In us it’s even worst now. Your better off getting a rom version more then anything. I do blame youtuber like MJR doing videos about being cheap and probably why prices are higher but who knows..
@@ScruffyLookinRGB yah we don’t have nothing like in Japan where retro games is half good prices especially in box ones. You’ll be giving more then a thousand to get one like new.
Those crazy Super Potato prices haha! I bought a complete great condition Links Awakening DX for half the price of that cartridge. Wow, that Pokemon Red was a great deal. I would've picked it up too. Great video and editing!
That sounds like a great deal for links awakening dx these days. You know it super potato is nuts. Yes quite happy with the pokemon red pickup. Thank for the kind words man.
This is the kind of video people need to see. Hard numbers and one-to-one examples of how ridiculous Akihabara is. I just came back from a trip to Yokosuka (about an hour south of Tokyo by train) this past weekend and saw those loose Pokemon games (yellow, blue, green, gold, silver) for less than 500 yen at a Wattman store (Kanagawa prefecture's local version of Hardoff).
very good deal on that CIB pokemon red...gb 2 is almost a straight fc port...both this hal laboratory games are way better than nes gb2...thats for sure! SUPER POTATO is nuts with the prices and we all know it!
the more people post these game hunting videos in Japan showing the honeypots... the more the deals will dry up. please stop. everyone knows super potato is expensive. they get the most free advertising. Hard-off has gotten almost as expensive as super potato this past year. Now every fame seeking youtuber is recording all of the game shops outside of the major cities. If someone is devoted to the hunt enough they'll find it on their own. These shops will get more known and raise their prices because of videos like this...
I'm traveling to Japan in about a week and I'll hunt some Pokémon games for my collection. Thank you for this information! I'll be looking for Surugaya and OFF stores on my trip to see what I can find :D
It will be really hard to find any with a fair price and in good condition. I work and live not far away from Akihabara, so I went to Akihabara for Pokemon games 5 times a week. Until now, I still have not found a Pokemon Pikachu for Game boy. But if you do not care too much about the condition, there is still a lot that you could buy.
On the walk there from funabashi station as I speak! Here in japan for two weeks and I was looking to buy a gbc and crystal to play on the trains! Really glad I found this thank you so much for the tip off 😊 if you see this… any tips on where to get a gbc console around here?
Very nicely arranged and helpful guide. When I'll finally be able to visit Japan I'll have an extra reason to get out of the more "touristic" areas, something that luckily I always try to do when travelling. Thanks!
I would definitely agree with the sentiment that Akihabara is great for window shopping or grabbing something if your absolutely desperate for it. But you mightn't need to go too far outside of Tokyo to get some deals. You'll definitely get a deal in any of the electronic thrift stores (Book-Off, Hobby-Off etc.) that is outside of Akihabara or else try looking out for the generic 'TV Game' hole in the wall/Mom and Pop shops that are littered around. Some good deals to be had there! When I was in Japan last year, I didn't buy a lot in Akihabara. I also went to DenDen town in Osaka and the Super Potato there wasn't much better either. I walked into a Book-Off in Dotonbori and picked up some heavy hitters (SML series, Pokemon Gen 1 and 2 games and Zelda) altogether for less than what a single cart would've cost me in Super Potato
No in Tokyo 😂 I bought a gameboy color for ¥6600 at a hard off out near Yokohama way, there was two and I’m after another so I’m gutted I didn’t pick up both! I saw them for over ¥20000 in Super Potato and RGC, I didn’t hire the car specifically to go looking in hard offs but it was cheaper to hire the car and buy the gameboy outside of Tokyo than to buy the gameboy in Tokyo 😂
I think the main cause of the price spike in Akihabara is the fact that now foreign tourist are visiting at pre-"chinacough" levels. Give it a couple of years and you will see those prices in outer cities too.
I think we all saw this coming starting for some time. Too many resellers and collectors competing for the same games and not having either the time or knowledge to venture more outside of the usual areas of Tokyo (and Osaka).
The crazy thing is that some of these foreign tourist resellers/collectors still think they're getting a good deal when paying Akihabara prices because of how weak the yen is and the duty-free tax exclusion. So super potato, mandarake, surugaya, etc. will continue to charge what they charge.
