Japan’s 1st Video Game Console was released 40 Years ago!
This weekend is a very special one. It’s the 30th Birthday of the release of Super Mario Brothers (September 13th, 1985) on the Nintendo’s NES/Famicom console, one of the biggest […]
This weekend is a very special one. It’s the 30th Birthday of the release of Super Mario Brothers (September 13th, 1985) on the Nintendo’s NES/Famicom console, one of the biggest […]
Many gamers and collectors know that Nintendo has not always been manufacturing video game consoles. Prior to making their first TV game in the late 1970s, they were a major […]
When I was roaming the busy streets of Akihabara yesterday, I noticed that something was different about the atmosphere there. It was filled with rough engine sounds. When I forcefully […]
It was a rainy Saturday in Akihabara Electric Town, Tokyo. The year is 2015. Young 20-something-year old Sega Saturn-san walked the crowded streets to indulge in its glorious past. “Oh, a […]
When I first moved from my home in Germany to the then foreign country of Canada, there were many differences to discover. But this being real life and not just […]
I did not have anything planned for this medium rainy Thursday, and I remembered that there is a cup noodle museum in the vicinity. Now, I have to be honest. […]
Today I went to Game Legend #22, THE video game event for true elite game collectors and enthusiasts in Tokyo. One large room, dozens of sellers and an ocean of classic gaming connoisseurs created an […]
After 7 days, 8 prefectures and covering 1500km, I would finally arrived back home in Yokohama at the end of the day. But before that happens, I was still going to […]
Marking my return to Tokyo, the seventh day was filled with a relaxed 180km trip back from Sado to Maebashi, which is located right in the centre of Honshu between […]
This day was full of events and I even encountered a local family who invited me for lunch. I had no idea what to do with this day except that […]