@@joshua7426 Since 2017 they have not released a single game in the west outside of a couple of switch ports of older titles. None of their new games were even hinted at for a release outside of Japan. And because they closed down their North American branch it was looking pretty grim for a while there.
Very cool to see three of our translations in this list. You're welcome btw! (Maple Story, Rocket Slime 3, E.X. Troopers) I helped the Maple Story team get to the finish line. ^_^
Beyond the Labyrinth looks SO COOL. That combat system sounds like the most interesting thing I've heard since SMT's Press Turn. I can't believe we couldn't get it outside of Japan. Great video!!
Beyond the Labyrinth was always a game I felt like came from a dream, and that’s why I imagined that we never got it in English. I remember being so excited with this game next to Bravery Default
Videos like these are the reason I still have my Japanese 3ds. I've never even heard about Nazowaku Yakata and Beyond the Labyrinth, so I'll definitely check them out.
@@NaveedMohebbi I got a bit of an update. I just finished playing nazowaku, it was definitely worth it. There's so many creative little details and mechanics that genuinely took me by surprise. But yeah, there's a few parts where saying Japanese words is a must. If you ever play it I would also recommend playing with headphones as the game suggest and lowering the mic sensitivity. It will make for a much more pleasant experience.
@@007MrYang YO that's great to hear and I'm glad you enjoyed it!! That's absolutely what it seemed like when I was making my way through the game as best I could. So creative!! Hopefully one day I can play it with a full understanding of everything!
I am speechless at the sight of Beyond the Labyrinth! I was aware of most of these games, but I have no clue how this one in particular went under my radar for so long, specially since Ive looked into tri-Ace's gameography a couple of times over the years... I guess I just missed the bandwagon back when there was talk about the game coming to the west. Also did not know about Nazo Waku Yakata, so thank you for that and for the video as a whole!
It dawned on me that the 3DS came out roughly the same time as the Japanese tsunami. You'd think that would leave a heavy impact of the 3DS's launch in Japan, right?
I think the biggest discovery I made with this video is how many of those games actually had English Translations. I knew of games like the Dragon Quest series or Ex Troopers, but I never knew translations were added. Also that mansion game looks like the 3DS version of Tearaway and I am all in for that! Excellent video and welcome back!
Thanks to everyone for watching!! If there are any Japanese exclusive 3DS games that I missed or that you think I need to check out, let me know in the comments!! Link to some of the fan translations can be found in the description. LOVE YOU ALL!
I would love to see a video on the new Magician's Quest games, and I'm going to have to check out Beyond the Labyrinth now. Also, as someone who was also super intrigued by Time Travellers I'm thrilled to know there's an english playthrough online. I desperately wanted that game for the Vita back when Level 5 was in their prime!
I only found the Time Travelers English playthrough in the process of making this video and I was so happy to do so! Was super interested in it back in the day.
Always loved the little niche stuff like this, it's great to see some games I've never heard of before and it's got me one step closer to finally modding my 3ds lol
It really is simple. There are step by step guides that literally anyone can follow. If you know how to download files and unzip them then copy them to an sd card thats basically all you need to know how to do and they will step you through everything you need to do including what files you need to download and from where. I really recommend doing it especially now that Nintendo is shutting the eshop down this month. If they don't want to take your money or preserve their old games then I think we should be allowed to pirate them. Pirates do what nintenwont lol
@@JaredConnell I did my old 3ds last week, first time. Super easy, barely an inconvenience, even for a dyslexic. It's not like I had to read the lines of code, just match the file names to the guide. Took my time, almost put something in the wrong place but I triple check each step before moving on so I caught it. Just update to a 32g microsd, plus adaptor if needed for old, before you start so you don't need to do it later.
Fantastic video and wonderful game choices, I knew none of those awesome games! I'm in an absolute rage that "Nanashi no Game" was never translated, that is in my opinion one of the most unique games ever!
I bought all the dragon quest games. after watching this video I am picking 2 more games EX Troopers and maple story thanks. I would like to see a Pal exclusive 3ds games next.
