General Updates

Hori Real Arcade Pro Stick - Orange The new HRAP-Orange is an Amazon Japan exclusive item which was released yesterday. We'll be receiving our entire batch on Monday. We had them flown into the country with overnight express but we probably should have used a more economical shipping service in light of the hefty fuel surcharges being assessed nowadays.. Preorders are welcome to ship on July 21, 2008 at US$135.90 each + shipping. NCS recommends UPS Ground for customers who reside within the continental UPS to avoid onerous air service charges.

Japanese PSN Tickets PSN Tickets in the JPY3000 and JPY5000 denominations have been restocked yet again and all backorders have been processed as of yesterday afternoon. Since the same inquiries continue to pop up, please note: If you're using a Hotmail or Yahoo email account, check your Junk E-mail folder for the ticket if it isn't in your Inbox. Our fulfillment email contains a GIF scan (since it's a non-lossy image format) of the actual ticket with the code boxed within a red rectangle for your visual convenience. The scan is sent as an image attachment embedded in the email which may trigger spam filters.

Oneechanbara Search, Find, Get!! We located a batch of old Oneechanbara Simple 2000 games in Japan a few days ago. It's odd how some things work out since we were looking for a better condition copy of one of the titles for our private Oneechanbara collection. We'll list what's still available next week when we receive the restock shipment. We've also restocked new replacement Neo-Geo CD AC Adapters and new Neo-Geo AES memory cards. They'll probably be on the SOTDs for next week if we don't keep them for own use.

Famitsu Magazine Vol. 1024 The latest issue of Weekly Famitsu (Cover Date: August 1, 2008) which was released yesterday in Japan will be sent to subscribers today. Notable features in the magazine include a spread on Dragon Quest V and continuing coverage on Persona 4 for the Playstation 2. We'll post up a more detailed synopsis and larger scans on Monday. Due to the fleeting nature of gaming periodicals, NCS is not keeping any new issues of Famitsu in stock and only yearly subscriptions are being processed for every weekly issue. New subscriptions are welcome but please note that your first issue will begin in 2 weeks.

Super Real Mahjong Premium for NGP - Clearance

Seta reprises the strip mahjong action they're infamous for and turns out regular anime lasses far removed from any professional stripping circuit. The action involves attractive girls culled from Super Real Mahjong P5, P6, and P7. P5's Aya Fujiwara battles for the sake of her honor...and blouse, Tamami Kayama makes the cut from P6 (One of the few shocking red "X18" games released on the Saturn and the only one where milking a cow was a mini-game) and the Asahina sisters from P7 bewitch mahjong mavens once more while dressed in frilly things. Another three "Super Real" dolls round out the latest calling from Seta.

Sale Offer: NCS' remaining inventory of SRMJ Premium is new, factory boxed, and in mint condition. Price: US$33.90 per copy which includes "free shipping" within the United States by USPS Media Mail Service.

Dragon Quest V - New Import, In Stock

Enix originally released Dragon Quest V for the Super Famicom in 1992 and followed up with a Playstation 2 remake in 2003 which was priced at a healthy JPY7800. Fast forward five years and Square Enix re-releases the game once again on the Nintendo DS. Square's strategy of rehashing their library of games may be good business acumen since developing new franchises is hard work and potentially unprofitable. The company shows it's resolve at re-releasing once again this week.

Dragon Quest V tells the story of the royal Papas family across the span of three generations. The NDS conversion is based on the PS2 remake and features a 3D game world, more monsters to recruit into your party, and the possibility to travel with four party members instead of three.

Metal Slug 7 - New Import, In Stock

Most games released this year won't see a sequel. The same thing happened last year and the year before that. The marketplace is fickle and it won't suffer fools more than once. With the hit rate so low year after year, it's always heartwarming when a game reaches its seventh stride with no signs of letting up.

