Flipping Through Some Japanese PC Engine Mags

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A couple of weeks ago I won an eBay auction for 8 issues of "Gekkan PC Engine", or "PC Engine Monthly" from April-November of 1992. For me, these are really exciting to check out because while we did get magazines like Turbo Play, Turbo Force, and Duo World here in North America, the system just wasn't the market force here that it was in Japan, and the fact that these issues are well over 100 pages long is a testament to that.
I posted some pics on Twitter and a few people hoped that I would do a read-through with one. As we all know, I don't speak or read Japanese, so this isn't really a proper "read-through", and I also didn't do more than minimal research or record any gameplay footage, so that's why this video is over here instead of on the main channel. Quite a few exciting (for me) games are featured in the two issues that we looked at, so even with the language barrier I think these were a lot of fun to look at.
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@reagandow850 3 жыл бұрын

So glad you put this channel on the community tab. I had no idea you had a second channel. I know what I’m binge watching tonight. ;)

@CGQuarterly 3 жыл бұрын

Nice! I try not to over-promote it on the main channel, but I also want to make sure that people know it's here.

@Chris-Courage 3 жыл бұрын

These magazines have always fascinated me. Cool to see the insides.

@Chris-Courage 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, and Dragon Saber is the sequel to Dragon Spirit.

@_kikaso 3 жыл бұрын

These PC Engine focused videos on your channel at some of my favorite videos on KZfaq. Much like a lot of folks in the US, I didn’t have one growing up so discovering all of these great games is very exciting.

@jimpatterson1111 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! These magazines are gorgeously designed in layout, colors, illustrations, stylized fonts, (and of course, your erudite commentary). Really fascinating.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

Erudite, wow. Haven’t been accused of that before! Thanks.

@dumpnchase 3 жыл бұрын

It’s very cool to see these magazines. Thanks for sharing them.

@tomypower4898 3 жыл бұрын

this is the final boss? yes..

@areitz 3 жыл бұрын

I know that TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine is extremely niche content, but it's a niche that I am very-much here for. I've never heard of these magazines, and I thought this flick-through was a great way to get exposed to the PC Engine in it's prime. Thanks a lot for this video Chris, I'm looking forward to more!

@TrevorTurkington 3 жыл бұрын

Unscripted, off the cuff, and its still delivered with amazing diction. Sip a coffee to that.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahah

@rickylovesyou 3 жыл бұрын

*sip*

@highscores8593 3 жыл бұрын

I always love your let's read videos. Just FYI Dragon Saber is the sequel to Dragon Spirit. I like both games but prefer Dragon Spirit on the NES

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, man. Thanks for the clarification!

@nymartin 3 жыл бұрын

Always great to watch a read through on a Sunday morning. Thanks Chris!

@SmokeMonster 3 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Smokey

@tomypower4898 3 жыл бұрын

Yes solicitation or self-advertising

@chocolocojames213 3 жыл бұрын

I used to love looking at gaming magazines from Japan just for the graphics. Thanks for the show and tell Chris 😊😊😊

@RamonHernandez 3 жыл бұрын

Sushi X! One of the few things I still remember about EGM. I had to google who Sushi X was though as I never read about their true identity. One of the things mentioned in my searches was that there was a Taco X in Famitsu magazine. Hilarious if it's true.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I believe that's how Sushi X got his name. Or maybe it's an old wives' tale...

@rickylovesyou 3 жыл бұрын

This was very enjoyable and interesting. Would be awesome if we get to see CGQ go through some more, maybe past Famitsu, Dengeki, Arcadia or Game Japan game rags if they become available? As always, Thankyou!

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

I believe that I have one issue of Famitsu...

@mycale100 3 жыл бұрын

I love your let's reads. You're the only channel who does them more or less regularly

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Sorry I haven't done one in a while. Been working on a big episode for the main channel.

@kopisusu2000 3 жыл бұрын

38:48 Gosh! I had that exact magazine! Did not understand any of its content. I think I still have it somewhere, though. Thanks for talking about it.

@acecarrera1 3 жыл бұрын

That's fine, Chris.I'm not into Anna Mae either....whoever that is.

@Tempora158 3 жыл бұрын

42:49 That's not Street of Rage 2, it's Riot Zone. That little section is talking about the North American version of PC Engine software shown at CES.

@sanyr80 3 жыл бұрын

46:33 Record of Lodoss War was a great old anime/manga series that came out of a D&D campaign that some folks did. Pretty good stuff. I don’t recall the games being all that remarkable, though.

@rickylovesyou 3 жыл бұрын

First series was excellent, storywise and animation, the second was a total disaster.

@aicrules9140 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Chris.

@briannorthFW 3 жыл бұрын

You did a very good job of adding context to the Japanese Magazines, very worthwhile!

