JAPAN GAME PICKUPS! 26 Games + Collectables (Switch, PS5, PS1, Vita, Xbox 360)

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Here are all the Japanese import games I picked up on our trip to Japan. GAMES SHOWN:
The Adventure of Little Ralph (PS1)
Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster (Switch)
Metallic Child Advanced (Switch)
Red PSP
Onechanbara Special (PSP)
Godzilla Vs (PS4)
Abarenbo Tengu & Zombie Nation (Switch)
Darius Cosmic Collection (Switch)
Fire Shark (Switch)
Ray’z Arcade (Switch)
Tiger Heli (Switch)
Zero Fire (Switch)
Mario Hori Pro Controller
Earth Defense Force 2 & 3 (Vita)
Kamen Rider Battride War Genesis (Vita)
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania (Switch)
DoDonpachi (Saturn)
Eastward (Switch)
Mr Driller Drill Land (Switch)
Override: Mech City Brawl (Switch)
River City Girls 1 & 2 (Switch)
Espgaluda II: Black Label (Xbox 360)
DoDonPachi SaiDaiOuJou (Xbox 360)
Gal Gun (Xbox 360)
Vampire Rain (Xbox 360)
Nintendo store plushies
Lost Odyssey (xbox 360)
Front Mission 5 (PS2)
Grim Guardians Demon Purge (PS5)
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@memaimu 7 ай бұрын

I've lived in Japan for a long while now, yet I still found this series so fun to watch.

@crunchyfrog555 7 ай бұрын

It always amazes me how you are able to find such hidden gems. I worked for a few PS1/2 magazines back in the day. I thought I knew of so many games, and have bought seemingly everything I needed. And yet you ALWAYS end up coming up with something I'd just not heard of - the Adventures of Little Ralph is something I MUST get now. Thank you for this - please keep it up!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

I went to Japan with a list of games that I could probably play without knowing Japanese... and I ended up finding about half of them over 20 days.

@crunchyfrog555 7 ай бұрын

@@MetalJesusRocks Yup, that's pretty much my experiences of shopping in Japan too. Last time I went was back in 2008, and myself and my daughters ahd a fairly long list and there wasn't a single thing we couldn't find. Some of it was even in those bonkers 500 yen bargain bins. Got a lovely statue of Tidus from FF X for 500 yen. I always love your hidden gems anyway as you've turned me onto some stuff I'd never have found :)

@alexandersalazar9750 7 ай бұрын

Did you work in Japan? If not that's why. Japan is a easy market for this shit. They don't throw away anything.

@crunchyfrog555 7 ай бұрын

@@alexandersalazar9750 Nah, I just liked going there. My first visit was PURELY to shop, funnily enough. Then once I experienced the beauty of the country and found that I completely gelled with them, I had to return.

@ChaosAT 7 ай бұрын

well with ps2 has still the largest library of all consoles its not that small of chance u didnt heard about a lot of games

@alexdiotto 7 ай бұрын

The japanese cover of Lost Odyssey is actually drawn by Takehiko Inoue, the mangaka that created Slam Dunk and Vagabond!

@itsdeonlol 7 ай бұрын

That red Japanese PSP is so cool!

@RetroRoyBoy2510 7 ай бұрын

I love Mr Driller Drill-Land. It was originally released on the GameCube, but only in Japan. I think it's the best Mr Driller game. Glad you found it

@FirstLast_Nba 7 ай бұрын

Of course you got "Rays Arcade Chronology" it's one of the best EVER shooters. played it on the Saturn and now have it on the switch forever.

@FirstLast_Nba 7 ай бұрын

And yes Tiger Heli is a must.

@mrturkey290 7 ай бұрын

I have a theory, metal Jesus and his crew are the sweetest most down to earth people on KZfaq. Been following you guys on here for years.

@Thunderpuddle 7 ай бұрын

..."yeah, yeah...I picked it up.." That is the trueness of a proper Collector. Even if its a first person shooter game with an ecstasy gun targeting teens and you don't agree with it, you gotta get it to complete. Love it.

@EricP-xq4jx 7 ай бұрын

I love the Shmups! Dodonpachi for Saturn was my first Saturn game! I had a white Japanese Saturn brand new back in the day!

@itsjustagamechannel 7 ай бұрын

The adventures of little Ralph - super cool pickup!! Well done! Also love that red PSP.

