Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap
@rubbishheap.bsky.social
https://www.youtube.com/@SakiEndosRubbishHeap
Saki, Hisao and Kaito take you through Japanese retro and some modern video games, review them on real hardware, and evaluate how accessible they are to non Japanese speakers and learners alike. Rad!
Saki, Hisao and Kaito take you through Japanese retro and some modern video games, review them on real hardware, and evaluate how accessible they are to non Japanese speakers and learners alike. Rad!
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Ya-ho minna! Welcome to my Rubbish Heap where I review Japanese retro and some modern video games, and tell you whether you can play them with no Japanese ability or not :) www.youtube.com/@SakiEndosRu...
This week, in the 35th Rubbish Heap review, Saki gets really into the weeds of the Japanese GameBoy library with a virtually unknown puzzle/RPG hybrid called Gem Gem. Was it a hidden jewel, or did it end up being a serving of jank-en? youtu.be/pzKK5WI_KOA #gameboy #retrogaming
December 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This week, in the 35th Rubbish Heap review, Saki gets really into the weeds of the Japanese GameBoy library with a virtually unknown puzzle/RPG hybrid called Gem Gem. Was it a hidden jewel, or did it end up being a serving of jank-en? youtu.be/pzKK5WI_KOA #gameboy #retrogaming
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This week's review on the heap is this quirky, and somewhat inexpensive rare game, which left Saki scratching her head in Himeji City on discovering it, is Gem Gem an antecedent to Pokemon, but from 1991? Find out in this week's review: youtu.be/pzKK5WI_KOA #retrogaming #gameboy #pokemon
Pokemon but in 1991?! Erm... - Gem Gem Review（ジェムジェムゲームボーイ版評価）
YouTube video by Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap - Japanese Retro Gaming
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November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This week's review on the heap is this quirky, and somewhat inexpensive rare game, which left Saki scratching her head in Himeji City on discovering it, is Gem Gem an antecedent to Pokemon, but from 1991? Find out in this week's review: youtu.be/pzKK5WI_KOA #retrogaming #gameboy #pokemon
This week's review on the heap is this quirky, and somewhat inexpensive rare game, which left Saki scratching her head in Himeji City on discovering it, is Gem Gem an antecedent to Pokemon, but from 1991? Find out in this week's review: youtu.be/pzKK5WI_KOA #retrogaming #gameboy #pokemon
Pokemon but in 1991?! Erm... - Gem Gem Review（ジェムジェムゲームボーイ版評価）
YouTube video by Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap - Japanese Retro Gaming
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November 28, 2025 at 6:15 PM
This week's review on the heap is this quirky, and somewhat inexpensive rare game, which left Saki scratching her head in Himeji City on discovering it, is Gem Gem an antecedent to Pokemon, but from 1991? Find out in this week's review: youtu.be/pzKK5WI_KOA #retrogaming #gameboy #pokemon
A shame this third part in this extensive Hudson Soft retrospective totally flopped on YouTube, with only 500 views or so. Pt3 covers Hudson becoming Multiplatform again and how Hudson and NEC judged the PC Engine's success. Big names, clickbait, and rage bait wins the day on YouTube :( #retrogaming
Hudson's early 90s games and the PC Engine's later life. Bye Bye Hudson Soft - Episode 3 (1992-1994)
YouTube video by Vix in Japan
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November 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A shame this third part in this extensive Hudson Soft retrospective totally flopped on YouTube, with only 500 views or so. Pt3 covers Hudson becoming Multiplatform again and how Hudson and NEC judged the PC Engine's success. Big names, clickbait, and rage bait wins the day on YouTube :( #retrogaming
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Currently playing Tales of Phantasia on PS1, dug out my original 1994 SCPH-1010, which had a very short life (and cable) in Japan only before its replacement SCPH-1080 came along in 1995 with the international launch. It's really noticeably smaller, lighter and very cute. #retrogaming #playstation
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Currently playing Tales of Phantasia on PS1, dug out my original 1994 SCPH-1010, which had a very short life (and cable) in Japan only before its replacement SCPH-1080 came along in 1995 with the international launch. It's really noticeably smaller, lighter and very cute. #retrogaming #playstation
