Weird Japan Only PS1 Games

[@thorhighheels]

If you're wondering what the deal is with that super cool theme song at 07:35 or that edgy sounding track at 13:48 ? Well I actually made those! Put em on an album, even. Which you can check out at these links. Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5UncCJKlvsaw2kKk0zFlQY Bandcamp: thorhighheels.bandcamp.com/album/shut-up KZbin: kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_lvOSHLFtbrZG2DjM4JqzFLuRrP__xzjjo ALSO THE SEQUEL: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXTRha1_gZJ7hLM Also if you want to know more about the Boku No Natsuyasumi series, I'd HIGHLY recommend this here video, which is what introduced me to it in the first place: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXmak4iPi6mfgqs

[@acosmicyoutubechannel4160]

excuse me? new Adolf Nomura album? yes please, arigato gozaimasu. I'll..."shut up"... now and go listen to it

[@acosmicyoutubechannel4160]

Damn, I didnt know you released "Bird" either, I need to check your music page more often, although 2 new albums to listen to is better than one

[@ZenithfilmsUK]

Fucking loved 'stealing japanese street cars' 👍

[@acosmicyoutubechannel4160]

Thrill God on Brid is so fucking good, prime dance material

[@pakapata]

i will sure check out those my sweatheart (´・ω・`)

[@oblobitouna3847]

As a game designer my dream is to make a game like these ones, get bankrupt and die without anyone noticing, it will make my work perfect.

[@calsepher]

Oblo Bitouna please hurry up on that already. not the dying part, just the everything else part

[@oblobitouna3847]

@@calsepher well you gonna have to wait for 2-3 years since I'm working on it alone for now, thanks for the support ! PS: the bankrupt part is already done, one thing less to worry about.

[@indifferentone8991]

You won't left unnoticed anyway, some youtuber from zimbabwe fill find your game and make a video about it 20 years after its release.

[@shizuru-2809]

@@indifferentone8991 Can't wait for that video. Good thing i subscribed and turned the bell notification on

[@Nov-5062]

This is a brilliant phrase. I love it

[@nuprahtor]

I'm sorry, ThorHighHeels. Kowloon Walled City was demolished in 1994, you can't visit it anymore

[@kheming01]

came here to comment this

[@TheBEAST205]

The amusement park also closed in 2019, so we may never be able to experience that variety of urban hell for ourselves :[

[@Gabriel-wk3hz]

@@TheBEAST205 Kawasaki Warehouse reopened in a way bigger location

[@corwinmcconnell6213]

It exists, it's called boston

[@jplayer073]

😭😭😭

[@nope1018]

I want to watch multiple thirty episode seasons of this series.

[@SaitohYatate]

Silent Mobius is much more important to Japanese media than us westerners think. The manga was one of the first stories ever published that features an all girl action squad. The way the story focused on each of the girls' backgrounds, as well as the cool, Blade Runner inspired cyberpunk vibe made Silent Mobius a sort of cult sensation in Japan back in the early 90's. While it never got the popularity it deserved, Silent Mobius can still be credited for influencing media titans such as Sailor Moon in manga, or Sakura Wars in gaming.

[@storytimewiththecrimsondm1318]

I grew up watching the series, but it disappeared after Tech TV was eaten by the corporate giants and they killed anime. I'm so glad he made this video because I couldn't find the series for years.

[@onesendzeroes4800]

I honestly can't help thinking, though I haven't played the latter, SM was quite an influence on Astral Chain.

[@priscillaasagiri4913]

Gal Force and Bubblegum Crisis also have girls only squad.

[@SaitohYatate]

@@priscillaasagiri4913 I forgot to write "published in English". Yes, those titles came out before Silent Mobius, albeit only as anime. If there's something new Silent Mobius brought to the table was a more philosophical narrative and the then-new "insecure main girl" who happens to become the most badass member of the team after an epiphany (Sailor Moon, Sakura Shinguji, etc.). In fact, upon watching the series, you may notice that the main girl's character arc is quite similar to that of Neo's in "The Matrix".

