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Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve got on their minds.<\/em><\/em> Today, Gavin ponders why he’s spending time and money importing Nintendo curios from the East that he’s not even sure he’ll play…<\/em><\/p>\n

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It all started with Morita Shogi 64<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’re not familiar, that’s a shogi game (Japanese chess, if you like) for Nintendo 64 developed by SETA. Naturally, it never saw release in the West, what with it being a sequel to a Japan-only launch game and showcasing a Japanese chess variant. That’s no slight on the fine game of shogi, just an acknowledgement that if you’re going to release a chess-like game on the intentional market, best for your bottom line to make it plain old chess.<\/p>\n

Morita Shogi 64 came on a unique style of N64 cartridge (or ‘Cassette’ as they were known in Japan \u2014 I always liked that). A bulging protrusion on its rear side allows for a little internet cable slot on top. Yes, if you hooked up your game to a phone line, you could play shogi online<\/em> on your Nintendo 64 back in the late ’90s.<\/p>\n