Currently playing Tales of Phantasia on PS1, dug out my original 1994 SCPH-1010, which had a very short life (and cable) in Japan only before its replacement SCPH-1080 came along in 1995 with the international launch. It's really noticeably smaller, lighter and very cute. #retrogaming #playstation
November 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Currently playing Tales of Phantasia on PS1, dug out my original 1994 SCPH-1010, which had a very short life (and cable) in Japan only before its replacement SCPH-1080 came along in 1995 with the international launch. It's really noticeably smaller, lighter and very cute. #retrogaming #playstation
I know the Saturn rightly gets a lot of praise for its 2D, but in the right hands, the PlayStation could do gorgeous 2D games too. This is Namco's beautiful remaster of Tales of Phantasia released in late 1998 only in Japan. Stunning looking game and good fun too. #playstation #retrogaming #pixelart
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I know the Saturn rightly gets a lot of praise for its 2D, but in the right hands, the PlayStation could do gorgeous 2D games too. This is Namco's beautiful remaster of Tales of Phantasia released in late 1998 only in Japan. Stunning looking game and good fun too. #playstation #retrogaming #pixelart
Coming up in the coming weeks on the Rubbish Heap for review, another PC Engine Super CD-ROM ROM title that has vanishingly little coverage in the English-speaking world, Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water. #pcengine #nadiathesecretofbluewater #retrogaming
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Coming up in the coming weeks on the Rubbish Heap for review, another PC Engine Super CD-ROM ROM title that has vanishingly little coverage in the English-speaking world, Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water. #pcengine #nadiathesecretofbluewater #retrogaming
It's always great to see that my humble Rubbish Heap encourages sorting out your consoles and getting out the games and enjoying them. That's what it's about, helping you discover new games to enjoy! And do I spy a Commodore Plus4 tape deck there.... :)
After years of not having used my PC-Engine watching @rubbishheap.bsky.social made me dig it out. Lost video cable, ordered new one, grabbed spare guitar pedal 9v psu, and it goes!
Saint Dragon is the only game I’ve found so far for the 🇯🇵 console (plus a couple of TG16 games). Gunhed is somewhere…
Saint Dragon is the only game I’ve found so far for the 🇯🇵 console (plus a couple of TG16 games). Gunhed is somewhere…
November 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It's always great to see that my humble Rubbish Heap encourages sorting out your consoles and getting out the games and enjoying them. That's what it's about, helping you discover new games to enjoy! And do I spy a Commodore Plus4 tape deck there.... :)
That's right, @rubbishheap.bsky.social is a YouTube channel where the artwork was mostly created in Deluxe Paint on the Amiga! Seemed kinda rad to use a retro computer to make the artwork to make a retro game review channel! #retrogaming #amiga #pixelart #ドット絵
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
That's right, @rubbishheap.bsky.social is a YouTube channel where the artwork was mostly created in Deluxe Paint on the Amiga! Seemed kinda rad to use a retro computer to make the artwork to make a retro game review channel! #retrogaming #amiga #pixelart #ドット絵
Did you know Hudson made a sequel to acclaimed TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine strategy game Military Madness, on the Super Nintendo? Well, they did, a Japan only exclusive called Earth Light. Does it improve on the original, or is war no longer fun? youtu.be/mLCIDWwMGbI #snes #retrogaming #pcengine
Military Madness on the Super Nintendo?! - Earth Light Review（アースライトスーパーファミコン版評価）
YouTube video by Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap - Japanese Retro Gaming
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November 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Did you know Hudson made a sequel to acclaimed TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine strategy game Military Madness, on the Super Nintendo? Well, they did, a Japan only exclusive called Earth Light. Does it improve on the original, or is war no longer fun? youtu.be/mLCIDWwMGbI #snes #retrogaming #pcengine
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What's the connection between:
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
What's the connection between:
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
What's the connection between:
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
November 12, 2025 at 8:38 AM
What's the connection between:
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
the Rubbish Heap Japanese game review channel,
Saki and the gang,
and an old Commodore Amiga?
