Posted Fri Nov 16, 2012 8:13 PM

In my quest to see what else is out there on the Dreamcast--stuff that I might have missed out in the past--I am curious to know what is solely available in Japan that also happens to be in English. I am also interested in games that are at least easy enough to figure out without any knowledge of Japanese (i.e., games with minimal text). Below is a list of games I know of that definitely meet this criteria, but I have followed a few other stipulations in coming up with this list as well (see the end of the post for those):(similar to Virtual On, it has some menus in Japanese, but the versus sections should be easy to pickup on)(Seems to be a puzzle game. Screenshots make it look like it will be easy to figure out)(top-down maze/puzzle-driven gameplay)(Not really exclusive to Japan, but it had its own standalone release as opposed to the Smash Pack inclusion in the US)(light gun game; the follow-up, Death Crimson OX, was released in the US)Here are some others that are pushing it (i.e, probably too much Japanese text to be enjoyable):(Diablo-style action-RPG; may be difficult to playthrough from start to finish, but the action seems pretty straightforward, similar to Record of Lodoss War on the Dreamcast)(top-down arena game/shooter hybrid. Story mode is completely in Japanese and you get a game over for making the wrong choices, so it's difficult to progress through)(2.5D Platformer. The normal gameplay looks straightforward as it should, but from screenshots it looks like you may also have to wander 3D environments and talk to people, which might make progressing difficult)For the games I have written above (as well as the kinds of games I am looking for), there are a few restrictions I have gone by. First, no shoot 'em ups or fighting games. Those are always the most popular choices to import, and I think most (including myself) are pretty well-informed when it comes to those. Second, I am interested in games that may have seen other platform releases, but where the Dreamcast versions were only released in Japan (for instance, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo). And lastly, I also discluded recent homebrew releases, such as Wind & Water Puzzle Battles.Know of any others? Please post them here! Any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

Edited by Austin, Fri Nov 16, 2012 9:10 PM.