Favourite Japanese exclusive games WITHOUT fan translations?

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What is everybody's favourite game that never left the shores of glorious nippon.

I wouldn't call it my favourite of all time, but I'm really enjoying Wangan Dead Heat Real Arrange for the sega saturn. TECHNICALLY it came over to the states and europe, but that was the inferior first version, and they gutted all the pretty ladies from the game.
 

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Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX is a must-have if you like rhythm games, with the DLCs the number of songs can surpass 100. The controls are pretty simple but the gameplay can be very hard in the expert levels. And if you like some 90s and 2000s anime, there are a lot of remarkable opening songs to choose from.

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Seaman 2: Pekin Genjin Ikusei Kit

Released in 2007 by Vivarium and Sega, Seaman 2 is the sequel to the Dreamcast title Seaman. But instead of raising a sarcastic fish-man, you now act as a god-like overseer guiding a miniature tribe of Peking Men, 20cm tall humanoids living on a remote island. The game uses a microphone-equipped controller to issue voice commands, and your goal is to nurture, manipulate, and spiritually guide the tribe through daily life and existential crises.

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K-on! Houkago Live!! for the PSP/PS3. It has fan translations, but never got an official English release.
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K-on! was my favourite anime back when I got my first PS3 in 2011. Once I found out there was a K-on! game AND that the PS3 was region free, I imported a copy from eBay ASAP. It was the first of many games I have imported from Japan over the years, and I also picked up the PSP version at some point.
 
Taiko no Tatsujin Portable DX is a must-have if you like rhythm games, with the DLCs the number of songs can surpass 100. The controls are pretty simple but the gameplay can be very hard in the expert levels. And if you like some 90s and 2000s anime, there are a lot of remarkable opening songs to choose from.

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I love rhythm games, but taiko I never quite clicked with, probably because i've never used the awesome taiko controller. I imagine that would make the experience a lot better. I find that only having two lanes makes me have to mash really hard which isn't really all that satisfying or fun.
I had this problem with mush dash too.

I love the gameplay of something like project diva, but I don't love vocaloid music, which makes it a little less fun to play. I bought DJ MAX on steam during the summer sale for 11 dollars so I'm going to try that out. I'm always looking for a new music game obsession.
 
Sakura Wars 3 and 4, though hopefully fans eventually translate them. I'm already super grateful for the fan translations of the first two.

Queen's Gate. We got a fan translation of Blade a while ago but nothing for the sequel. Again I'm grateful the first even has a translation, but can always hope.

Sengoku Basara 4 Sumeragi. Real shame Capcom had no faith in the series overseas.

Segagaga. My pipe dream fan translation. I don't know if the game itself is any good but the concept is so interesting to me.
 
Well as far as I know some of these games may have fan translations in progress but IDK if their fan translation exist "fully". Also some of these games may have English versions but they are actually cut-content remake versions when their Japanese version is the actual game:

PC:

- Densha De D series (Initial D but train drifting parody lolol)

- Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine (I know that this MMO game is still active via community effort since it was officially shut down, it had English translations that doesn't cover the whole full Japanese content)

- Dragon Quest 10 (It's a MMO game that there is fan English translation effort that would be cool if it was 100%)

PC-98:

- CRW Metal Jacket 2 (Its first game has fan translation but not the 2nd one)

PS1:

- Zero4 Champ DooZy-J (The game wasn't in repo, so it's a street racing simulator game with life sim elements but it just cover drag racing and plays more like a visual novel from time to time. Only one game in this series has English fan-patch)

- Fire Woman Matoigumi (The game wasn't in repo. Basically life and school-sim RPG game)

- Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kenpūchō (The game wasn't in repo. Basically reminds me of Persona but more like a visual novel with isometric turn-based tactical combat here and there. This series is interesting because similar to Sims games people have emotional states and your character can form relationship with them via emotional decisions so it doesn't simply happen via "right dialogue choices based on words")







PS2:

- Shin Bakusou Dekotora Densetsu (The game wasn't in repo. Basically it's about Japanese truckers who love to modify their trucks visually. That's why the game is filled with Japanese "dekotora" trucker culture as visual novel aspects, truck "wars" you play and then my favorite you can listen to various enka songs while you driving and even your trucks cries or smiles to some enka songs!!! lol)

- Chou Saisoku! Zoku-sha King BU no BU: Bucchigiri Densetsu 2-kai: (The game wasn't in repo. My favourite street racing game after Racing Lagoon and Zero4 Champ series. Instead of ordinary Japanese street racers the game is about zokusha culture that is about crazy modification of cars that no amount of words can describe how crazy these cars looks like!!! lolol)



(Though gotta say most of the series has no English patch but only its 3rd game was officially released in English)

PSP:


Sega CD:


Sega Saturn:


3DS:

- Monster Strike (It's like pokemon but more deep into RPG but its combat style is launching your monster to enemy in slingshot-style combat way)

- Chousoku Henkei Gyrozetter: Albatross no Tsubasa (It's like pokemon but your "pokemon" is a car that can turn in fighter robots!!!!)

- Hamatora: Look at Smoking World (Detective game with action gameplay revolving around young people with superpowers)
 
Panzer Bandit and PS1 Hokuto no Ken game (there is no ENG translation for these)
Crows the Battle Action
PS1 Love and Destroy
Ryu Ga Gotoku Kenzan (there is a translation in work)
Twilight Syndrome and Moonlight Syndrome (we are close to the Moonlight Translation release)
Sengoku Basara 4
PS2 version of Flower, Sun and Rain
Choro Q HG 3
 
K-on! Houkago Live!! for the PSP/PS3. It has fan translations, but never got an official English release.
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K-on! was my favourite anime back when I got my first PS3 in 2011. Once I found out there was a K-on! game AND that the PS3 was region free, I imported a copy from eBay ASAP. It was the first of many games I have imported from Japan over the years, and I also picked up the PSP version at some point.
Didn't know there was a PS3 version.
 
Oh, that's an easy one.
七ツ風の島物語 - 7 Wind Isle Story. A gorgeous 2d platform graphic adventure set on an alien fairy-tale world that requires you to memorize Japanese names and have a serviceable grasp of the kana alphabets.
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Didn't know there was a PS3 version.
I think it's pretty much the same game on both versions?::thinking I guess PS3'd have better visuals since it does say "HD" & "remaster" on the box, plus it has functionality with 3D TVs, for whatever that's worth ::sailor-embarrassed
 
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Taiko no Tatsujin DS3. What makes it stand out from other TnT games is that it has a RPG mode that literally looks like straight from SNES, but the encounters are rhythm game battles. And it's actually extremely funny and well made, despite being a bit grindy at times. One of my favorite DS titles.
 
20 of my favorite non-translated games in no particular order:

Pop 'n Magic
Love & Destroy
Tako no Marine
Kahen Soukou Gunbike / Speed Power Gunbike
Rakugaki Showtime
Kishin Douji Zenki FX: Vajra Fight
Fray in Magical Adventure CD: Xak Gaiden
Kaze no Densetsu Xanadu II / The Legend of Xanadu 2
Cyber Egg: Battle Champion
Wachenröder
Hihou Densetsu Chris no Bouken
Tiny Bullets
SteamGear Mash
Kaettekita Cyborg Kuro Chan
Ungra Walker
Korokoro Post Nin
Slap Happy Rhythm Busters
Tobe! Polystars
G-Vector
Sorvice
 
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