Yukiwari no Hana - The Snowflower - The Movie Johan Öberg 2021-01-29 | Last year I did a subtitled playthrough of surprisingly great visual novel Yukiwari no Hana. But I recorded with a DVD recorder that didn't take NTSC natively so I used a converter. All this resulted in sub-par video and audio, plus I did two parts. Now I've done it again but recorded with a PVR, and I've also looked over my translation in parts. This "movie" version only shows one route and one ending, the third ending "Yukiwarisou". The game has no canon ending, but this is the one I prefer.The story is about a college student who lives next door to beautiful Kaori Sakuragi, only she's already taken. But when her boyfriend Takashi dies in a car crash and Kaori collapses with a resulting memory loss, the student takes it upon himself to take care of her. But when Kaori suddenly regains her memory but thinks he is her dead boyfriend, things get complicated...Credit to Sugar & Rockets for making the YaruDora series, Production I.G for the animation and Sony for publishing. The ending theme is "Ghost Dance" and is sung by Yukari Iwamura.The great music was done by Ryoumei Shirai.
Natsume Game Sound History 1988 - 2009 Arrange CD Johan Öberg 2022-12-19 | I received this CD from a kind Natsume employee in 2018 when I waltzed into their offices in Osaka uninvited. Turns out it was a prize CD from an old competition, and it includes tracks from mostly old Famicom/NES games from Natsume's catalogue, arranged by long-time Natsume musician Hiroyuki Iwatsuki.
The Kenka Bancho Series Johan Öberg 2022-11-26 | Oi kora!Kenka Bancho, you might have looked at or played Kenka Bancho Badass Rumble on PSP, but that was only game 3 in a series with 6 numbered entries plus one with a subtitle, and 3 otome spinoffs.It's kind of like discount Yakuza with a Grease twist to it, but it's pretty fun and overall a series that more people should know about.
Tiger & Bunny On Air Jack Episode 1(of 1) - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-10-01 | There will not be an episode 2, because as it turns out, the game is kinda crap and I don't want to play it anymore haha! But also, the story is more or less just the anime, even down to copying lines verbatim, so if you want to follow that, watch the anime.It's too bad because I think Natsume developed the game, and they've had the Power Rangers license for a long time, so I was hoping for better. But alas, the missions/levels are all timed and the fixed camera is the enemy of gameplay.Still, since I completed this first level, might as well publish it?
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 9 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-08-29 | Episode 9, the final episode!In this episode, plot-twists and turns, the final battle and not one but two endings and credits songs.Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 8 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-08-25 | Episode 8!In this episode, Dark Lady gets another chance and Genes throws everything they have onto Tadano City, Justiceman and QT Panzer.Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 7 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-08-13 | Episode 7!In this episode, Genes steals blood to power up the lamest monster in their arsenal.Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 6 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-08-06 | Episode 6!In this episode, Genes brainwashes people via cellphones. How modern!Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 5 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-07-20 | Episode 5!In this episode, Genes pick up trash. For the good of the town and environment... or could they have another motive?Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 4 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-07-15 | Episode 4!In this episode, Genes resort to making video games to brainwash the citizens of Tadano City to dress up as Justiceman and rob people for money...Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 3 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-07-10 | Episode 3!In this episode, Dark Lady attacks the city of Tadano with the monster Vegetablas, trying to eat all the vegetables, partly to cause vitamin deficiencies in people, and to power up. Can Justiceman stop them?Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 2 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-06-21 | Episode 2!Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.
A Closer Look at Kamaitachi no Yoru 2 Johan Öberg 2022-06-19 | A behind the scenes look at the sound novel Kamaitachi no Yoru 2 Kangokushima to warabeuta, featuring translated interviews with the developers taken from a DVD disc that came with the special edition release.
Seigi no Mikata (PS2) Episode 1 - English Translation Johan Öberg 2022-04-12 | Seigi no Mikata is a game for the Playstation 2 developed by Sony and released in 2002, only in Japan. It's presented as a tokusatsu show, each chapter of the game is called an episode and takes place in mostly real time. Like Cocoron(Famicom) you assemble your own hero from various parts and styles. It's also similar to Rent-A-Hero No.1 in how you play as a kid who gets a thing that turns him into a part-time hero.The battles are done in a RPG-card battle-kind of style where you enter your attacks, then the enemies enters theirs, then you see how you did. It's not a common system but at least Fate/Extra used something similar.It's a humorous game and it has even has a commercial break and viewer mail you can look at when the episode is over. To win you need to beat the enemies of course, but also maintain a certain number of ratings(remember, the game is a show) which mini-games on the side can help with.I translated the first episode here(there are 9 in total), I don't imagine I'll do any more though, so don't take the "episode 1" too seriously.Fun game though, I love weird obscurities like this that do something different.