Post your answers below! #retrogaming #amiga
The Rubbish Heap reviews Japanese retro games with snappy reviews, explains them properly, whether you need to know any Japanese and to what level. We go beyond the surface level glance and unlock what is going on behind the language barrier! www.youtube.com/@SakiEndosRu... #retrogaming
Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap - Japanese Retro Gaming
A new Japanese retro game review every other Friday.
Welcome to Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap a retro and modern game review channel where Saki, Hisao and Kaito will dive into Japanese games that don't of...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
The Rubbish Heap reviews Japanese retro games with snappy reviews, explains them properly, whether you need to know any Japanese and to what level. We go beyond the surface level glance and unlock what is going on behind the language barrier! www.youtube.com/@SakiEndosRu... #retrogaming
Yesterday, my parent channel's Hudson Soft retrospective (part 3) got some interest, but some of you may want to start at the beginning, so here is part 1 which covers Hudson from 1973 to 1987. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYAx... #retrogaming #hudsonsoft #famicom
Bye Bye Hudson Soft - The history of a games industry icon - Episode 1 (1973-1987)
YouTube video by Vix in Japan
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November 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Yesterday, my parent channel's Hudson Soft retrospective (part 3) got some interest, but some of you may want to start at the beginning, so here is part 1 which covers Hudson from 1973 to 1987. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYAx... #retrogaming #hudsonsoft #famicom
Over on the Rubbish Heap's parent channel, the 3rd instalment on Hudson Soft, which covers their history between 1992 and 1994 and looks at whether NEC and Hudson saw the PC Engine as a success or failure in the end. And lots of games shown! youtu.be/Iy8ZfEEcTtU #retrogaming #pcengine #hudsonsoft
The PC Engine ages gracefully. Multiplatform, again. Bye Bye Hudson Soft - Episode 3 (1992-1994)
YouTube video by Vix in Japan
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November 5, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Over on the Rubbish Heap's parent channel, the 3rd instalment on Hudson Soft, which covers their history between 1992 and 1994 and looks at whether NEC and Hudson saw the PC Engine as a success or failure in the end. And lots of games shown! youtu.be/Iy8ZfEEcTtU #retrogaming #pcengine #hudsonsoft
In my ongoing quest to run a YouTube channel that only a tiny amount of people watch, this week over on the Rubbish Heap I take a look at a Japan only Saturn Bomberman game and wonder - is this one more of a case of Fright rather than Fight? youtu.be/pFrK5T5rNJw #segasaturn #retrogaming #bomberman
Fight or Fright? - Saturn Bomberman Fight Review（サターンボンバーマンファイト！！ーセガサターン版評価）
YouTube video by Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap
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November 1, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In my ongoing quest to run a YouTube channel that only a tiny amount of people watch, this week over on the Rubbish Heap I take a look at a Japan only Saturn Bomberman game and wonder - is this one more of a case of Fright rather than Fight? youtu.be/pFrK5T5rNJw #segasaturn #retrogaming #bomberman
Well that's another anniversary I missed, but woo, Super Mario Bros is 40 years old...a couple of years ago one cold Christmas/New Year in my apartment in Iwate, I sat down with my pencil and some color pencils and recreated the Japanese box art. #retrogaming #supermariobros #artwork #nintendo
September 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Well that's another anniversary I missed, but woo, Super Mario Bros is 40 years old...a couple of years ago one cold Christmas/New Year in my apartment in Iwate, I sat down with my pencil and some color pencils and recreated the Japanese box art. #retrogaming #supermariobros #artwork #nintendo
Happy 30th to the PlayStation in North America. Sure we got it nearly a year earlier in Japan back then, but to this day, it's one of the most rad systems ever conceived. So here's some new artwork and merch to celebrate that!
Store links: linktr.ee/rubbish_heap
#playstation #retrogaming #manga
Store links: linktr.ee/rubbish_heap
#playstation #retrogaming #manga
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Happy 30th to the PlayStation in North America. Sure we got it nearly a year earlier in Japan back then, but to this day, it's one of the most rad systems ever conceived. So here's some new artwork and merch to celebrate that!
