![]() ![]() What that also meant – and again, I’m well aware that I’m very lucky to be in this position right now and that there are plenty of folks with way bigger problems – was that the budget I’d had allocated to travel could be shifted around a touch. While it’s an absolute, 100%, total and utter first world problem, my plans to revisit Japan were entirely scuppered by COVID-19, and the odds of that changing any time in the next 12-18 months don’t look that great right now. Then 2020 happened, and you’re probably all too well aware of what that means in terms of international travel. You do what you like with your money, but while I like owning the physical games, I like playing them even more.Įxpanding my choice would mean picking up a new retro console, and at the time I didn’t give it much more thought than that, because I figured the odds were good that I’d be back in Japan in 2020 again, and able to make my choices at that time. I had to consider what to buy next, and where I wanted my retro gaming to head next, because while I have a collection, I’ve always been of a mind that I wanted games to play, not sit on a shelf encased in solid plastic slabs. I’m very much in the situation where the few things I want are the more expensive ones, and while I can still shop around for them, nowhere in Japan is still throwing those titles into the 100¥ junk bins. What struck me back in January was that I had most – by no means all, but a lot of – the games I wanted for my all-time favourite retro gaming system, the Super Famicom. My own collection isn’t the biggest amongst Australian retro game fans that I know, but it’s grown over the years and encompassed a lot of the titles I remember reading about in magazines such as the iconic Super Play back in the day, plus more than a few simple “hey, it’s only 108¥” games that I’ve taken a punt on. The choices are wider, the stock is in way better condition and while prices have steadily crept up over the years, it’s still going to be generally less expensive than trying to score retro games, and especially Japan-only titles any other way. It’s long been my habit and preference to do so, because the reality if you’re keen on gaming on older platforms is that Japan is your go-to destination. Back in January, I actually was in Japan, having a rather excellent little holiday with my family, as well as engaging in just a little light retro games shopping. ![]()
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