Happy July 8th!

SAM · Post by **SAM** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:09 am

US Commodor Matthew Perry came to Tokyo Bay with the "Black Ships" on July 8th, 1853, and force Japan open to the world.

This event indirectly lead to the start of Japanese modernlization program and the returning the power from the Sougun to the "King"?

A very important day in Japanese history.

crithit5000 · Post by **crithit5000** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 7:05 am

IN BEFORE FAD GETS LOCKED YAY MEMES

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:30 am

Why? These threads are pretty interesting. Without Japan's enforced Westernisation, would we have seen any Cave games? Or even played a NES? Prob not, to be honest.

zakk · Post by **zakk** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:33 am

MX7 wrote:Why? These threads are pretty interesting. Without Japan's enforced Westernisation, would we have seen any Cave games? Or even played a NES? Prob not, to be honest.

Interesting and 'retarded' are not mutually exclusive.

How about instead of having someone start a thread nearly every day in some horrible attempt to be 'clever' or an even more horrible attempt to 'point out there's something other than America' someone who is actually interested in this stuff create a 'interesting dates' thread and just contain it there?

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:38 am

I think if anything needs to be hammered home time and time again, it's that there's something other than America.

D · Post by D » Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:46 am

Hey Zakk, is your avatar banned in the USA?

Michaelm · Post by **Michaelm** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:08 pm

Man, the Dutch were there way before that

Without interfering in Japanese politics on a grand scale.
If I'm correct this American encounter mainly led to the switching of the Japanese army to guns, or better known as long distance weapons, which the Americans had a chance of admiring from up close when the Japanese visited Pearl Harbor on a sunny day later in history

Elixir · Post by **Elixir** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:34 pm

MX7 wrote:Why? These threads are pretty interesting. Without Japan's enforced Westernisation, would we have seen any Cave games? Or even played a NES? Prob not, to be honest.

Remind us again how many Cave titles have been released in the states.

jpj · Post by **jpj** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:49 pm

MX7 · Post by **MX7** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:50 pm

Elixir wrote:
MX7 wrote:Why? These threads are pretty interesting. Without Japan's enforced Westernisation, would we have seen any Cave games? Or even played a NES? Prob not, to be honest.
Remind us again how many Cave titles have been released in the states.

I'm not sure we'd even have heard of them if Japan was as fiercely closed off as it once was.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:19 pm

jpj wrote:six

Actually, I think 2. As I recall, the "International" games were not released in the States. Those two that slip by are DonPachi and Power Instinct 2.

I agree with zakk. One thread to rule them all, or something.

Post by **BulletMagnet** » Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:18 pm

MX7 wrote:I think if anything needs to be hammered home time and time again, it's that there's something other than America.

Agreed, but not via spam threads.