Metal Slug 7 which is the latest release in a series that originally debuted in 1996. Six army grunts are featured in the game including Slug stalwarts such as Marco, Fio, and Eri. The soldiers run from left to right across seven horizontally scrolling battlefield stages and shoot, jump, and lob bombs at enemy forces. The end of each level is blocked by an imposing boss who is generally challenging. «NCS Game Notes»

Gundam Battle Universe - New Import, In Stock

Bandai has released three Gundam Battle games on the PSP thus far and their fourth title Gundam Battle Universe continues the tradition of fast-paced 3D action. Gundam properties featured include Stardust Memory (UC0083), Zeta Gundam (UC0087), ZZ Gundam (UC0088), and Char's Counterattack (UC0093). Players control mobile suits on the side of the Earth Federation or the Zeon and venture into missions where energy swords are swung and beam weapons are fired to complete various objectives. In addition to search and destroy missions, there are also escort missions and protection missions as well where a base or ship is guarded from attack. The original Gundam Battle Tactics is still our favorite game in the series with its perfect control and varied missions but the entire Gundam Battle series is built on the original game engine from Battle Tactics. That means perfect controls, challenging missions, and fluid action as mechs jump-jet and clash on city squares, deserts, and even underwater.

Players of Gundam Battle Chronicle may transfer data over to Gundam Battle Universe and the wireless mode allows for multiple players to engage in Versus campaigns. To round out the feature set, a Gallery Mode includes a library of Mobile Suits featured in the game, a full Character roster of heroes such as Ray Amuro and Shiroh Amada, Background information on the Gundam mythos, and a collection of Illustrations. The War Record keeps track of your battlefield performance and the Gundam Museum features BGM tracks to listen to. «NCS Game Notes»

Tears to Tiara - New Import, In Stock

A millennium has passed since a white-haired demon named Arawn (that's the correct spelling according to Aquaplus) was imprisoned inside a tomb. On the day of his awakening, a maiden named Riannon is all set to be sacrificed as an offering when she's saved by her brother Arthur. After a conspiracy of events, Arawn befriends the siblings and gathers together a party of adventurers to go on a world spanning adventure.

Tears to Tiara was originally released in a regular and limited edition for the Japanese PC in 2005. The Playstation 3 conversion follows the same convention with a regular edition priced at JPY6800 and a limited edition at JPY8800. The Limited Edition will ship with a Tears to Tiara Original Soundtrack and an art booklet. Early preorders for both editions will ship with a bonus poster and a Vocal CD in 50% ratio.

Mixing interactive sequences with conventional RPG elements and strategy-rpg encounters, Tears to Tiara is a adventure game tour-de-force that will be enhanced with new animated sequences for its PS3 turn.

Tears to Tiara Limited Edition

The Limited Edition includes a Tears to Tiara Original Soundtrack and an art booklet which contains illustrations of the main characters, sketches, and storyboards. The bonus items are packaged with the game in a largish flip-top cardboard box. Please note that we are sold out of the Japanese version of Tears no Tiara Limited Edition as of this morning but the Asian version is in stock and available to ship.

A millennium has passed since a white-haired demon named Arawn (that's the correct spelling according to Aquaplus) was imprisoned inside a tomb. On the day of his awakening, a maiden named Riannon is all set to be sacrificed as an offering when she's saved by her brother Arthur. After a conspiracy of events, Arawn befriends the siblings and gathers together a party of adventurers to go on a world spanning adventure. Mixing interactive sequences with conventional RPG elements and strategy-rpg encounters, Tears to Tiara is a adventure game tour-de-force that will be enhanced with new animated sequences for its PS3 turn.

Tears to Tiara was originally released in a regular and limited edition for the Japanese PC in 2005. Early preorders for both editions of the game will ship with a bonus poster and a Vocal CD which are packaged in a cardboard box in 50% ratio.

Warrior of Argus for PS2 - Clearance

Inspired loosely by Greek mythology, Warrior of Argus chronicles the adventures of a a disc-wielding warrior who rushes out and whirls his wheel of death to dispatch foes in a bid to save a princess. Unlike most warriors who use a sword or a spear, Rygar's weapon of choice is a spinning disc known as the Diskarmor which is tethered to a chain. Think of it as a sort of yoyo that flies horizontally and is highly versatile. Stateside players may know Warrior of Argus better as Rygar: The Legendary Warrior which is an update of the old Tecmo coin-op game called Rygar.

Sale Offer
NCS' remaining inventory of Warrior of Argus is new, factory sealed, and in mint condition. Price: US$15.90 per copy which includes "free shipping" within the United States by USPS Media Mail Service.