colormesticky Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Hey all, I've been occasionally obsessed with the idea of figuring out the Japanese labeling system for some time, and I've been stuck for quite a while. I'm looking for game titles, the number on the spine label, and label color. If you want to post a picture (there aren't many out there!), that'd be awesome too but I'm less worried about images. I have a read-only list I'll update. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/102qu7udIxJJ9EAVVsbqSpioOC-OjqEvTa2kc_g_siQc/edit?usp=sharing And here's a picture of my whopping one Japanese game. Thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 My daughter is studying Japanese and says that the above is 1. Mastermind 2. English Vocabulary game 3. She cant make out. Th Pick-Axe-Pete label translates to Gold Rush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Fun project! I've personally had copies of Hockey/Soccer and Freedom Fighters: Have you seen the Japanese Videopac or Japanese Rarity List threads at the Videopac/Odyssey² forum? They've been working on this one for a while -- should be some helpful info there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 A few more... Baseball=Baseball Pachinko=Pachinko Computer Golf=Computer Golf Showdown in 2100AD= Battle of 2100AD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 In the threads I linked, the following additional games are confirmed: Bowling/Basketball - 9404 Invaders from Hyperspace - 9414 Hockey/Soccer - 9420 Volleyball - 9422 Freedom Fighters - 9436 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 I haven't, but I'm pretty sure I registered over there a while back. I'll check it out, thanks! I'll add the translations in the Notes column and stick another column in with links to where the info came from this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 Does that Hockey/Soccer game have a blue label, or white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 I seem to remember that the label may have had a bluish tinge, but I sold it years ago. Freedom Fighters was silver. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 3 more... Monkeyshines=Monkey Mischief Hockey/Soccer=Ice Hockey/Soccer Freedom Fighters=Space Fight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 Tell your daughter I said thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Ill let her know... 2 more Bowling/Basketball=same UFO=Mysterious UFO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Another 2... Ive got your number=Play Arithmetic game Dynasty... she couldnt find a clear picture but she thinks it says Rivers. Im not sure if that makes any sense so you may want to wait on that one. BTW, Ive got your number has a green label. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPB--- Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 My 8 japanese O2 games: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 So they're basically the North America version but with a plain Kanji sticker on the spine? Do the cartridge labels look different? Not trying to minimize anyone's collectibles, as I'm sure these are very scarce, just describing what I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 Nice! And thanks, that helped a lot for updating colors on my list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share Posted November 2, 2017 The