NOOOooooo!!, the local BOOK OFF has decided to ship out ALL their retro gear to another unknown shop.. Now my closest digging spot is about 6 stations further out, so my lunchtime stalking missions are over!

The staff said its all been shipped off to "maybe Yokohama or somewhere"....

More defunct Japanese media! : LaserDisc!

So, as this blog may not always be about retro gaming, I guess now is a good time to tell you how I got an instant collection of old school Japanese animation laserdiscs at some pretty amazing prices.

Every retro game warehouse and Kanteidan in Japan - Mapped!

Heres my full country wide Google map of every single used game warehouse and Kanteidan in the country!

TV game! CD sell! Digging closer to central Tokyo.

With this mission, I decided to try the 3 closest retro digging spots to central Tokyo I could find, heading out an hour from The Tokyo Sky Tree landmark..What would we find today??

Out in the sticks : where the big shops are!

If you`re a fan of the Japanese video game TV show ”Game Center CX”, you may have seen the episode where Arino visits a huge used goods warehouse outside of Tokyo, known as "Chiba Kanteidan".

What you may not know is that Kanteidan is a chain of stores located countrywide and Chiba is a very large area. Chiba alone has over 10 of these warehouses!

Where the good stuff`s at! Yahoo auctions, Book Off and Hard off

When I started re-buying my old gaming faves of yesteryear I began to realise that going out and wasting train fare wasnt always the best idea, especially as the year draws to a close and starts getting chilly.

Intro : Akihaba-blargh! The supposed retro game capital of the world is actually a shocking rip off!

 I`m writing this as someone that has been to this town more times than I　can count and the "first time visit" sparkle has more than worn off, so if you feel you might be offended or worried that your Tokyo trip might be ruined by my old man cynicism or lack of fanboyism or reverence in this review, you have been warned..