Microphone Games Johan Öberg 2022-02-15 | ...is this thing on?Nowadays microphones are a common acccessory in gaming, to speak with your fellow players during online matches and whatnot. I however am above such trifle and use the kind of microphone you can actually interact with or control the games themselves with. There have been a few of these over the years, here are the ones I could find out about.
Be careful! The spoof movies favorite joke Johan Öberg 2022-02-04 | I couldn't help but notice that this one joke had a habit of repeating itself throughout several of the ZAZ movies as well as a couple of the imitators!Be careful...Any other movies that variations of this joke appears in?
30 Years in Gaming Johan Öberg 2021-12-24 | Has it already been 10 years since I did my 20 years in gaming retrospective? I guess it has, and my outlook has changed quite a bit since 5 years ago, that's for sure. Since learning japanese a whole new world has opened up while another has started to close.
Mujintou Monogatari - English Translation Johan Öberg 2021-11-14 | I found this game last year(2020) and found it interesting and different, which is my thing nowadays. It's the Super Famicom port of the first game in the series of survival-strategy games. Your airplane crashes on an uninhabited(?) island and with the other survivors you come across you have to gather food and materials, build things and explore, with the goal of leaving the island, which is harder than it looks.Note 1: I changed the timings of some lines because it was needed, so sometimes the "advance dialogue" sound effect will sound even though nothing is happening.Note 2: This is by no means a complete translation. There are events that I skipped or didn't find on my playthrough, and thanks to the different partner pairings you can do to each event, there's a lot of different dialogue to find. The longest event I skipped was finding the staff of atlantis(yeah) which was a lot of walking around a dungeon, and with not that much of a reward at the end.Note 3: I included 3 endings, one of the botched escapes(there are 5 or so more), the worst ending and the true ending. I didn't record the worst and true endings myself, I took them from japanese let's plays, the worst ending had commentary so I had to remove the sound and add music which of course meant that the sound effects also went away.00:00 Title Screen / Characters02:39 Plane crash11:04 Gameplay introduction12:52 Meeting Suzune 14:12 Picking bananas, meeting Ururu15:57 Meeting Rika17:24 Meeting Professor 19:17 Looking at the inventory 19:32 Meeting Erina23:15 Meeting Saori 24:44 Let's build a workshop 26:08 Finding a crashed fighter plane27:11 Erika explains tech levels28:34 The old soldier29:47 The nice natives31:35 Skeletal finding32:50 Abandoned airfield33:54 Abandoned building34:41 Getting robbed!35:09 Abandoned port35:55 The limestone cave... and tiger36:30 The not-so-nice natives37:22 Hot-tub trouble 41:06 Getting drunk and having a feast43:43 Building a canoe and attempting escape49:58 Cooling off with Rika51:32 Suzune goes missing54:54 Suzune is found56:48 Rika opens up1:00:28 Asking the old soldier for help1:01:25 Scaring away the tiger, but...1:02:25 Erina has had enough1:04:36 Exploring an abandoned building1:05:55 Erina becomes queen1:07:26 Getting Erina back 1:10:59 Going swimming1:16:40 Exploring the limestone cave1:18:45 Suzune gets sick1:23:43 Making a radio1:24:43 The worst ending (it's bad)1:30:20 The true ending
Playstation Packaging - A Case Study Johan Öberg 2021-08-15 | I think about these things. The Playstation consoles and handhelds have always favored plastic cases over cardboard boxes, and they've come in many shapes and sizes over the years.Note that I've ignored all cardboard and steelboxes, any type of "special edtion" game was up to the publisher and not to Sony, as far as I know.
