AMA Egg (McMuffin) Man AMA

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Ask me anything. I live in Japan so if you guys have any questions about Japan feel free to ask those too.

 

[naizou's icon naizou naizou]

What is your favorite game hardware?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

What is your favorite game hardware?

It's hard to choose! Maybe the SNES. It was my first console, and I have more games for SNES than any other console. But for handhelds it's definitely the Game Boy Color.

 

[Gorse]

Favourite episode of Game Center CX?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Favourite episode of Game Center CX?

My favorite episodes are the ones that are so fun that I want to buy whatever game Arino played and try it myself. The earliest one like this that I can remember is Prince of Persia but there's been others over the years.

 

[Deleted member 121503]

so if you guys have any questions about Japan feel free to ask those too.

This is interesting. I wanna go live there in the future so I have a few questions. Are more foreigners expected to go live in Japan in the future? What impact do you think will they have? Last question, how annoying are tourists (if you live in a touristy area)?

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Oh also, anything general to recommend about moving to Japan?

 

[Viviana Santos]

What's your favorite animal?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Are more foreigners expected to go living in Japan in the future?

Yes and no. The number of foreign residents is increasing every year and it's expected to continue increasing into the future, but the majority of these are temporary residents such as students or people coming on the internship programs. Additionally, most foreigners who move to Japan leave after a few years. So while the number is increasing (and will continue to increase), I don't think that the number of long term foreign residents will increase drastically.

What impact do you think will they have

It depends on several factors. For example recently the population of Kurdish is increasing a lot and they all seem to populate to one single area and have been causing many problems. If the majority of foreign residents do the same than I think that the impact will be very negative, but if they were to assimilate into Japanese society than I think there will be no major problems. Usually when there are problematic groups the government deals with them through various ways such as not allowing them to renew their visas and making it difficult for people from that country to get visas. Around 10 years ago this happened with the Nepalese. Way back in the 90s the same thing happened with Iranians. I expect that soon the same thing will happen with the Kurds (or more likely, anyone with Turkish citizenship), and maybe also Vietnamese.

how annoying are tourists (if you live in the Tokyo area)?

I live in Tokyo but I rarely go downtown so I don't see tourists very often. Everything I do is within vicinity of my home, and there is no reason for tourists to come out this way. But when I do go downtown I of course see tourists and yes they are awful. They tend to crowd on the sidewalks and walk very slowly, and I've seen tourists throw trash on the ground which made me upset. I often hear crazy stories in the news too, like a Chinese man in Tokyo (or was it Yokohama?) that killed a sex worker, or an American tourist in Hokkaido that pushed someone down some stairs. Obviously most tourist aren't like that, but there will continue to be more and more like this as tourism increases. Don't get me started on people like Johnny Somali...

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What's your favorite animal?

Echidna, their dicks are crazy.

 

[Deleted member 121503]

Yes and no. The number of foreign residents is increasing every year and it's expected to continue increasing into the future, but the majority of these are temporary residents such as students or people coming on the internship programs. Additionally, most foreigners who move to Japan leave after a few years. So while the number is increasing (and will continue to increase), I don't think that the number of long term foreign residents will increase drastically.

It depends on several factors. For example recently the population of Kurdish is increasing a lot and they all seem to populate to one single area and have been causing many problems. If the majority of foreign residents do the same than I think that the impact will be very negative, but if they were to assimilate into Japanese society than I think there will be no major problems. Usually when there are problematic groups the government deals with them through various ways such as not allowing them to renew their visas and making it difficult for people from that country to get visas. Around 10 years ago this happened with the Nepalese. Way back in the 90s the same thing happened with Iranians. I expect that soon the same thing will happen with the Kurds (or more likely, anyone with Turkish citizenship), and maybe also Vietnamese.

I live in Tokyo but I rarely go downtown so I don't see tourists very often. Everything I do is within vicinity of my home, and there is no reason for tourists to come out this way. But when I do go downtown I of course see tourists and yes they are awful. They tend to crowd on the sidewalks and walk very slowly, and I've seen tourists throw trash on the ground which made me upset. I often hear crazy stories in the news too, like a Chinese man in Tokyo (or was it Yokohama?) that killed a sex worker, or an American tourist in Hokkaido that pushed someone down some stairs. Obviously most tourist aren't like that, but there will continue to be more and more like this as tourism increases. Don't get me started on people like Johnny Somali...

Very interesting answer, thank you.

Yes and no. The number of foreign residents is increasing every year and it's expected to continue increasing into the future, but the majority of these are temporary residents such as students or people coming on the internship programs. Additionally, most foreigners who move to Japan leave after a few years. So while the number is increasing (and will continue to increase), I don't think that the number of long term foreign residents will increase drastically.

Oh, nice to hear that. Honestly, one of the reasons I want to move there is because I’m honestly sick of westerners doing dumb stuff. I know no place in this world is perfect but at least they’re polite and they have the decency of not littering the streets lol. They may sound like small stuff but they’re pretty important things imho.

