Mystery note

You know how I mentioned (here) that the online import game shop wolfgames.com is having a going-out-of-business sale? Well, shortly after I published that post I ordered a few heavily discounted games from said store.

Among the games I ordered: The PC Engine CD version of Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (aka Monster Lair in the States).

While flipping through the game's manual a few minutes ago (my order arrived earlier today), a small piece of paper slipped out of it and fell onto the floor.

This is what I found when I unfolded it:

I can't read a word of Japanese, so I have no idea what the note says. That hasn't stopped me from obsessing about it, of course.

Was the author of this note a previous owner of the game? Did he or she like it, or hate it? Is he or she warning me that this copy of Wonder Boy III is cursed?

Those are the kinds of questions that are going through my head at the moment.

(Note: This post originally appeared on my other blog, iwasateenage pcenginefan.wordpress.com)

Another one bites the dust

With the "one" mentioned in the header above being an online import game shop.

Specifically, the guys behind RisingStuff.com have decided to call it quits. As a result, all of their stock--which includes a slew of Dreamcast, Famicom, Mega Drive, PC Engine, PS1/PS2, Saturn and Super Famicom games--is now 60 percent off.

The Rising Stuff store will close its virtual doors once and for all on Jan. 31, so check it out soon if you're on the lookout for a few import titles.

Photo above was taken at Tokyo's Super Potato by moossye.

Speaking of online import game shops that are giving up the ghost, the guy behind WolfGames.com is still trying to clear his stock. Orders of one to six games receive a 40 percent discount, while orders of seven to 13 games get a 50 percent discount and orders of 14 or more games get a whopping 60 percent discount.

See also: 'Looking to pick up a few imports?'

Looking to pick up a few imports?

If so, you should head over to wolfgames.com tout de suite (right away), as the French like to say.

This Internet-based import shop is attempting to clear its shelves--likely for good, sadly--and as such everything is currently 30-50 percent off, depending on how many games you buy.



Anyway, a complete, up-to-date list of the store's stock of games (for pretty much every system under the sun) can be found here.

Happy shopping!