I have like 3 Japan only 3DS games that I want fan-translated: Danball Senki W Chou Custom (The first game was localized as LBX) and Hero Bank 1 and 2 (It’s a SEGA franchise and probably the most obscure as not even hardcore fans of the company have ever heard of it)
Great video! I haven't played much DQ but Rocket Slime looks right up my alley. I also knew that MapleStory had a game on the original DS but had no idea there was a follow up on 3DS. As a long time fan its cool to see how this sequel was treated as the character art and animations were preserved way better than in the DS original. I tend to give the 3DS a hard time as I'm kind of on an anti-portable arc at the moment, but I gotta give it credit, it was was an awesome console and this video makes me want to pull it out again just for fun. Always love learning about such strange and interesting games in these videos, so I hope this isn't the last!
I've always been of the opinion that the original DS or GBA are Nintendo's best handhelds but every time I look back at the 3DS, I really appreciate how good its library was! Definitely gotta be in the mood to play on a handheld though so I totally get that! And this definitely won't be the last video like this!
This was such a cozy video. I've been waiting for what feels like 100 years for Beyond the Labyrinth. However, the Touch Detective games you mentioned really surprised me. I remember seeing reviews of them and thinking they looked so interesting. I never ended up getting them though because Nintendo power gave the games a bad review. :/ No time like the present to try it though. I still have all my favorite Nintendo handhelds.
I read a report earlier this month that said Level 5 is looking to expand their audience outside Japan again. Don't know how long it'll take or how they'll go about it, but I'm sure we haven't seen the last of them
I still have no idea why the Vita never got ports of DQ7 and 8 to, even if it was kept Japan-only like DQ Heroes 2 was. Like, both original games were Sony exclusives for around 20ish years before that, and Squeenix was porting tons of games to the Vita at the time.
Another really obscure Level5 3ds game that never left japan that has me really interested is Girls RPG: Cinderella Life, and Girls Runway (this one I'm not sure who produced) Both are super obscure you can't even find them on hshop japan and there's no fan translations either.
great and informative! found some cool games to check out. had no idea rocket slime got a sequel...and that it was actual the third game lol. thank you naveed! I'll check out the gamecube japanese game vid you did next! GBA and DS video when? :) i vote powerful golf for ds, sadly there's no fan translation, but there is a written guide by A7thSteve that helped me get through a few "success" mode playthroughs. the typical video game golf QTE gameplay is some of the best. allowing for last second adjustments to your hit if you're off on the power. The country themed courses with escalating challenge difficulty are pretty rewarding. not to mention it looks and sounds surprisingly good for the hardware. if the camelot mario golf gameboy games were a dating sim.
@@NaveedMohebbi It is a shame that it never released here. The low-poly graphics are just so appealing to me! Thanks for the video btw, it presented me a ton of games I've never heard before
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IGNORE THE PART ABOUT LEVEL 5 NOT HAVING A PRESENCE IN THE WEST ANYMORE. THEY'RE BACK BABYYYYYYY!!!
What happened?
@@Jamato-sUn After I put this video out, Level 5 announced like 4 brand new games in a Nintendo Direct all to be localized.
@@NaveedMohebbiThey have not abandoned us!
They never left, level 5 has alot of games in the west
@@joshua7426 Since 2017 they have not released a single game in the west outside of a couple of switch ports of older titles. None of their new games were even hinted at for a release outside of Japan. And because they closed down their North American branch it was looking pretty grim for a while there.
Very cool to see three of our translations in this list. You're welcome btw! (Maple Story, Rocket Slime 3, E.X. Troopers)
I helped the Maple Story team get to the finish line. ^_^
Thanks for all your work on these translations! They're awesome!
What about Dragon Quest XI
YES PLEASE I LOVE YOUR TRANSLATIONS! WE NEED DQ XI
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Beyond the Labyrinth looks SO COOL. That combat system sounds like the most interesting thing I've heard since SMT's Press Turn. I can't believe we couldn't get it outside of Japan. Great video!!
