Jimmy Hapa's Import Gaming FTW!

I had the intention to create a thread for this great Youtube show years ago, but it went on a hiatus for sometime and then I decided to wait.

Now it has been active again and I can't recommend it enough, especially for those willing to get some extra education on JP-exclusive titles. And, no, I'm not talking about your regular "OMGZ, look at this rare game called M.U.S.H.A", this is something a lot deeper and less flashy than that.

Some reviews that I strongly recommend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4m8_hXmFpU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpQltjzt1Tw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4ntZyw95r8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjw_45kgz3s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRrkaSOYc3w


He also has IMO the best coverage out there of the Ganbare Goemon series in some of his other videos.

...what's this, then?
a YT channel:
a) that looks well edited
b) narrarator's voice doesn't make me long for death
c) actually highlights games i've not heard of

sub'd! putting these in queue for a slow day at work, keep em comin man!

About time someone covered Willy Wombat. It's such an import-friendly title, yet hardly anyone's heard of it. It's also a pretty good game, which makes how ignored it often is rather odd.

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Originally Posted by The Coop

About time someone covered Willy Wombat. It's such an import-friendly title, yet hardly anyone's heard of it. It's also a pretty good game, which makes how ignored it often is rather odd.

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Did Saturn gamers just forget about till now? It was well known bitd. Gamefan made a big deal about and it was sold at Electronic Boutique. The fact that Susumu Matsushita was involved and it's gaijin-friendly helped make it one of the most well known Saturn imports in game forums in the late 90's.

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Originally Posted by Black_Tiger

Did Saturn gamers just forget about till now? It was well known bitd. Gamefan made a big deal about and it was sold at Electronic Boutique. The fact that Susumu Matsushita was involved and it's gaijin-friendly helped make it one of the most well known Saturn imports in game forums in the late 90's.

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I only know of the game because I saw it at the Digital Press store once a few years ago, & it looked interesting to me. I didn't know about how it was already in English or anything about its previous notoriety.

And yet another *great* review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f69UMqCSyks

Been subscribed to Jimmy for awhile, he's the one that made me cave in, try Violinist of Hamelin, and eventually buy it (and watched the anime too, but the game is cool). Watching his Pulirula video made me go back and play that Taito oddball on my PS2 and Saturn(fun game). But it's killed me to watch Purikura Daisakusen knowing that game is crazy expensive, and can only play the arcade and Saturn versions in emulation (it did however spark me to buy the half assed PS1 Power Instinct 2 port, just to have a game with Clara in it).