[@honkmaster]

Nice maiden pfp

[@shards-of-glass-man]

~busts the door open~ *YES MORE PS1 IMPORTS* [screams in Blade Arts]

[@Dimiblossom]

Me: *Depressed* ThorHighHeels : Weird Japan Only PS1 Games Me: *Depression Canceled*

[@accessroberto]

This has been my hobby in Japan: hunting for weird Japanese games, especially for the PS1, since there are so many. Keep it up man.

[@chicoti3]

I've been doing the same recently. They're particularly interesting if you know the language so you can make sense of the madness being thrown at you. If you have any recommendations, please, I'm all ears.

[@nen-ire]

@@chicoti3 have you found any cool games?

[@jimmybgood982]

@@nen-ire its japan, yes he has

[@SarahLJP]

9:01 Attack 近接攻撃 (kinsetsu kōgeki) "Melee attack" 間接攻撃 (kansetsu kōgeki) "Indirect attack" Suppress 捕縛 (hobaku) "arrest; capture" 結界 (kekkai) "barrier"

[@kordru]

Thank you

[@alienpolygon6926]

Do you know the name of the game?

[@SarahLJP]

@@alienpolygon6926 サイレントメビウス 幻影の堕天使 [Sairento mebiusu] (gen'ei no datenshi) "Silent Möbius" something like "Illusion of the Fallen Angel"

[@DiddlyDiPotatoes]

the Boku no Natsuyasumi series are such gorgeous, chill games.

[@anthonya.jumelles7103]

We're finally getting one in English, albeit the Crayon Shin Chan spin-off! Fun fact as well, Kaz Ayabe (the head of Milennium Kitchen) is also a restaurateur with an award winning curry hole in the wall.

[@kitestar]

2 got translated recently courtesy of ya boi, hilltop

[@Justachamp772]

​@@anthonya.jumelles7103we got boku 2 on ps2 translated!

[@SarahLJP]

9:35 サイコアシスト (saiko ashisuto) "Pycho assist" サイコシールド (saiko shīrudo) "Pycho shield" サイコブースト (saiko būsuto) "Pycho boost" トリートメント (torītomento) "Treatment"

[@dracomundo1498]

America had some oddities too. Like the Shrek collectathon. Its basically Banjo but with shrek

[@lucas7777-w8d]

I hated playing a particular Shrek game as a child, but just couldn't stop playing. It was like a collection of mini games and the progression made no sense... that game was so shit lol.

[@specknacken6507]

At this point "Weird Japan Only Game" should just be called "Made For ThorHighHeels"

[@eandjproductions2]

@@stayskeptic3923 Except one is actually good.

[@ericvisser5253]

@@stayskeptic3923 it would be awesome if they collabed

[@OutlawBardMitula]

Boku‘s backgrounds look like pixel art Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli films, I love it!

[@jimmybgood982]

typical japan u mean

[@jimmybgood982]

had some rural japanese kids as friends in school, this is real japan, swining behind school and fighting beetles

[@jayfugazi9751]

this channel is so slept on

[@tvRiverRemix]

watching this brought back the excitement that i had when i seriously started dedicating myself to study japanese since my initial motivation was to play and understand weird obscure japanese games like the ones in this video i'm definitely not at the level to help with translations but enough to get the general meaning of dialogues and such, it's motivating me to keep going

[@CrayonMechant]

You should take a look at "Germs: Nerawareta Machi". It's a full 3D open world adventure game (with driving mechanics, no less) where you play as a reporter covering strange events happening in your town. It's text heavy and only in Japanese, but it's an impressive game for the PS1.

[@superhetoric]

man JP was obsessed with the lost continent of mu back in the day

[@FrankieIsScared]

You made my day. Thanks for the video, mate! ❤

[@Rihcterwilker]

I'm pretty sure kowloon walled city was demolished.

[@SpaceJamzzz]

Richter WLK can confirm, it doesn't exist anymore.

