Japanese video game collector OngakuGamer joins me to chat about the Boku No Natusyasumi series, a uniquely Japanese franchise about a child experiencing summer vacation in 1970s Japan. We dig deep into the history of the franchise and its first western release with Shin-chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation. I also look at three Kirby titles on Switch: Kirby’s Dream Buffet, Kirby’s Super Star Stacker, and Kirby’s Avalanche. Plus, new Pokemon, new Switch games, and new reasons to play Fortnite.

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(0:00) - Intro

Feature

(1:33) - Boku No Natsuyasumi series w/ OngakuGamer

Games

(19:24) - Kirby’s Dream Buffet

(29:16) - Kirby’s Super Star Stacker

(35:40) - Kirby’s Avalanche

News

(40:34) - Pokemon Worlds 2022 announcements

(44:10) - Splatoon and Baskin Robbins collab in Japan

(45:26) - Masahiro Sakurai’s YouTube channel

(46:13) - Disgaea 7 announced

(47:43) - Wave Race 64 on Nintendo Switch Online

(48:25) - Sega Genesis Mini 2, Space Channel 5 and Comix Zone movies

(50:11) - Dragon Ball Super and Fortnite collab

(53:02) - Soul Hackers 2 3D display in Shinjuku

(53:52) - Japanese Gaming Phrase of the Week (着地がり chakuchigari)

(54:23) - Japanese Tweet of the Week: https://twitter.com/off_kurosaki/status/1559843351280910336

(55:06) - Closing

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