The Life and Times of Human Entertainment Johan Öberg 2021-08-01 | As a part of my current gamer lifestyle of searching for unique and interesting games that aren't like the usual ones(though I enjoy those too), I've often come across Human Entertainment, a somewhat small japanese developer who did some highly interesting games. After doing research into their history, well let's say there's a lot there, more than just the fact that Suda 51 used to work there, something I learned when I did my FamiFun episode on The Firemen. But now I know a lot more, and I'll share that with you here.This video also happens to be one of my most ambitious ever, I've worked on it for months now and edited it for almost a week straight with only food and sleep breaks. I do hope you enjoy it. If I get one view per hour of work I put in, maybe I can sleep well.Games featured/mini-reviewed, in order of appearance:(I don't count the NES/PCE ones, too quick)Septentrion(SOS) - Super Famicom/SNES - 1993 (release year is in Japan)The Firemen - Super Famicom/SNES - 1994Clock Tower - Super Famicom/PS1 - 1995Clock Tower 2 - Playstation - 1996Mikagura Shoujo Tanteidan - Playstation - 1998(Nekozamurai) - Playstation - 1999The Firemen 2 - Playstation - 1995Mizzurna Falls - Playstation - 1998Belzerion - 3DO - 1994Twilight Syndrome - Playstation - 1996Yuuyami Doori Tanktentai - Playstation - 1999Moonlight Syndrome - Playstation -1997Septentrion: Out of the Blue - Playstation -1999Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu - Playstation -1998Remote Control Dandy - Playstation -1999(Remote Control Dandy SF - Playstation 2 -2005)Hard Luck/Fire Heroes - Playstation 2 - 2004Senritsu no Stratus - PSP - 2011NightCry - PC - 2016
Protoman85 - 15 Years on Youtube Johan Öberg 2021-06-11 | 15 years ago today I started my Youtube channel. I'm not going into a lot of detail here because I did for the 10th anniversary already. Not too much has changed since then, I still get very few views and can't seem to reach out so to speak, but oh well. What else am I going to do with my free time?
FamiFun #100 - Top 100 Japanese Exclusives Johan Öberg 2021-06-04 | Here it is, the 100th episode or "FamiFundred" as I like to call it. For the last one, it's Top 100 Japanese Exclusives, or more accurately Top 50 Super Famicom + Top 40 Famicom + Top 10 Famicom Disk System games.The first half of every list will be just the games with the best song from the game in question, the second half is the same thing but also with me talking.Enjoy the games, I know I did.
Looking back at FamiFun Johan Öberg 2021-05-30 | I started FamiFun back in 2016 and now it's almost over, along with my FC/SFC/FDS collecting days. So I went outside to ponder it all.
FamiFun #99 - Rendering Ranger R2 Johan Öberg 2021-05-28 | No, I don't own a real cartridge of this.Rendering Ranger R2 is a technical marvel from the mind and über capable hands of Manfred Trenz, creator of Turrican among other things. It's a good run 'n gun combined with a tough but cool 2D shooter.
Famifun #98 - Nazo no Murasamejou & Youkai Yashiki Johan Öberg 2021-05-24 | It's a Disk System Double today with the samurai slasher Nazo Murasamejou by Human/Nintendo, and the haunted house game Youkai Yashiki by Irem. Boo.Reuploaded because of my mistake in the beginning.
The Firemen 2 Pete & Danny English Translation Johan Öberg 2021-05-20 | The Firemen was released on the Super Nintendo in Europe but the sequel stayed in Japan. I made a subtitle for the World of Longplays longplay video, but they never put it up so I made my own video instead.
FamiFun #97 - BUSHI Seiryuuden Johan Öberg 2021-05-18 | One of the games from Game Freak that we never got in the west, BUSHI is a clever action-RPG with battles in a sidescrolling view for once.
FamiFun #96 - Marvelous: Mou Hitotsu no Takarajima Johan Öberg 2021-05-16 | A good game by Eiji Aonuma.
FamiFun #94 - Time Zone Johan Öberg 2021-05-06 | Step back and forward into time with the late Kenji Eno's platformer, Time Zone.
FamiFun #93 - Shuushoku Game Johan Öberg 2021-05-03 | Stop playing games and get a job, they said. Well how about a -game- where I get a job? Is that an OK compromise?
FamiFun #92 - Getsu Fuuma Den Johan Öberg 2021-05-01 | Take a trip to japanese hell with yet another of Konami's neglected old Famicom classics, Getsu Fuma Den.
Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki Highschool English Translation Johan Öberg 2021-04-21 | Here's an english translation of Nakayama Miho no Tokimeki Highschool, released on Famicom Disk System in 1987. This shows the best ending, and I've also translated the phone calls that were available... until May 1988. Of course the audio for those isn't available but text is.This is a light-hearted adventure game where the goal is to end up with Miho Nakayama, super idol of that time. The game is listed on her official website, so that's good, although she obviously values her being in movies, TV shows and recorded albums more.This game will never get a remake, so get your fill here!
