Monthly Archive: March, 2025

Retro Game Store Reviews: Surugaya – Hamamatsu Ryoke branch

I came across the Surugaya Hamamatsu Ryoke branch completely by accident. My wife and I were checking out Hard Offs and Book Offs in western Shizuoka prefecture near Hamamatsu a few months back… Continue reading

Retro Game Store Reviews: Hard Off Koza Shibuya

I have a lot of killer stores in my backlog of articles to write but sometimes it’s nice to talk about the rare unsuspecting gems that you’d never come across in your daily… Continue reading

Retro Game Store Reviews: Zest Totsuka

I found the Zest Totsuka store completely by accident. On a previous retro road trip to some Book Offs and Hard Offs way out in western Kanagawa, I drove past this. Noticing the… Continue reading

Retro Game Store Reviews: Book Off Super Bazaar Machida

Today I’m focusing on a smaller store but a good store nonetheless. Living in Yokohama, I’m constantly heading past the city of Machida on my way to and back from work during the… Continue reading

Retro Game Store Reviews: Super Potato Nagoya

I actually wrote an article about this Super Potato when it first opened up in Nagoya about 10 years ago. I wasn’t as much of a gamer back then as I am now,… Continue reading