What ?! Rocket Slime 3 finally have an English Fan Translation!!! 😱
Beyond the Labyrinth was always a game I felt like came from a dream, and that’s why I imagined that we never got it in English. I remember being so excited with this game next to Bravery Default
Videos like these are the reason I still have my Japanese 3ds. I've never even heard about Nazowaku Yakata and Beyond the Labyrinth, so I'll definitely check them out.
I really wish I could understand Nazo Waku Yakata because it just seems so interesting. I gotta learn Japanese.
@@NaveedMohebbi I got a bit of an update. I just finished playing nazowaku, it was definitely worth it. There's so many creative little details and mechanics that genuinely took me by surprise.
But yeah, there's a few parts where saying Japanese words is a must. If you ever play it I would also recommend playing with headphones as the game suggest and lowering the mic sensitivity. It will make for a much more pleasant experience.
@@007MrYang YO that's great to hear and I'm glad you enjoyed it!! That's absolutely what it seemed like when I was making my way through the game as best I could. So creative!! Hopefully one day I can play it with a full understanding of everything!
I am speechless at the sight of Beyond the Labyrinth! I was aware of most of these games, but I have no clue how this one in particular went under my radar for so long, specially since Ive looked into tri-Ace's gameography a couple of times over the years... I guess I just missed the bandwagon back when there was talk about the game coming to the west. Also did not know about Nazo Waku Yakata, so thank you for that and for the video as a whole!
No problem! Thanks for watching! Glad I could shed some light on a couple things!
Heads up! Beyond the Labyrinth has subtitles, even for the 'girl' dialogues. You just have to enable them on the menu.
Dang I feel dumb now lol. But thanks for the info!! Still kinda gave me a unique experience playing haha
It dawned on me that the 3DS came out roughly the same time as the Japanese tsunami. You'd think that would leave a heavy impact of the 3DS's launch in Japan, right?
I've never thought about that but it's definitely possible!
I think the biggest discovery I made with this video is how many of those games actually had English Translations. I knew of games like the Dragon Quest series or Ex Troopers, but I never knew translations were added. Also that mansion game looks like the 3DS version of Tearaway and I am all in for that!
Excellent video and welcome back!
Thanks to everyone for watching!! If there are any Japanese exclusive 3DS games that I missed or that you think I need to check out, let me know in the comments!! Link to some of the fan translations can be found in the description.
LOVE YOU ALL!
Did you know:
Sumikko gurashi also has backpacks and plushes of the characters
Watching these are such a treasure of goodness. Hope to see another video from you in the future.
I would love to see a video on the new Magician's Quest games, and I'm going to have to check out Beyond the Labyrinth now. Also, as someone who was also super intrigued by Time Travellers I'm thrilled to know there's an english playthrough online. I desperately wanted that game for the Vita back when Level 5 was in their prime!
I only found the Time Travelers English playthrough in the process of making this video and I was so happy to do so! Was super interested in it back in the day.
Happy E.X. Troopers got an English patch! 😊
Always loved the little niche stuff like this, it's great to see some games I've never heard of before and it's got me one step closer to finally modding my 3ds lol
ANYONE can do it Wayne!!
It really is simple. There are step by step guides that literally anyone can follow. If you know how to download files and unzip them then copy them to an sd card thats basically all you need to know how to do and they will step you through everything you need to do including what files you need to download and from where. I really recommend doing it especially now that Nintendo is shutting the eshop down this month. If they don't want to take your money or preserve their old games then I think we should be allowed to pirate them. Pirates do what nintenwont lol
@@JaredConnell I did my old 3ds last week, first time. Super easy, barely an inconvenience, even for a dyslexic. It's not like I had to read the lines of code, just match the file names to the guide. Took my time, almost put something in the wrong place but I triple check each step before moving on so I caught it. Just update to a 32g microsd, plus adaptor if needed for old, before you start so you don't need to do it later.
Dude. EX Troopers looks SICK. Definitely gonna check that one out!
lot of really awesome games here dude! rocket slime is a series i always wanted to check out
Retro Game Challenge looks right up my alley
Awesome video Naveed! I didn't know about pretty much all of these games, and some of them look very interesting!
