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ITT: Japan-exclusive games that...
>have an english translation patch OR don't require understanding Japanese to play
>are NOT turn-based fantasy RPGs unless they have something quirky about them that sets them apart (examples: Live-a-Live, Mother)

Pic related is Gunman's Proof for the SNES, seems like a Zelda-style game but in the wild west.

>> No.1525495

>>1525485
Hourai High is a quirky JRPG with a job system set in current day (read: 1990s) Japan.

>> No.1525507

>Sin and Punishment
>Chu-Teng

RPGs:
>Mother
>Mystic Ark
>Live-a-Live
>Sweet Home

>> No.1525521
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1525521

majuu ou/king of demons

>> No.1525579

I bought a copy of Soma Bringer many many years ago. Anyone here know if that one works well without translation?

>> No.1525585
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1525585

Alcahest! Be Alan, kick ass.

>> No.1525595

SMT 1&2 are the best games in the series, even better than nocturne

>> No.1525693

>>1525521

>Stay human the whole playthrough, get bad ending
>mutate yourself into the most powerful demon, get good ending

Fuck's sake

>> No.1525745

>>1525693
>kibg of demons
>good ending aa a demon
GEEZ, I WONDER WHY IT TURNED OUT TO BE LIKE THIS!

>> No.1525757
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1525757

Umihara Kawase
BS F-Zero
Clock Tower

>> No.1525761
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1525761

Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima
>The game was influenced by The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past'[1] The player controls three boys across the land by the bird's-eye view. A command window will pop up whenever the player encounter an object or person. The window will give the player choices on what to do with the person or thing, like picking up objects, talking, or reading.

It's fun. It was the first game by Aonuma

>> No.1525769
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1525769

BS The Legend of Zelda: Ancient Stone Tablets

It's broken into 4 episodes, it's kinda like a master quest for alttp.

>> No.1525772

>>1525595
I really like the setting and overall feel of the game but demons going at you everywhere kinda ruins it.

>> No.1525790

>>1525772
I hear the later versions are better about the ridiculous encounter rate. The iOS version is apparently based on the GBA version with the PSX version music, so it's probably more bearable.

Whatever it's worth, I'm playing through FF3 NES and the encounter rate is nowhere as bad as SMT1 SNES. SMT1 really can get ridiculous with its encounters.

>> No.1525794

>>1525761
>Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima
Bullshit, is there a full translation?

>> No.1525796

>>1525794
I dunno about full, but a nice chunk of it has been playable for a while now. This was months ago, so it may have improved.

>> No.1525820

>>1525794
>>1525796
Got a link to the translation? I can't seem to find it at all.

>> No.1525827

>>1525790
I don't get why it's such a bother to so many people. Sure the encounter rate is kinda high but the battles go by fast enough that it's no big deal.

I mean... you can Auto through like 99% of all encounters in the game, and they get especially easy when you get to the point where you can buy machineguns and sleep/stone bullets or w/e.

They're less of a chore to go through than any encounter in any Squaresoft title, any Dragon Quest title, etc.etc.

>> No.1525830

>>1525761
Welp, this certainly got my attention.

>>1525820
This.

>> No.1525831

>>1525585
Oh man I had a huge boner for this game when I was 10

>> No.1525841

>>1525827
>They're less of a chore to go through than any encounter in any Squaresoft title, any Dragon Quest title, etc.etc.

I disagree because you have to be alert during many encounters in SMT. And the autobattle is kinda shit in this game because as I recall, it keeps going until the battle is over or until you die.

And encounters in SMT1 can get ridiculous because you can find yourself in another battle after getting out of the first one without even taking a single step. This can happen a ton of times to the point where it seems you can have like 4 battles in a row on a single tile. It slows things down way too much.

>> No.1525845

>>1525820
>>1525830
http://www.romhacking.net/translations/2006/

>> No.1525852

>>1525845
anyone know if the patched rom will run on a flashcart?

>> No.1525861

>>1525841

You can press/hold/mash B to make the autobattle stop. (I never really got how it worked)

Most enemies aren't too dangerous either. And even then those that are are easy to recognize so you know which ones to be careful around.

Also I never really saw them as multiple battles in a row, just different types of enemies in the same encounter.

But oh well... I can't deny that the game's system is dated but I don't think it's all that bad really. For a first person JRPG it could be waaaaaaay slower and clunkier.

>> No.1525869

>>1525852
No idea. Try it and report back to us. I don't have a cart.

