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   Neo-Geo Real Bout 2: The New Comers is slated for April 29. Both American and Japanese cartridges will be available so please confirm the version that you prefer in the next couple of days. Due to the small quantities that we can order from SNK of America, we may have to limit USA versions of RB2 to 24-36 cartridges only. NCS will be able to source 144 copies (12 cartons) of the Japanese version. Our retail price for RB2 is set at US$249. Over on the Metal Slug 2 front, our final shipment will arrive on Monday and all remaining reservations will be completed. All of the Slug cartridges due next week are Japanese territory versions. -    Flipping through the new issue of Saturn Fan, we noticed that April has been a great month for Saturn owners. Four games were rated highly by the magazine.
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Gun Griffon 2 8 9 7
Sakura Taisen 2 9 8 9
Super Robot Wars F Conclusion 10 10 10
Vampire Saviour 8 9 8
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Vampire Hunter $25    Travel back with NCS to 1996. Back when Vampire Hunter just shipped and fever was in the air for all things Vampire. Back when the Saturn was still a viable contender in the USA. Back to the days when Anita still followed Donovan. VH is still a great game and we figured that new inductees to the Saturn Vampire fold might want to check out the action before Saviour. That, and the fact that we still have about a hundred copies in back-stock. NCS has sold more VH than any other game in our company's history but we were also stuck with roughly 200 copies over the past year that we've whittled down to the current quantity. Price: $25.
   Speaking of 1996, Sega re-released a micro-batch of the Sakura Taisen Limited Box a third time last week. This limited box contains the original Sakura Taisen game, a mouse pad and a Saturn mouse. NCS was able to reserve a few copies which we expect to take delivery next week. The limited box is something of a collector's item that has been snapped up by Sakura fans in Japan and the USA. Last year, when Sega issued a second release of the limited edition, NCS was able to source good quantities of the box which we sold at $115 each. This year, the price comes down a bit at $105 for the set. NCS can only allocate 4 limited boxes to retail at this time. Please reserve if interested.
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   NCS is expecting another large restock shipment next week. Many of the games are requests from customers while others are just recent titles that we want to take a look at. Feel free to reserve any of the following for shipping next Monday or Tuesday.
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Playstation 15
Blade of the Darkness CC Bros US$49
Bomberman World Hudson US$58
Burger Burger Gaps US$58
Densha de Go! Taito US$58
Einhander Square US$49
Final Fantasy International Square US$60
Gunbare Game Paradise Jaleco US$58
Maria Axela US$58
Mitsumete Knight Konami US$58
Naniwa Wangan Battle MediaQuest US$58
Rebus Atlus US$58
R-Types Irem US$58
Soldnerschild Special Koei US$58
Tiger Shark Gamebank US$49
Twinbee RPG Konami US$58
Saturn 21
Ayakashi Ninden Plus Shoeisha US$49
Cyberbots Regular Edition Capcom US$49
Cyberbots Limited Edition Capcom US$75
Dezaemon 2 Athena US$58
Greatest Nine '98 Sega US$49
Marica ~True World~ Victor US$49
Oh-Edo Renaissance Pack-in US$39
Pastel Mews Soft Office US$39
Pia ~Welcome to Carrot~ Kid US$58
Princess Quest Limited Increment US$58
Roommate Summer Vacation Datam US$49
Sega Touring Car Sega US$39
Simulation Zoo Gamebank US$39
Stand By Say You A Human US$49
Stand By Say You B Human US$49
Stand By Say You C Human US$49
Sugoventure Dragon Master Datum P US$49
Summer Fantasy in Miyazaki Bandai US$49
The Conveni 2 Human US$49
Yakyuken Special Societa US$58
Waku Waku Puyo Puyo Compile US$49
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   NCS is not getting into the import trading card business in full force but we'll try some of the following card sets that are due in the next couple of weeks. We will post more information and photos when the stock arrives:
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Product Name Price Set quantity
Daiundoukai Trading Cards Y381 per pack 113 cards
Natural Body & Soul (Adult) Y381 per pack 84 cards
El Hazard Trading Cards Y343 per pack 92 cards
Princess Maker 2 Y381 per pack 86 cards
The Natural Body & Soul Trading cards will be limited to adults only.
   Saturn Gun Griffon 2 will ship out of Japan on 04/21. Two versions are expected: A version that includes the Saturn link cable and a regular CD version. The link cable will allow Saturn mech battlers to link up with each other and collaborate in different missions. NCS is pricing the regular CD at US$49 and the link package at US$60.
   It has been a trying week. From Vampire to the 4-in-1 problem and subsequent fix to the filing of corporate taxes for 1997, we look forward to a respite this weekend. Next week will be a busy one with Super Robot Wars F Conclusion due on Monday and a lot of restock expected throughout the week. Til Monday hits, enjoy your weekend.
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