[@jimmybgood982]

'a while ago' me thinks

[@gambloniusmonk1271]

the style of your videos are unparalleled. I feel I step into this tiny decorated glass nostalgia cube of serenity with every one of your videos.

[@MisterConscio]

I love that Kowloon's Gate aesthetics

[@ArtistofLegacy]

I was wondering why Kowloon's Gate sounded so familiar but when you brought up the remake, it made me remember that they just a few days ago teased a Switch version.

[@daltondarko2016]

I look forward to that, this looks like it'd be lot of fun on the Switch

[@VoskahMarkhov]

This is exactly the kind of content I come to this channel for. I would recommend learning katakana for playing untranslated JP games, it isn't too hard to learn and is used frequently in menu options.

[@toose8388]

Damn Kowloon's Gate has some brutal screen tearing

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Nice you are covering Attack of the Friday Monsters next. I don't remember this clearly, but I remembered reading an interview of this game looooong back with series creator Kazuhiro Ayabe. Seemed like a pretty sweet guy, and definitely looked like the kind of developer who would enjoy these kinds of games.

[@LizardGenes]

A Japan-only PS1 game video by Thor? I'm in heaven! Really wish these titles had translations, as we're missing a lot without them. May get that English PS4 Kowloon's Gate, although it seems like a markedly different game from the original, and I would actually prefer that. Apparently there was an English version in development, suggested by a trailer for it that appeared on a US games magazine demo disk, but was never completed.

[@thegeekclub8810]

I really hope these games get translations. They all seem so fascinating and would be great inspiration for future game devs. Great video.

[@thaddeuskent8185]

Your art direction always has been and I’m hoping always will be fucking magnificent.

[@VoxelPassport]

I absolutely love how, despite all my time around games, you always pull up ones that I haven't even heard in passing! Also hype for Friday~

[@sassannero6087]

I'm glad you updated, i was waiting for a new video,. keep the good content!

[@vincinomatterwhat899]

No one asked for this but the video cover with "クール日本人テキスト" basically means "Cool Japanese text" with the only issue that "日本人" refers to a Japanese person and not Japanese as language (the correct version would be something like "クール日本語テキスト". Moral of the story: never trust Google translate with Japanese XD

[@HeadsetHistorian]

Kowloon walled city was destroyed a long time ago. Absolute tragedy but understandable.

[@pentagonaldodecahedron453]

Literally all of the games in this video are all something I never knew I needed. What else is japan keeping from us?

[@AfonsoEGM]

Crazy ass Coke flavors.

[@thorhighheels]

wasabi flavored kitkat

[@valletas]

Every country has some obscure games

[@mile_man]

love your videos and I'm always glad to see you uploading keep it up

[@EIMisionero]

Boy oh boy, was I in for a treat. I absolutely love your videos on weird/obscure PS1 games and this one was just as good as always. Boku no Natsuyasumi looks gorgeous. I'll definitely be checking that one out. Also, that transition at 7:35 was smooth as silk. Some real elegant stuff and it sets the tone for the video very nicely. And you even made the music for it? Damn. I'll definitely be checking out those sick tunes too.

[@jpsrandom6943]

Loving your channel man, you brought a different take on video game reviewing for sure. Please do not stop bringing this amazing stuff

[@ultraboard101]

you really got me when you narrated the dolphin games plot, everything about that section was fucking GOLD lol!

[@KermisVoyager1997]

When Animal Crossing meets the aesthetic Yokohama kaidashi kikou with Sazae san.

[@fysl305]

*ThorHighHeels uploads* Best thing to happen this week

[@ShoXwavee]

I gotta admit that this is the most aesthetic KZbin channel I've ever seen, even the way you talk in the videos.

[@NihlusN7]

There was a PS1 Japan only game that I loved as a kid. A game about a cyberpunk future where people drives motorcycles that transforms into robots. I think the name is Gunbike or something.

[@seraphic22]

I'm assuming you are talking about Kahen Soukou Gunbike: Speed Power Gunbike. Camera and control aren't that great but still a bit of fun.

