Tag Archive: video games in Japan

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: Book Off Super Bazaar Machida

Today I’m focusing on a smaller store but a good store nonetheless. Living in Yokohama, I’m constantly heading past the city of Machida on my way to and back from work during 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

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 – Other Systems

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 – 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