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It never ceases to amaze me the sheer number of summer/holiday-themed games you can play on the Playstation 2 system. Far more than I could fit into a single frame, in fact.
#playstation2#japanese videogames#summer#holidays#vacation#sunshine#boku no natsuyasumi#ka 2 let's go hawaii#Kappa no Kai Kata#Inaka Kurashi: Nan no Shima no Monogatari#kaze no notam#Aquanaut no Kyuujitsu
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The Art of Street Fighter
#youtube#art of street fighter 2#japanese art#japanese videogames#capcom art#capcom art department#Shinkiro art#commercial art#commercial illustraion#character design#Production art
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#90s videogames#video games#retro games#the king of fighters#KOF#king of fighters#Kuula Diamond#morrigan#athena kof#animated gif#gif#anime gif#gif warning#weird aesthetic#weirdcore#art#retro fashion#magical girls#japanese videogames#japanese#fight like a girl#fight games#capcom
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Fatal Frame
#fatal frame#fatal frame 1#project zero#videogames#horror game#horror#ghosts#camera obscura#horror video game#jhorror#japanese horror#survival horror#adan edits
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Pictures from Taito Hey when I visited in March 2024
#taito#hirose entertainment yard#taito hey#hey by taito#akihabara#video games#videogames#retrogaming#retro gaming#retrogames#retro games#arcade#arcade cab#arcade games#arcade cabinet#Japanese arcade#game center#Japan
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Miu Hinasaki in Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
#fatal frame#project zero#miu hinasaki#survival horror#horror#horror games#my gifs#gifs#videogame gifs#videogame#videogames#japanese horror#jhorror
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Dragonair
Very pretty swirly pokemon X3 This was done for a p@treon supporter!
Charm here: https://ko-fi.com/s/d87145dc0c and international here: https://imaplatypuscreations.etsy.com/listing/1653596477
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Controller Button Fidget Keychains based off of Nintendo Controllers are now available from Gacha machines at Nintendo Stores - Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Narita Airport.
First person to send us some of these is getting all the SuperPotion merch they want.
#nintendo64#superpotionlabs#retro#retro gaming#retrogaming#videogames#nintendo#gamecube#Nintendo64#Japan#japanese#gaming
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Next game maybe?
#persona 3 reload#persona 3 remake#persona 3#persona 4#jun#junpei iori#persona 4 golden#shin megami tensei#shin megami tensai persona#jrpg#jrpg games#japanese games#video game#gamers of tumblr#gamerlife#global gamers#instant folllow back#follow for follow#need mutuals#looking for moots#looking for mutuals#looking for friends#foreshadowing#need more mutuals#follow 4 follow#need more followers#mutuals#gaming#videogames#video games
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Mr Potato Store in Osaka, Japan.
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Halloween 2016
#love live#love live sunshine#aqours#dia kurosawa#yoshiko tsushima#llsif#japanese idol#idol#halloween#happy halloween#videogames#sekaiichihappy posts
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A compendium of references to Portugal in Japanese video games
The beginning of the historical relations between Portugal and Japan dates to the year 1541, when a Portuguese ship washed ashore at Jingujiura. Nearly sixty Japanese words are of Portuguese origin. A variety of Japanese traditions and culinary delights were introduced by Portuguese traders, sailors and missionaries. But in what way has this cultural exchange extended to the more recent phenomenon of Japanese digital games? As a portuguese devotee of Japanese culture, the topic seemed relevant enough to merit some additional exploration.
To my knowledge, the first significant reference to Portugal in Japanese video game is found in Koei's The Age of Discovery from 1990, a game published in the west under the title Uncharted Waters. The main character is a disgraced Portuguese nobleman named Leon Ferrero who resorts to maritime exploration, trade and naval warfare to restore his family's good name and prestige.
Its 1993 sequel, known in the west as New Horizons, diversifies the base game structure of the original by including multiple characters to select from, each with their own story and mission. Among them is the tale of João Franco, the son of the original episode's protagonist Leon, who sets out to discover the mysterious location of the fabled Atlantis, no less.
Another meaningful reference can be found a year later in ArtDink's 1991 strategy game The Atlas, in which the player takes on the role of a 15th century explorer with a five year contract with the King of Portugal to discover and chart lands around the Iberian Peninsula.
In 1998, ArtDink recreated the game for contemporary systems and published as Neo Atlas. The protagonist is a Portuguese trading company owner seeking business expansion opportunities in remote territories, as well as discover and chart hitherto unknown parts of the globe. A similar premise is found in a later sequel, Neo Atlas III.
