Does anyone know if there is a distributor that sells UK, Austalian, Japanese PSP games stateside, other than Ebay? If so, please provide a link.
Many thanks
noonan4224
06-27-08, 03:37 PM
This is probably your best bet for imports. I've ordered from them many times.
http://www.play-asia.com/
Decker
06-27-08, 04:35 PM
yeah, I use play-asia sometimes. They're good.
Also feel free to support my favorite toy store in the world, Hawaii's own Toys N Joys, (as seen in the hit TV show LOST) www.toysnjoys.com
buckee1
06-27-08, 06:41 PM
Thanks guys, I'm off to shop !
EEz28
06-27-08, 09:00 PM
So what are some good imports to play? Doesn't matter what type of game (action, rpg, puzzle) I'm open to whatever.
movie diva
06-27-08, 10:23 PM
Thanks for the link.
JB7
06-28-08, 04:08 PM
I've seen a lot of UK PSP game listings say Region 2. Is that really true that I could not play UK games on my american PSP?
Ralph Jenkins
06-28-08, 07:03 PM
If you're a fast of classic side-scrolling shooters, you can't go wrong with Parodius Portable or Salamander Portable. These two are my favorite PSP import titles (they've only been released in Japan) and they've both been re-released at a cheaper price.
The two DJ Max Portable titles from Korea are also very good, but the learning curve is pretty steep if you're not that familiar with rhythm action games.
Decker
06-28-08, 07:09 PM
I've seen a lot of UK PSP game listings say Region 2. Is that really true that I could not play UK games on my american PSP?
All PSP games are reigon-free and can play on any PSP. The UMDs (movies on disc) are reigon-specific.
rainking187
06-28-08, 11:35 PM
Also feel free to support my favorite toy store in the world, Hawaii's own Toys N Joys, (as seen in the hit TV show LOST) www.toysnjoys.com
Seriously? I ordered from them once and it was the worst retail experience I've ever had. I emailed them to make sure they had a GBA game I wanted in stock and they said they did. So I ordered it from them...and they didn't have it in stock. So they said they would track it down. After waiting a while I emailed them multiple times trying to cancel my order and when they finally responded it was to tell me that they had sent the game about a month after I originally placed my order. When I got the game the box looked like it had been stomped on. It took another month of waiting and a bunch more emails before I got a refund.
Decker
06-29-08, 02:59 AM
Well, to be fair, I've only ordered from them once online. The actual physical stores in HI are awesome (the Kaimuki store is the location where Jin bought the stuffed panda in the most recent season of Lost). The stores are great and I respect the independant toy store -- it's really a dying breed. But I can't say that I have a great knowledge of their online sales; I just know they stock import games and cool figures and such.
fujishig
06-30-08, 12:47 PM
Toys n Joys is a great place to visit in person, but I've heard many horror stories about online ordering... mostly for collectible items, though, not video games.
Unfortunately, it looks like Fry's has stopped importing PSP and DS games... they clearanced the rest of them out a while ago.
There are at least a few RPGs that came out in the UK but not in the US:
Tales of Eternia
Breath of Fire III
which are both in English. I'm not sure how they would hold up now that there's a glut of JRPGs on the PSP, but they were decent when they came out. Unfortunately, the only other import PSP games I have are games that I'm more a fan of the license than the actual game (I love the Gundam and Super Robot Wars games, for instance).
buckee1
06-30-08, 03:25 PM
Some of my favorites have been the Gundam series as well as the Ultraman psp released some time ago. I did get Monster Hunter G and have had a fair bit of difficulty given that everything is in Japanese (which was expected).
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