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Important Importables: Vitamin Y for DS review

by Jenni Lada on Jul 24, 2009 at 08:08 AM

The six troublemaker students from class X and Vitamin X are back! Only this time, they and their six teacher advisors are starring in Vitamin Y: Super Supplement Minigames with B6 & T6. That’s where the B6 and T6 in the subtitle come from, it refers to the six stupid… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Buying Japanese music from iTunes

by Jenni Lada on Jul 17, 2009 at 08:12 AM

Many people don’t really rely on CDs anymore. With laptops and mp3 players, many prefer direct downloads of music. Unfortunately, direct downloads of video game soundtracks and Japanese rock or pop music aren’t that prevalent yet. For many people, the best way to go is straight to the source -… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Video game soundtracks

by Jenni Lada on Jul 10, 2009 at 08:34 AM

If you love video games, there’s a very strong chance that you also adore video game music. While video game soundtracks are starting to appear more often in stores, they still can be quite hard to find, especially if you’re looking for music from a title that isn’t a mainstream… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Angel Collection: Mezase! Gakuen no Fashion Leader review for GBA

by Jenni Lada on Jul 3, 2009 at 08:31 AM

When you look back on a one of your favorite games from the past, fondness and memories are bound to make it seem better than it really was. Thankfully, that’s only partially true for Angel Collection a Japanese Game Boy Advance game for girls that was one of the first… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Long live the Dreamcast

by Jenni Lada on Jun 26, 2009 at 08:35 AM

The Dreamcast is an example of a console that its fans refused to let die. When Sega discontinued it outside of Japan, people purchased Boot Disks that would let them play import video games and imported. When licensed games stopped coming, people started creating and selling their own independent games.… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Finding video game fan-art

by Jenni Lada on Jun 19, 2009 at 08:34 AM

This week Important Importables continues the whole fan-creation theme. Last week we looked at video game doujinshi, which are fan-made comics inspired by video games. This week, we’re moving onto video game fan-art, the other way fans can express their devotion to a particular game. In particular, we’re going to… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Video game doujinshi

by Jenni Lada on Jun 12, 2009 at 08:33 AM

Have you ever played a video game so wonderful, that you wished it didn’t have to end? Perhaps the game’s original ending was unsatisfying and left you yearning to learn what happened to the hero. Maybe, you thought there was some sort of relationship between two characters in a game… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 2 review for GBA

by Jenni Lada on Jun 5, 2009 at 08:00 AM

Many people get caught up with the region-free DS and PSP games, but often forget that Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games are region-free as well. Since the DS is backwards compatible with GBA games, that means a whole extra library of import games is available.… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: M.U.G.E.N.

by Jenni Lada on May 22, 2009 at 08:20 AM

As we saw a few weeks ago, sometimes the best games are either created by fans or free. Since import games are typically a premium item for people, due to the fact they can cost almost double the price of a domestic game, it’s always nice to see a cheaper… Continue Reading »

Important Importables: Your Memories Off: Girl’s Style review

by Jenni Lada on May 15, 2009 at 08:37 AM

Your Memories Off: Girl’s Style may be a contender for “Worst Use of English in a Video Game Title,” but try not to let that bother you too much. If you do, you’ll begin one of the best visual novels on the wrong foot. Wouldn’t want that to happen, now… Continue Reading »

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