fcgamer | 4,719 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Recently I've been getting interested in collecting disk-based games, for the Taiwan/Asia region of course, if I find them cheap while out and about. With stuff like XBox or even PS2, it's easy, the packages have Chinese text on them. But for PS1 stuff, unless the game actually features Chinese text in-game, I can't find anything to distinguish it from a Japanese release. I mean I know some releases had these large stickers on them, but it doesn't help much when most of the games I find aren't sealed... So that's my question. How can I tell if a PS1 game is for the Asia region, rather than for the Japanese region? Is there a different barcode or part number? Something else I should be looking for? Or are all the releases 100% the same? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red | 435 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 I'm taking a look at some of my Asian versions and here are some of the differences I see: Different product IDs No barcode on the Asian ones The warning on the back is in English The other text on the back may all be in English Japanese Version says "USE IN JAPAN ONLY" while Asian version says "FOR HOME USE ONLY" A second manual is included written in Chinese and English 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,404 Administrator · Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 Most Asian releases have Sony Serials of the format SCPS 45XXX. Many of the Asian releases match (1:1 data) the Japan releases, though there are some that differ. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonemesis | 44 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 (edited) Took some pics, should be good reference for you. Asian release on the left and japanese release on the right As mentioned by Red, you can easily tell by checking the back, there are warnings in english, and it usually says "For Home Use Only", where the japanese versions have "For Japan Only". Some asia releases have a yellow label instead of a white one (where you see the disc and manual languages) Edited September 27, 2020 by leonemesis Links were not working, had to add pics in full size 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 5 hours ago, spacepup said: Most Asian releases have Sony Serials of the format SCPS 45XXX. Many of the Asian releases match (1:1 data) the Japan releases, though there are some that differ. Any pictures of those that don't use the aforementioned serials, which I could reference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Thanks everyone so far for the help! Does anyone know how many Asian releases there were, or have a list of them? Anyone collect these releases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 I found several games that have SCPS code, yet only have Japanese text, include barcode on the back, etc. Are these also Asian versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red | 435 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I don't think having SCPS always means it's an Asian version. spacepup mentioned that SCPS is usually followed by 45 in Asian versions and that Parappa doesn't have the 45. I'd assume that's just the regular Japanese release. I seem to have a few SCPS games that don't have any of the signs of being an Asian release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonemesis | 44 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/7/2020 at 11:02 PM, fcgamer said: I found several games that have SCPS code, yet only have Japanese text, include barcode on the back, etc. Are these also Asian versions? Regular japanese release, no doubt about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Does anyone know of a source that has a comprehensive list of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,404 Administrator · Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 16 hours ago, fcgamer said: Does anyone know of a source that has a comprehensive list of these? I've compiled a list of what I believe to be likely the most comprehensive out there, regarding PS1 Asian releases. See below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xvKlUe9AbR7Dr9BY86mfQCbtRJMs6wzanDzdTQg6MKw/edit?usp=sharing It is currently sorted by serial and the "gaps" in serials for unknown releases (which may or may not even exist) are highlighted in gray. There is a link to the relevant redump.org entry if the title has been documented there. Column F marks a confirmation that the data on the disc matches 1:1 to at least one existing Japan release. I can't guarantee all the information is 100% accurate, but it should be a pretty decent list of these. If you happen to find any proof for games that are a serial currently in gray on this list, I would very much appreciate even just that information so I can keep it updated. I'm working on organizing all the data I've collected regarding (mostly non-US) PlayStation releases, and would love to share anything and everything as I get things together. Hope this helps! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 Thanks for sharing this @spacepup That is amazing!!! I've only found maybe fifteen or twenty of these games thus far, as I've only been collecting them for a couple years and they aren't particularly easy to find anymore; therefore I can't really add much to your list, in terms of missing entries, though I am receiving one in the mail probably next week, namely 45150, which is missing from your list. Please see the attached photo. I'll go down later and see if I can fill in any of the details regarding the languages / inserts, though likely I'll do that next week after my parents go back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,404 Administrator · Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Ah, excellent, thanks! I've added that to my list. I don't believe all the "missing serials" on my list have releases, but I'd wager that several of them do. Adding even just one additional confirmed item is very helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achoo | 4 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) I responded to you in another thread where you mentioned about Asian PS1, but never heard back from you. You mentioned you have some Japanese PS1 games that were released in Asia that had stickers on them indicating they are for Asian regions, so if you could share these that would be great. Edited February 9, 2023 by Achoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achoo | 4 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) . Edited August 3, 2023 by Achoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Achoo said: I responded to you in another thread where you mentioned about Asian PS1, but never heard back from you. You mentioned you have some Japanese PS1 games that were released in Asia that had stickers on them indicating they are for Asian regions, so if you could share these that would be great. I had read your comment but then forgot about it. I haven't been on much as my family is visiting. Anyways, here's an example: I've got this and a dance dance game for sale (also Asian version) if you're interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achoo | 4 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Oh thanks for sharing man, that's cool! I've seen that sticker about a few times, but it is normally on actual Asian releases. Never seen it on a Japanese release before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Achoo said: Oh thanks for sharing man, that's cool! I've seen that sticker about a few times, but it is normally on actual Asian releases. Never seen it on a Japanese release before. I've seen it on several Japanese releases, but never on Asian releases. The text on the sticker suggests that this would only be placed on the Japanese versions of games when being sold, since they generally have the "For sale in Japan only" text on them, which would be negated when being sold in other countries as official releases / imports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackVega | 583 Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 (edited) There is a database for PS1 made by redump which aims to dump and document all PS1 games. Asian releases are already filtered here: http://redump.org/discs/system/psx/region/As/ If you want to have in-game language in Chinese or any of its dialects or have in-game language other than Japanese then I can tell you in practice this is really rare. This website also has a column for in-game language for each title. You can also find redump romset and download all or individual games and check them on emulators but of course I'm not linking it here for obvious reasons There is also a list of undumped games and revisions and the list for PS1 Asia seems to be very extensive: http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Sony_PlayStation_Asia_Missing_Games Noel Not Digital Asia version is in there so what you have up there is an undumped title Edited February 9, 2023 by BlackVega 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fcgamer | 4,719 Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 4 hours ago, BlackVega said: There is a database for PS1 made by redump which aims to dump and document all PS1 games. Asian releases are already filtered here: http://redump.org/discs/system/psx/region/As/ If you want to have in-game language in Chinese or any of its dialects or have in-game language other than Japanese then I can tell you in practice this is really rare. This website also has a column for in-game language for each title. You can also find redump romset and download all or individual games and check them on emulators but of course I'm not linking it here for obvious reasons There is also a list of undumped games and revisions and the list for PS1 Asia seems to be very extensive: http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Sony_PlayStation_Asia_Missing_Games Noel Not Digital Asia version is in there so what you have up there is an undumped title Yeah, it does seem that most of these just have Japanese disk data, though they also come with little English/Chinese translated sheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Achoo | 4 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 14 hours ago, Achoo said: Oh thanks for sharing man, that's cool! I've seen that sticker about a few times, but it is normally on actual Asian releases. Never seen it on a Japanese release before. Yep, my mistake. I've only seen it on Japanese releases. I have a couple sealed Asian games and none of them have it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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