Tag Archive: video games

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 →