Remember how, in this post, I mentioned the photos that Darwin Yamamoto took of Tokyo's famous retro-games shop, Super Potato, during his recent trip to Japan?
Well, unbeknownst to me, Yamamoto used some of his hard-earned cash to buy me a game during one of his jaunts to the above-mentioned store.
Which one, you ask? Why, the first Dragon Quest game for the Famicom!
I've yet to free the cart from its tightly secured wrapping (I'm not sure why, but I want to leave it in this condition until I'm ready to play it), so please forgive the price tag and tape that can be seen in the following photos.
I've long desired a copy of this Enix-published RPG, by the way, and not just because I have fond memories of playing through the North American version with my brother as a kid. Another just-as-important reason for my Dragon Quest-focused lust: I absolutely adore the art that graces the cover of the Japanese release. (Here's a better look at said art, for those of you who are curious.)
Anyway, as you can see in the photos above, this particular cart is in pretty great shape. One thing I really like about it is that a previous owner made note of something on the cartridge's back label. I don't suppose any of you who know Japanese would be able to tell me what it says?
Oh, I almost forgot: Along with the copy of Dragon Quest, Yamamoto also sent me a rather slick pamphlet that details all of the wonderful games that are scheduled to be released (in Japan, of course) for the 3DS during the first three months of 2012.
I'm guessing all of the information contained within said booklet can be found elsewhere on the Internet, but I may scan it and post it here later this week or next anyway--just in case any of you are interested in it.
See also: 'Ain't nothin' like a stroll through Super Potato'
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 09, 2012
Ain't nothin' like a stroll through Super Potato
Or at least that's what I've been telling myself ever since I came across the photos Darwin Yamamoto--a New York City-based designer and illustrator who has commented here on more than a few occasions--took of the famous retro-games shop during a recent trip to Japan.
The following photo is my favorite because it includes colorful Famicom carts as well as Super Potato's similarly colorful signage.
For pics of the store's Dreamcast and Mega Drive sections, as well as photos of Yamamoto's pick-ups, check out this Flickr set.
Said Flickr set includes photos of other drool-worthy sites, by the way--such as the Dragon Quest-themed Luida's Bar, a shot bar called Muteki Mario and the life-sized Gundam statute that resides on Odaiba, an artificial island near Tokyo.
The following photo is my favorite because it includes colorful Famicom carts as well as Super Potato's similarly colorful signage.
For pics of the store's Dreamcast and Mega Drive sections, as well as photos of Yamamoto's pick-ups, check out this Flickr set.
Said Flickr set includes photos of other drool-worthy sites, by the way--such as the Dragon Quest-themed Luida's Bar, a shot bar called Muteki Mario and the life-sized Gundam statute that resides on Odaiba, an artificial island near Tokyo.
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Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sigh
That's my reaction whenever I see photos like the following, which was taken at the famous Super Potato store in Tokyo's Akihabara area:
Why can't we have awesome retro stores like this in the U.S.? Of course, even if we did they probably wouldn't sell Famicom carts.
Sigh again.
(Via gameandgraphics.com, by way of fuckyeahfamicom.tumblr.com)
Why can't we have awesome retro stores like this in the U.S.? Of course, even if we did they probably wouldn't sell Famicom carts.
Sigh again.
(Via gameandgraphics.com, by way of fuckyeahfamicom.tumblr.com)
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