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
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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: 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
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
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: 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
Retro Game Store Reviews: Hard Off Fujisawa
I felt like it was about time to talk about a Hard Off for my retro game store reviews and while there are many to talk about I wanted to share one from… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Machida Surugaya
I know what you’re thinking; FINALLY a non-Kanteidan store review! To be honest there are plenty of non Kanteidan stores I want to talk about but I don’t want my readers to waste… Continue reading