@itsjustagamechannel 7 ай бұрын

@@StarshipMythic 😂

@nerdbit84 7 ай бұрын

Went to all three cities for our honeymoon a few years back, best trip in the world we have ever had, have to say. Miss japan so much

@DavidMadeira29 7 ай бұрын

I think that I only missed Kevin Bacon reviewing those 72 seasons because of that bass in the corner, Dude. I'd really like to open a finger boarding shop for fun at LA, but I'm sure that they won't let me finish my taxes, before it would be just a memoria.

@user-ot7ye8fh5q 5 ай бұрын

Best comment.

@beyondinfinate 7 ай бұрын

Hey MJR! I love your videos! I love this Japan travel vlog. Your awesome! Keep up the great work. :)

@JensHerrigel-dk4rp 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your efforts, Metal Jesus. I enjoyed your trip and pickups.

@jeffreyfreitag479 7 ай бұрын

You are awesome my guy! I have watched you since 2010. Loved the hang out at the beach. I know it’s hard to get everybody together, but I wish I could do that my friends sometime. You’re a very great person. Thank you for helping me through hard times.

@TheBoardGameKaptain 7 ай бұрын

Great haul. I really loved the entire series of videos from this trip to Japan. Stay Rockin!

@baldpipesmoker1 7 ай бұрын

That red PSP is sweet! I enjoyed your Japan videos dude! A lot of great pickups.

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@hitman_phoenix76 7 ай бұрын

Going to japan tomorrow, feels like I’ve been waiting my whole life for this 🤟

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Oh yes! Have a great time! 🤘

@MSDGAMEZ 7 ай бұрын

Fault? No. Eastward is one of the best indie games ive played

@NocturnalDragon. 7 ай бұрын

really loved the whole japan trip, its amazing how many things you can do there! thanks for sharing with us! and the pickups are excellent! i'm gonna have to check some of these out! river city girls is a fantastic beat em up!

@OMGpandemic 7 ай бұрын

Metal Jesus "dance walking" through those tiny aisles makes me smile. Great stuff!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

I was in my happy place 😜

@MadYocco 7 ай бұрын

I always appreciate your videos! Thank you for sharing this with us!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@experiencecollector92 7 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this trip to Japan series from you. Thanks! I wish to go to Japan someday myself.

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

You should!

@AyratHungryStudent 7 ай бұрын

Dollar to Yean rate has doubled in the last 10 years. Basically, everything is cheaper 50% for the Americans. Great time to visit old Japan if it's on your bucket list.

@grey_wulf 7 ай бұрын

Heyo MJR! Been waiting patiently for your games pickups from your trip to Japan. Really enjoyed those vlogs too. 🤘🤘🤜🤛

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@funkified- 6 ай бұрын

great series! Brings me back to my days of trolling around Akihabara in the mid 2000's. Dollar bins were full of gold, Sofmaps were great, Book-Offs were better! Super Potato was always priced higher than everyone else as far as I remember.

@benl5481 5 ай бұрын

In Japan now and concur as to the current state of things, thrift stores are the way to go! I'm living in Yamanashi so all of my local stores are super well stocked with tons of great games for cheap across many consoles. Like, I don't think I've spent more than 550yen on all of my pick-ups there! Were there finds even cheaper than that in the early 2000's?

@funkified- 5 ай бұрын

@@benl5481 back then there were true 100Yen bins full of SFC complete boxed games, PS1, PS2, Agetec DC arcade sticks for 100-500 yen, Neo Geo AES CIB consoles for 10,000, the list was endless. My absolute best pick up was a CIB Virtual Boy with about a dozen CIB games, it was missing the big hitters but I got it all for 3000 yen at a bookoff.

@benl5481 5 ай бұрын

@funkified- Wow! That sounds insane. Now all the boxed copies of things are at least 1,000 yen unfortunately.

@dangerdummy2637 7 ай бұрын

Front Mission 5 , the last straw from Front Mission series before it change from turn based system to third person shooter.... honestly because your video mentioned it , that make me wanna replay the FM 3 . Thanks MJ!

@dariusq8894 7 ай бұрын

Nice haul! I was just returning from Japan as you were leaving so it was fun to have a second vacation watching your videos. The one thing I've learned about shopping in Japan is that, like the Matrix, no one can be told what there is to buy: you need to experience it for yourself. There are cool things there that we as Westerners cannot even imagine.