I would've cleaned out a lot of those GB games that I don't have, since the prices are quite nice at that shop outside of Tokyo. That Super Potato on the other hand, can take their prices and shove it where the sun don't shine. Also another trip for some donoffee!
Great video Scruffy! You got to love the great life lessons learned from Ghostbusters 2 on the Gameboy: "Don't let your partner get stuck behind a doorway or piece of furniture!" Something not every parent tells their child.
this is the problem with the hobby and the community as a whole right now. the actual old hardware even parts are going for a premium these days its sad. tens of millions of these things exist but everyone thinks "oh its old/ retro it will fetch top dollar". the issue with that mentality is most of the people just want to relive nostalgia not resell for a higher price like the seller is anticipating (because that is the seller's own tactic already).
Yes it's kind of a double edged sword when one mentions a shop like this it helps folks find good deals but it also kind of dries up the well so to speak. I'm glad you liked the shop👍🏻✨️
I paid over the odds in Akihabara but I wasn't finding the stuff I wanted, so blew my budget in the last few days and glad I did otherwise I wouldn't have come back with the things that I thought I was going to be tripping over in the street!
I always watch your videos just in pure awe...I was planning on coming to visit in 2020 and we all know how that went! Then was supposed to come this January but we were expecting our first child that's now 4 months old so not sure when I'll actually be able to come and visit...but when I do...please take me to all the places outside Tokyo and do some game hunting! I fear for my wallet though haha big love form the UK
Thank you I really appreciate your support glad you enjoy the videos. Im certain you will be here some time in the near future and when you do you will have a splendid time game hunting and enjoying the japanese culture.
The Pokemon red boxed version was reasonably priced. There were games at more affordable prices. Some prices were ridiculous. maybe you could make a video about your own game collection.
Yes, that is very true while some games are affordable others are unreasonable too it is always the case. That is a good idea for a future video thanks.
@Scruffy Lookin RGB hi, i really like your RUclips videos and I was just wondering if you could please tell me the exact name of the second shop you went to in Chiba as what I typed in that came up with subtitles got me know where with finding it on a Google search
More Retro Game Hunts of Japan ruclips.net/p/PLXy8jPf4dll0RYizhFT6vOv9ha9-KesmH
Great video! I’m going to Tokyo in February - are all retro games only in Japanese? Or are the English versions also available?
4k yen for a pokemon game is just insulting...
Tell me about it man.
In us it’s even worst now. Your better off getting a rom version more then anything. I do blame youtuber like MJR doing videos about being cheap and probably why prices are higher but who knows..
Dang sounds rough being a game collector in the states. I dont know if it is the fault of MJR i think it just is what it is.
@@ScruffyLookinRGB yah we don’t have nothing like in Japan where retro games is half good prices especially in box ones. You’ll be giving more then a thousand to get one like new.
Those crazy Super Potato prices haha! I bought a complete great condition Links Awakening DX for half the price of that cartridge.
Wow, that Pokemon Red was a great deal. I would've picked it up too.
Great video and editing!
That sounds like a great deal for links awakening dx these days. You know it super potato is nuts. Yes quite happy with the pokemon red pickup. Thank for the kind words man.
This is the kind of video people need to see. Hard numbers and one-to-one examples of how ridiculous Akihabara is. I just came back from a trip to Yokosuka (about an hour south of Tokyo by train) this past weekend and saw those loose Pokemon games (yellow, blue, green, gold, silver) for less than 500 yen at a Wattman store (Kanagawa prefecture's local version of Hardoff).
Thanks glad you enjoyed it. That is great news. Wattman sounds like a good store to check out then.
I need to go to Japan.... the US game market is trash.
very good deal on that CIB pokemon red...gb 2 is almost a straight fc port...both this hal laboratory games are way better than nes gb2...thats for sure! SUPER POTATO is nuts with the prices and we all know it!
Yes, Ghost Busters 2 is really great on the Gameboy and Famicom/NES. Yeah not much we can do about the Superpotato prices.
Prices in Akihabara seem out of hand. I wonder how much this is affected by Japan opening up again fully after COVID?
Yes indeed. A lot has to do with the high dollar and also the opening of the borders.
1200 yen is a steal. Everyone wants over 10000 yen for Pokemon REd.