carts are identical to American games. As far as anybody can tell, they're just American games with stickers on the spines and a stapled black & white Japanese manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metarog Posted November 2, 2017 Share Posted November 2, 2017 A few more from my daughter... Invaders from Hyperspace=Earth Defense Force Volleyball=same Alien Invaders Plus=Alien Invaders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Hello, Necro-bump! I´ve been trying to extract japanese wording on those. I´ve been using OCR, Katakana tables, translations sites, dictionaries and such. Hellish work, I might add. ? But I´ve managed to do some advances in that. All japanese carts that I´ve managed to see a picture of the japanese label I´ve added below. So here´s how it looks so far: 2100-Nen no kettō (2100年の決闘) - "Duel in 2100" - Showdown in 2100 AD Barēbōru (バレーボール) "Volleyball" - Volleyball Beesuboeru (ベエスボエル) "Baseball" - Baseball Chikyū bōei-tai (地球防衛隊) "Earth Defense Corps" - Invaders from Hyperspace Eirian& inbēdā dai sakusen (エイリアン&インベーダー大作戦) "Alien & Invaders Operation" - Alien Invaders Plus Goerudo Rasshu (ゴエルド ラッシュ) "Gold Rush" - Pick Axe Pete Itazura Monkii Geemu (いたずらモンキーゲエム) "Naughty Monkey Game" - Monkeyshines Konpyuetae Gorufu (コンピュエタエ ゴルフ) "Computer Golf" - Computer Golf Nazo no UFO (謎のUFO) "Mysterious UFO" - UFO Purei Sansū Gēmu (プレイ 算数ゲエム) "Play Arithmetic Game" - I´ve Got Your Number Ribāshī (リバーシー) "Reversi" - Dinasty Supēsufaitā (スペースファイター) "Space Fighters" - Freedom Fighters Robotto Gundan Gēmu (ロボット 軍団ゲエム) "Robot Army Game" - War of Nerves Sakkā / Aisuhokkē (サッカー / アイスホッケー) "Soccer / Ice Hockey" - Hockey/Soccer I´d LOVE if someone have photos of the missing ones so I could finish this. ? Armored Encounter/Sub Chase Bowling/Basketball Matchmaker/Logix/Buzzword Thunderball Electronic Table Soccer Pachinko Casino Slot Machine Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazzeri Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 WOW! Nevermind. Just found out that the Japanese wikipedia have them all listed. ? Japanese page: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/オデッセイ_(ゲーム機) Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=ja&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fja.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2Fオデッセイ_(ゲーム機) So here it goes. Game number / USA name / Japanese writing (Romaji conversion) / Direct translation of the game name. I´m also attaching it all as an Excel spreadsheet. @colormesticky, hope it helps! 9400 Speedway / Spin-Out / Crypto-Logic スピードウェイ / スピンナウト / 暗号解読 (Supīdou~ei/ Supin'nauto/ Angō kaidoku) Speedway / Spinout / Decryption 9401 Las Vegas Blackjack ラスベガス ブラックジャック (Rasubegasu Burakkujakku) Vegas blackjack 9402 Football アメリカン フットボール (Amerikan Futtobōru) American Football 9403 Armored Encounter / Subchase 大戦車軍団ゲーム / 潜水艦深海大作戦ゲーム (Taisen-sha gundan gēmu / Sensuikan shinkai dai sakusen gēmu) Great Tank Corps Game / Submarine Deep Sea Operation Game 9404 Bowling / Basketball ボーリング / バスケットボール (Bōringu / Basukettobōru) Bowling/basketball 9405 Math-A-Magic / Echo 数字マジックゲーム / ナンバー メモリーゲーム (Sūji majikkugēmu / Nanbā memorīgēmu) Number Magic Game / Number Memory Game 9406 Computer Intro マイコン ティーチャー (Maikon tīchā) Microcomputer teacher 9407 Matchmaker / Logix / Buzzword 神経衰弱ゲーム / マスターマインド / イングリッシュ・ボキャブラリー (Shinkei suijaku gēmu / Masutāmaindo / Ingurisshu bokyaburarī) Nervous breakdown game / Mastermind / English vocabulary 9408 Baseball ベースボール (Bēsubōru) baseball 9410 Computer Golf コンピューター ゴルフ (Konpyūtā gorufu) Computer golf 9411 Cosmic Conflict 宇宙大戦争 (Uchūdaisensō) Space War 9412 Take the Money and Run 億万長者ゲーム (Okumanchōja gēmu) Millionaire games 9413 I've Got Your Number プレイ算数ゲーム (Purei sansū gēmu) Play math games 9414 Invaders from Hyperspace 地球防衛隊 (Chikyū bōei-tai) Earth Defense Corps 9415 Thunderball スーパーピンボール (Sūpāpinbōru) Super pinball 9416 Showdown in 2100 A.D. 2100年の決闘 (2100-Nen no kettō) 2100 duel 9417 War of Nerves ロボット軍団ゲーム (Robotto gundan gēmu) Robot army games 9418 Alpine Skiing アルペン スキー (Arupen sukī) Alpine skiing 9419 Out of this World / Helicopter Rescue 月面軟着陸ゲーム / ヘリコプター救助隊 (Getsumen nanchakuriku gēmu/ Herikoputā kyūjotai) Moon soft landing game / helicopter rescue team 9420 Hockey / Soccer アイス ホッケー / サッカー (Aisu hokkē/ Sakkā) Ice Hockey / Soccer 9421 Dynasty リバーシー (Ribāshī) Reversi 9422 Volleyball バレーボール (Barēbōru) volleyball 9423 Electronic Table Soccer エレクトロニクス テーブル サッカー (Erekutoronikusu tēburu sakkā) Electronics table football 9424 Pocket Billiards ポケット ビリヤード (Poketto biriyādo) Pocket billiards 9425 Pachinko パチンコ (Pachinko) pachinko 9426 Casino Slot Machine モンテカルロ スロットマシーン (Montekaruro surottomashīn) Monte carlo slot machine 9427 Block Out / Breakdown ブロックアウト / ブレークダウン (Burokku auto/ Burēkudaun) Blockout/breakdown 9428 Alien Invaders-Plus エイリアン&インベーダー大作戦 (Eirian& inbēdā dai sakusen) Alien & Invaders Operation 9429 The Quest for the Rings 中世騎士の冒険ゲーム (Chūsei kishi no bōken gēmu) Medieval knight adventure game 9430 UFO 謎のUFO (Nazo no yūfō) Mysterious UFO 9431 Conquest of the World ウォーゲーム (U~ōgēmu) War game 9432 Monkeyshines いたずらモンキーゲーム (Itazura monkīgēmu) Naughty monkey game 9433 Keyboard Creations キィー・ボード クリエーション (Kyī bōdo kuriēshon) Key board creation 9434 The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt ウォールストリート株式売買ゲーム (U~ōrusutorīto kabushiki baibai gēmu) Wall Street Stock Trading Game 9436 Freedom Fighters スペース ファイター (Supēsu faitā) Space fighter 9437 Pick Axe Pete ゴールド ラッシュ (Gōrudo rasshu) gold Rush 9438 S.I.D. the Spellbinder シッド ザ スペルバインダー (Shiddo za superubaindā) Cid The Spell Binder 9439 Nimble Numbers Ned ニンブル ナンバーズ ネッド (Ninburu nanbāzu neddo) Nimble Numbers Ned 9440 Type & Tell タイプ アンド テル (Taipu Ando Teru) Type and Tell 9441 Smithereens スミザリーンズ (Sumizarīnzu) Smither Lines 9442 K.C.'s Krazy Chase クレイジーチェイス (Kureijīcheisu) Crazy chase 9443 P.T. Barnum's Acrobats アクロバット (Akurobatto) Acrobatics Odyssey_Jap.xlsx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colormesticky Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 On 6/3/2020 at 11:17 AM, lazzeri said: WOW! Nevermind. Just found out that the Japanese wikipedia have them all listed. ? Japanese page: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/オデッセイ_(ゲーム機) Google Translate: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=&sl=ja&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fja.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2Fオデッセイ_(ゲーム機) So here it goes. Game number / USA name / Japanese writing (Romaji conversion) / Direct translation of the game name. I´m also attaching it all as an Excel spreadsheet. @colormesticky, hope it helps! 