@MrQuaazga 7 ай бұрын

This was so refreshing to watch and listen to! I saw a couple of games, that I would get, if possible. Thanks so much for this video!!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@James-gj8rn 7 ай бұрын

Another great Japan series Metal Jesus, it was a blast

@MotocrossRacingOnline 7 ай бұрын

Loved the Japan videos, cheers mister Metal

@n8ivegogo1 6 ай бұрын

These pick ups are SO COOL‼️ Why does Japan ALWAYS get the coolest stuff for nerds😢😭🤷‍♂️ Hopefully one day I can afford the trip, till than I Thank You for making these outstanding vids💯 Thank You MJ

@slayer2211 7 ай бұрын

Thx for the great video! I always love your game pick up videos.

@user-cc6cy4zz2c 7 ай бұрын

You ROCK Metal Jesus Thanks for sharing with us

@kcadventures1454 7 ай бұрын

Thanks to these videos Japan is now the next five year goal!

@finsfish 7 ай бұрын

Awesome pick ups MJR! Loved the Japan vids also!

@RetroMoments 7 ай бұрын

Dang! I rarely see Adventures of Little Ralph when I'm out Game Hunting in Japan! Great find, Jason! Hoping to get it myself one day too.

@canalntgamesbrasil 7 ай бұрын

Amazing Jason. Can’t wait to see the PRGE pick ups!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

I was just editing that video yesterday! I still need to capture a bunch of gameplay footage though...

@Luke_Anthony 7 ай бұрын

Finally!! Been waiting for this:)

@lyrand6408 7 ай бұрын

I was NOT aware of that Toaplan Arcade Garage 'collection' game on the Switch. Thank you very much for picking it up because I would have never known otherwise. I'll definitely try to grab a copy somewhere like eBay. However, maybe interesting to note that - on Steam - there is a similar collection of Toaplan arcade games, and Twin Cobra for example of one of them (but Tiger Heli is not, it's a relatively different collection but there's similarities). Anyways, thanks MJR, your videos rock :)

@Kozmicstar 7 ай бұрын

Just got the notification looking forward to seeing the epic conclusion really enjoyed this vlog series 🔥🙂

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it!

@RantingGreekGamer 7 ай бұрын

*Loving the Japan content Metal Jesus, keep rocking!!*

@silverian 7 ай бұрын

Great pickups! Red PSP looks really cool!

@kriskriskriskris263 7 ай бұрын

Im going to japan next year and really hoped you would mention some prizes of the games. Thank you for the cool vlogs. I loved them so much

@TheBigExclusive 7 ай бұрын

Do you have an opinion on some people in the Japanese retro gaming community asking tourists to stop buying up all the retro games? Apparently it's driving up the cost for the local Japanese retro gamers and making old games much harder to find for them. Since all the old stock of retro games is leaving Japan and never returning. Thoughts?

@lookitskazzy 7 ай бұрын

That hasn't happened. If you have a source I'd love to see it.

@vitt27 7 ай бұрын

I got galgun vr gifted from a friend and when I saw it I started giggling and your explanation was just the cherry on the top! Good stuff :)

@chuckd.68 7 ай бұрын

Finally the pick ups video!!!🔥

@lordbacon4972 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for this great Japan pickups video! I would go there with 1 suitcase, but end up bringing back 3 suitcases from all the stuff I would buy! 🤣

@Benobot99 7 ай бұрын

I am definitely going to revisit Japan in the next 2 to 3 years. Japan was the best 2 weeks of my life.

@RetroMoments 7 ай бұрын

Hope you found some great deals here!

@mrblack576 7 ай бұрын

In wat way

@austinwiebe3801 5 ай бұрын

@@mrblack576Soapland

@Benobot99 5 ай бұрын

@@austinwiebe3801 No, lmao 😂

@Benobot99 5 ай бұрын

@RetroMoments I found some good deals on Vita games but Goldeneye on N64 was priced at $70 or more, so I had to leave it. Would've been great for speedrunning.

@hillboy55games 7 ай бұрын

Awesome video mate i love your pickup videos im more of a nintendo switch collector now and thanks to your video ill have to add a couple of these to the list

@GamerHomegirl 7 ай бұрын

Great haul! I’m really ready to plan a trip to Japan! 🇯🇵

@diegoaccord 7 ай бұрын

I just came back from Japan a few days, and bought Grim Guardians. 😀 I also grabbed a few other games like Ender Lilies, Deedlit and Overlord. I was interested in Metroidvanias. I grabbed a few random retro stuff as well.

@ladyjaye27 7 ай бұрын

I love me my metroidvanias! I already had Deedlit and ordered Grim Guardians and Overlord yesterday on Amazon Japan (alas, Ender Lilies wasn't available).

@DieselJT 7 ай бұрын

Awesome pick ups! While watching this video i just grabbed that Kamen Rider Vita game on Ebay for abour 20 bucks! Cant wait to get that in a few days. Wanted to pick that up years ago but it was super expensive then.