>>1525861
The system is alright honestly. The encounters just get to me.

SMT2 is much more balanced in that regard.

>> No.1525885

>>1525869
But thenSMT2 is better in pretty much every way imo. The only thing the first one has over it is its setting and ambiance.

>> No.1525906

>>1525852
>>1525869
I tried emulating it on the DS and it can't even load the title screen, but it runs fine emulated on my laptop. BTW, aside from the title screen and some menus it is fully translated in English, so I played it with no problems.

>> No.1525912

>>1525885
Agreed. SMT2 is better for gameplay reasons. SMT1 still has my favorite setting and storyline in the entire series.

>>1525906
Emulating the SNES on the DS barely works at all from my experience.

>> No.1525924

>>1525869
will try soon just gotta finish up this 100% run of dkc2

>> No.1525939

>>1525912
People agreeing with me about SNES SMT games. I must be dreaming. Thank god for /vr/

>> No.1525964

>>1525912
It depends, maybe it's a 50/50 ratio or something like that. I have emulated many games smoothly on my DS. I noticed it has mostly trouble with later SNES games and Marvelous is one of them.

>> No.1526053

>>1525841
>And encounters in SMT1 can get ridiculous because you can find yourself in another battle after getting out of the first one without even taking a single step.
This never, ever happened to me when I played SMT1.

>>1525827
Agreed with this.

>> No.1526059

>>1525757
mine has the HUD too low as well

>> No.1526276

>>1526053
I think you misunderstood. You can defeat all the demons and then suddenly it will say something along the lines of "MORE MONSTERS" and then the battle continues. Happens quite often in SMT1.

>> No.1526279

>>1526276
Yeah, I probably worded that stupidly when I was typing.

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1526296

One of the best damned shumps ever, although I'd say Gradius V for the PS2 is a bit better. It's kinda funny, because the only Japanese in the game is on just one screen.

Anybody know how I could run this on my North American PS1? I've heard about getting a spring or some shit like that, but I dunno.

>> No.1526353

Moai-kun
Platform/puzzle crossbreed game for the Famicom/NES that combines elements of Bubble Bobble with elements of Lolo/Eggerland and Sokoban games.

Sailor Moon: Another Story
RPG for the Super Famicom/SNES based on the cartoon. Surprisingly not bad.

Blue Blink/Aoi Blink
Platform/adventure hybrid (a genre often stupidly called 'Metroidvania') for the PC-Engine/Turbo Grafx 16 that plays a lot like Clash At Demonhead.

I'm Kid Dracula/Boku Dracula-kun
NES platformer.

Coryoon - Child of Dragon
PCE/TG16 shmup.

>> No.1526513

Bahamut Lagoon has a translated ROM floating around out there.

>> No.1526547
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1526547

Metal Max is kinda cool. It's a semi-open world post apocalyptic RPG. You can drive and customize a tank.

>> No.1526569

>>1526547
dem tits, man.
Is Metal Max for NES fan translated?

>> No.1526582

>>1526569
No but Aeon Genesis translated Metal Max Returns which is a remake of the first game

>> No.1527320

>>1526296
what is a 4wire modchip

>> No.1527375

>>1526059
It's perfectly normal actually, even the sequel Shun has the HUD middle in the screen.

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1528496

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4N2JKBR1Lg

>> No.1528590

>>1526513
How good is the story in this?

>> No.1528603

>>1526296
>Anybody know how I could run this on my North American PS1?
Modchip. $4 from Eurasia.

>> No.1528658

>>1528590
>Playing games for the story

>> No.1528786 [DELETED] 

>>1528658
>not playing role jrpgs for the story

>> No.1528787

>>1528658
>not playing jrpgs for the story

>> No.1529304
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Holy Umbrella - Dondera no Mubou!!

>> No.1529341 [DELETED] 
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oriental blue: ao no tengai, a gba jrpg with a branching storyline (although all branches culminate in the same ending.) you can outright lose boss fights and things like that, which will affect how the story unfolds. even friendlier than dragon quest--you don't even lose money when you die, so be sure to tinker. tengai makyou is a damn big deal in japan and this is the only(?) installment that's ever been translated.

speaking of dragon quest and big deals in japan, this game was translated by the guy who translated DQ Monsters: Caravan Heart, which is also relevant to this thread if you haven't played it.

