Cody Musser's goal in life must be to aid those outside of Japan attain the wonderful products exclusive to that country. His work over at Modojo, the latest of which is gauging the top 10 handheld games to import for the DS, GBA, and that other portable thing. In bringing up such titles as Ganbare Goemon (Legend of the Mystical Ninja) and Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! (Elite Beat Agents), Musser gets the DS Fanboy stamp of approval. We suggest you give the piece a read and check out his previous article on introducing gamers to importing.Top 10 games to import:
- Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! - DS
- DJ Max Portable - PSP
- Bleach: Souten Ni Kakeru Unmei - DS
- Mother 3 - GBA
- Kessakusen! Ganbare Goemon 1+2 - GBA
- Daigasso! Band Brothers - DS
- Taiko No Tatsujin Portable - PSP
- Kururin Paradise - GBA
- Densetsu No Starfi 4 - DS
- Tokimeki Memorial: Forever With You - PSP
[Update: All of the games do not come from Japan, as is the case with DJ Portable Max. We apologize for the oversight.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
9-01-2006 @ 1:05PM
MaHe said...
I would put the Puzzle Series (all four games, though Sudoku is kinda unnecessary since we've got Brain Age) on that list too. I especially love Kakuro - even if you don't have a clue what menu option means what, no worries - you can figure that out in seconds. ;)
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9-01-2006 @ 2:15PM
j said...
DJ Max Portable is one of the best games on PSP and it happens to be Korean, not Japanese.
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9-01-2006 @ 5:10PM
these socks said...
Seems pretty stupid to have Ouendan as the top import game when you won't have to wait much longer to play what will effectively be the same game, but that's just me.
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9-01-2006 @ 6:16PM
christian said...
actually regarding about ouendan, the music won't be the same as the original. I highly doubt it'll have the same feel but it sure would still be awesome to play in english form.
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9-02-2006 @ 2:35AM
christian said...
I think you're fine since you did say import games, but since you said from Japan only then yes, some people will notice if you put a korean game.
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9-02-2006 @ 10:32AM
Scott said...
Tokimeki is unfortunately about as language dependent as they come. It's not very realistic to believe we'll be seeing games like this outside Japan very often, so it's a shame to see an entire genre American players won't be able to experience.
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