[@JetWolfEX]

I know about that one because it's the first game made by Inticreates, the developers of Mega man zero series, and the nes inspired Bloodstained

[@NihlusN7]

@@seraphic22 Yes, that's the name :D It's strange that I can't find anything about this game in the internet. Only one review and a couple of let's plays on KZbin

[@thorhighheels]

i've seen gifs of this game b4, and it looks pretty cool! i put it on the list for future videos.

[@r.r.4674]

Man your editing style never fails to impress

[@Roggor]

Genuinely like the PS1 projects you're putting out Mr. Heels. Nice work.

[@omnidagger6124]

Holy shit Attack of the Friday Monsters? That game was comfy af

[@thestripedmenace]

When I first saw the logo at 8:49, I literally exclaimed "Aw yis!" That's cuz Tec(h)nosoft are the folks behind the Thunder Force series of shoot-em-ups, one of the all-time greats! They're all super-friendly games in a genre known for being brutal as all hell (III especially), y'all should check it out!

[@sinredzone]

I remember buying bootleg ps1 games from a chinese classmate who got boxes full practically the same week they were released in japan. They came with printed covers and disc art and everything for 10 guilders a pop. Kid had quite the hustle going at school lol

[@Pimpeaux]

8:49 Bad, Thor. You'd best deposit three brownie points into my bank account by Saturday for not knowing who Technosoft is.

[@goatbone]

He is young. Give him a break.

[@geeko55]

Thor, I just wanna say as a fan of yours for the last few months that, going through your backlog, I really appreciate the tone of your more recent works. I absolutely love your content, and am glad you moved away from your previous, more 'edgy' choice of words. The games you review are often the ones I find the most interesting, and I think you can truly capture the feeling of 'cozy'.

[@rwjfan5000]

Having off-handedly turned on my PS1 the other day on a whim after about 6 or 7 months of dissapointment at the disc drive ceasing all function seemingly indefinitely and subsequently being surprised, amazed, and fucking overjoyed when Crash Bandicoot 3 not only ran but was able to be played for about an hour before I turned it off in triumph, this is EXACTLY the content I need. I LIVE for obscure Japanese shit from the 90s, ya dig? Edit: God, where has Boku no Natsuyasumi been all my life.

[@storytimewiththecrimsondm1318]

The second game "Silent Mobius" is also an anime that I have been trying to find the name of for years now. Just watching this video gave me a clue to find the anime again. Thanks for posting the video. XD

[@storytimewiththecrimsondm1318]

It's a pretty crazy, but dark anime. One that I enjoyed.

[@p1Stunts]

There is an english trailer for Kowloon's Gate. There has been said that an english version, or at least a demo, of the PS1 Kowloon's Gate is somewhere out there, and some person was said to once bought it in an auction. However none of that is confirmed true and proof of an english version to even exist is inconclusive.

[@GorgingGames]

This video manage to capture some of those summers you were talking,back when were younger and the PS1 was a cool console to own.Full of nostalgia and chill atmosphere. Good work. Also is always interested to see what games we missed here in the west.

[@benre]

couldnt agree more! i want that japanese town simulator so badly....

[@SarahLJP]

10:10 マップ (mappu) "Map" 環境設定 (kankyō settei) "Environmental settings" My Japanese isn't very good. I'm still learning. I know the Kana (かな/カナ) pretty well. I often use Google Translate and online dictionaries for the Kanji (漢字) or Chinese characters.

[@xmarksthespot1372]

WTF even is Kowloon city? That has to be incredibly crazy getting lost in there for real!

[@lightspaceman5064]

God, your videos are A E S T H E T I C. I've been playing around with s hacked psp for a while now and you helped me find a lot of cool stuff I have a lot more respect for that era now since I'm ps2 generation. Can I suggest a psp game called Gladiator Begins? I think it's really underrated. It might feel the most like a real fight of any action game I've played.

