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DJ Set: Playing Records with Masao-kun

on February 01, 2022

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Recorded September 12, 2021

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Nobunaga’s Ambition. Japan's 78th favorite game.

The next installment in my series, ' Juan VS 100 ', in which I play Japan's favorite video games, is Nobunaga's Ambition Xevious for the Nintendo Famicom. Oh, this was a tough one... Unlike Xevious, this game came in an oversized, plastic clamshell case. The sticker reads ¥5,200, but the suggested retail price on the box is ¥9,800! I believe I paid ¥300. That extra cost can be attributed to the additional chips needed to run a game that was very much considered advanced for its time. Hence, the much larger cartridge. It does come with what is essentially a book. That's 30 plus-year-old cellophane tape. The game has you assuming the role of ruler of a town in Japan during the feudal 1500s. Now, I really don't know anything about Japanese history, but apparently, this is the most interesting, action-packed, romantic time. You pick a town you want to rule over and make choices to keep your citizens happy and healthy. Watch out for that plague. Unlike Xevious, this...

DJ Set: HISASHIBURI

Recorded September 26, 2022

The Thing Happened!

In Japan, you often come across a lost article of clothing on the street. Usually a glove, scarf, or hat. If you come across a lost item, standard practice is to pick it up and set it in a highly visible spot where it won’t be trampled upon. The idea is, the person who lost the item will retrace their steps and find said item. Take a ten-minute walk and you’ll usually spot these lost items awaiting their owner. Typically, the item is placed on a nearby fence or ledge. And every time I’ve seen one, I’ve wondered, ‘Does this actually work?’ Well, turns out…it does! Yoko lost this glove about a month ago. We retraced our steps and couldn’t find it then. Fast forward to three weeks later, we’re walking through the same arcade, and there it is, waving us down! We weren’t even looking for it, and we found it. Trust the system.

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DJ Set: Playing Records with Masao-kun

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