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Have fun!

@seanmansfield3432 7 ай бұрын

Love the content. Great stuff!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@thebodybeatdownDiTi 7 ай бұрын

Looks like a successful trip. Good lot of games.

@DaveysGameCorner 7 ай бұрын

A Great set of pickups, Keep up the fantastic content MJR!!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Much appreciated!

@tlriven 7 ай бұрын

That's an amazing haul. I'm currently in Toyama, so I spent a lot of time traveling around the countryside visiting Hardoffs and Manga Warehouses to find some good deals. Ill be returning with a pretty sizable SFC collection. I know Akihabara is expensive, but which shops had the best prices? I'll be there in 2 days.

@vix_in_japan 7 ай бұрын

Compared with Toyama, Akihabara is going to be very expensive. Best bet is the Surugaya store, if you're looking for something a little niche you might get lucky; like I found Roadster for the GameBoy in Surugaya there for about 800yen 2 years ago, a slightly harder to come by GameBoy game. Not exactly gonna set the world on fire, but it's my jam.

@xepfeon 7 ай бұрын

Lost Odyssey is a great turn-based JRPG, especially the "1000 years of dreams" side-stories are fantastic

@andrij.demianczuk 7 ай бұрын

Oh man, Eastward is SO good! I grabbed a copy used just because the box art looked so cool. Definitely didn’t disappoint!

@robertlatham4541 7 ай бұрын

Land of the rising game hunt. Love it great vids from japan.

@supagcn 7 ай бұрын

That’s a great pickups video. Great choices

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

@ramiking745 7 ай бұрын

I remember the Godzilla PS4 was received negatively when it first came out in the states back in 2015, so I was kind of surprised to hear in this video that its considered to be one of the best Godzilla games out there.

@lw1391 7 ай бұрын

Metallic child advanced looks awesome! Never heard of it before this video.

@MatSpeedle 7 ай бұрын

Great pickups dude, I have that same Red PSP and the camera doesn't do it justice that colour is sublime, Has a real nice sparkle to it. For sure my favourite PSP console I have, got it from Sendico and it was VERY cheap.

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, it really is a great color for the PSP.

@ypesh 7 ай бұрын

Loved this video!!!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Again I'd like to thank Cygnus Entertainment for sponsoring this entire Japan trip! Make sure and check out their new Colossal Cave v2.0 : bit.ly/3PSzc3M

@rhsxo 7 ай бұрын

I created a fake Zombie Nation NES commercial years ago and posted it here on KZfaq. Never heard anyone ever talk about that game. lol

@superbaconish 7 ай бұрын

I only remember the Japanese shoot ‘em ups video by JonTron

@MSDGAMEZ 7 ай бұрын

I've seen it. It was 16 years ago. One of the early videos on KZfaq

@Mike__P 7 ай бұрын

Zombie Nation used to pop up all the time on the Funcoland lists.

@rhsxo 7 ай бұрын

@@MSDGAMEZ I was just learning to use iMovie and made that. My thought was, what obscure NES game could I make a fake commercial about and Zombie Nation came to mind. Glad to see it brought up years later by Metal Jesus.

@alexandersalazar9750 7 ай бұрын

@@rhsxohis name don't make sense to me.

@ilj1259 7 ай бұрын

Hey Metal Jesus one of the best Japan exclusive games is Chiisana Kyojin Little Giant Microman for PS1 Playstation. Micronauts with guns fighting the Acroyear... a two player game so could have drunken master Paul join in on the fun. 😊

@telios13 7 ай бұрын

Cool video !! Lets go !!

@laurafrost705 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back

@supersmallchibiwolf872 6 ай бұрын

These were wonderful finds. Grim Guardians Demon Purge looks like a fun and great game. Cool video. ^_^

@Tervaharja 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorite RPGs of all time, lost odyssey. Those covers are made by Takehiko Inoue, the creator of slam dunk and vagabond 😊

@jasperscholtz6306 7 ай бұрын

Man I been following you since you started on KZfaq it feels like I am getting older with you dude

@TheGamerNerd025 6 ай бұрын

0:30 a dancing booty shaking MetalJesus?! That is AWESOME! lol! Awesome pickups!!

@Retro_Jet_Elite 6 ай бұрын

I would have broke my bank account with all the Shmups available over there! Excellent vid.

@djpaulhannon 7 ай бұрын

You’re not getting a 30% discount because of the exchange rate. It just is 30% cheaper. $0.70 doesn’t buy you just ¥1.00.