[@r.s.f.stettler6718]

Always had a fascination with Kowloon Walled City, it's a genuine shame the museum for it closed down a few years ago. It'd be a dream game to have an as close to 1-to-1 recreation of Kowloon as a fully explorable area, but until then, we have Kowloon's Gate! Thank you for showing me this. Boku no Natsuyasumi is great too, reminds me of playing some old PS1 and PS2 games back in the day, I'll be sure to check it out!

[@QuetzalOvejasElectricas]

Dude, your music and editing make your videos weed worthy. You're a fucking artist.

[@poppiaria]

I imported Boku No Natsuyasumi 3 for PS3 a good few years back after playing Attack of the Friday monsters and learning about the studio. It's such a lovely and charming game. The backgrounds are insanely gorgeous.

[@night1952]

That's one sexy delayed opening. Also, i never though i'd call a wide shot of a low poly kid running down a hill art.

[@PaperStarship]

Love these vids man. I just ordered a Japanese PS2 and Racing Lagoon because of your channel. Looking forward to diving into some of these aesthetic af obscure games

[@bjornh1527]

I thought Boku no Natsu Yasumi sounded a little similair to my favourite of the 3DS ”Guild” e-shop games! Didn’t know it was related to a series of earlier games... Also, Blue: Legend of Water sounds kind of compelling. Excellent video, I love to learn about Japan exclusives.

[@brenoI999]

Man, I really love your videos, I've watched all of them at least twice...... And I'm not kidding, keep up the good work man, and if you can, would you talk about something cyberpunk ? I think it really fits your channel

[@brenoI999]

I really love your vid about pc 98 by the way, it's my favorite

[@jsc315]

If you're into weird and strange Japanese PS1 games I highly recommend getting a Sega Saturn. There are a ton of strange, forgotten, bizarre and just truly weird Japanese games that are fantastic and silly.

[@thorhighheels]

i love how japanese saturn box art looks. that gold spine is super stylin

[@Naruxos07]

Blue Legend of the Water got translated.

[@gilgameshlxi]

Jesus, man. I randomly got recommended your FF Fashion video yesterday and I can't believe how great you are at making videos. Excelent topics too.

[@dinosaurfilms7425]

Ahh the king of weird ass game reviews is back at it again.

[@Poodleinacan]

A chipped PS1 is something that cannot be not done.

[@Olekman]

This video reminded me of those times when I played Net Yaroze homebrews and untranslated Bomberman World on my PS1. Hell, I even didn't speak much English back then, so I think I had similar experience as you with those weird themes and games, trying to figure out what the hell am I even experiencing. Good times. Perhaps Net Yaroze would make a nice topic for a future video?

[@BinaryDood]

Great video! Feels like Moon: Remix RPG/Ufo: A day in life and Baroque are missing in a list like this. But well, even I learned about some cool games I didn't know of!

[@johnathonsteeel6922]

Moon’s got an English release on the Switch now.

[@pan4662]

Was waiting for you to mention Boku no Natsuyasumi

[@RedRamekRaze7]

You keep finding games that I never knew it existed and its pretty cool of you bro to share them with the world.

[@Heeroneko]

You can't go to Kowloon Walled City anymore. The gov'ment came n tore it all down. Used to be a military fort. It was basically a lawless zone. There's documentaries out there about it. Pretty much the height of urban myth at this point.

[@ParappatheRapper]

Boku looks amazing. I'm not for the slice of life thing all that much anymore, but it looks really good. Nice review.

[@Digger318]

the kowloon walled city is gone now and is a park with a few historical displays. the japan kowloon theme park place is around and used for a filming location sometimes

[@javierflores1173]

Yesteday i have a dream of a memory of playing a game in japanese about a boy doing things in the countryside (or something like that) on my cousin modded ps1, he used to have a lot of burning cd games (mostly rpgs and fighting games), while i didn't understand shit the atmosphere was superb enough to keep me playing. Today not only you make me remember the name but also know that there is a series of games , the Boku No Natsuyasumi series, for that i thank you my good sir and keep with the good job.