Fantastic video and wonderful game choices, I knew none of those awesome games!
I'm in an absolute rage that "Nanashi no Game" was never translated, that is in my opinion one of the most unique games ever!
There might be a new yokai watch for the west called Ghost Craft for a global release!
This video gives me vibes from when I used to make/watch videos. Glad to see a familiar a face again!
YOOOO good to see you my man!! I miss those days. Still think about them a lot! Thanks for watching!
Dude I’m loving this! Can’t believe I missed it way back when!
Thanks man! I've finally got something else in the works after so long. Hopefully I can get that out soon-ish.
Great video! Didn't realise how unique Beyond the Labyrinth is until i watched the segment in this video. Gonna have to add it to the list now :)
I didn't either until I played it for this video! Glad I gave it a shot!
Great vid dude! can't tell ya how hyped I was to see rocket slime sequel right out of the gate!
I bought all the dragon quest games. after watching this video I am picking 2 more games EX Troopers and maple story thanks. I would like to see a Pal exclusive 3ds games next.
You can turn subtitles on for her in the menu from what I remember 30:25 almost played the game without knowing you could do that haha
I have like 3 Japan only 3DS games that I want fan-translated:
Danball Senki W Chou Custom (The first game was localized as LBX)
and Hero Bank 1 and 2 (It’s a SEGA franchise and probably the most obscure as not even hardcore fans of the company have ever heard of it)
Dragon Quest XI is better than Dragon Quest XI for consoles. What a Masterpiece
Great video!! Just picked up a Japanese 3ds and wanted to check out some region exclusives, you’ve got a new subscriber!
Great video! I haven't played much DQ but Rocket Slime looks right up my alley. I also knew that MapleStory had a game on the original DS but had no idea there was a follow up on 3DS. As a long time fan its cool to see how this sequel was treated as the character art and animations were preserved way better than in the DS original. I tend to give the 3DS a hard time as I'm kind of on an anti-portable arc at the moment, but I gotta give it credit, it was was an awesome console and this video makes me want to pull it out again just for fun. Always love learning about such strange and interesting games in these videos, so I hope this isn't the last!
I've always been of the opinion that the original DS or GBA are Nintendo's best handhelds but every time I look back at the 3DS, I really appreciate how good its library was! Definitely gotta be in the mood to play on a handheld though so I totally get that!
And this definitely won't be the last video like this!
oops, I couldn't see if someone let you know but, beyond the labyrinth has subtitles for the girl that you need to toggle in the options.
Yeah someone commented a while back and I feel silly not knowing about it haha. But I did get a unique experience I guess...
Great video, time travelers looks right up my ally
Super robot wars BX and UX only for Japan
This was such a cozy video. I've been waiting for what feels like 100 years for Beyond the Labyrinth. However, the Touch Detective games you mentioned really surprised me. I remember seeing reviews of them and thinking they looked so interesting. I never ended up getting them though because Nintendo power gave the games a bad review. :/ No time like the present to try it though. I still have all my favorite Nintendo handhelds.
I read a report earlier this month that said Level 5 is looking to expand their audience outside Japan again.
Don't know how long it'll take or how they'll go about it, but I'm sure we haven't seen the last of them
I really wish Monster Hunter Diary DX would get a fan translation I wanted to play it on the 3ds
Finally, have time to see a Naveed video! Great to have you back, and it's good to know what we Westerners missed out on.
Somebody talking about E.X.Troopers?! I thought I'd never see the day!
Fan translations are goated
The legend has returned
This is massive. Love to see new vids!
One thing that i dream is all dragon ball heroes of 3ds translated
Awesome video, welcome back!!
I still have no idea why the Vita never got ports of DQ7 and 8 to, even if it was kept Japan-only like DQ Heroes 2 was. Like, both original games were Sony exclusives for around 20ish years before that, and Squeenix was porting tons of games to the Vita at the time.
Gotta love a surprise Naveed vid
Make a part 2 of this video please.
Another really obscure Level5 3ds game that never left japan that has me really interested is Girls RPG: Cinderella Life, and Girls Runway (this one I'm not sure who produced)
Both are super obscure you can't even find them on hshop japan and there's no fan translations either.
