I'm considering getting the Japanese version of the Dreamcast release to save some money. Does anybody have experience with that version?
BTW I put this in "off topic" because I would imagine not everybody considers this game a shoot 'em up.
Is Bangai-O Import Friendly?
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Is Bangai-O Import Friendly?
Last edited by MrOldSchoolCool on Mon Jul 11, 2022 6:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: Is Bangai-O Import Friendly?
At this point, I'd burn or buy a repro of the NA release.MrOldSchoolCool wrote:I'm considering getting the Japanese version of the Dreamcast release to save some money. Does anybody have experience with that version?
The JPN original is import friendly. There is banter between the characters but nothing you need to understand to complete the levels, but you will miss out on the humor.
Here are a few helpful threads:
Bangai-O compared to Bangaioh
tips for last boss and other comparisons
frustrating last boss
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Re: Is Bangai-O Import Friendly?
The dialog in Bangaioh is utter nonsense, I don't even know if it was machine-translated, if feels as if an alien translated it based on what he thought human dialog sounded like from listening to distorted radio waves.
If you play the Japanese version you won't "miss" anything as figuring out how to play is pretty straightforward and the game as a whole is ridiculous.
If you do pick it up no matter the version, you should play with the controls set to aim with ABXY, it's much better that way.
If you play the Japanese version you won't "miss" anything as figuring out how to play is pretty straightforward and the game as a whole is ridiculous.
If you do pick it up no matter the version, you should play with the controls set to aim with ABXY, it's much better that way.
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Re: Is Bangai-O Import Friendly?
Sounds good. I'll be sure to try out those adjusted controls.EmperorIng wrote:The dialog in Bangaioh is utter nonsense, I don't even know if it was machine-translated, if feels as if an alien translated it based on what he thought human dialog sounded like from listening to distorted radio waves.
If you play the Japanese version you won't "miss" anything as figuring out how to play is pretty straightforward and the game as a whole is ridiculous.
If you do pick it up no matter the version, you should play with the controls set to aim with ABXY, it's much better that way.
Re: Is Bangai-O Import Friendly?
I can't vouch for the accuracy of the translation, but it is supposed to be absurdist.EmperorIng wrote:The dialog in Bangaioh is utter nonsense, I don't even know if it was machine-translated, if feels as if an alien translated it based on what he thought human dialog sounded like from listening to distorted radio waves.
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