>> No.1529414

>>1525485
Been playing since yesterday, OP. Thanks for reminding me to play this. This second dungeon boss is a piece of shit, so I'm taking a breather today. FWIW, I've never played but more than 20 minutes of LTTP because it's boring. I think the western atmosphere adds some fun like an EarthBound quirk (which I enjoy).

>> No.1529689

>>1529341
Let's try to keep it retro, anon.

>> No.1529796

Someone should make an infographic on this.

>> No.1529962

>>1525495
Came here to say this, glad to see it mentioned. BGM is catchy and the translation team did a fairly decent patch. Combat is pretty boring though.

>> No.1529983

>>1529962
I'll grant you this. At least it's quick.

The fun does come from messing around jobs and, of course, the totally off the wall story.

>> No.1529993

>>1525485
>Live-A-Live
Treasure Hunter G is pretty much up your alley, it has a battle system similar to Live-A-Live but it's much better. Though the story suffers.

>> No.1530014
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1530014

Kawa no Nushi Tsuri 2

Comfy ass fishing game/RPG, and could be played without knowing much of the translation. Hell, just watching that episode of GCCX will pretty much guide you through the whole game.

>> No.1530425

Black/Matrix OO

Very interesting tactical RPG. Disgaea before there was Disgaea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6DsLyWiC8Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hk7F4LZFsU

Sadly no translation patch.

>> No.1530663

>>1526547
God damn do I love this game. Booted up my old save just for shits and giggles last night to fuck around. Before I'd realized it, I'd been playing for almost two hours, just dicking around with tanks, fighting ridiculous enemies, and revisiting locales.

Really hope they get around to translating more of the series. I think that the only other game in the series to make it out of Japan was Metal Saga for the PS2. Lots of fun there, too, for anyone who might be into this.

>> No.1530691

>>1528496
Does this fit both conditions in OP?

>> No.1530692

>>1530425
So, just a bit of a teaser from this thread's perspective?

>> No.1531325

>>1530425
>have an english translation patch OR don't require understanding Japanese to play

>> No.1531420

Pulseman
Rakugaki Showtime
Nazo no Murasamejou
Annet Futatabi
Monster World 4
Princess Crown
Tower of Druaga
Valkyrie no Densetsu

>> No.1531428

>>1531325
Black Matrix Zero can be played without knowing Japanese if you know Korean

>>1530425
>Disgaea before there was Disgaea.

The rest of the series is, but as a 2004 release (last JP ps1 release), 00 isn't (Disgaea is 2003).

>> No.1531503

>>1531420
Don't you need some Japanese knowledge to play Princess Crown?

>> No.1531557

>>1531503
It helps, but not really necessary

>> No.1531674

Technically not /vr/ worthy, but Pole's Big Adventure on WiiWare.

>> No.1531894

Wizardry - Llylgamyn Saga and Wizardry - New Age of Llylgamyn.

>> No.1531902
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1531902

King Colossus. Really great Action RPG for the Mega-Drive/Genesis

There's really no reason why it couldn't have been brought overseas to the states

>> No.1531905
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1531905

>>1531902
Also the port of Tower Of Druaga for PC-Engine and Zombie Hunter for the Famicom

>> No.1531953

>>1531420

>giant list of games

Not helpful. Screenshot or brief description helps.

>> No.1531981

for the frog the bell tolls

>> No.1531982 [DELETED] 

Obligatory

>> No.1531986 [DELETED] 

Obligatory

>> No.1531992

>>1531953

Just google that shit.

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Obligatory

>> No.1532003

>>1530691
It's not an RPG. It's an SRPG.

>> No.1532063

>>1531420
>Valkyrie no Densetsu
this game is really fun, it has a great soundtrack too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyYak1FScUs

>> No.1532093
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1532093

Oh niggers what are you doing! wheres Secrets of mana!

>> No.1532107

>>1532093
>ITT: Japan-exclusive games that...

>> No.1532110

>>1531998
What a coincidence, I just finished First Departure.
While I enjoyed the SNES version graphics a lot more, the PSP remake was really entertaining.

>> No.1532112

>>1532107
I've misread and made an ass of myself, Sorry thread.

While i'm here though, why does it have to be japan exclusive, but in english? that's like trying to be an elitist weaboo, but not bothering to learn the language.

>> No.1532130

>>1532112
I think the point is to find hidden gems that are otherwise difficult to find due to the japanese obscurity factor.

>> No.1532136

>>1525693
Sounds like Mass Effect endings.