It depends on several factors. For example recently the population of Kurdish is increasing a lot and they all seem to populate to one single area and have been causing many problems. If the majority of foreign residents do the same than I think that the impact will be very negative, but if they were to assimilate into Japanese society than I think there will be no major problems. Usually when there are problematic groups the government deals with them through various ways such as not allowing them to renew their visas and making it difficult for people from that country to get visas. Around 10 years ago this happened with the Nepalese. Way back in the 90s the same thing happened with Iranians. I expect that soon the same thing will happen with the Kurds (or more likely, anyone with Turkish citizenship), and maybe also Vietnamese.

Well, if the Japanese goverment knows how to deal with them then I’m not worried.

I live in Tokyo but I rarely go downtown so I don't see tourists very often. Everything I do is within vicinity of my home, and there is no reason for tourists to come out this way. But when I do go downtown I of course see tourists and yes they are awful. They tend to crowd on the sidewalks and walk very slowly, and I've seen tourists throw trash on the ground which made me upset. I often hear crazy stories in the news too, like a Chinese man in Tokyo (or was it Yokohama?) that killed a sex worker, or an American tourist in Hokkaido that pushed someone down some stairs. Obviously most tourist aren't like that, but there will continue to be more and more like this as tourism increases. Don't get me started on people like Johnny Somali...

I’ll definitely avoid living in more touristy areas then, thank you, those are literally the stuff I want to avoid lol. Although my kind of job works better in more international areas so idk, I’ll find a compromise.

One last question, how did you move there? Did you move there with one of those JET programs or similar or did you just move there with a more “normal” job? Or did you just marry someone? Hope I’m not getting too personal lol, sorry if I am.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Most hated movie genre?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

I’ll definitely avoid living in more touristy areas then

Even Tokyo is fine, but Tokyo has districts for everything and certain districts attract tourists. For example if I were to go to Shibuya I would expect to see lots of tourists. Just don't live somewhere like that and there's no problems.

One last question, how did you move there? Did you move there with one of those JET programs or similar or did you just move there with a more “normal” job?

I came as a student when I was in my late teens.

Or did you just marry someone

I married someone but that's not how I moved here.

Hope I’m not getting too personal lol, sorry if I am.

Thread title lol

Most hated movie genre?

I want to say musical but there's actually some musicals I like. Maybe sci-fi?

 

[Deleted member 121503]

Even Tokyo is fine, but Tokyo has districts for everything and certain districts attract tourists. For example if I were to go to Shibuya I would expect to see lots of tourists. Just don't live somewhere like that and there's no problems.

I came as a student when I was in my late teens.

I married someone but that's not how I moved here.

Thread title lol

I see. Thank you so much ?

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Any other Asian countries that you like to visit?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Any other Asian countries that you like to visit?

I've never been to any besides Japan, and frankly I'm not really interested in going to any. I'm not particularly interested in traveling, and if I had the chance to travel I would rather visit another part of Japan than a foreign country.

 

[naizou's icon naizou naizou]

I've never been to any besides Japan, and frankly I'm not really interested in going to any. I'm not particularly interested in traveling, and if I had the chance to travel I would rather visit another part of Japan than a foreign country.

Which regions or places would you like to visit in Japan?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Which regions or places would you like to visit in Japan?

There are several islands I want to visit. A few years ago I played a game called Summer Pockets and the game took place on a fictional island but the locations in the game are actually from two real islands near Shikoku. I would love to visit and take photos for a 聖地巡礼 album, but I don't think I will ever have the chance now that I have kids.

I also want to visit some of the Ogasawara islands. I think it's probably a great place to look at the stars. But I don't think I can ever go, for the same reason as above.

My wife's parents have a vacation home in Yamanashi prefecture and sometimes we go there to hang out for a long weekend. It's very relaxing and I love to go, the home is in the mountains and we can access it easily via an express train from Tokyo. I'm thankful that I can go. But my in-laws are getting quite old, and keeping a second home requires a lot of physical labor, so they will probably sell it in the future. I hope that in the future I can buy my own vacation home, but it seems unlikely. But if I could, I would probably pick somewhere near Enoshima. Enoshima is close to Tokyo and is typically considered a day trip, but I think that would make a great spot because it's not as secluded as the mountains so you could still enjoy normal conveniences without the stress of city life. And it's close to Enoshima! (I love Enoshima)

 

[Antilocal123]

Would you rather wipe your ass with coarse grit sandpaper or lick a cheese grater?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

Would you rather wipe your ass with coarse grit sandpaper or lick a cheese grater?

Definitely the cheese grater. It only works in one direction, so just lick the opposite way. The sandpaper will hurt no matter what.

 

[Karnik 2.0: reboot]

Ciao.
1) What is your real name?
2) What is your job?
3) If married, do you have children?
4) What kind of games do you prefer (beat'em ups, shoot'em ups, rpgs, FPSs etc)?
5) Do you know the history of the pc-98 and its games (VNs) for adults? How were these games born in the eighties? These titles have always amazed me, since I first discovered them in the nineties.
Some of these titles are mildly erotic, while others are blatantly pornographic. I've always wanted to ask a japanese person's explanation on this. ?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

1) What is your real name?

