What is your most RECENT import? Post often!

**Pikkon** · 07-22-2009, 12:14 AM

Here is mine.

**smork** · 07-26-2009, 09:34 AM

Last Monday was a holiday and I decided to drive up north a bit. I was poking through the Fukushima/Ibaraki coastal are and came across one of the "We buy and sell everything stores" - Mito Kanteidan. (In Mito city, of course)

I've had very little luck in these sorts of stores lately as some of them have started to carry less and less retro gaming and others haven't changed their prices in 10 years. Still others are rat's nests and impossible to negotiate (though I like that sort of shop). Mito Kanteidan was different. Clean and well-organized, they had all kinds of interesting gaming goodness at reasonable prices. I didn't have my camera with me so I can't share pictures, but believe me when I say they had an amazing selection. There was aisles of just about every every system imaginable, and tons of rare stuff (PC Engine LT, several 64DD games, even some Pippin soft). I found several items I had been looking for for some time, like these WonderSwan items:

That's the very-hard-to-find Handy Sonar and the just-about-as-hard-to-find Chocobo Fushigi na Dungeon pack. I also snagged some NeoGeo Pocket stuff I wanted and a used copy of Shoot the Bullet:

I'm pretty sure the Party Mail is brand new, too - it certainly looks like the sticker has never been removed. Not so rare but still interesting, I picked up some PS2 games as well:

Haven't had a chance to play either yet.

For those who might theoretically be interested in visiting this shop, don't consider it. It's really in the middle of nowhere and only accessible by car. Probably why they had such nice stuff.

**Lord Contaminous** · 07-27-2009, 04:06 PM

Though I dont have a Famicom Disk System, I picked up Esper Dream and Gall Force: Eternal Story. A little preparatory buying never hurts.

**Red Earth** · 08-03-2009, 05:40 PM

see below edit

**Dire 51** · 08-04-2009, 01:19 AM

Recently added Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie (loose cart) and Super Back to the Future Part II (CIB) to my slowly-expanding Super Famicom collection.

**Breetai** · 08-04-2009, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by Dire 51

Recently added Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie (loose cart)...

Congrats!

**PSony** · 08-06-2009, 09:27 PM

**Arasoi** · 08-08-2009, 10:14 AM

**Lord Contaminous** · 08-08-2009, 11:42 AM

Originally Posted by Arasoi

HO

LY

SHIZZZZ!!!!

**Gameboy415** · 08-11-2009, 07:34 AM

Seeing how I'm currently living in Osaka, this was technically an "import" for me:

I CANNOT believe my luck!

**smork** · 08-11-2009, 09:01 AM

Originally Posted by Gameboy415

Seeing how I'm currently living in Osaka, this was technically an "import" for me:

I CANNOT believe my luck!

Hey, how is that new America Mura Manadrake, anyway? I used to go to the old pit of a store in Den Den Town pretty often when I lived down that way.

I'm going to be in Osaka in a few weeks so I'll probably swing by to check it out...

**Gameboy415** · 08-11-2009, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by smork

Hey, how is that new America Mura Manadrake, anyway? I used to go to the old pit of a store in Den Den Town pretty often when I lived down that way.

I'm going to be in Osaka in a few weeks so I'll probably swing by to check it out...

It's pretty cool. The first floor is all manga and toys/collectibles, the 2nd floor has games, movies, CDs, and trading cards, and I haven't gone to the higher floors as they have mostly anime/porn stuff I'm not interested in. They don't have the biggest selection or best prices in terms of games, but I always seem to find something amazing.

The one in Umeda is pretty cool too, but they keep 90% of the boxed retro games behind the check-out counter. It's annoying.

I didn't know there was one in Den Den Town! Where is/was it??

**smork** · 08-11-2009, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Gameboy415

It's pretty cool. The first floor is all manga and toys/collectibles, the 2nd floor has games, movies, CDs, and trading cards, and I haven't gone to the higher floors as they have mostly anime/porn stuff I'm not interested in. They don't have the biggest selection or best prices in terms of games, but I always seem to find something amazing.

