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In this issue:
	New Tengai Makyou games
	Re: New Tengai Makyou games
	Re: New Tengai Makyou games
	Tengai Makyou Manji Maru
	RE: Tengai Makyou Manji Maru

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From: Wedgerog1@aol.com
Date: Tue May 13 12:26:22 EDT 2003
Subject: New Tengai Makyou games


Apparently Japanese site Quiter has revealed Hudson is bringing TWO games in 
the Far East of Eden series to both the Playstation 2 and Gamecube this year. 
 One sounds like a remake of Manji Maru and the other will be totally new.  
Anyone play these games on the Turbo CD?  How are they?  Not that there's a 
huge chance of these coming over here, though I'll bet at this point Nintendo 
wouldn't miss its chance to put out another RPG for itself in the states...

-Joe R.


]--- Turbo List Information ---------------------------------------------
Has anyone else noticed that Bonk looks suspicously similar to Dopey
from the Walt Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs?  Perhaps
this is one of those "Separated at birth" things.
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From: elcapitano69@cox.net
Date: Tue May 13 12:47:27 EDT 2003
Subject: Re: New Tengai Makyou games


I'll bet Nintendo would. Ever heard of something called N64? GC ain't doing
much better in that arean either ......
Joe

 I'll bet at this point Nintendo
 >  wouldn't miss its chance to put out another RPG for itself in the
states...



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From: Wedgerog1@aol.com
Date: Tue May 13 12:50:52 EDT 2003
Subject: Re: New Tengai Makyou games


That's the point.  It's not like there were a pile of Japanese N64 RPGs that 
didn't come over here.  I think this generation Nintendo realizes more how 
important they are.  Publishing the Golden Suns and the new Final Fantasy 
cube title themselves proves that.

-Joe R.

<< I'll bet Nintendo would. Ever heard of something called N64? GC ain't doing
 much better in that arean either ......
 Joe >>



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From: duo16@mindspring.com
Date: Tue May 13 16:37:31 EDT 2003
Subject: Tengai Makyou Manji Maru


   I think the biggest surprise about this news is that Hudson is 
actually showing some guts and resolve.  I've been really disappointed 
with them.  Outside of Bomberman and the very cool Super Producers 
(Dreamcast), I haven't been too excited by much of what they've done.  
I know they did one of the Bloody Roar games but, generally, when 
Konami bought a huge share of Hudson last year, I thought it was over.    It's a good idea to port Tengai Makyou Manji Maru (FEoE) cause it ws 
such a huge success when it was released.  I believe it sold over 
2,500,000 copies for the PC Engine way back in 92 or 93 (whenever it 
was).  It is a fantastic game.  We could probably argue about whether 
Fuun Kabuki den (FEoE III) is better or not.  I think part three is a 
little better but I haven't given II my full attention.    Anyway, it was a popular anime, a popular series of games (with 4 
for the PC Engine, 1 for the PC-FX, 1 on Saturn, 1 on NeoGeo, and 1 
[maybe2] on SNES.  Has the series even been touched since Tengai Makyou 
IV on the Saturn? (another awesome RPG- COMPLETELY underated). There 
was supposed to be a port of part III for the PC-FX in 1996 and was 
eventually pushed back to 1998 and it was dropped and I remember a 
group in Japan petitioning Hudson to finish it but they never did.  
There were even some English pleas on there.  Anyway, since that time, 
I've heard nothing new about Tengai Makyou. 
   It would do well I'm sure.  Also, Nintendo would gladly publish this 
one in the US.  If either Sony or Nintendo publishes their version, the 
other would likely follow suit.    For those of you who haven't played the Tengai Makyou RPGs- they are 
definately worth playing.  Tehre are two versions of the first one 
(Ziria); a CD & SCD.  Manjimaru and Kabuki (whom you also see in Saturn 
Bomberman) star in parts II & III respectively.  The cinemas are funny. 
 the MUSIC IS AWESOME!!!  The only turn off (beside the language 
barrier) is that there are TONS of battles (I'm talking like Skies of 
Arcadia frequency here and even more than that).  But, it helps you 
build experience quickly.  Tengai Makyou IV for the Saturn is also 
fantastic and is also very much worth checking out.  There is Tengai 
Makyou Zero for the SNES but I hear it was pretty weak compared to II, 
III, & IV but still a good game.  The rest of the versions are fighting 
games which are also pretty good. 
 > Apparently Japanese site Quiter has revealed Hudson is bringing >TWO 
games in the Far East of Eden series to both the >Playstation 2 and 
Gamecube this year. One sounds like a remake >of Manji Maru and the 
other will be totally new.  Anyone play >these games on the Turbo CD?  
How are they?  Not that there's a >huge chance of these coming over 
here, though I'll bet at this >point Nintendo >wouldn't miss its chance to put out another RPG for itself in >the states...
 
-Joe R.



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From: Michael.Sharpe@cna.com
Date: Tue May 13 17:10:46 EDT 2003
Subject: RE: Tengai Makyou Manji Maru


But all of these are rather Japanese heavy right?  That leaves me with only
2 options:

A) Learn Japanese
B) Wait for it to be ported to a US version

Since "A" is not likely to happen anytime soon, I'll have to wait for "B".
One day I will learn the language but other priorities keep me from having
the free time...  I'd also love to see the Sakura Wars games translated and
released in the US.  They made a whole slew of them for the Dreamcast.  



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