[@xxnoxx-xp5bl]

This is a pretty low bar for weird. There's some stuff on the PS1 that's nuts in compression.

[@Daniel-Rosa.]

Man, one thing we have to admire in children: They have the will! Language barriers, my butt! Weirdness? The heck they will let that stop'em! Minecraft in a cellphone? If that's all they have, they will use it with joy!

[@greglane334]

Also had modded PS1s when I was a kid. It was actually the only way to play a lot of JRPGs cos no one ever imported them

[@eban.]

my heart soared when you mentioned moon but then plummeted when you said boku no natsuyasumi wrong lmao. i can’t help but wonder how much more you’d appreciate these games if you put in the time to learn jp properly. i recently played through bokunatsu 1-4 and they were all an absolute blast

[@WheeledHamster]

Kowloon Walled City is a park now. I wish they still kept the city, it's so Cyber Punk looking.

[@ArtofWEZ]

i found out about millennium kitchen through an artbook I got in japan that turned out to be book of the background art for all their games

[@blackreign673]

This is your best work so far!

[@agniratha7297]

Fantastic video as always! I like to learn about obscure and unique games but I don't look into the Japan only ones much as I get kinda sad I won't be able to properly appreciate them, so I never looked further than the box art for Boku No Yatsunasumi but that aesthetic was so well done, glad a 3DS game of theirs got localised, I think I'll pick it up now.

[@gvard3429]

Blue legend of water is easily searchable on russian torrents, btw. We have like 1 Tb worth of PS1 games for every region (so 3 Tb total, redump verified), so if you can't find what you looking for anywhere, chances are it exists there. Arr, preservation.

[@galamotshaku]

Kowloon walled city doesn't exist anymore, it was demolished in the 90s.

[@cooperofnavarone8616]

Lmao! I've watched a few of your videos but this one made me subscribe!

[@noahnadji]

great video, gotta say your editing has become next level bro, pretty fantastic stuff

[@Ouchthathurt843]

I've been watching your videos so damn much sometimes I hear your voice echoeing in my head. So thanks for that, I appreciate the ASMR.

[@elementguy14DS]

Love your content, I'm so proud of you.

[@thorhighheels]

thanks!

[@CallmeMr.Lechon]

I've been waiting for the Linda Cubed translation since 2015...good luck

[@Thedamnram44]

The most aesthetically pleasing KZbin channel award goes to Thor high heels

[@mr.sapristi3148]

That first game is the most vaporwave thing i've seen

[@Dumb_Woof]

Would love to see you cover weird games (similar to this chill lengthy format) that were localized cause man seeing all these 100% up my alley games I can't fully enjoy is a major bummer.

[@thorhighheels]

I mean that's kind of what most of my channel is tho lol. But I see what u mean. I'm definetly gonna experiment with the format a bit more soon.

[@Ladyuko]

Your thumbnail says 'Cool Japanese (people) text'. You should change 日本人 to 日本語 (Japanese language)。

[@erickhiguera6644]

It should be just 日本 actually

[@wohdinhel]

honestly it’s perfect as is, the terrible incorrectness adds character

[@CancunMimosa]

You’re talking to a person who claims to understand text based games then says they can’t read Japanese lol

[@grype83]

Happy to find your channel, i just subscribed. I have been looking for someone that talks about games that i'm interested in, in a way that i would. The dark humor and dirty mouth, i fucking like it man. I have wanted to make videos in this very way for a while now but i'm a lazy bastard. Have a good day.

[@Sephyroth97]

Emuparadise was never taken down; all the roms are still in the site and accessible, you just need a certain script to access them. Also, she's Maia.

[@lucasgill7819]

Where' s more information about this? Asking only for research

[@Sephyroth97]

@@lucasgill7819 If you search for Emuparadise workaround you should still find stuff

[@noneofyourbusiness4616]

I've never tried it, but wonder if might be possible to play one of these using a camera-based language translation smartphone app.

[@flipkiller8521]

I legitimately want to play the last game. It reminds me of my memories growing up in a rural town.