# Anybody Know of a CD-Rom Game... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 15, 2000, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-cd-rom-game/41241 "2000-11-15T01:57:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-cd-rom-game/41241/1 "2000-11-15T01:57:57Z")
… that simulates (more or less) Pachinko? If there is one and it’s available only in Japan and you’re a Japanese doper, I’d be glad to send some $$. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-cd-rom-game/41241/2 "2000-11-15T08:19:59Z")
There are thousands here in Japan. What format are you looking for? There’s PC, Mac, Playstation 1&2, Sega Saturn, Nintendo regular&64, etc. I’ll surf around a bit for someplace that delivers overseas. Which country are you in? –sublight. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-cd-rom-game/41241/3 "2000-11-15T13:26:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Sublight \* > \*\*There are thousands here in Japan. What format are you looking for? There’s PC, Mac, Playstation 1&2, Sega Saturn, Nintendo regular&64, etc. > > I’ll surf around a bit for someplace that delivers overseas. Which country are you in? > > –sublight. \*\* PC, please. Windows 98, to be exact. And I’m in the USA. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-cd-rom-game/41241/4 "2000-11-15T14:15:29Z")
Where do you put the steel balls? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-cd-rom-game/41241/5 "2000-11-15T15:43:29Z")
Well, I’m still looking for a shop that does overseas delivery, but there’s one thing I just remembered. You might have problems running Japanese software on an English version of Windows. I’ve had problems ranging from text not being readable to the entire program simply not working. After getting burned on a couple of games I switched to getting my software from outside Japan, and haven’t bought anything here recently. –sublight. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2000, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-of-a-cd-rom-game/41241/6 "2000-11-15T18:02:07Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve done any import PC gaming, but you’ll need a copy of jdos or vdos (pretty much the same thing) and a program that has a bunch of Japanese fonts (I think they have to be bitmapped or something). For me, the latter was a game called Angel (to be honest, it was probably a hentai game), though I don’t remember how you’re supposed to tell jdos that that’s where it should get the fonts from. I’ll poke around later, when the server’s down at work (which it will be).