squidget

I used to import a lot of games with my dreamcast. There were quite a few that would never see state side that I wanted to play. I found something called Freeloader which works like the Dreamcast boot disc which allows you to play imported games.
Are there any cool games on the GC that are only available in Japan? I don't speak or read Japenese so a heavy language title won't work out too well.
thanks

~~ PAL ~~

The only decent new releases that isn't here yet are Ikaruga and Mr. Driller: Drill Land. But both games might eventually be released in the states at a later time.

I have seen the arcade version of Ikaruga in Japan, and it's gorgeous. However, this game is very hard, at least for an average skilled person like me. This vertical scrolling shooter requires you to switch between the light and dark mode and absorb like-colored shots as energies for powered-up attack, but one hit by the wrong color and you're dead. Toward the middle of the game, it gets ridiculously intense, and either requires cat-like reflexes, or memorization of all the attack patterns in order to survive.

Note: Doh, I just checked IGN. Ikaruga is slated for US release in April, no release info for Mr. Driller tho.

PAL

PixyJunket

Mr Driller Drill Land!!!~$@#!

PixyJunket

Wait did you say you got a Freeloader? IS IT FINALLY OUT?

squidget

apparently.
its in stock at ncsx for $19

Outlaw

Doshin the Giant (this game also got a European release but not in the US)

Mr Driller Drill Land - I don't understand why they haven't brought this out here yet, Mr. Driller rules.

RAVE Groove Adventure: Fighting Live- looks pretty interesting, kind of like Powerstone and has 4 player support.

Nintendo Puzzle Collection

Dokapon DX

those are the ones that look interesting to me, i don't know if some of them are they are good or not because i haven't played them all.

PixyJunket

You have made my week..

Ralph Wiggum

That Nintendo Puzzle Collection looks pretty good. I hope it sees a stateside release.

zero

If your gonna import may as well go full tilt. Im going to import Soul Calibur 2 There are many imports out there I'd like to get as well aside from SC2. It just sucks that theres no safe way like the free loader to get imports for PS2s.

ScottMan

Who here has actually played RAVE? I've been interested in the game since its release early last year, but I have yet to come across anyone who has actually played it. Heck, even the GameFAQ guides are incomplete. I'm starting to think the game doesn't exist.

squidget

i did some searching and it looks damn kewl. I might pick it up
buyritegames has it for $60

zerotl

Stay away from buyrite, or shall I say buywrong, look somewhere else. How about lik-sang, has anyone ordered there lately? Are they alright?

Oh and how come noones talking about winning eleven 6?

squidget

really?
i have ordered things from buyrite before. I cashed in when they were getting rid of their dreamcast iimports.
lik-sang was more expensive, i found it at tronix but they were sold out
wining eleven 6???

Outlaw

I like the way you think, there's also F-Zero!!!

zerotl

Winning Eleven 6 is a soccer game, some say the best out there. You're like the first person that has positive things to say about buyrite. Everyone hates them, and my exprience with them wasn't positive either.

speedyray

IGN was talking about it the other day. I think they said it was coming stateside.

zero

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...F-Zero

Tigger

Powerful Pro Baseball 9....

mljones99

Soul Calibur 2 will definitly be imported. And probably F-Zero too. When is the Japan release date for F-Zero?

kaiyouske

Yup, definately get Soul Calibur 2. It's due on the 27th of this month. I put in my preorder of SC2 and the SC2 arcade stick last month.