tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post7809231370242559264..comments2024-03-27T19:02:58.368-04:00Comments on BARKING ALIEN: Kore Wa Jiyū Shōnin BeowulfAdam Dicksteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04840144928096089178noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-74184263851562376742021-05-27T09:35:12.736-04:002021-05-27T09:35:12.736-04:00One of my big regrets is that I didn't try har...One of my big regrets is that I didn't try harder to get into the Japanese RPG scene during the decade I lived there. The expat gamer community kept me sated, and the only Japanese friend I had who was also a gamer lived three prefectures away. <br /><br />Another regret is listening to my wife when I found a mint condition Japanese translation of the Mentzer Basic D&D box set for sale at Shinjuku Yellow Submarine, for around $100. She thought it was a waste of money, so I didn't pick it up. Dennis Laffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03053699552003336733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465863144787683153.post-53524608023189691532021-05-23T16:29:00.759-04:002021-05-23T16:29:00.759-04:00It looks like fan base for a given system is longe...It looks like fan base for a given system is longer lived in Japan than in Europe or in the USA. Except for a few games, gamers often go to the new edition. <br />I know that Chivalry & Sorcery 1st & 2nd edition still have a large fanbase, maybe larger than for the newer editions. It doesn't seems the case for the first D&D edition (dubbed BECMI). <br />I know a few HarnMaster players. They are not using the first & second editions anymore, they are using either the 3rd or HarnMaster Gold. And most of my friends went to 4th (and for some) 5th D&D editions.Alqualondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635109397408419230noreply@blogger.com