I never heard of the second one you mentioned.
This hurts my heart. Japan has too many exclusive ds and 3ds games.
Capcom just added the ex troopers soundtrack in street fighter 6
There is an english translation of ex troopers on ziperto i think
Well done Naveed. Well done.
Don't ever disrespect Slimes like that again
after this video i want to go to japan
I prefer retro game challenege 1 but only because the localized magazine blurbs were written by the editor at egm, Shu
pls upload more
Working on it
@@NaveedMohebbi thanks friend
Wow those capcom games are a real loss, I would have loved to play those. I guess I’ll buy the ps3 version because it’s region free.
14:20 before you call something Game of the Year or something like this, first search for original game in Japan or on retro consoles
after this video i suddenly want to go to japan
great and informative! found some cool games to check out. had no idea rocket slime got a sequel...and that it was actual the third game lol. thank you naveed! I'll check out the gamecube japanese game vid you did next!
GBA and DS video when? :) i vote powerful golf for ds, sadly there's no fan translation, but there is a written guide by A7thSteve that helped me get through a few "success" mode playthroughs. the typical video game golf QTE gameplay is some of the best. allowing for last second adjustments to your hit if you're off on the power. The country themed courses with escalating challenge difficulty are pretty rewarding. not to mention it looks and sounds surprisingly good for the hardware. if the camelot mario golf gameboy games were a dating sim.
Thank you so much! Glad this helped and thanks for watching!! Definitely would love to do a video on GBA or DS Japanese exclusives!
HE'S BACK
See you next year guys
You get how this works hehe
beyond the labyrinth needs a release on current gen console 😢
I have a new 3ds XL but I want the regular new 3ds because of its form factor. Does it make sense, or the bigger screen is more worth it?
NEW NAVEED! NEW NAVEED! 🎉🎉🎉
Wait, your hair is the same before and after….right?
Anyway, super enjoyable video, thanks for uploading! :)
My hair was covering my ears back in the day and also just looked like a bowl cut lol. But thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed!
The gameboy micro ad 😂😂
It made too much sense for that specific line LOL
Beyond the Labyrinth has subtitles option. Did you try it?
@@Jamato-sUn Yeah multiple people mentioned it was in the options menu in the comments. I just missed it when making this video sadly lol
Can't Believe you didn't mention Dragon Quest XI for the 3DS 😭
I did tho
@@NaveedMohebbi Oh, I must've spaced out during that part while I was working. I'm so sorry lol
All good haha! It was a short mention compared to everything else to be fair.
@@NaveedMohebbi It is a shame that it never released here. The low-poly graphics are just so appealing to me! Thanks for the video btw, it presented me a ton of games I've never heard before
We have a slim Vaike over here 13:02
Where did you get “beyond the labyrinth”?… it doesn't appear in the Hshop… only the original version :S
The original version as in the Japanese version? That's the one I have and I downloaded an english patched version to use.
@@NaveedMohebbi ow, that requires an emulator or something more complex that plugs and plays… thanks for the response
@@elchingue you can grab a CIA of the patched version and put it on your 3DS. That's what I did
22:18 I can't say if that game from Japan, but I can surelly say that this game is not developed by any wester company =)
I also subscribed to your channel.
My fav is medarot
Only for jpn
If you're reading this, and you've been on the fence about it, here's your sign:
Learn Japanese. It's not easy, but 100% worth it. You will feel personally accomplished and it will change your life.
Yeah, its not so bad. Only took me around 6 months of studying to learn enough to play games. Tons of amazing Japanese games out there.
My guess was that these games didn't appeal to a Western audience
Game cx 3 was a fail awful sequel. Stick to the first 2
you know japanese?
wish capcom bring e.x.troopers back. the game would be good on steam
@Simple DL Series Vol. 35: The Noroi no Haikousha - Noroi no Kamen to Futago no Shoujo info @SIMPLE DLシリーズVol.35 THE 呪いの廃校舎 〜呪いの仮面と双子の少女〜
Such a great horror game!