Archive for April, 2009
Animal Crossing Corrupting Japanese Youth at Local School
A while back I was sitting in the teachers’ lounge drinking a nice cup of green tea, an announcement came over the PA system. As usual I and the other teachers tuned it out, as these announcements are pretty much the same thing every day. Then I heard something I was not expecting, the words “Doubutsu no Mori” or as we know it “Animal Crossing”. Now I started listening.
Famicom Dojo: Midwest Gaming Classic 2009 Special
Zac (of Powet.TV) and I got the chance to go to the Midwest Gaming Classic this year! What follows is each of our perspectives about the event: Zac, able to roam freely, and me? Stuck behind a table vending for RisingStuff.com!
A Look At Midwest Gaming Classic 2009
Famicom Dojo - Midwest Gaming Classic 2009 Special
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3DO To Go: Paddock Note ‘95
TRHOnline.com and Rising Stuff present yet another episode of 3DO To Go. In this entry into the ongoing depths of the strange world of gaming that is the 3DO, I look at Paddock Note ‘95, a Horse Racing Simulation. It was released in 1995 by Fuji Television and was a Japanese only release. Because of that though, the entire game is in Japanese… a language I neither speak nor read.
3DO To Go: FIFA International Soccer
TRHOnline.com and Rising Stuff present yet another episode of 3DO To Go! In this installment I pull out FIFA International Soccer which was released by Electronic Arts in 1994. It’s the first game in their long running FIFA series of video games. Really, this is a game for people who want to play a game… about soccer.
Famicom Denshimail: Hookups
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Welcome to Famicom Denshimail — the newest Famicom Dojo segment this side of Ursa Minor, here to answer all your questions about video games!
This week we show you how to hookup your Famicom to your TV and HDTV, however these instructions are for North American NTSC sets ONLY. There are many more considerations for PAL conversion which we hope to cover at a future time.
Plug into the future? Forget I said anything…
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3DO To Go: Pyramid Intruder
TRHOnline.com and Rising Stuff present yet another episode of 3DO To Go! In this episode I review Pyramid Intruder, a 1995 Japanese only release by Taito. Pyramid Intruder is a partial remake/adaptation of Sega’s LaserActive title Pyramid Patrol from 1993. A simple shoot-em-up, Pyramid Intruder is a flawed but fun import game.
Special 10-Day Sales Event: NEC Consoles (and a few games)
This month’s sale is shorter that the rest due to Alex and my upcoming trip to America. So to make up for the short length, we are offering some really great deals. The theme is the wonderful consoles made by NEC. If you have ever wanted to own a PC Engine or PC-FX now is the time. We discounted a few games as well. Enjoy the sale but don’t wait too long to take advantage of it. The sale ends on April 14th Japan time (that’s April 13th in the US) and for many of these items we only have one in stock. Supplies are limited.
Here is what’s on sale:
PC Engine Briefcase Unit (unboxed) $175.00 $145.00
PC Engine Briefcase Unit (boxed) $225.00 $179.00
PC Engine Duo-RX (no box) $199.00 $169.00
PC Engine Duo (boxed) $175.00 $129.00
PC-Engine Duo-R (boxed) $199.00 $149.00
PC-FX Console (boxed) $105.00 $89.00
PC Engine CD - Dragon Half $13.00 $9.00
PC Engine CD - Fatal Fury 2 $4.00 $2.00
PC Engine CD - Tekipaki Working Love $95.00 $65.00
PC-FX - Ah! My Goddess (Ah! Megami Sama) $19.00 $11.00
PC-FX - Anime Freak Vol. 3 $9.00 $5.00
PC-FX - Graduation 2 Neo Generation FX $5.00 $3.00
PC-FX - Voice Paradise $11.00 $5.00
PC-FX - Zoku Hatukoi Monogatari-syugaku ryokou $19.00 $9.00
3DO To Go: Importing From Japan Special
Your favorite show about 3DO retro gaming returns with our 3DO guide to importing from Japan. Why should you import Japanese games? Because how else could you try out some of the 3DO’s least known titles? (List of known incompatible games after the jump!)
