I Searched for Japan's BEST Retro Game Store

I'm back in Japan for more retro game hunting! This time I'm driving across western Japan, searching Hard Off, Surugaya, and tons more tiny shops for the best prices on retro games and consoles!

Pokémon GO Channel: @trnrtips

Prices are based on the conversion rate at the time of filming and may be different today.

[mikemahoney]

I respect these shops for not immediately throwing away broken stuff, knowing that someone will come by and buy the items to fix and enjoy. Yet again, Japan is peak.

[JonStallworth]

guess i’m the list guy now

01:15 Hard Off- Hakata Mist
04:50 Book Off Super Bazaar - Mina Tenjin
07:05 Surugaya SS - Hakata Maru
09:30 Hard Off - Kumamoto Kita
14:00 Hard Off - Kumamoto Obiyama
16:43 CL Hakuzanten - Kumamoto Chuo
19:36 Surugaya SS - Chikamiten
23:06 Hard Off - Yatsushiro
25:45 Hard Off - Kirishima Mitsugi
29:07 Hard Off - Kanoya
31:56 Hard Off - Kagoshima Tokaicho
36:25 Book Box - Kagoshima
38:35 Hard Off - Satsumasendai
i’m actually making this list for myself bc im in japan rn and im gonna be following his route. so if i missed of the ones he went to in this video, then please lmk with the timestamp!!

[nuviretto]

The Tsuruya section was so cute! I hope he and his lil shop are doing fine <3
I'm going on a trip with family in a month, and while we're stuck in Tokyo (so the prices may not desirable), these are super fun to watch. Even if I might not get anything, you make Hard/Book Off hunting look fun, so I'm looking forward to doing the same. Maybe I'll just pick up an NDS.
Awesome vid! :)

[PokemonMaster]

Didn’t think you’d top last years video, this is solid content! Thanks for taking us on this nostalgic journey!

[andyly]

Glad i had notifications on for the channel. So cool to see you uploading some stuff for us.

[banowah]

Nick putting me on Hard-off changed my first Japan trip significantly 🙌🏽

[missingo]

I love hunting remote hard off stores. Sir you are living my dream! I have a map of like 250+ hard off/bookoff/other used stores in case I ever went to those areas

[HungTVo]

Only about 1/3rd of the way through the vid so far, but man I absolutely missed these style videos from you Nick! You are an amazing story teller and it has always been something that draws me into your content. Thank you for always taking us along with you on your adventures

[zhequia]

OMG!!! I just rewatched your old video! No wonder you are back in Japan again!! Excited to finally visit Japan next year! 🎉🎉🎉

[lukasmihara]

Coincidentally just a couple of days ago I checked the channel to see if I might have missed a video here, but now I realized I had the bell on as there actually is a new video... and what a nice one!

I love these retro hunting videos in Japan from you! I have to play/pause/play/pause all the time checking everything thoroughly for all these treasures. These stores are just so interesting and fascinating.
So much history and so many gems. (I'd have loved to see you test that InitialD game on stream, for example) 14:35 I'd always like to help out translating if you wanted to try these old Japanese games, but that would probably be quite slow. It was always fun when you played the good old Japanese GameBoy games on stream though :)
14:40 Shinchan spotted (17:25 another two!). Looks intriguing! Feels like in these shops you could always use another person or two next to you helping you spot and research things while browsing through the shops.
I hoep, for some games you got on your trip, we'll see some streams (probably after work in the new home has calmed down a bit) ^^
26:55 I believe I have NBA Street V3 for the gamecube, but I can't remember Mario and Luigi in it. I'll have to chech that out again! Nice find!
29:50 Super Metroid is one of my favorite games. 100$ is fairly steep, but understandable (I'd need to get a SNES first though).

Last year you went to (amongst many others) the Hard-Off in Hachioji. I went there a few months later on my first trip to Japan after more than 5 years. I hesitated a bit and didn't buy that much, but it was great fun. (16:05 I regret not buying a few things after I was already back home... Pokemon SoulSilver for example. It had a decent price. Not sure why I hesitated there).

My next trip is planned for November. This time starting in Osaka and heading to Tokyo via Hokuriku. Besides lots of sightseeing, delicious food, etc. I'm hoping to find some good retro deals as well. I'd surely love to go on a hunt with you some day :)

Awesome video again, Nick! I'm looking forward to the next one here, and of course over on the Pokemon GO channel as well. Take care 🙂

[Nurkt]

Wow, I am in Japan right now and I pulled up the old video just yesterday, which helped me find the super cool Hard Off in Kanazawa. I spent 2, 5 fun hours there today browsing the big retro games section, thanks to you. My favourite find is something I can't fit in my suitcase, a Beatmania IIDX controller lol. And now this video pops up on my feed, amazing! Watched it instantly in the hotel and I am looking into Surugaya stores next ❤🎉 Thanks so much for making these video's

[DirkVomEck]

It is always fun to remote browse through Japanese thrift stores, I would go broke if I ever made it there xD Thanks for taking us along!
I would love to see a video about your MTG Commander experience!

[subjecthive_]

Thank you for creating and sharing this. I loved last years hunting videos and this year is even better <3. Keep them coming

[ryancolegrove]

I always love when a new video pops up on this channel. Really cool retro hunting adventure. Can’t wait to check out some of these stores myself on the next Japan trip! Super detailed and helpful

[damayonnaise]

As a huge anime and video game lover, Book Off was like heaven for me! I bought so much stuff there! This video reminded me of how much fun my friends and I had searching for Book Offs in Nagoya while studying abroad. Thank you! c:

[DanielDenoted]

I love these videos, even more than the Pogo videos. Just love the vlog style. Keep it up plz!

[_Username__]

just watched the whole thing, thank you so much, i enjoyed everything including the nice fast-paced editing.

[Tony_XL]

Dude! So rad seeing you adventure and happy as! ❤

[DavidGlaude]

This video took me by surprise and took away 45 minutes of my sleeping time, but I do not regret it.
I stopped playing Pokemon Go then dropped into Pikmin Bloom.

[williamspies]

Nick I honestly love this style of video compared to the normal pokemon go content, I hope that maybe in the future you could post more in this channel when in and when not in Japan!