9400 Speedway / Spin-Out / Crypto-Logic スピードウェイ / スピンナウト / 暗号解読 (Supīdou~ei/ Supin'nauto/ Angō kaidoku) Speedway / Spinout / Decryption 9401 Las Vegas Blackjack ラスベガス ブラックジャック (Rasubegasu Burakkujakku) Vegas blackjack 9402 Football アメリカン フットボール (Amerikan Futtobōru) American Football 9403 Armored Encounter / Subchase 大戦車軍団ゲーム / 潜水艦深海大作戦ゲーム (Taisen-sha gundan gēmu / Sensuikan shinkai dai sakusen gēmu) Great Tank Corps Game / Submarine Deep Sea Operation Game 9404 Bowling / Basketball ボーリング / バスケットボール (Bōringu / Basukettobōru) Bowling/basketball 9405 Math-A-Magic / Echo 数字マジックゲーム / ナンバー メモリーゲーム (Sūji majikkugēmu / Nanbā memorīgēmu) Number Magic Game / Number Memory Game 9406 Computer Intro マイコン ティーチャー (Maikon tīchā) Microcomputer teacher 9407 Matchmaker / Logix / Buzzword 神経衰弱ゲーム / マスターマインド / イングリッシュ・ボキャブラリー (Shinkei suijaku gēmu / Masutāmaindo / Ingurisshu bokyaburarī) Nervous breakdown game / Mastermind / English vocabulary 9408 Baseball ベースボール (Bēsubōru) baseball 9410 Computer Golf コンピューター ゴルフ (Konpyūtā gorufu) Computer golf 9411 Cosmic Conflict 宇宙大戦争 (Uchūdaisensō) Space War 9412 Take the Money and Run 億万長者ゲーム (Okumanchōja gēmu) Millionaire games 9413 I've Got Your Number プレイ算数ゲーム (Purei sansū gēmu) Play math games 9414 Invaders from Hyperspace 地球防衛隊 (Chikyū bōei-tai) Earth Defense Corps 9415 Thunderball スーパーピンボール (Sūpāpinbōru) Super pinball 9416 Showdown in 2100 A.D. 2100年の決闘 (2100-Nen no kettō) 2100 duel 9417 War of Nerves ロボット軍団ゲーム (Robotto gundan gēmu) Robot army games 9418 Alpine Skiing アルペン スキー (Arupen sukī) Alpine skiing 9419 Out of this World / Helicopter Rescue 月面軟着陸ゲーム / ヘリコプター救助隊 (Getsumen nanchakuriku gēmu/ Herikoputā kyūjotai) Moon soft landing game / helicopter rescue team 9420 Hockey / Soccer アイス ホッケー / サッカー (Aisu hokkē/ Sakkā) Ice Hockey / Soccer 9421 Dynasty リバーシー (Ribāshī) Reversi 9422 Volleyball バレーボール (Barēbōru) volleyball 9423 Electronic Table Soccer エレクトロニクス テーブル サッカー (Erekutoronikusu tēburu sakkā) Electronics table football 9424 Pocket Billiards ポケット ビリヤード (Poketto biriyādo) Pocket billiards 9425 Pachinko パチンコ (Pachinko) pachinko 9426 Casino Slot Machine モンテカルロ スロットマシーン (Montekaruro surottomashīn) Monte carlo slot machine 9427 Block Out / Breakdown ブロックアウト / ブレークダウン (Burokku auto/ Burēkudaun) Blockout/breakdown 9428 Alien Invaders-Plus エイリアン&インベーダー大作戦 (Eirian& inbēdā dai sakusen) Alien & Invaders Operation 9429 The Quest for the Rings 中世騎士の冒険ゲーム (Chūsei kishi no bōken gēmu) Medieval knight adventure game 9430 UFO 謎のUFO (Nazo no yūfō) Mysterious UFO 9431 Conquest of the World ウォーゲーム (U~ōgēmu) War game 9432 Monkeyshines いたずらモンキーゲーム (Itazura monkīgēmu) Naughty monkey game 9433 Keyboard Creations キィー・ボード クリエーション (Kyī bōdo kuriēshon) Key board creation 9434 The Great Wall Street Fortune Hunt ウォールストリート株式売買ゲーム (U~ōrusutorīto kabushiki baibai gēmu) Wall Street Stock Trading Game 9436 Freedom Fighters スペース ファイター (Supēsu faitā) Space fighter 9437 Pick Axe Pete ゴールド ラッシュ (Gōrudo rasshu) gold Rush 9438 S.I.D. the Spellbinder シッド ザ スペルバインダー (Shiddo za superubaindā) Cid The Spell Binder 9439 Nimble Numbers Ned ニンブル ナンバーズ ネッド (Ninburu nanbāzu neddo) Nimble Numbers Ned 9440 Type & Tell タイプ アンド テル (Taipu Ando Teru) Type and Tell 9441 Smithereens スミザリーンズ (Sumizarīnzu) Smither Lines 9442 K.C.'s Krazy Chase クレイジーチェイス (Kureijīcheisu) Crazy chase 9443 P.T. Barnum's Acrobats アクロバット (Akurobatto) Acrobatics Odyssey_Jap.xlsx 14.22 kB · 2 downloads You, sir, are a legend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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