Recommend me some quirky Japanese games

[scoobyd]

Now I'm all setup with my Japanese Saturn I'm looking at building up my library of games. I'm particularly interested in some of the Japanese only titles that largely went unnoticed over here.

I can't read Japanese so RPG's and the like are out, and I'm not into paying silly money for titles either. Other than that suggest away! ;D

[MattBlah]

Well you need Street Fighter Zero 3, thats the main reason I want a Japanese console.

Sorry to go a bit off topic but where did you buy yours? What kind of price was it? I'm currently looking.

[superdeadite]

Quirky huh? Ok here's a quick list of games that are good, weird, and terrible but fun. I'll try to span different genres

Good JP only games:
Bulk Slash
Cotton 2 / Cotton Boomerang (2 is the better long term game, but Boomerang is a lot of fun too)
Langrisser Tribute (All 5 Langrisser games in one box. Best SRPG series ever made, fantastic stuff)
Sakura Taisen I and II (Love adventures with a light-hearted battle system, very "Japanese games" but you can find full translation guides online).

Weird stuff:
Steam Hearts' - ok shooter with light porn and nice graphics.
Asuka 120% - I really enjoy this one, but it's too broken to be a "good fighter" for most people.
Game Tengoku - Honestly it's a mediocre shooter, but the quirky insanity factor makes it fun.
Psychic Killer Taromaru - One weird game. Very bizzare atmosphere, weird combat, just weird. PRICEY though...
Pulirula - love it or hate it, a strange game.

Terrible games worth buying:
Planet Joker - game is terrible in every way you can imagine, but it's strangely addictive. You keep playing it just because it's so bad it's unbelievable at times.
Hyper Securities S - A police girl training game. It's basically a selection of crappy mini-games. To train a newbie cop. Very low budget and cheap. But I enjoy it for some reason I can't describe...
Pretty Fighter X - This is a cruel joke you play on your friends, that's it.

[scoobyd]

MattBlah

I managed to snag this on eBay last weekend
cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230449543748

The postage was a bit steep, but I paid next to nothing for the console so I can live with that. I know people here aren't great fans of eBay (and some prices asked by sellers are crazy), but you can sometimes pickup a good deal.

There is a guy from France selling quite a few Japanese Saturn consoles on eBay at the moment for around the £70 mark. Do a search for the user street-of-game, I never used him myself but his feedback looks pretty good.

superdeadite

Thanks for the list, those other titles sound just what I'm after. ;D Game Tengoku was already on my list to get when I can find it for a decent price. I've seen some video of the game on YouTube and some of the levels are crazy.

[sych]

I did a a top ten list of my fave 'Essential Imports' for merz a while back. Check it out, Maybe you'll see something you like.

segasaturngroup.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=games&action=display&thread=2621

Oh yeah and Game Paradise is great (Tengoku) too!

[tempest]

Nice recommendations guys. I really have to add another recommendation for Cotton 2. It's hell quirky, but lots of fun.

And Elevator Action Returns is a great shooter worth getting too.