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So much of what we love about 8 and 16-bit gaming originates from Japan. What’s more so many games from that era that were released in Japan never made it over to the West. As such, here we not only explore those games that came over from Japan, but even those that were never made it to the west, let alone localised into English.


Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – Nintendo Unveils Original Legend Of Zelda Design Documents

Sophia Aubrey Drake 481 Views 0 Comments 80s, Design, Famicom, Hyrule, NES, Zelda

The latest tale in the Legend of Zelda series is now only a matter of weeks away. However, before we

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News – Founder of Namco Masaya Nakamura Passes Away Aged 91

Sophia Aubrey Drake 211 Views 0 Comments Arcade, Japan, Masaya Nakamura, Namco, Pac-Man, Toru Iwatani

Unfortunately today I have to be the bearer of bad news, as today we learnt that sadly Masaya Nakamura, founder of

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News – Take A Look Inside The Upcoming Super Nintendo World

Sophia Aubrey Drake 114 Views 0 Comments Nintendo, Super Nintendo World, Theme Park, Universal Studios

It was only last month when Nintendo made the dream announcement that they would be partnering with Universal Studios in

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News – Fire Emblem Gaiden To Be Remade As Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Sophia Aubrey Drake 165 Views 0 Comments 3DS, 8-Bit, Fire Emblem, Intelligent Systems, Nintendo

Considering that Awakening could well have been the last, the Fire Emblem series has recently only gone from strength to strength.

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – The Anime Inspiration Behind Road Avenger

Sophia Aubrey Drake 281 Views 0 Comments Anime, FMV, Mega-CD, Night Trap, One Piece, Road Avenger, Road Blaster, SEGA, Toei Animation, Transformers

The Mega-CD was famous for its FMV games, something which it unashamedly used to promote the power of SEGA’s CD

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News – Former SNK Developers Reveal Retro Fighter Unholy Night

Sophia Aubrey Drake 212 Views 2 Comments 16-Bit, Fatal Fury, Fighter, King of Fighters, Neo Geo, SNES, SNK, Unholy Night

2016 has seen something of a resurgence for retro gaming, and not only is this true when it comes to gaming

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Japan/Import News 

News – Game Boy Akira Tie-in Cartridges Discovered

Sophia Aubrey Drake 788 Views 0 Comments 16-Bit, 8-Bit, 80s, 90s, Akira, Anime, Discovery, Feature, Game Boy, Game Gear, Japan, Manga, Nintendo, SEGA, THQ

We’ve had an awful lot of retro discoveries recently, from the SNES Rayman build, to four rare Satellaview Kirby games,

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Japan/Import Main RetroVision 

RetroVision – The Inspiration Within The Portopia Serial Murder Case

Sophia Aubrey Drake 1218 Views 2 Comments Ace Attorney, Dragon Quest, Famicom, Hideo Kojima, Japan, Metal Gear, MSX, Murder, The Portopia Serial Murder Case, Visual Novel, Yuji Horii

Before I start no I’m not referring to a real murder incident, but rather the classic Japanese exclusive retro game The

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RetroSpective – Street Fighter 2010

Sophia Aubrey Drake 226 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Difficult, Ken, Ninja Gaiden, Space, Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2010

So the year is 2016, and 2010 has been and gone, but how was it?  Well it certainly wasn’t what the

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Japan/Import RetroVision 

RetroVision – Nintendo Reveal Secret Retro Storage Room

Sophia Aubrey Drake 176 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Famicom Disk Writer, Japan, Kyoto, Nintendo, Zelda

Next month we may be getting the Nintendo Classic Mini, but how would you fancy a brand new sealed original

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News – Nintendo Unveils Mini Famicom For Japan

Sophia Aubrey Drake 285 Views 0 Comments 8-Bit, 80s, Famicom, Japan, Mini Famicom, NES, Nintendo, Nintendo Classic Mini

Earlier in the year Nintendo announced the Nintendo Classic Mini / NES Classic Edition. A tiny homage to the Nintendo

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