseball by Genki/Imagineer or Powerful Pro Baseball by Konami?
@@hoagieimpact9189 yup it was king of pro I believe..the players were short and pudgy but the game was awesome
There’s a hamster owner simulator that sounds both charming and terrible.
You're working too hard John!!!
I got VPW2 coming my way in staturday, can't wait.
This basically the same video top had man made .
You guys- we got John Riggs over here!
this is the fisrt time ever that I see a youtuber recommend susume taisen puzzle dama, I have such great memories playing the game with friends, I still play it with friends from time to time, is a blast with friends :) thankfully i got it CIB when it used to go for dirt cheap on ebay ( I originally played it on a a doctor v64 )
You left out Samurai Showdown RPG.
Gasp came out in North America as Deadly Arts
VPW2 is the best Japanese import
wrestling game. That NJPW Toukan Road
game looks a$$...if somebody is looking
to collect all Japanese n64 imports
I understand, but for me it wouldn’t
be worth the 50 dollars to import.
This is a video more people need to see.
The way I always put it is this: the N64 is either the best system in the world for imports or the worst system in the world for imports, depending on how you look at it. Like its predecessor, playing Japanese games on a North American N64 is as simple as removing the tabs (or using a cheat device as a pass-through). The problem is that unlike its predecessors, pretty much everything worth playing for the system was either released here or has too much Japanese text to really be playable if you don’t know the language. That’s the main reason why the only N64 import that was released on the Wii’s Virtual Console was “Sin and Punishment”.
So, anyway, it’s good to have a list of titles to look at. I’ve been wanting to get some import N64 games, but nothing really seemed worth it.
You forgot Ronaldinho 64 😂🤣
Susume! Taisen Puzzle Dama looks like an interesting puzzle game, although it may be cheaper to buy Puyo Puyo Sun 64.
G.A.S.P looks cool. Def gonna check out.
far out cheers, you are cranking out episodes! Nice work!
Virtual Pro Wrestling 2 ftw!
Agree with you John.
So many good japanese games on the N64. Just got a copy of Dezaemon 3D. Not Star Soldier, but a decent shmup also with the possibility of creating your own game stages.
I know I'm repeating myself but I'm right there with you on Virtual Pro Wrestling 2: Ōdō Keishō, I always preferred it and WCW/nWo Revenge over the WWF N64 titles.
Good video, but we got Bomberman 64, Bomberman Hero, and Bomberman 64 The Second Attack. This import is a fourth, different Bomberman game from those three. We didn’t just get Bomberman Hero.
Dude, John, if you haven’t yet, check out Custom Robo V1’s English translation. I’m almost done with the game and it’s phenomenal, the gameplay is sick. It’s also become one of my favorite VS games to play with friends, too. The unlock progression is really satisfying, I’m always striving to unlock the next multiplayer levels and gear. I think the team that did the translation is currently working on V2, which they uploaded footage of recently.
that robot game remained me of virtual on
Love your videos😄
Wonder Project J 2
sin and punishment is a must
0:13 what's the name of this fighting game?
lol here we go again
Are there any Reproduction Cartridges of all the Games that you've talked about in this Video ????
Everdrive 64
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Another great video John Riggs ..
Bakuretsu Bangaioh!
Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O
Some of these look fun
This is information I need badly. Thank you.
When will we get a N64 mini?
Never. You’re better off with the original hardware and software at this point.
2021
We definitely got the wrong Bomberman 64.
We never got it, unfortunately.
I dont know what the deal is with the 64. I played it a lot, but i have no desire to go back to it.
Very dated graphics and games that haven't aged well. At least that's it for me,