Sometimes I wander around through the Japanese regions and I find a few interesting places, but nothing that would justify a blog post. But if I put them all together in one post…. ah, ha! I’ve created a whirlwind tour for you. Get on the bus, y’all and hold on tight, there’s some sharp turns ahead.
First up, Tokutoku Pocket, from NEC. I thought this region might justify a posting of it’s own, but the game here is so inscrutable… argh! The region is a lot of fun to look at, but I don’t have a clue what they’re selling. There’s flying saucer floating above the central building. It has a fifteen minute timer counting down. When it gets to zero a pod shoots out in a random direction. Find the pod (good luck), touch it, wear what you receive (it’s a HUD) and touch kiosk. You get L$2.
I want to those fifteen minutes of my life back.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/tokutoku%20pocket/151/53/23
Meanwhile, in Higashi, I found what might be the ultimate bus for a Neko Road Trip. If Neko’s have road trips. You know, you buy kitty litter and yarn and.. stuff.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/HIGASHI%20GINZA/139/86/124
Floating above Toyosu is a GundamMuseum. There’s precious little information here, but the models are nice and several of them are available as free avatars.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/TOYOSU/178/225/547
Richman Movies appear to be semi-professional (and I do mean semi) camp movies from the 80’s and on. I say they’re camp because I don’t think anyone would seriously make anything this bad except on purpose. The fights are ridiculous and the costumes are awful. And, even though I don’t speak Japanese, it’s asy to see that the acting is really, really bad. That said, the films are fun in that they almost revel in their badness. There’s a short film running now (be patient, it takes a while to load) and it is worth a watch, if only for the surprise ending.
http://slurl.com/secondlife/TSUKISHIMA/120/117/22
On the egdge of Higashi there’s a unique tightrope camping setup. If you are patient enough to make it to the end (it takes a few minutes of watching yourself balance on the wire) you’ll receive L$1, L$5, ot L$50, depending on what the randomizer decides. Take a guess what it usually pays out. But maybe you’ll be luckier than me.
May 15, 2008 at 5:53 pm
It’s the CatBus from the Miyazaki movie ‘My Neighbor Totoro’ – and icon in Japan.