tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post6446616860059424296..comments2024-03-29T02:34:55.592-04:00Comments on The CRPG Addict: Nippon: The Inscrutable OrientCRPG Addicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-82715140530787534522022-06-18T23:54:51.256-04:002022-06-18T23:54:51.256-04:00I love when the original developers show up. I hop...I love when the original developers show up. I hope that most of them understand the point of the blog, as opposed to getting offended. Zack Macomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077050078436768492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39681901301676269482018-03-15T03:42:58.864-04:002018-03-15T03:42:58.864-04:00The spelling in Kanji doesn't differ, just the...The spelling in Kanji doesn't differ, just the pronunciation (and hence the hiragana representation) differs depending on context. Develinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413260898487607418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-40472682026461232742018-03-12T18:25:57.267-04:002018-03-12T18:25:57.267-04:00@Sebastian Thanks, that was it.
Vg'f gur sve...@Sebastian Thanks, that was it. <br /><br />Vg'f gur svefg guvat V gubhtug bs, ohg zl abgrf unq bayl bar Ohqqun zvffvat naq ivfvgvat uvz qvqa'g uryc. Gheaf bhg zl abgrf jrer jebat. Fvapr zl zntvp jnfa'g znkrq bhg, V ivfvgrq gur pbeerfcbafvat Ohqqunf, naq gur ynfg bar fgvyy unq n evqqyr. Vg'f gur bar gung V ivfvgrq svefg va gur tnzr, zhfg unir erybnqrq naq sbetbggra gb ivfvg uvz.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-72766527882572419182018-03-12T15:36:25.962-04:002018-03-12T15:36:25.962-04:00@Buck: Frrzf yvxr lbh unira'g cenlrq gb nyy oh...@Buck: Frrzf yvxr lbh unira'g cenlrq gb nyy ohqqnuf. Purpx lbhe fgngf. Bar vf abg ng gur gbc. Lbh zhfg unir cenlrq gb nyy 16 ohqqnuf.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-86175939639203971922018-03-11T19:25:45.415-04:002018-03-11T19:25:45.415-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-8105778330259309642018-03-11T19:22:57.019-04:002018-03-11T19:22:57.019-04:00Perhaps we can skip a few Anonymous comments. They...Perhaps we can skip a few Anonymous comments. They don't deserve our full attention. XDKenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-51495600236699094322018-03-11T19:21:01.519-04:002018-03-11T19:21:01.519-04:00The Kanji on the map is the current spelling of ac...The Kanji on the map is the current spelling of actual Japan though.Kenny McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553499727945099493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-9471089557294897582018-03-11T19:01:48.930-04:002018-03-11T19:01:48.930-04:00@CRPPG Addict:
I had the original version of the g...@CRPPG Addict:<br />I had the original version of the game and it was definitely the backstory with the name "Entgültige Fassung" (Final version). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-45539363839045539972018-03-11T08:27:52.367-04:002018-03-11T08:27:52.367-04:00Yeah the disconnect is on multiple levels, tactile...Yeah the disconnect is on multiple levels, tactile (different input devices leading to confusion) and experiential (emulation speed and save states and whatnot leading to new/different playing styles).<br /><br />I find it interesting.Mayhaymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-39661770918714738582018-03-11T08:06:23.942-04:002018-03-11T08:06:23.942-04:00Nice. Charrette & Hume went on to create Shado...Nice. Charrette & Hume went on to create Shadowrun together with Jordan Weisman. Shadowrun was my tabletop RPG back in the 90s, but Bushido has so far escaped my attention. Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07270991090065636515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-43984700005609537502018-03-11T07:21:44.716-04:002018-03-11T07:21:44.716-04:00As I mentioned below in another thread I had to na...As I mentioned below in another thread I had to name about 600 characters, so I went to a bookstore and purchased a Japan/German dictionary. It just had to sound reasonable :) Not all names made it to Japanese, some are just jokes, funny names, being bored sometimes, and so forth. "Razmataz" was a line from a Fischer-Z song "Limbo" which was one of my favourites!Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27982601158335157392018-03-11T06:02:46.746-04:002018-03-11T06:02:46.746-04:00Hey guys,
time for me to join the discussion. Firs...<br />Hey guys,<br />time for me to join the discussion. First of all we were overwhelmed by your interest and devotion to our game. Thanks to all here participating on the commenting section. I will observe this thread like Rüdiger and if you have any questions (also on backgrounds), feel free to ask. Much has been covered on my website http://nippon-museum.de but it is only available in German. We never thought that other people than Germans will play this game. <br />It has been a long time since the first launch but we still have lots of memories and may tell funny stories about that time. Talking about those NPC names: every NPC really had some background story in real life or had a meaning by translating the name into English/German (I still remember a lot of them). At that time I purchased a Japan/German dictionary to do some translations of places and people's names. Don't take this seriously. I just copied the translation regardless of grammar or other meaning. It just had to sound Japanese.Thorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-31239109863981841832018-03-11T05:52:39.414-04:002018-03-11T05:52:39.414-04:00The land of "Nippon" was inspired by an ...The land of "Nippon" was inspired by an old RPG Pen-and-paper game called "Bushido" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido_(role-playing_game). At that time I was fascinated by James Clavell's "Shogun" and this RPG. So yes it is a fictional land :DThorsten Sommermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617534847181369508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-5397654442099862772018-03-11T01:09:16.542-05:002018-03-11T01:09:16.542-05:00Rüdiger, thank you for coming by to comment. Pleas...Rüdiger, thank you for coming by to comment. Please stick around as I'd love to hear more about your influences and how the game was received in its time.