The one in Umeda is pretty cool too, but they keep 90% of the boxed retro games behind the check-out counter. It's annoying.

I didn't know there was one in Den Den Town! Where is/was it??

Yeah, I've bought a few things at the Umeda store, too - just not in 3 years or so.

The old Den Den Town one was sort of on the north side of things - somewhere a bit north of A-Too, IIRC. It was always packed and had super narrow aisles, but the game section was small and pretty worthwhile. I picked up a few Saturn rares when they were clearing stuff out.

Last few times I blew through Den Den Town I was highly disappointed in the prices. I snagged a few things anyway (at the Sofmap near Ebisucho) but left shaking my head a bit. Usually better prices in inaka but you gotta get to inaka.

**LiquidPolicenaut** · 08-11-2009, 10:54 AM

Actually just got a few 3DO imports. I got myself Ultraman Powered, some random Japanese Sampler cd for the 3DO, and the rare Korean game Firewall for the 3DO as well.

**Gameboy415** · 08-11-2009, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by smork

Yeah, I've bought a few things at the Umeda store, too - just not in 3 years or so.

The old Den Den Town one was sort of on the north side of things - somewhere a bit north of A-Too, IIRC. It was always packed and had super narrow aisles, but the game section was small and pretty worthwhile. I picked up a few Saturn rares when they were clearing stuff out.

Last few times I blew through Den Den Town I was highly disappointed in the prices. I snagged a few things anyway (at the Sofmap near Ebisucho) but left shaking my head a bit. Usually better prices in inaka but you gotta get to inaka.

I hear that. I lived out in Mie Prefecture for 3 years before moving to Osaka and I used to love cruising the giant recycle shops every weekend. I always found the coolest stuff and best deals at tiny hole-in-the-wall stores though. Unfortunately my habit caused me to blow 90% of my JET paychecks on games/consoles...

**todesengel** · 08-12-2009, 05:31 AM

European release of Sonic The Hedgehog and Master of Darkness for the Master System.

**The 1 2 P** · 08-17-2009, 05:09 PM

AV Dragon Mahjong
Mahjong Companion Roppongi Ver.
AV Mahjong Club
Idol Sisen Mahjong
Graduation 2 Neo Generation
Debut S
Kakyusei
Virtual Cameraman #1
Oneesan to Issyo Kisekae Paradise
Penthouse Interactive Vol.1

**Breetai** · 08-19-2009, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by The 1 2 P

AV Dragon Mahjong
Mahjong Companion Roppongi Ver.
AV Mahjong Club
Idol Sisen Mahjong
Graduation 2 Neo Generation
Debut S
Kakyusei
Virtual Cameraman #1
Oneesan to Issyo Kisekae Paradise
Penthouse Interactive Vol.1

I can only assume that you have those as featured items in your collection for guests to see when they visit.

**The 1 2 P** · 08-19-2009, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by Breetai

I can only assume that you have those as featured items in your collection for guests to see when they visit.

I thought the Famicom ones were actually worth something because I was told they are Japanese versions of the Sachen Nes games or at the very least made by the same company. But no one seems to know.

As for the rest, they definitely make interesting conversation pieces

**Arasoi** · 08-20-2009, 06:01 PM

My Sony F1 XV MSX2+ just arrived today. I am quite pleased. I just need to procure an RGB cable for this computer.

Space Manbow is really great on real hardware.

**Arcade_Ness** · 08-21-2009, 12:02 AM

Got my copy of the 1st Print Run of Melty Blood: Actress Again (PS2). It came in this neat box with the game and two disc soundtrack.

**ScourDX** · 08-21-2009, 10:59 AM

I recently got

**Ed Oscuro** · 08-21-2009, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Arasoi

Space Manbow is really great on real hardware

Especially with the ren-sha turbo slider, huh?

**Nico87** · 08-22-2009, 02:44 AM

Picked this up from eBay last night;

Finally convinced myself that it was worth buying another Saturn (already have the black NTSC Saturn) just for the color. It looks infinitely better than the black one.