I don’t think I’ve every been in a city that had two Surugayas with video games. Sure there are places with multiple Surugayas that sell different types of products, but not two places… Continue reading
It might seem like this is another Surugaya store from the signage, but don’ be fooled. The store on the bottom there is a Super Potato. I’ve been to a total of 4… Continue reading
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
Ever since retro gaming got big in western countries and prices got out of control, I’ve liked to compare the prices and inventory to those in Japan. For a while it didn’t seem… 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