<br /><br />After my next entry, you'll see that I'm starting to get a handle on the game but still have a lot of questions. In particular, can you clear up what version of the backstory the players actually received when they purchased the game?CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-41354055118629882482018-03-11T01:04:39.438-05:002018-03-11T01:04:39.438-05:00A good example is going to come up in the next ent...A good example is going to come up in the next entry. It turns out that treasure rooms reset when you enter and leave the cities. At 200% speed on an emulator, it's not much effort to walk out, switch a disk image, and walk back in. Back in 1988, you might eschew unlimited wealth if it got too boring.CRPG Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01238237377918550322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-32481730448453572512018-03-10T23:31:52.000-05:002018-03-10T23:31:52.000-05:00Needless to say, you don't want to give (or re...<i>Needless to say, you don't want to give (or receive) a "bad gift" in either language.</i><br /><br />"I'd thought about kissing her before the rainstorm, but instead I decided to kiss her after, when we were surrounded by the warm mist."PK Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14416777230563913195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-67584750204528940772018-03-10T22:22:46.875-05:002018-03-10T22:22:46.875-05:00In some languages the words for "poison"...In some languages the words for "poison" and "married" is the same.PetrusOctavianusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-73936302912308776262018-03-10T19:49:24.378-05:002018-03-10T19:49:24.378-05:00That bad/good joke is entirely my style, but I did...That bad/good joke is entirely my style, but I didn't think Chet would stoop so low. Not complaining, though. Speaking of false cognates, my favorite English/German one is "gift" which means poison in German. Needless to say, you don't want to give (or receive) a "bad gift" in either language.Quirkzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16409671254311123117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-78214136012308836692018-03-10T18:05:34.998-05:002018-03-10T18:05:34.998-05:00@Buck: Look at the messages below for the topic ab...@Buck: Look at the messages below for the topic about the bug.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27161629207005409802018-03-10T18:03:21.332-05:002018-03-10T18:03:21.332-05:00Yes, the exploration part is the major part of the...Yes, the exploration part is the major part of the game and in my opinion well made. You can play weeks and still find a new interesting towns and places. I also hope, that he continues.<br />Thanks for the information about the bug. Unfortunately I can't find (or overlook) any information about an important event (time, date) on the website. I will continue searching. Did you check, that the information is really on the website?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-3134964240580583862018-03-10T13:38:43.291-05:002018-03-10T13:38:43.291-05:00Hi Sebastian, sorry about being taciturn, disk and...Hi Sebastian, sorry about being taciturn, disk and ram shortage, you know. I will keep an eye on crpgaddict, both with his progress and his sanity. As far as I remember you just need the time info from the bug-ogre. No other flags hidden. Thorsten did the 7 hours run, but you have to know what to do. Our poor addict has some more hours ahead. I hope he continues, now he has found hints about what can be done, ships and flying horses and all. BTW, the game does what we liked best then. Exploring and finding new things. I'll admit making sense out of the story or interpreting the pseudo japanese is maybe stretching it a bit. Still funny to read what people think. No spoilers from me, all is available at nippon-museum.de. Rytikarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14339915131106703422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-58425983518693405122018-03-10T12:17:46.509-05:002018-03-10T12:17:46.509-05:00When playing on original equipment, especially whe...When playing on original equipment, especially when it involves lengthy disk swaps, your decision making becomes much more deliberate.Mr. Pavonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286558267156792637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-48060779922661333292018-03-10T07:08:46.310-05:002018-03-10T07:08:46.310-05:00I think in case of Nippon, the experience is bette...I think in case of Nippon, the experience is better. You don't have the waiting times while switching between cities and the outside world. You can save whenever you want.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-27048486760017717022018-03-10T05:51:49.335-05:002018-03-10T05:51:49.335-05:00Hi Rüdiger,
I just spoke with your counterpart in ...Hi Rüdiger,<br />I just spoke with your counterpart in Funatabi yesterday :). Unfortunately he was a bit of a taciturn with only 6 sentences.<br /><br />As you can see, there is a discussion ongoing whether the game in its current form is actually winable. From the fan mail reply from 2004 I know, there is a bug in the original version preventing<br />to show a crucial hint in the end game. Maybe you can help us here. Especially Buck in another thread. Write spoilers only in ROT-13 <br />format.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06648906284611543670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6162314467762792782.post-54572902587586813072018-03-10T05:38:44.241-05:002018-03-10T05:38:44.241-05:00Please try your idea of using the correct town dis...Please try your idea of using the correct town disk, if you can get it, with your current program disk. It just might work.Izzy Morenonoreply@blogger.com