15 Times The Naked Gun Stole From Itself Johan Öberg 2021-04-05 | In 1982 Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker produced the TV series "Police Squad", in color no less. In 1988, 91 and 94 they made three Naked Gun movies. They stole jokes from their own show and used them in the movies on occasion.Extra notes: The actress in #1 is awful. The one from the show, not the movie, she was good in Goodfellas. In #10 it kind of looks like they used the same actress for that joke? I wonder. In #14, that's Weird Al Yankovic. He's in all three movies! He was a big fan of Top Secret which came earlier.
FamiFun #91 - Majuuou Johan Öberg 2021-03-05 | Majuuou(not Majyuuou) is the Doom of sidescrolling action games, at least when it comes to Super Famicom, and it's a rare sight on the platform.
FamiFun #90 - Gekisou Sentai Car Rangers Johan Öberg 2021-03-03 | SuFami Turbo was a Aladdin Deck Enhancer-esque accessory for Super Famicom with two game slots that could trade data with each other. It didn't result in many games but it did produce one good one: this super sentai action game developed by Natsume.
FamiFun #88 - Family BASIC Johan Öberg 2021-02-19 | It puts the COM in Famicom. That was a joke. Ha.Anyway this is the programming/music creation/calculator/offline message board/fortune teller... tool that Nintendo, Hudson and Sharp created in 1984, coming packed-in with a snazzy keyboard.
FamiFun #87 - Arumana no Kiseki Johan Öberg 2021-02-16 | The other 8-bit Indiana Jones game wasn't even called that...P.S Will someone please LEAVE A COMMENT ALREADY?
FamiFun #86 - Ganpuru: Gunmans Proof Johan Öberg 2021-02-13 | Ganpuru/Gunple Gunman's Proof is a delightful Zelda-like but with GUNS. I love it, and so should you.
FamiFun #84 - Yume Penguin Monogatari Johan Öberg 2021-01-16 | Penta the penguin's girlfriend left him because he's too fat, now he has to get slim and beat the stages to get her back. In that order.
FamiFun #83 - Hyper Iria Johan Öberg 2021-01-10 | Based on an anime OVA that was based on a live-action movie. It's expensive, but is it good?
Finder Love - Capcoms Virtual Cameraman Games Johan Öberg 2020-12-30 | Executive Producer - Keiji Inafune. Sure that's a title that just comes on every game when you're the head of a company or division, but still that's a name you wouldn't expect to see on games like these, where video clips of a buxom japanese photo model has a kind of rhythm game placed on top of it, and some minigames added on for good measure.
FamiFun #82 - Ganbare Goemon 3 Johan Öberg 2020-12-27 | FamiFun #82 - Ganbare Goemon 3 (Shishijuurokubei Karakuri Manjigatame) My favorite of all the Goemon/Mystical Ninja(he's not a ninja though...) games. A great mix of Zelda-style overworld and methodical light puzzle solving sidescrolling action stages. Quality through and through.
A closer look at Kamaitachi no Yoru Johan Öberg 2020-12-26 | A behind the scenes look at the sound novel Kamaitachi no Yoru, featuring translated interviews with the developers and the author, a translated excerpt from the Drama CD, a recreation of the TV commercial, and more.Watch the Game Center CX episode, subbed courtesy of SA-GCCX:sa-gccx.com/episode/night-of-the-sickle-weaselA fully (by voice) translated playthrough by Tara A. Devlin:youtube.com/watch?v=K7OQeTdfOHkI've had this video on my to-do list for a whole year now so feels good to finally get it done.
Mega Man II Worlds of Power Animated Movie Johan Öberg 2020-12-04 | 10 years ago I turned the Scholastic kids book based on the awesome Mega Man 2 video game, into an animated webseries. Now I've put the episodes together into one single "movie". Better 10 years late than never?Enjoy the cringe, but remember - I didn't write any dialogue myself, it's all from the book, written by Ellen Miles.At the end I talk a bit about the making-of.
Protoman Plays and translates Tokimeki Memorial - Senior Year Johan Öberg 2020-12-02 | Alright, time for senior year. Sink of swim, love or... not. How will it all end?!
FamiFun #80 - Mujintou Monogatari Johan Öberg 2020-11-28 | Today on FamiFun, Mujintou Monogatari. A game I doubt you've heard of before, but one that of course has it's own series and everything over in Japan. The title means Uninhabited Island Story with the the subtitle Survival Life Adventure. It plays a little like a Koei strategy game with exploration and a bit of visual novel in there too. You play as people stranded on a tropical island trying to survive and eventually escape. It's a different one.
