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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 7h

PC-Engine games almost none though...

noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 7h

Junk section had some really interesting stuff. One of my friends almost went for the CD-X, we couldn't push him over the edge. CD reading was not working, probably just the caps. I was tempted to buy to fix and sell, but I just knew with the amount of stuff still in my room it would take years.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 7h

Got this #biohazard gun-shaped controller for @pointerfunction.bsky.social, real steal at this price. Box not in very good condition. There were a few stickless arcade sticks, I wonder how they fare for Tetris. Anyone tried?

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 7h

Last #gamehunting spot for today. Biggest #hardoff I have been to, 4-in-1. They had a lot of stuff, even some exotic stuff. Of course, just after I finally decided to buy the yellow switch lite (for my daughter!) this one has a bunch of them. Price is a bit higher though,so my buy was still good.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 8h

I did buy a crappy screwdriver set for ¥330 so I can open up the #famiclone and hopefully get it to work tonight so we can play some of the #famicom games we got.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 8h

A #hardoff. Not a lot at all here, checked #snes for high serials, there was a S248..... but if it's not a 1CHIP I would have yet another sfc. I decided I will only buy if the serial is S249.... I checked the car stereo junk to see if they had GPS-G5 parts, but not of course. #retrogaming

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 8h

A Manga Souko. Only a handful of PC-Engine games. But they did have a yellow #switch lite at a good price (¥12980) with an additional ¥1000 discount if you buy a game as well and one of my friends wanted to get a game, yay. Box said it has scratches, but checked and didn't really.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 10h

Got it anyway. There was a 30% discount on used retro games if you got 5 or more. My friend was buying a few so he got me mine and then told me it's a gift. Which I will return to him in highballs. Last #hudsonsoft game I am getting this trip for the #famicom collection.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 10h

2nd stop today is a real retro game shop for a change, Gameru. But.... quite a bit more expensive than the big 2nd hand stuff chains. I did find Bomberman 2 for #famicom, but I think I will take my chance. It was still in good condition though. #kyushu #retrogaming #gamehunting

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 12h

Slow day, already 15:00 and we only just visited the first #hardoff of the day. Big one, but very little inside. I did find Zero 4 Champ RR for #snes. No high serial Super Famicoms unfortunately, still looking for a 1CHIP to replace my probably broken one. I also got a #pcengije mini USB PSU.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 22h

Thanks! I see most are being sold at Beep!. Will go look for them there next time I am in Tokyo.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 23h

Nice! Just as hectic as my room :). Demon Attack is my favourite game on the A2600!

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 23h

I also found a #virtualboy eyeshade for ¥2810 at this #surugaya. So lucky! It was just sitting on a shelf between a Saturn and a joystick, not even in a glass cabinet. I have been making my own with neoprene, but now I actually have an original one.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 23h

Wow! Where do they even find this?

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 23h

The #hudsonsoft #famicom games I have found so far. I think I will only look for Bomberman 2 from now on. I will leave the rest for another time. Need to keep an eye on space and expenses. None of these games were over ¥1000 by the way. #gamehunting #retrogaming

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 23h

Yeah, I have no idea for which games it was made. But I saw quite a few different branded ones by ASCII. So it must have been popular-ish. I just like design and the challenge to play something you are good at with a handicap :)

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 23h

Sweet! Would love to have space for stuff like that or a wife that understands. The amount of game shit I have now is already too much :)

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 23h

Also bought a #famiclone for ¥550 so we could play/test all the #hudsonsoft #famicom games we got. But unfortunately it did not work (it was not marked as JUNK!). We did take 4 AAA batteries from airco remotes to try, so maybe it just needs more power. Definitely buying a screw driver tomorrow.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 1d

Finally arrived in #nagasaki around midnight (it's 03:30 now). Settled in, and hooked up the SFC jr one of my friends got to play some of the new games. Rock 'n Roll Racing, Mario World, Area 88 and SF2. #kyushu #retrogaming #gamehunting #snes

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, I was never tricked into believing that was actually something that would work, so very happy I never got one. Although I am curious how well you can play SF2 or Mario on it. I bought this (unhealthy controller fetish) and tried playing Mario with it. Result: NG so far.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 1d

Very much so. I have to do my best not to buy any other electronics like walkmans, amplifiers, rice cookers, etc.

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 1d

Still looking for the XE1 joystick for the #pcengine and I thought I found one for a reasonable price, but it was the Mega Drive/MSX version unfortunately. Also found another copy of Zero 4 Champ Z RR which I got for a friend a few stops ago. This one was 1500 yen more. Yay for me! #snes

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 1d

Some interesting stuff, didn't get any of those because I already have them or the price is not within my budget. Would have loved to have the #pcengine IR controller, but the price!!! I actually have the controller, but not the receiver :(. The #famicom Arkanoid paddel is also cool.

noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 1d

One more #surugaya in Saga (ninja home town!) on our way to Nagasaki. This one also had some nice stuff. By this time we told ourselves max 30mins inside so we don't arrive too late in Nagasaki (still a 1.5 hr drive and we need to have dinner before as well). #kyushu #gamehunting #retrogaming

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noromamai @noromamai.bsky.social · 1d

Behold! A complete and new #pcengine mouse. So smooth and shiny still. It was only ¥4980. Unfortunately Manga Souko does not offer tax-refunds like Surugaya and Book-Off. If PCe systems were cheaper we'd buy one to test the shmups on and see if they work with the mouse :)

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