Apart from nautical strategy games, a few other titles exist where mentions to the Portuguese territory, language and culture can be traced.
Galvanized by the success of Cyan's world-renowned point and click adventure CD-ROMs, Sony Computer Entertainment helped to publish The Book of Watermarks, a game designed by a miniscule Tokyo-based studio named Watermarks that is brimming with interesting first and second-hand references to Shakespeare's The Tempest. The objective of this visually impressive pre-rendered journey is to aid in the recovery of a series of ancient tomes, each including the nuclear bases of knowledge for mankind.
The very first lost volume is named the Book of Navigators, said to be owned by the historical Infante Dom Henrique from the 15th century, condensing information on shipbuilding, oceanography, geography and astronomy. While a purely fictitious book, the reference to Prince Henry is historically accurate, him being a pivotal figure in the early age of Portuguese maritime discoveries, the governor of the Order of Christ who at once built and ruined his reputation through his various campaigns in the African continent.
Atlus' futuristic vision of Earth in Maken X includes a most unexpected tour of Europe, with a mandatory stop in Lisbon. Inexplicably, the developers got its geographic location wrong and moved to all the way to the northern Spanish region of Léon. The level, itself, boasts a reasonably accurate depiction of one of the city's oldest quarters, Alfama, and the architectural styles found therein.
Although I could not discern any actual references in the game itself, the Grandia II soundtrack by the veteran composer Noriyuki Iwadare contains two themes whose lyrics are written in Portuguese: A Deus, a double-entendre that can be translated to both farewell and to God; and Canção do Povo, meaning People's Song. Also, the name of the official soundtrack is named Melodia, which translates to Melody as you'd expect. Both themes were performed by guest singer Kaori Kawasumi, who took on the composer's challenge to sing them despite her not knowing the language.
She was coached and assisted by José Álvarez and Motoi Sato from the Portuguese Arts and Culture Center in Japan, whom she thanks in the acknowledgement section. The Grandia II Special Package edition booklet contains a page with two photos of Portugal, one for the Jéronimos Monastery in Lisbon and the other, seemingly, for the Moorish Castle in the nearby town of Sintra.
The last Pomping World (a.ka. Buster Bros/Pang) that Mitchell Corporation ever produced before shutting down was the 2010 DS European exclusive Magical Michael. It includes two levels set in Portugal, one in Lisbon by the Belém tower, a nautical landmark, and the other in the Sintra National Palace. Their representation is at once pleasingly stylized and true to life.
This final reference is found in Spike Chunsoft's third installment of their successful visual novel series, Nyūdanganronpa V3 Minna No Koroshiai Shin Gakki. Among the dozens of MonoMono machine items that can be acquired, one is a weathercock styled after a traditional Portuguese folktale hero, the Galo de Barcelos, meaning the rooster of Barcelos, a town in Northern Portugal.
As per the description, this animal became famous through an age-old tale involving a man wrongly sentenced to death who seconds before his execution remarked he was as certain to be innocent as it was certain that a nearby rooster would sing. Because the bird did crow, much to everyone's amazement, he was exonerated. Thus, the black rooster became a symbol for truth.
I would like to thank @diogojira and @DanielOlimac for their assistance in making this article possible.
#Japanese history#Portugal#culture#tradition#japanese videogames#portuguese references in japanese video games#Uncharted waters#the atlas#neo atlas#maken X#pang#magical michael#grandia II#koei#atlus#game arts#mitchell corporation#spike chunsoft#artdink#lisbon#alfama#Noriyuki Iwadare#kaori kawasume#sintra#book of watermarks
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#project 0#fatal frame#fatal frame mask of the lunar eclipse#mask of the lunar eclipse#horror game#survival horror#FF IV#FF 4#japanese horror#videogame photography#videogame screenshots
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Fatal Frame: Maiden of the Black Water
#fatal frame#videogames#videogame#horror game#fatal frame 5#fatal frame maiden of black water#horror#ghosts#project zero#horror video game#japanese horror#jhorror#survival horror#adan edits
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Retro Arcade Zarigani in Shinsekai Osaka
#retro Arcade zarigani#Shinsekai#video games#videogames#retrogaming#retro gaming#retrogames#retro games#arcade#game center#arcade games#candy cabs#arcade cab#japanese arcade#capcom#street fighter#cave co ltd#shmup#レトロゲーセンザリガニ
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