Store links: linktr.ee/rubbish_heap
#playstation #retrogaming #manga
Store links: linktr.ee/rubbish_heap
#playstation #retrogaming #manga
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Watched this yesterday. Great review and some detail on how you can play this classic JRPG for the PlayStation even if you don’t know any Japanese.
As always, Saki has the information you need to explore classic games from Japan that’s normally hard to get in to over here in the U.K.
As always, Saki has the information you need to explore classic games from Japan that’s normally hard to get in to over here in the U.K.
My latest review of Popolocrois Monogatari has had 88 people watch it, rad! Haha I love the fact that the rubbish heap is so niche but it would be even more rad if more people knew about the heap and what we're doing. Spread the word, share a link, write a kind word or tune in - it's all good :)
September 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Watched this yesterday. Great review and some detail on how you can play this classic JRPG for the PlayStation even if you don’t know any Japanese.
As always, Saki has the information you need to explore classic games from Japan that’s normally hard to get in to over here in the U.K.
As always, Saki has the information you need to explore classic games from Japan that’s normally hard to get in to over here in the U.K.
My latest review of Popolocrois Monogatari has had 88 people watch it, rad! Haha I love the fact that the rubbish heap is so niche but it would be even more rad if more people knew about the heap and what we're doing. Spread the word, share a link, write a kind word or tune in - it's all good :)
September 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My latest review of Popolocrois Monogatari has had 88 people watch it, rad! Haha I love the fact that the rubbish heap is so niche but it would be even more rad if more people knew about the heap and what we're doing. Spread the word, share a link, write a kind word or tune in - it's all good :)
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This week's review on the heap is this wonderful, heartwarming, 2D JRPG from Sony Computer Entertainment that never left Japan. Kind of. So how does this first instalment fair, is it worth a pop? And is it accessible to non Japanese speakers? youtu.be/i8Qxf123-eM #playstation #retrogaming
A beautiful heartwarming 2D PlayStation JRPG - Popolocrois Monogatari Review（ポポロクロイス物語プレイステーション版）
YouTube video by Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap
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August 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This week's review on the heap is this wonderful, heartwarming, 2D JRPG from Sony Computer Entertainment that never left Japan. Kind of. So how does this first instalment fair, is it worth a pop? And is it accessible to non Japanese speakers? youtu.be/i8Qxf123-eM #playstation #retrogaming
This week's review on the heap is this wonderful, heartwarming, 2D JRPG from Sony Computer Entertainment that never left Japan. Kind of. So how does this first instalment fair, is it worth a pop? And is it accessible to non Japanese speakers? youtu.be/i8Qxf123-eM #playstation #retrogaming
A beautiful heartwarming 2D PlayStation JRPG - Popolocrois Monogatari Review（ポポロクロイス物語プレイステーション版）
YouTube video by Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This week's review on the heap is this wonderful, heartwarming, 2D JRPG from Sony Computer Entertainment that never left Japan. Kind of. So how does this first instalment fair, is it worth a pop? And is it accessible to non Japanese speakers? youtu.be/i8Qxf123-eM #playstation #retrogaming
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This week on the heap, a review of an early JRPG for the PlayStation that time has slowly forgotten, especially as apart from a cut down release on the PSP it was never released outside of Japan. Saki as always will give you the full low down on Friday! And spoiler alert, it's great! #retrogaming
August 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This week on the heap, a review of an early JRPG for the PlayStation that time has slowly forgotten, especially as apart from a cut down release on the PSP it was never released outside of Japan. Saki as always will give you the full low down on Friday! And spoiler alert, it's great! #retrogaming
This week on the heap, a review of an early JRPG for the PlayStation that time has slowly forgotten, especially as apart from a cut down release on the PSP it was never released outside of Japan. Saki as always will give you the full low down on Friday! And spoiler alert, it's great! #retrogaming
August 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This week on the heap, a review of an early JRPG for the PlayStation that time has slowly forgotten, especially as apart from a cut down release on the PSP it was never released outside of Japan. Saki as always will give you the full low down on Friday! And spoiler alert, it's great! #retrogaming