Let's Go To Hard Off! (pics inside)

Looking at the pictures of the game stuff in that store, my mind created a commercial not unlike the ASPCA commercials:

"For a small donation you can help give these unloved, unwanted game systems a new and caring home."

I'm in love, and once again we are reminded about how much the US sucks (the Japanese wouldn't let punks like GS destroy the industry, remember Funcoland, it was a awesome franchise that catered to older games, yet GS bought them out, and turned it into another crappy GS. That's why we don't have places like that in the US).

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Originally Posted by Guntz

North America sucks for not having stores like these.

ALL HAIL OUR JAPANESE OVERLORDS! SAY IT WITH ME! JAP - AHN - EEZE!! JAP - AHN - EEZE!!!

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I think there are some stores somewhat like this in the US, but they're not that common and usually limited to big cities. (some video game specific ones, some more general electronics/computer/games used -and sometimes used/new- stores are around)

I need to remember some specific ones though. (I know Mark Bussler uses "the exchange", but there's another one with a broader spectrum of computers/electronics and game stuff)

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Originally Posted by Zoltor

I'm in love, and once again we are reminded about how much the US sucks(the Japanese wouldn't let punks like GS destroy the industry(remember Funcoland, it was a awesome franchise, that catered to older games, yet GS bought them out, and turned it into another crappy GS. That's why we don't have places like that in the US).

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I agree. Also, even big Japanese chain stores carry a retro selection. I can say with confidence that if you walk into a game shop, 99.9% of the time, they will have at the very least carry SFC games and generations following.

I have an example in my blog: It's a chain store but they stock tons of retro stuff as well as brand new stuff.

http://igjournal.blogspot.com/2011/0...gull-game.html




:)

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Originally Posted by NavesRegge

Must... book... flight to Japan.

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I need to do the same. After seeing Lukemorse1 having posted several videos of Hard-Off stores near him, I really need to go looking through the Junk section in Hard-Off and hopefully find:

-A Master System or an SG-1000 Mark III with the FM Synthesis module
-A MegaDrive 2
-A few black PC Engine Duos to recover from broken capacitors
-A PC Engine GT
-A white PC Engine
-A GameBoy Light
-A Famicom(original model or A/V Famicom)
-A Mega CD or Mega CD 2

Here's some more of Hard-Off courtesy of Lukemorse1:








I know these are old clips, but they really show the awesomeness of Hard-Off.

*starts saving money for a future trip to Japan*

It would be impossible to walk out of that store without buying something.

Damn straight. There's just WAY too much good stuff in Hard-Off to walk away empty-handed. I think I'd walk out of a Hard-Off with two baskets full of goodies.

If you guys think Hard Off is nice, then check out a Takara Shop. Hard Off has nothing on them.

I just posted a thread about em.

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Lukemorse is a fucking douchebag. Other than that...nice shit.

Why I'm not saying I want to go to Japan? To be honest is there a flea market culture in Japan? I'm an ultra cheap ass to be honest.

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Originally Posted by David J.

Lukemorse is a fucking douchebag. Other than that...nice shit.

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Uhh, why? Is it because he's in Japan and you're not?

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Originally Posted by ThunderForce

Why I'm not saying I want to go to Japan? To be honest is there a flea market culture in Japan? I'm an ultra cheap ass to be honest.

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Yes, there are flea markets where things can be had even cheaper, but they tend to only be held in spring and summer from my experience.

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Originally Posted by hashiriya1

Yes, there are flea markets where things can be had even cheaper, but they tend to only be held in spring and summer from my experience.

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Unless you buy from other people or Amazon Japan and etc. I don't like shops. They might have everything but they charge a lot more than what I would pay. :P

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Originally Posted by Guntz

Uhh, why? Is it because he's in Japan and you're not?

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http://sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8210
http://sega-16.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8399

I could get to Japan...but not really interested. Plus looking at those links above...hard for me to really have much respect for a man who ditched his family for games.

Do we really know all the details involved though? Who's to say his wife wasn't a complete bitch? He does seem a little obsessed given how massive his game collection is though. I watched a tour video he did of his home and I think it'd be different if he was in the US or somewhere where he could have a separate room to keep all of his stuff. The way it is now just seems like there are cabs and monitors and other electronic devices all over the place, sort of like you can't get away from it. He's even got bunk beds so there's more room for activities.