Retro Game Hunting Japan for Gameboys

In Retro Game Hunting Japan for Gameboys we visit some retro game shops in Akihabara to find out what there is to offer in search of the rare, not so rare, and my favorite junk. Stick around to the end of this video to see what kind of deals I find. This episode is for all gameboy lovers and modders out there. I hope you all enjoy it. Remember if you liked what you saw here today please share it with a friend as it helps the channel grow and pushes me to create more awesome retro game related content.

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Todays Shops: Retro Game Camp, Trader, Superpotato, Surugaya

[heisenkirb]

i saw this video back in 2021 when i first started collecting, almost 3 years later it's been my dream to go to japan ever since. thank you so much for making this video :)

[RetroMoments]

Nice video, man! I still really want a Game Boy Micro. Its so small, neat and cool looking design-wise.

[Derplander]

1 year later and I’m back to watching this awesome video. Enjoy these so much!

[TheBandicootNerd]

The content is only getting better. Keep up the great work. :)

[mekman]

I’m happy on my Switch’s, but I do happen to still have the one game I played the most on the GBA, being Metroid Zero Mission. It sits inside a DS with Metroid Prime Hunters. Great Stuff, as always!

[hulluorava]

Always great to find some excellent GameBoy games. I really need to get a GBA SP (AGS-101) to play my games. Too bad those are getting a bit pricey so I might get a regular one instead and mod it.

[jeremylovesretro]

What caught my eye was “Ikari no Yousai 2” at the 0:16 mark (just below the maroon Zelda: Oracle game). It’s the Japanese exclusive sequel to “Fortified Zone, ” I think. Fun and English-friendly, and the price looked good (though I’m not certain because I couldn’t see it clearly. Looked to be under $16 USD in the video, but goes for $40+ on Ebay.)

[retro_yoyo]

Those gameboy micros are 🔥 I wanna get the black and red Pokémon center edition and the mother 3 one but they are so expensive over here in the us but way cheaper in Japan

[andipajeroking]

I just wanted to point out that those are in yens, not american bucks.
10000 yen is roughly 70 $/€.

[CookyMonzta]

HEY! Jim (KidShoryuken) sent me here! I always thought there were more people touring the retro-game retail shops in Akiba. For a 55-year-old gamer like me, this really _is_ paradise! 🌟

[Magisktification]

The clear original one is my fav as well, but im partial since that was the one i had way back when 🥰 Now i pass on all the gb, gbc and such i come across i focus on games and one system to play them on, and i love the Advance, both original and the clamshell cant really deside wichone to mod, but i think ill go with the original love the formfactor.

[coolpep]

Hey man I love the video, i sadly just missed the premiere by a hour. I a bit overwelmed so i took my time by watching it another time. I would probably pick up mainly carts that have odd shapes or seem different or of which have interesting label, example is link's awakening dx, i really like the look of that label. I probably also check out junk bins and junk at hard off to look for cheap common games i dont have. That orbital game in box (9:58) is from quite unque game series i heard something to do with music and puzzles. i never knew that there were so many different gameboy special editions that we did not get here, that all blacks gba is awesome (i really like rugby).

Pokemon green and pokemon red are the first ones. Pokemon blue is updated version where they improved the sprites of the pokemon. I think the english release is based on the pokemon sprites of japanese pokemon blue, but layout and version differences of pokemon green and red. Green might be more expensive because in the west it was not released and there are many internet myths of pokemon green, which probably both resulted in that people from outside of japan want that game more and because of that higher demand the game is bit more expensive because it probably sells better.
I probably would have picked up the cheap gameboy, cuz i want to try a backlight mod for either gbc or gba.

quetions for you:
Is there max price you would pay for game that seem interesting to you? I for instance think some of the more expensive games seems cool but i never going to pay more than like maybe 40 euro for old game gameboy i really want. So the really expensive games i usually get reproduction cart that is in different coloured cart to to try it out. Are you against repros? Do you play the roms on your computer or on a cart to play on real hardware.

[Derplander]

Really cool game pretty can’t video. I enjoyed it.

[MarcoMazziniYT]

25:52 That's Money Idol Exchanger, or Money Puzzle Exchanger outside Japan. A washed out, yet still playable version of the SNK game on Neo Geo.
About the GB Tetris game, a way to tell if it's a Minuet version is to look at the box. There's no hyphen between the words "Bullet" and "Proof", while later was corrected in "Bullet-Proof Software".
However, you still have to check the cart, and then it's much easier to find out.

[TokyoACR]

I saw a Tails Sky Patrol cartridge for Game Gear going for around 4300 yen that I maybe would have picked up and some of those Pokemon Gameboy games going for around 1500 yen were a pretty decent deal!

[Evercade_Effect]

Dude great score! Can't wait to seeing the mod video. You should check out the Evercade handheld. I own one and heen loving it.

[RetroSho]

I would be absolutely SPOOKED to collect for Game Boy. Quite happy that I settled on an Everdrive after seeing this video. 😅

[bobboffin]

What's the titol of the shmup game in the last seconds of the video? At 31:50

[Onemigferreros]

Hi! I'm going to Japan next month and looking to buy unopened game boy colors in box (like the pokemon silver + gbc bundle) as well as brand new games like pokemon silver, gold, and some classic game boy games like red, blue, and green. Do they also have those brand new and what's a good price for them? I've been doing my pre-trip research and most of what I'm seeing are used items although still in very good condition. Thank you so much and this is by far the best video I've seen showcasing retro game boys in Akihabara on here. Great work!!!

[returnofthepokemaster]

Hard to tell if that is a minuet tetris, best start is to look at the top of the spear going the middle of the word “all”