Help me compile a list of Japanese games.

[colormesticky]

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!

[metarog]

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.

[+thegoldenband]

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.

 

 

[metarog]

A few more...

 

Baseball=Baseball

 

Pachinko=Pachinko

 

Computer Golf=Computer Golf

 

Showdown in 2100AD= Battle of 2100AD

[+thegoldenband]

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

[colormesticky]

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.

[colormesticky]

Does that Hockey/Soccer game have a blue label, or white?

[+thegoldenband]

I seem to remember that the label may have had a bluish tinge, but I sold it years ago. Freedom Fighters was silver.

[metarog]

3 more...

Monkeyshines=Monkey Mischief

Hockey/Soccer=Ice Hockey/Soccer

Freedom Fighters=Space Fight

[colormesticky]

Tell your daughter I said thank you.

[metarog]

Ill let her know...

 

2 more

 

Bowling/Basketball=same

UFO=Mysterious UFO

[metarog]

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.

[VPB---]

My 8 japanese O2 games:

[Flojomojo]

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.

[colormesticky]

Nice! And thanks, that helped a lot for updating colors on my list.

[colormesticky]

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.

[metarog]

A few more from my daughter...

 

Invaders from Hyperspace=Earth Defense Force

Volleyball=same

Alien Invaders Plus=Alien Invaders

[lazzeri]

   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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[lazzeri]

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

[colormesticky]

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

 

 

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