Japan Game Junk

Happy episode 47, and I'm happy to share the Mandarake store in Akihabara as visited on June 3, 2024. Well worth a visit and some unique finds. Just don't make the long climb of the stairs.

What the unwashed gaming masses consider a mecca of retro game shopping, this time I'll describe a visit to Super Potato in Akihabara taken on June 3, 2024. Indeed worth going, but don't get dazzled into opening your wallet so quickly.

As mentioned in the recording, two videos linked related to this episode:

General description and warning about Super Potato and advice on smart game buying in Akihabara:

https://youtu.be/tv2rENMvLwU

Live unboxing and play of a product bought this day:

https://youtube.com/live/GH1MzTftiEc?feature=share

It's Akihabara time! The first in a few episodes going over some spots for retro gaming in the world's gaming mecca. This is TRADER in my first visit since the remodeling, visited on June 3, 2024,

A visit to Hard Off in Sakado, Saitama on June 2, 2024 for 30 percent money back on everything! Lots of good stuff including good junk. I got a computer.

In Koshigaya, Saiyama is a recently cut in half sized A-too Book Market. Some wacky things and some good deals and some sad feelings about how it used to be better.

Another fun trip to another Surugaya store, this one in Narashino city in Chiba, albeit in a neighborhood more famous to foreigners by its station name than the city itself. Listen to learn a hint for parking for free!

This time I'll describe finds in the 4th best Surugaya store, the one in Konosu, Saitama as visited on May 19th, 2024! You can get the most expensive PC Engine ever and then go downstairs for a hot and fresh pepperoni pie!

Another day, another Hard Off; this describes s visit to the store in Kitamoto, Saitama on May 19, 2024. I hope you like old game-centered computers.

Learn about Japanese immigration and emigration as I explain a bit about the town of Oizumi in Gunma. The Hard Off as visited on May 13, 2024 had many interesting rarities also. Come for the LaserActive LD-ROM games, stay for the grilled meats and Brazilian pizza!

This is the best retro gaming store in the world, period, combining selection, rarity, and price. Describing the Book Off in Ashikaga, Tochigi, as visited on May 13, 2024. Go there as soon as you can. And grab a pizza too.