Tag Archive: japan

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

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

Retro Game Store Reviews: Hamakita Kanteidan

Sorry but not sorry, I’m back with a store review for ANOTHER Kanteidan store in Shizuoka. I honestly don’t know how they do it but this regional chain has impressed me again and… Continue reading

Retro Game Store Reviews: Shimizu Kanteidan

You must be surprised that after doing 3 of these store review articles, I have yet to talk once about any in Tokyo. I said it before and I’ll say it again; the… Continue reading