>> No.1532137

>>1532130
Fair enough, just seemed like a very specific niche, best of luck to everyone, the games I've played that have been mentioned were good games at the minimum.

>> No.1532328
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1532328

Not exactly a Japanese exclusive any more but it was an exclusive for a long. Dejap translation was awsome. Also, no kangaroo in this version.

>> No.1532338

>>1532328
>Dejap translation was awsome

Nice joke.

>> No.1532387
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1532387

Famicom Detective Club: Part 2 for the SNES/SFC

Developed by Nintendo in-house. Famicom Detective Club was a popular text-heavy detective adventure series originally released in on the Famicom Disk System.

The second game (prequel to the first) was totally redone for the Super Famicom with new art, extra animation, all sorts of UI tweaks, and new music composed by Kenji Yamamoto (OF SUPER METROID FAME HOLY SHIT).

The SFC remake was released through the Japan-only Nintendo Power service, where you would buy games at kiosks and upload them to a flash cartridge.

Translated by romhack gurus Tomato and Demiforce.

>> No.1532390

>>1532328
How would you think their translation is awesome when even the picture you used disproves it?

>> No.1532408

>>1532387

So to clarify part 2 remake for the sfc is translated. What about the others?

>> No.1532412

>>1532408
They are not. I would love to play the first and second game in their original version

>> No.1532413

>>1532387
Basically, if you dug Snatcher gameplay you'll feel at home with this

>> No.1532426

>>1532408
>>1532412

Thankfully, 1 & 2 are totally stand-alone. Would love to play the first one (and the handful of sequels that came out for that weirdo Japan-only satellite based download service)

>> No.1532464

>>1532338
I still laugh at all the faggots that sent him money for 'data recovery'

>> No.1532631

>>1531953
Most of those are pretty well known. The most obscure out of those is probably Annet Futatabi.

>> No.1533210

>>1530425
black matrix zero for GBA has a patch

>> No.1533224
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1533224

Translated rom included inside the 7zip file. Try it, its good

>> No.1533225

>>1533210
Not a full one. It is just a menu translation patch and playing SRPG without plot is just dumb

>> No.1533226

>>1533224
It would help if you told people this is emu-russia

>> No.1533229
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1533229

Deae Tonosama. It''s like Legend of Mystical Ninja, except much, much weirder.

You travel through Japan beating up people, then the whole world. And at the end up you go to Mars, for some reason.

>> No.1533231

>>1533229
Must be trying to ape Ninja Jajamaru

>> No.1533237

>>1533231
You don't play as a ninja in this game, though.

Did I mention you can also turn into a huge muscular dude that can punch things until they explode? Yeah.

>> No.1534786

>Famicom
>Super famicom

So many of these. Too many. There have to be more for other systems right? It's because you're all so familliar with them right?

>> No.1534821
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1534821

The Adventure of Little Ralph is a PS1 platformer heavily inspired on the SNES platformers, but with the graphical update of a PS1 game. Apart from having challenging sections each boss is a fighting game styled fight where you do commands in the same way as SF2. If you want to experience the whole game set it to "Normal" since the game defaults to easy and this prevents you from getting the last 3 stages.

>> No.1534837

>>1525485
I'll try this OP. I'm close to finishing Alundra and I want to keep the party going.

>> No.1534856

>>1534786
Any suggestions?

>> No.1534862

>>1534786
Most translation hacks were for Famicom/Super Famicom games. Nintendo had tons of text-heavy games while the Sega catalog was more "arcade-y".

No clue why there are few mentions of Sega imports that were playable without translation though. Maybe all the best stuff was already localized

>> No.1534951

>>1533225
It has a full patch to Korean

>> No.1534956

>>1534821

Fuck that game looks good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkdJZ_NRU4A

>> No.1535729

http://www.the-nextlevel.com/tnl/threads/50797-PlayStation-1-Games-Not-Released-in-the-West

Hey look what I found doods.

>> No.1537180

>>1535729

neat

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1537232

>>1534951
Yeah?! I read/speak Korean! I was unaware there was a patch from Moon to KoKo. ^_^
Pic is sooooooooooooo related!

>> No.1537316

great thread everyone, everyone else check these recs

>> No.1539097

>>1526547
Thank you sooo fucking much for this, anon! This game is brilliant!

>> No.1539627

>>1526296
PSP and the TV cable is how I play it. Is the JP version better?

>> No.1541627

>>1539627

Well, PS1 is the original. Might be some lower resolution issues in the PSP port? Dunno.