10000!? That is insanity 😳
the more people post these game hunting videos in Japan showing the honeypots... the more the deals will dry up. please stop. everyone knows super potato is expensive. they get the most free advertising. Hard-off has gotten almost as expensive as super potato this past year. Now every fame seeking youtuber is recording all of the game shops outside of the major cities. If someone is devoted to the hunt enough they'll find it on their own. These shops will get more known and raise their prices because of videos like this...
I'm traveling to Japan in about a week and I'll hunt some Pokémon games for my collection. Thank you for this information! I'll be looking for Surugaya and OFF stores on my trip to see what I can find :D
That sounds great. Glad to hear it. Hope you find some good pokemon games.
It will be really hard to find any with a fair price and in good condition. I work and live not far away from Akihabara, so I went to Akihabara for Pokemon games 5 times a week. Until now, I still have not found a Pokemon Pikachu for Game boy. But if you do not care too much about the condition, there is still a lot that you could buy.
On the walk there from funabashi station as I speak! Here in japan for two weeks and I was looking to buy a gbc and crystal to play on the trains! Really glad I found this thank you so much for the tip off 😊 if you see this… any tips on where to get a gbc console around here?
So cool! Same place had a gbc in the glass case. Hope you find some good stuff.
Very nicely arranged and helpful guide.
When I'll finally be able to visit Japan I'll have an extra reason to get out of the more "touristic" areas, something that luckily I always try to do when travelling.
Thanks!
That's very kind of you to say. I appreciate that 🙏🏾✨️
I would definitely agree with the sentiment that Akihabara is great for window shopping or grabbing something if your absolutely desperate for it. But you mightn't need to go too far outside of Tokyo to get some deals.
You'll definitely get a deal in any of the electronic thrift stores (Book-Off, Hobby-Off etc.) that is outside of Akihabara or else try looking out for the generic 'TV Game' hole in the wall/Mom and Pop shops that are littered around. Some good deals to be had there!
When I was in Japan last year, I didn't buy a lot in Akihabara. I also went to DenDen town in Osaka and the Super Potato there wasn't much better either. I walked into a Book-Off in Dotonbori and picked up some heavy hitters (SML series, Pokemon Gen 1 and 2 games and Zelda) altogether for less than what a single cart would've cost me in Super Potato
That is how it's done. Way to go. Congrats on the sweet pickups
No in Tokyo 😂 I bought a gameboy color for ¥6600 at a hard off out near Yokohama way, there was two and I’m after another so I’m gutted I didn’t pick up both! I saw them for over ¥20000 in Super Potato and RGC, I didn’t hire the car specifically to go looking in hard offs but it was cheaper to hire the car and buy the gameboy outside of Tokyo than to buy the gameboy in Tokyo 😂
Very nice! Im glad to hear you found some great deals outside of Tokyo. And had a good adventure too.
I think the main cause of the price spike in Akihabara is the fact that now foreign tourist are visiting at pre-"chinacough" levels.
Give it a couple of years and you will see those prices in outer cities too.
Yes there are many tourists but i hope the prices dont get out of hand everywhere.
I think we all saw this coming starting for some time. Too many resellers and collectors competing for the same games and not having either the time or knowledge to venture more outside of the usual areas of Tokyo (and Osaka).
The crazy thing is that some of these foreign tourist resellers/collectors still think they're getting a good deal when paying Akihabara prices because of how weak the yen is and the duty-free tax exclusion. So super potato, mandarake, surugaya, etc. will continue to charge what they charge.
Its a shame.
Yes, there are a lot of people coming straight for Akihabara, its convenient for the average traveler.
I would've cleaned out a lot of those GB games that I don't have, since the prices are quite nice at that shop outside of Tokyo. That Super Potato on the other hand, can take their prices and shove it where the sun don't shine.
Also another trip for some donoffee!
Fair enough! It is always a good time for Donoffee.
I went to Tokyo in 2019 and the prices weren't too bad. Then the covid nostalgia buying began 😬
Yes, things have gotten spendy since the yen is so low right now
Great video Scruffy! You got to love the great life lessons learned from Ghostbusters 2 on the Gameboy: "Don't let your partner get stuck behind a doorway or piece of furniture!" Something not every parent tells their child.