@yogibear2k220 7 ай бұрын

Funny, you go over to Japan to get Japanese games which is awesome, but I have always wondered if any Japanese people come over to America to pick up American games? I am so glad that you had a great time in Japan, MJR. Here's looking forward for your next visit, maybe next year? It was great to see Kinsey and Tony again. I love the fact that Kinsey always has a smile on her face.

@Domspun 7 ай бұрын

Probably, you can find some north american games over there.

@JerryLoffelbein 7 ай бұрын

Something interesting to note with that Grim Guardians / Gal Guardians game that wasn't mentioned, but is relevant since Gal Gun was mentioned earlier. The characters of Grim Guardians are the characters & antagonist from the 2nd Gal Gun game "Gal Gun Double Peace". I guess Inti Creates liked the characters enough and had fun making the Bloodstained Curse of the Moon games that they smooshed them together. If I remember right, some early western reviews of the game referred to it as a "Metroidvania" so there was some bickering about that since it's much more of a Castlevania homage like the Bloodstained Curse of the Moon games were.

@RetroBreak 7 ай бұрын

Surprised at the lack of retro stuff! I can’t wait to go there again myself next year. Already making a list of things to find!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Truth is...I can get a lot of Famicom, Super Famicom, Mega Drive and more locally here in Seattle. Current Japanese Switch games?! Almost nobody has them locally...

@02337755 7 ай бұрын

Next time you go, maybe try going to the more country areas. Another KZfaqr (Retro Future) recently went and got crazy deals out in the country stores opposed to the cities.

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Already thinking about the next Japan trip. 👍

@02337755 7 ай бұрын

@@MetalJesusRocks LOL good. Hey Im sure its not cheap to travel but the videos are fun to watch!

@taylorruss5904 6 ай бұрын

Just bought Eastward and liking it a lot so far!

@WH250398 7 ай бұрын

Man I'm jealous of that EDF game on Vita. The Ps Vita is awesome.

@adriandiaz6438 7 ай бұрын

Great stuff metal jesus rocks🎮

@LegsAndBoots123 7 ай бұрын

Oh wow, a new MJR video! Happy days!!

@Dale-TND 7 ай бұрын

Hey Metal Jesus you ROCK!

@theideman1 7 ай бұрын

Glad to be early for this one :)

@robertdodd6561 7 ай бұрын

In the 1980's I bought brand new The Great Gianna Sisters for Commodore 64k. It was on cassette. A great game and I really loved the two characters. It's a Mario clone which I didn't know at the time and had never played Mario either. A few weeks later the game was banned and pulled from sale because Nintendo objected. The game is really rare now and worth quite a bit of money. Metal, have you ever seen a copy? Did it come out on disk?

@achillesrossberg6652 7 ай бұрын

A great peculiar collection you got in there. My main interest for game hunting in Japan is the PC releases they got there, which are amazing. 12:10 would you please give me the title of the music in the background I heard it for the first time in this video and I really liked it

@WillM. 7 ай бұрын

Looks fun!

@TheMultiGunMan 7 ай бұрын

You found a lot really good gems!

@MetalJesusRocks 7 ай бұрын

Thanks! 😊

@bluejetlightning8427 7 ай бұрын

I love these Japanese metal Jesus videos they rock!

@ladyjaye27 7 ай бұрын

Espaluga II is getting a physical Switch port in Japan. I just preordered it on Amazon Japan, and it's coming out on November 30th.

@PaulReno 7 ай бұрын

There‘s also a physical version of Eastward out here in Germany that‘s not that expensive. Guess I’m going to pick this one up since a 20h game is perfect for me. The cover of the japanese version looks way better, though.

@IEBIGCAT 7 ай бұрын

Good stuff Jason, really hope you enjoyed your trip and hope you got some time away from having a camera and making a video…….. looks like I need a few more Japanese SHMUPS…. lol…. \m/ ………….. peace

@Inkgnition 6 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@dallas-cole 7 ай бұрын

Nice finds!!!!

@floydmarcelo 7 ай бұрын

Awesome pickups! Planning to go to Osaka next year. How are the price differences in Book-Off, Surugaya, Super Potato and Ojamakan?

@Crcvmbdfl 7 ай бұрын

❤ awesome SHMUPS for the Switch you picked up there, i would have done the same, specially M2 ShotTriggers.

@Cricis11700 7 ай бұрын

You should make a video talkin about what you need!!! Like passport, records or anything like that! And how to prepare!!! I wanna see that lol BTW, keep the amazing quality up!