@TeslaRoadtrips 3 жыл бұрын

Love the read throughs! thanks

@estebancruz6194 3 жыл бұрын

Cool magazines. You're right about that soccer game. It's a cool game, you can do some crazy shots. I had it back then for the Nes. I remember its called Nintendo World Cup.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, that's right and I should have mentioned it. Nintendo World Cup is a port of that game.

@cybernitemusic 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, these really chill out my day. Thanks man.

@scyence 3 жыл бұрын

53:43: Oh man! I see a Barcode Battler II! Of all places, my friend found one at a MacFrugals in the 90s! It came with no manual, but we found out by swiping barcodes that each barcode had its own stats and could fight one another. It also had some kind of port which confused us as pre-teens. Wayyyyy later, we found out it actually interfaced with a couple of Super Famicom games as well.

@akalyx 3 жыл бұрын

this was fun, thanks for sharing it with us @42:08 -- konami's booth babes look young (hard to tell, 20 year old japanese girls look 16)

@rickylovesyou 3 жыл бұрын

Not saying its cool or condoning it, but legal age is 15 over there. Correction : im horried to discover its actually 13. 😱

@ilyak.6953 Жыл бұрын

Shadow of the Beast was one of the first games I had on Mega Drive. It was pure frustration, I never advanced beyond second level, however I always thought the colors and imagery were impressive

@Tempora158 3 жыл бұрын

1:03:17 That's Cosmic Fantasy 3, not Shubibinman 3. North America got Cosmic Fantasy 2 in English from Working Design.

@silentfanatic 3 жыл бұрын

Genki read-through, as always.

@jamisonmccurley3462 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it interesting that Japanese usually have a bit of English throughout their magazines and games.

@lemonlimestiv 3 жыл бұрын

I found a copy of Far East of Eden at a goodwill in NJ! Still can’t believe it!

@derekfelska5683 3 жыл бұрын

Toilet kids is going for about $180 CIB at Hit Japan. Nice to see they had full-page ads for it. Wow.

@WhatsOnMyShelf 3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered using the Google translate phone app during the video to give you and the viewer an off-the-cuff Engrish guess for certain things about which you are curious? It could offer insight (with a grain of salt) into what a page might be saying if you do a similar Japanese mag look-through in the future. The translation will probably turn out to be be od,d since literal translation of Japanese is far from the actual meaning. As an example, the Japanese tend to use a word like _hard_ in a way like us Amercans use the word very. Conversely they use the word _soft_ to indicate not as much. I'm not a Japanse expert but I picked up these things in amateurish translation efforts. I always wonder whether you find long insightful comments like this worthwhile. Sometimes I feel like people who run channels don't care whether someone actually digests the content in the video. I think we can all benefit if we actually pay attention to things :) Random, I know, but I'm trying to talk to you on the level.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

I did exactly that when I did a read-through of a Japanese Mega Drive magazine in the main channel. Like I said in the intro for this video, this is a flip-through and not a proper read-through. The translate app is awesome, but it does slow things down.

@wargameboy72 10 ай бұрын

I think the side scrolling shooter you wanted to know the name of is called " Cloud Master ", but I could be wrong.

@tonberrymasta Жыл бұрын

@9:18 is a game based on the anime Devil Hunter Yoko.

@shanelamereux9878 2 жыл бұрын

I love your show, and no disrespect intended. has anyone ever pointed out the resemblance between you and David Cross? In the sense that you could be brothers, or cousins. I just can't help but thinking about CGQ when i see him on the television.

@Retromags_Brian 3 жыл бұрын

I disagree about GamePro's reviews. They gave plenty of games 2.0 across the board, and some categories even got 1.0 and 1.5.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

I shouldn't say "never", but what I've gleaned from reading GamePro is that if a game doesn't mostly get 4's and 5's, it sucks. like more than one 3 on a game review is a HUGE red flag.

@Doginacage 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure of the name, but I am fairly confident that the Gokuraku game is a Dragon Ball game.

@Mujangga 3 жыл бұрын

_Schwarzschild_ bedeutet auf Englisch "Black Shield".

@iraplikeyoubreathe 3 жыл бұрын

Pc engine im in!

@tomypower4898 3 жыл бұрын

Yes religion or politics

@deborarivera3303 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not trying to be rude, but why didn't you use google translate to understand what is being written down. I know it is not 100% accurate, but it would give you a rough understanding about what's being said.

@CGQPlus 3 жыл бұрын

I've done that before, but it slows down the show if I have to keep pulling my phone or iPad out and waiting for it to translate everything. That's why this is a flip-through and not a read-through.

@tomypower4898 3 жыл бұрын

cool !

@ms.ilovecotton9778 3 жыл бұрын

shared this on a facebook group I help mod in case you were ever interested in checking it out :)

@thomasham130 3 жыл бұрын

Pg 38 looks like a pachinko game to me. Lords of thunder might have been Kaze no sanda? or Sanda no kaze not sure what the grammar would be...sounds cool to me, but guessing to a native speaker, not so much. Kind of like how Japanese use English in their media to sound cool, but to us its just bad.