Why did I opt for the Japanese version of this Treasure-developed platformer rather than the US release? For me, it all boiled down to box art--as in, I much prefer the art that graces covers of import copies of the game, so that's what I bought.
You should expect to see some similarly strange pick-ups appear on this blog next year, by the way, as I've had my eye on import copies of Mario Story (aka the original Paper Mario) and Yoshi's Story for some time now, and I'm not sure how long I can hold out on buying them.
Anyway, back to the Japanese Nintendo 64 game at hand. Its box art is awesome, don't you think? Its instruction manual (a glimpse of which can be seen in the second photo, above) is pretty nice, too--which means, well, you know what it means.
By the way, a few more photos of Yuke Yuke!! Trouble Makers (including one of its cartridge) can be found on my Flickr photostream.
See also: Previous '12 games I bought in 2012 but didn't tell you about until now' posts
10 comments:
Ooh you're not wrong - the Japanese box/manual art is a *lot* nicer than the EU/US equivalent! Thank you for sharing!
You're welcome! I especially love the image on the front of the box, Kimimi. The cart looks nice too. (You can see it on my Flickr photostream.)
My jaw dropped when I saw this. Mischief Makers is the one game I most regret selling in my life...and that includes Blast Corps and DK64.
Yeah that cover's pretty sweet. I had no idea it would be so much better.
Well, Justin, get out there and get another copy! Or are copies of the NA version pretty pricey these days? It really is too bad it's yet to show up on the Virtual Console :|
It is nice, isn't it? When I saw it while perusing eBay, I knew I had to have it :)
I still love that "character pile"-type of box art! This one's a great example.
I also like to take every available opportunity to share this incredible piece of "YukeTora" fanart, so here it is: http://i2.pixiv.net/img84/img/tononoka32/23701540.jpg
I like it quite a bit, too, Michael--especially when it's done as well as this example!
BTW, that link you shared doesn't seem to work for me. When I click on it, it says "Forbidden"...
Ominous! Here's one that should work: http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=23701540
Oh! That's *awesome* :) Thanks, Michael!
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