I have visited the land of the rising sun (How I created a Japanese PSN Account)

Yes, it is possible and most easily accessable via an American PS3 to get into the Japanese PSN Account. Yet the biggest question, is how to purchase those lovely Import PS1 games for download?
Simple, thanks to the PSN Point Card system in Japan, you can buy them on Ebay very easily and get the codes within hours.

You don't even need a real billing address if you're just going to use the Point Cards which is the sweet part. However to make a Japanese account takes about 7 minutes, but it's free. Yet you will freak out how many Import PS1 games you can find in this store. I can't read Japanese, but it's easy to access the menus, very similar to our PS Network setup

Over 50+ PS1 games.

3 pages of RPG's
2 pages of classic Fighting games
3 pages of adventure games
and so forth...

The games that really caught my eye that you can download:
Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad 2
Arc the Lad 3
Alundra
Wild Arms 2
King's Field
King's Field 2
King's Field 3
The King of Fighters 95', 96', 97', 98', 99'
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Samurai Shodown 1 & 2 Collection
Samurai Shodown 3: Blades of Blood
Samurai Shodown 4
Real Bout Fatal Fury
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Fatal Fury Wild Ambition
BioHazard: Director's Cut
BioHazard 2
Dino Crisis


Now one feature I have been wondering about, but I got the answer to, is the fact that Resident Evil 2 (BioHazard 2) was originally 2 disc. Now in this file format, what it will do, is as soon as you reset the game, it will ask "Which disc to start?" and you can choose disc 1 or 2. Which is clever, to make the PS3 think you are swapping disc. Way to go Sony, you clever lil' pups!

Awesome!! ^_^

GamingMaiden said:

Awesome!! ^_^

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Extremely ^_^ I even have the original GUILTY GEAR from PS1 now. It's glorious.

Thanks to that swap disc feature, that means any PS1 game game come into the server, like Parasite Eve or Final Fantasy 7 ^_^

Re: I have visited the land of the rising sun (How I created a Japanese PSN Acco

can u post all the games for download from the Japanese Network?

oh I <3 PSN

Sure dude Np. Only downside, is I can't barely read some of the titles XD yet I'll just post what I know or have reconized



Arc the Lad
Arc the Lad 2
Arc the Lad 3
Alundra
Wild Arms
Wild Arms 2
King's Field
King's Field 2
King's Field 3
The King of Fighters 95', 96', 97', 98', 99'
Metal Slug
Metal Slug X
Samurai Shodown 1 & 2 Collection
Samurai Shodown 3: Blades of Blood
Samurai Shodown 4
Real Bout Fatal Fury
Real Bout Fatal Fury Special
Fatal Fury Wild Ambition
BioHazard: Director's Cut
BioHazard 2
Dino Crisis
Last Blade
Samurai Shodown Warrior's Rage
Konami MSX Antique Collection Vol. 1
Konami MSX Antique Collection Vol. 2
Sunsoft Best Collection Vol. 1, 2, & 3
Mystical Ninja Collection?? (It looks like a Remastered Legend of the Mystical Ninja game for PS1)
Raiden Project
Crash Bandicoot
Crash Bandicoot 2
Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped
MediEvil
Twisted Metal 2
WipeOut
R-Types
R-Type Delta
Mr. Driller
Armored Core
Armored Core Project
Armored Core Master of Arena
Jumping Flash
Jumping Flash 2
Athena (RPG by SNK)
Echo Night
Echo Night 2
Lunatic Dawn 3
Cotton (very popular shooter)
Philosoma


and there's a TON more..but I just never heard of them

Re: I have visited the land of the rising sun (How I created a Japanese PSN Acco

thanks Mega!!!!

hrmmm, I may have to pick up a PS3 like now and just buy all of these n_n

man, I remember how I used to have all of these games. >.<

I had to bump this, because they added BLOODY ROAR from the PS1 to their site...a bunch of jerks >.>

Oh and the playable demo of the remake of SIREN

OMG................ O...M...G... ... omg......

Re: I have visited the land of the rising sun (How I created a Japanese PSN Acco

Now how do you actually make the Japanese PSN account? like a step by step thing

I'm so mad at them....today on Thanksgiving...

SAGA FRONTIER
BUSHIDO BLADE
FRONT MISSION 1

I hate you Japan... This week on their PS1 selection

Bushido Blade 2
Puzzle Bobble 3 DX
Saga Frontier 2
and
DEAD OR ALIVE 1

Oh great, there goes my wallet....

Christmas Eve in Japan....

BIOHAZARD 3: THE LAST ESCAPE (Resident Evil 3: NEMESIS)
Front Mission 2
Kagero: Deception II
Brigandine by Atlus
Harvest Moon Back to Nature

......dang it. =_=
I will so get a PS3 if it kills me. :lol