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Picture 01 Dance Dance Revolution Picture 01 Beat Mania 2 Picture 01 Beat Mania 2 will feture 9 songs from the arcade versions of Beat Mania 2nd and
3rd Mix and like the first one, it will have a headphone jack for your personal game enjoyment. New in this version
will be a 3-level volume control which is a welcomed change. Retail price is Yen 2,980. Tomimeki Memorial Wrist Game Picture 01 Teletype Catcher Banana-Nana Picture 01 Beat Mania Picture 01 Dungeon Quest Picture 01 If like the Japanese you are interested in train simulation games, then this handheld is a must-buy. The game is based on the same concept as the arcade and console versions. But in addition, it also has a vibrating function. Bandai does it again! Capcom introduces their version of the latest Pedometer/ Game called "Bakuso Senki Metal Walker". While most games of this genre are cute, Metal Walker is instead rugged and masculine. The object of the game is to develop the world's toughest robot. So we figure it should cater to just the boys. Picture 01 As in other pedometer games, Metal Walker will count the owner's footsteps. An on-screen
Alien will be the player's constant companion and he must use the built-in radar and compass indicator to seek
or avoid battles with unfriendly robots and search for items and power ups. Metal Walker is also linkable with
the hatch covers opened for a one-on-one battle with a fellow Metal Walker. Suggested retail price when released
at the end of October is 2,480 Yen. EAGB reported that Bandai will have a musical lollipop called "Silent Shout". Well, Hasbro has decided to jump on the band wagon too and come out with their licensed version called "Sound Bytes". Hasbro's "candy noisemaker" as they call it will hit the US stores in 5 US cities (this is only a test market for them) first. Picture 01 Sound Bytes - a lollipop holder working on the same principle as "Silent Shout",
will make sound vibrations that travel through the teeth to the inner ear. Users can also play a tune using the
4 different sounds it has built-in. The six versions that will initially be available will be - the "musical"
Bites Rockin' Guitar, Rockin' Drum and Rockin' Saxophone and the special effects versions Space Wars, Wacky Toons,
and Wacky Voices. Picture 01 Super Mario Bros Picture 01 Donkey Kong Junior Picture 01 Parachute Picture 01 Fire! Picture 01 In comparison to the actual size of a Pocket GameBoy, you can see just how small and handy this miniature key-chain game truly is. Bandai, the inventor of the Tamagotchi virtual pet, is now turning to vibrating lollipops that conduct music through your skull. Bandai plans to release the sweet in mid September this year. The 25-cm-long hand-held machine, dubbed 'Silent Shout', gives out sound vibrations to the teeth through a lollipop in the mouth. The music can only be heard by the user. The estimated price of the wonder-lolli is around 1,480 yen or USD$10. Picture 01 Our PokeMon friends don't only battle it out in PokeMon card games or the GameBoy but also in this latest handheld where moves and 'specials' are executed with a circular pad and punch, kick and guard buttons. These Cyclone Battle machines are also linkable. Picture 01 Bomberman toys are also as popular as Pokemon in Japan. Now, there is a new hand-held that accepts various IC Cards to represent Bomberman in different armour for digital battle. Picture 01 Picture 02 Picture 03 Youkaiza - An RPG On The Go (Release Date: 25th July 1998). Youkaiza - Another hand-held (or rather "belt-held") game that's actually an RPG (Role-Playing) game. You have to walk and accumulate footsteps so that you will have enough energy and strength to engage in various tasks you must perform in the different towns of Japan. Picture 01 Picture 02 Picture 03 Picture 04 Picture 05 Encouraged by the success of Pocket Pikachu, Nintendo has licensed Hello Kitty from Sanrio for their next Pocket Hand-Held. Hello Kitty items have always been pink and so will the Pocket Kitty to be released by Nintendo Japan on August 21st. Hello Kitty is the most popular of Sanrio characters these days. And she even has an adult following. Not only does she grace t-shirts, stationery and household utensils, she also appears on her own brand of cellular phone and a car. Yes, a Hello Kitty car with Kitty steering wheel, Kitty sports rims and Kitty car interior. That's just how famous she is. Now you can get a virtual toy that let's you breed 2 angels at once and watch them grow lovingly as a pair. According to Jason from Friend's Toy Store: "On the teku teku... you are required to enter your weight and stride length and how much you intend to walk daily. This helps you achieve your daily exercise target. However, if you fall short of your daily target, you can play at slots to achieve the required amount of footsteps to make your angels happy." Soon to be released in June is the popular character from the famous Japanese cartoon series Dr. Slump. This hand-held, a first which is modeled like a doll (not just an egg or a face) requires as much love and power as you can give to it for it's growth. Picture 01 Tired of your Tamagotch or DigiMon (Digital Monster)? Then get ready for the All-New Tamagotch featuring a set of 6 new buttons that light-up so you don't have to scroll down the menu just to get to the feature you need. Picture 01 First the Angelgotch which is supposed to be a resurrection of your dearly departed virtual pet. Now, it's going to be the Devilgotch. All these will be released in Japan in September 1998. Picture 01 However, if you cannot wait that long, then get the Tamaotch which is a "human" character. Tamaotch means Tamagrandma. What will they think of next? Picture 01 Slime ain't just slime but can take up to 19 forms depending on what you feed it and how you care for it. The Slime, like the Pocket Pikachu, has also got a built in walk-o-meter. So the more you walk, the happier it will be with you as it means that you are caring for it and giving it some daily exercise. Picture 01 Pocket Pikachu (starring the wildly popular Pikachu character). What separates this from any standard virtual pet is that he'll grow based upon how much he walks, which is in turn based upon how much the toy's owner walks. An interesting concept we'd say. Pocket Pikachu was released in Japan on March 27th for about US$20. However, there is no news of a worldwide release so you might have to look for it in import shops. Here's a Pikachu diary with pictures by Valerie. Picture 01 Heard at E3 in Atlanta - New Life To Old Games Hasbro Interactive is using technology to bring new life to several old games. Over
the next few months, Hasbro will be releasing inexpensive handheld versions of two classic board games — Monopoly
and Candyland, but Hasbro's big news is the pending release of an updated version of the Atari arcade classic Centipede. Picture 01 Picture 02 Picture 03 Classic Handhelds like Game and Watch have had their games ported for the GameBoy. If you have one of these, it could be worth up to USD$150 in Japan, depending on it's condition. |
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