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Osaka Castle At Dusk

on August 30, 2014

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Young love.

Suddenly...

cats...

everywhere.

Historic Osaka

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DJ Set: HISASHIBURI

Recorded September 26, 2022

Nobunaga’s Ambition. Japan's 78th favorite game.

The next installment in my series, ' Juan VS 100 ', in which I play Japan's favorite video games, is Nobunaga's Ambition Xevious for the Nintendo Famicom. Oh, this was a tough one... Unlike Xevious, this game came in an oversized, plastic clamshell case. The sticker reads ¥5,200, but the suggested retail price on the box is ¥9,800! I believe I paid ¥300. That extra cost can be attributed to the additional chips needed to run a game that was very much considered advanced for its time. Hence, the much larger cartridge. It does come with what is essentially a book. That's 30 plus-year-old cellophane tape. The game has you assuming the role of ruler of a town in Japan during the feudal 1500s. Now, I really don't know anything about Japanese history, but apparently, this is the most interesting, action-packed, romantic time. You pick a town you want to rule over and make choices to keep your citizens happy and healthy. Watch out for that plague. Unlike Xevious, this

Gameboy Photography Vol 1: Umeda Life

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