xlpanda

Hi guys,

I am planning on travelling to Asia around the end of the year. My question is this: "Should I buy a gameboy sp in the US for the plane ride or should I buy one in Japan?"

The japanese version would be able to play US games so the only thing that would be different would be the color available and the manual would be in japanese.

Also, any recommendation for japanese titles I should be on the look out for?

thanks,

Jim

PixyJunket

Japanese titles to get: Mr Driller 2, Mr Driller A.

I wish I could get my hands on the japanese release of Metroid Fusion.

Galanthas

I'd get the U.S. SP. Getting a Japanese one could be more of a hassle if something goes wrong with it and you need it repaired by Nintendo when you get back to the states.

xlpanda

Galanthas-yeah, I thought about the whole warranty issue. The best buy replacement plan sounds tempting.

pixy-thanks for the suggestion on the game. I read some reviews on it and it really sounds interesting.

thanks!

joeblow69

Pixy, what's the difference between Mr. Driller 2 and A? Is A the newer title?

What's so great about the japanese release of Metroid Fusion?

PixyJunket

Mr Driller A is the new version, more characters and levels and a "virtaul pet" adventure mode. A is the way to go but I'd imagine you can find 2 for REAL cheap.

Japanese release of Fusion has some cool stuff added to it.. a diffuculty select (Easy, Normal, Hard) and 6 new endings!! The new endings are 1 for beating it on Easy, and 5 for beating it on Hard (same conditions as 5 endings for Normal).. once you beat the game once you get an "Image Collection" which lets you browse any of the ending pictures you've acquired.

I would love to get it, but I can't find it for less than $50 + LOTS of shipping.

sniper308

I didn't think that GBAs were any different based on region. What would be the difficulty getting it fixed?

Galanthas

If you owned a Japanese GBA SP and it started to malfunction, you would have to send it to NoJ. Nintendo of America wouldn't(although I would imagine there are exceptions) honor the 1 year warranty, but Nintendo of Japan would.

sjividen

Any advice on where one might locate 2 for REAL cheap. A cursory search of eBay didn't produce much and I'm not much up on import stores. Thanks...