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Post by Discoalucard on Sept 20, 2007 22:21:41 GMT -5
In the next update, we'll be officially covering doujin games (starting with a few of the articles linked here in the past couple weeks), and with it, a quick primer into the world of doujin games. This includes a summary of what they are, some of the more popular companies and titles, where to get them, and how to get them working on non-Japanese Windows systems. www.hardcoregaming101.net/doujingames/doujingames.htm
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Post by dai jou bu on Sept 21, 2007 1:44:32 GMT -5
whoopsie, I just realized one thing about the Windows 2000 regional settings: You cannot set the default to Japanese if the checkbox for its support wasn't applied first. Once you do that, the language will be one of the selected options once you go and select your default, although the OS will ask you to restart your PC (which you don't need to for it to appear, saving you an extra restart).
I hope that made sense.
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Post by ReyVGM on Sept 21, 2007 11:18:26 GMT -5
So what exactly is the difference between doujin and homebrew games?
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Post by Discoalucard on Sept 21, 2007 11:49:01 GMT -5
Technically none. "Doujin" is basically the Japanese equivalent of "homebrew", although I think an even closer word would be "independent".
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Post by ReyVGM on Sept 21, 2007 11:52:23 GMT -5
Oh ok.
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Post by Shinigami on Sept 21, 2007 12:48:44 GMT -5
Yay, now my Japanese programs don't show garbled text. Now all that's missing is for me to actually be literate in Japanese.
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Post by daimakaimura on Sept 22, 2007 3:41:17 GMT -5
Yow an idea ..... Hg101 guide to learning Japanese -_-
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Post by Mister K on Sept 22, 2007 10:33:21 GMT -5
Will Tsukihime or Fate/Stay Night be covered?
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Post by dai jou bu on Sept 22, 2007 21:24:32 GMT -5
depends how much torture I'm willing to endure. I could probably ask around to see if anyone else would be interested in doing it.
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Post by vysethebold on Sept 23, 2007 0:41:01 GMT -5
I had someone ask me one time if they made anime in America and I told them, "Yeah, they're called cartoons."
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Post by Discoalucard on Sept 23, 2007 11:16:47 GMT -5
Tsukihime and Fate Stay/Night aren't technically doujin games.
On the other hand, the games based off the two (Meltyblood, Guardian Heroines Final, etc.) are.
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Post by dai jou bu on Sept 23, 2007 20:34:11 GMT -5
Tsukihime is considered doujin (as it was created before they were professional) while Fate/Stay and its sequel isn't, as the latter is their first commercial title.
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Post by natabuu on Sept 24, 2007 22:03:38 GMT -5
Are all games that are considered "doujin" sold or does the designation apply to freeware as well?
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Post by dai jou bu on Sept 24, 2007 22:51:41 GMT -5
No, there's quite a lot that are free. Kenta Cho is a good example.
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Post by natabuu on Sept 25, 2007 1:31:52 GMT -5
No, there's quite a lot that are free. Kenta Cho is a good example. Yeah, I know about Kenta Cho. I especially like rRootage and Torus Trooper. I just wasn't sure if those were considered doujin since the games previously mentioned were all sold. So what exactly makes Tsukihime considered doujin and Fate/Stay commercial, distribution channels? What about the related Melty Blood? As I understand it, the earlier pc editions are considered doujin while the arcade, PS2, and pc versions of Act Cadenza are commercial. Is that right? I'm just curious as to where the line is drawn.
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