Kaitori Max Nihonbashi (Namba) The Kaitori Max chain of stores might not be a chain you usually familiarize with retro games, but don’t count it out because it has a history of selling… Continue reading
The last two months have been pretty hectic for me and it’s been hard to find the time to update my blog. Now that things are starting to settle down, I hope I… Continue reading
I’ve been living in Osaka for a little over a month now and I can finally say I’m settling in. I have a new (part time) job to help me pay the bills,… Continue reading
With 2025 halfway over, it seemed like a good time to revisit my article about the state of Retro gaming in Japan. A lot can change in a year, so 6 months seemed… Continue reading
Hamura is a city in western Tokyo prefecture (not the city most people think Tokyo is), and it’s pretty much as far as you can go west in the prefecture before hitting the… Continue reading
Between work and my streaming schedule, I haven’t been able to blog as often as I would like, but at the same time that has given me a chance to visit more places… Continue reading
I couldn’t decide if I wanted to write about just one of these stores or do both, but seeing as they are rare in the Kanto area it would be quite some time… Continue reading
I plan on writing about more Book Offs, Hard Offs, and Surugaya’s in the future, but I think it’s important to feature some lesser known, regional shops as well from time to time… Continue reading
It’s become so normalized for me to visit Surugaya Yokohama that I totally forgot to write an article about it. Living near the city and passing by it daily on my way to… Continue reading
About a year ago I was well into my mission to visit every Hard Off and Book Off I could find in the Kanto area in my search for retro games. I’ve talked… Continue reading
