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
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Retro Game Store Reviews: Nagoya Surugaya
The Osu Kannon area in Nagoya is a gold mine of gaming, trading cards, anime goods, and more. You can find whatever you’re looking for in an area much smaller than that of… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Meikoya
A few weeks back I visited my old stomping grounds, Nagoya, and while I knew that the city had a lot retro gaming stores, when I lived there I wasn’t into the scene… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Hard Off Hachioji
Welcome back to the retro game store reviews! In the first article back after my retro video gaming series, I thought I’d talk about one of the biggest, if not THE biggest Hard… Continue reading
The State of Retro Gaming in Japan: 2024 in Review – Sony
I’ve been wanting to write an article about this topic for a while now. Ever since retro gaming got big in western countries and prices got out of control, I’ve liked to compare… Continue reading
The State of Retro Gaming in Japan: 2024 in Review – Nintendo
I’ve been wanting to write an article about this topic for a while now. Ever since retro gaming got big in western countries and prices got out of control, I’ve liked to compare… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Hamamatsu Kanteidan
Not to be confused with the Hamakita Kanteidan, the Hamamatsu Kanteidan is another store in the Shizuoka Kanteidan group which has a variety of used goods that include clothes, movies, books, and of… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Hard Off Kichijoji
It’s starting to get a little harder to choose places for my game store reviews. I’ve been to more than a hundred shops, but not all shops are made equal. When it comes… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: The Atusgi Area
First off I’d like to apologize for the lack of updates between this post and the last one. Work, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and interviews have been keeping me busy. But I’m… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Tachikawa Surugaya and Book Off Super Bazaar
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Just like a double Kaiju event in the movie Pacific Rim, we finally have our first double store review. There are actually quite a few… Continue reading