Jugemu Jugemu Gokou no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Furaimatsu Kunerutokoro ni Sumu Tokoro Yaburakouji no Burakouji Paipopaipo Paipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Gurindai Gurindai no Ponpokopii no Ponpokona no Choukyuumei no Chousuke.

2) What is your job?

In the previous century, some very intelligent men taught rocks how to think. I give the rocks instructions and they follow my commands...Most of the time.

3) If married, do you have children?

Yes, there is physical living proof that I have had sex not once, not twice, but at least three whole times.

4) What kind of games do you prefer (beat'em ups, shoot'em ups, rpgs, FPSs etc)?

I prefer read 'em ups like ToHeart and Famicom Detective Club. Jokes aside I don't really have a favorite genre, I like games of various different genres. Sometimes I want to play a platformer, sometimes I want to play an RPG, sometimes I want to play a puzzle game or an FPS or whatever. I just like fun games.

5) Do you know the history of the pc-98 and its games (VNs) for adults? How were these games born in the eighties? These titles have always amazed me, since I first discovered them in the nineties.

I'm vaguely familiar with it but not entirely. I know that PC 98 computers were expensive and that they were mostly used in offices. I also know that the standard changed A LOT over time and that late PC98 computers ran Windows and were extremely different from early PC98 computers. But apart from that I don't really know much. I have considered buying a PC98 laptop but I'll probably just stick to emulation.

As far as PC98 games go, Touhou 5 is my favorite.

I've always wanted to ask a japanese person's explanation on this

You might be disappointed to hear this but I'm not Japanese in the sense that you're probably thinking. I have Japanese citizenship, but I grew up in a different country and I moved to Japan as a teenager. I'm a white Japanese man ?
I know some info about gaming history from a Japanese perspective but I'm just not very knowledgeable about PC98. I have been meaning to get more into older PC games and I especially love the beautiful art of PC98 games, but I haven't played very many. Most of my knowledge regarding Japanese PC's is about MSX and the X68000. In addition to PC98, I would also like to learn more about early PC gaming in Japan. For example, Yuji Hori seems to have gotten his start on PC and created the game that essentially led to the birth of "visual novels". Koei also got their start on PC. Square made some very interesting games for PC before they started making games for the Famicom. Stuff like that is very fascinating to me.

 

[Antilocal123]

We should make you Mod because you’re the first RGT member to have sex. /j

 

[OmegaPunch's icon OmegaPunch OmegaPunch]

What's the first game you've played of your favorite genre?

 

[Karnik 2.0: reboot]

We should make you Mod because you’re the first RGT member to have sex. /j

So I'm the second one, since I have a child too (officially, but in fact maybe a few more ?...... ??‍).

Jugemu Jugemu Gokou no Surikire Kaijarisuigyo no Suigyomatsu Unraimatsu Furaimatsu Kunerutokoro ni Sumu Tokoro Yaburakouji no Burakouji Paipopaipo Paipo no Shuringan Shuringan no Gurindai Gurindai no Ponpokopii no Ponpokona no Choukyuumei no Chousuke.

Thanks for the nice, friendly and comprehensive answers. But I don't understand this fear of saying the real first name.??‍

I have been meaning to get more into older PC games and I especially love the beautiful art of PC98 games, but I haven't played very many.

What I was most interested in was the origin of the bizarre and astonishing mix of games and pornography in Japan (early hentai visual novels, to be precise), but since you don't know anything about pc-98 games, I'll ask other users. It would be kind if you could find some info online on japanese sites, and post a translation about this topic here. ?

 

[Egg (McMuffin) Man]

What's the first game you've played of your favorite genre?

Konkey Dong Country

maybe a few more ?...... ??‍

Wow it sounds like you have lots of sex.

Thanks for the nice, friendly and comprehensive answers. But I don't understand this fear of saying the real first name.??‍

My name is Ruka

What I was most interested in was the origin of the bizarre and astonishing mix of games and pornography in Japan (early hentai visual novels, to be precise

This is a super autistic answer but visual novels started on Windows. The first visual novel is ToHeart. Most of the games that Westerners typically label as visual novels are part of other genres like adventure games, simulation games, sound novels, etc. But in the late PC98 era it was common to install Windows onto your PC98 system, so I'm sure a lot of people were playing ToHeart on PC98 at the time.

But if you want to know about it in the broader sense (Western definition of a visual novel), than the genre basically started with Yuji Hori's Portopia which is the first notable example of an adventure game and inspired many similar games like the Famicom Detective Club series. Adventure games were somewhat popular in the 8bit era, and then in the early 90s Yuji Hori advanced the genre again with Otogiriso which was the first sound novel. This inspired many many similar games and sound novels became very popular on PC at the time which led to a company called Leaf which became notable in the Sound Novel scene. And then leaf had the idea to combine elements of sound novels and simulation games which became ToHeart, and they branded this as a visual novel.

As for why so many games on the PC98 are pornographic, it's because the devs were small indie teams.