Thank you. This comment made me laugh uncontrollably. Love it man.
@@ScruffyLookinRGB Thanks man, your comment made my day! I love to get people laughing!
this is the problem with the hobby and the community as a whole right now. the actual old hardware even parts are going for a premium these days its sad. tens of millions of these things exist but everyone thinks "oh its old/ retro it will fetch top dollar". the issue with that mentality is most of the people just want to relive nostalgia not resell for a higher price like the seller is anticipating (because that is the seller's own tactic already).
Sad but true. Even the scruffy stuff has gone up in price. 😲
What was the location of the first thrift store you went to in the video with the Pokémon for 680 yen? Thank you!
It's in the description, and actually, its the second store 👍
By the way this place is a really nice place but all the gameboy Pokémon games are gone so I do not recommend coming here for a while
Yes it's kind of a double edged sword when one mentions a shop like this it helps folks find good deals but it also kind of dries up the well so to speak. I'm glad you liked the shop👍🏻✨️
I paid over the odds in Akihabara but I wasn't finding the stuff I wanted, so blew my budget in the last few days and glad I did otherwise I wouldn't have come back with the things that I thought I was going to be tripping over in the street!
Good point. Akihabara has a good selection but unfortunate it is so expensive. As long as you are happy with what you got that it great.
@@ScruffyLookinRGB only regret is not getting Chase H.Q. on Saturn. Kept telling myself I would find it elsewhere but didn't... DOH!
Everything is double the price in the US and in much worse condition.
Really? That is a horrible thought.
ironic how it’s called super potato Lol They probably see the tourists as Potatoes they can easily rip off
Aren't we all just a bunch of superpotatoes floating around in a burlap bag universe?😉🥔✨️
I've never heard you be so upset you're like the chillest dude I know hahaha
Messing with my retro game deals is like messing with my emotions.
i have towa chiki why too expensive
Popularity maybe?
It is already cool but how much are the prices
See for yourself 👍🏻
Just out of curiosity, where do you find these retro shops to hunt in?
Experience and google.
Absolute legend fot that Pokemon score!
Thanks man i was quite shocked to find such a deal out there.
Do you see many boxed GBA games?
Yes I do see GBA games boxed here and there
The wonders of knowing Japanese, ポケモン赤の箱めちゃ綺麗！いいGET！
賛成です。ありがとう。Japanese comes in handy.
I always watch your videos just in pure awe...I was planning on coming to visit in 2020 and we all know how that went! Then was supposed to come this January but we were expecting our first child that's now 4 months old so not sure when I'll actually be able to come and visit...but when I do...please take me to all the places outside Tokyo and do some game hunting! I fear for my wallet though haha big love form the UK
Thank you I really appreciate your support glad you enjoy the videos. Im certain you will be here some time in the near future and when you do you will have a splendid time game hunting and enjoying the japanese culture.
The Pokemon red boxed version was reasonably priced. There were games at more affordable prices. Some prices were ridiculous. maybe you could make a video about your own game collection.
Yes, that is very true while some games are affordable others are unreasonable too it is always the case. That is a good idea for a future video thanks.
Thank you for this. I’m going to Japan next month. I’ll adjust my plan to just get OSTs in Akihabara and elsewhere for the games
Glad i could be a help😉
Awesome video, i'm going to Japan in October and will definitly go game hunting in the countryside.
I hope you find some good retro game deals 👍👍👍
@Scruffy Lookin RGB hi, i really like your RUclips videos and I was just wondering if you could please tell me the exact name of the second shop you went to in Chiba as what I typed in that came up with subtitles got me know where with finding it on a Google search
Chiba Kanteidan Funabashi, on maps its a different sign but thats becuase they have recently changed it.
Thank you much appreciated. Its in the description below.
What’s the name of the store in Chiba?
Check the description
@@ScruffyLookinRGB Sorry man, I was being blind!
I'm travelling to Japan for my Honeymoon in a few months, ultimate goal is boxed Green pockets monsters. Are they a rare find these days?
Wish i could visit! But wont be for a long time if ever... 😅
Its worth the trip if you could ever swing it.
Love your content
Thank you.
i will not buy a game u can download it for free , its not goanna happen
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