tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post1107489062229906851..comments2024-01-25T15:49:41.150+09:00Comments on Famicomblog: Lights Out Omocha SoukoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-20886207153662727302012-07-11T09:13:41.178+09:002012-07-11T09:13:41.178+09:00Oh man, that must have sucked! Just as a friendly...Oh man, that must have sucked! Just as a friendly warning DO NOT go to the Omocha Souko in Maebaru either as I have been told that it has closed (the one in Shingu is still open but if you are looking for Famicom stuff their prices are not good). <br /><br />That man sobbing, of course, was me. I hold a vigil there everyday from 1PM to 6PM to remember my favorite store. <br /><br />If you were to go there today you would find it not only closed down but about half-demolished, they are tearing down the building to put up a pachinko parlor on the spot.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-53640650373073349832012-07-11T03:28:16.991+09:002012-07-11T03:28:16.991+09:00I'm so mad, I went there all the way from Sawa...I'm so mad, I went there all the way from Sawaraku near Nishijin by bike only to find it had closed down. There was a man there somewhat sobbing, most likely because he had nowhere to go to waste time but there.ACNYNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09419116314419863551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-85321926463298094452012-05-28T20:15:52.776+09:002012-05-28T20:15:52.776+09:00Nate - ah, that is a bummer. Well, actually that ...Nate - ah, that is a bummer. Well, actually that is a great deal, but a bummer that the place is going out of the retro game business. <br /><br />I hate those pricing policies at the `Off` stores too...except when they are cheap. Unfortunately 90% of the time they seem to be overpriced rather than under.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-20403576494669455702012-05-27T17:28:33.305+09:002012-05-27T17:28:33.305+09:00To add on to this, I went to the store that seems ...To add on to this, I went to the store that seems similar to Omocha Souko in my town (called Roman-Yu) and when I went to the retro game section, they had a huge sale going on. 1 game for 100 yen or 5 for 300 yen. While I walked out of there with 17 games for 780 yen (they took even more off at the register for some reason), it appears that they're phasing out their retro game section as well. :(<br /><br />I only have the "Comp Off" now. Which had a better selection of consoles than Roman-Yu but not as many games. Plus, you have to deal with the "x Off random pricing" issue.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121556443188603610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-66385063910183170832012-05-02T22:09:16.953+09:002012-05-02T22:09:16.953+09:00Sad stuff Sean... I just wrote a post talking abo...Sad stuff Sean... I just wrote a post talking about the mega-store near me taking a nose-dive in terms of retro too. What's going on here in Japan!? :(Hollo @ SuperGaijinUltraGamerhttp://www.supergaijinultragamer.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-57745814690092194442012-04-29T23:14:02.546+09:002012-04-29T23:14:02.546+09:00Yup, I do miss it sorely:(Yup, I do miss it sorely:(Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-81649049869822085462012-04-29T11:49:00.608+09:002012-04-29T11:49:00.608+09:00It's just too bad, after all. Farewell, this o...It's just too bad, after all. Farewell, this one will sorely be missed.Kaibunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15225349246000752389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-57312825001158506012012-04-29T10:23:12.274+09:002012-04-29T10:23:12.274+09:00Bryan - yes, it is a bit depressing. Nothing in t...Bryan - yes, it is a bit depressing. Nothing in there valuable at all!<br /><br />Andreas - I`ve never been game shopping in Tokyo but you should take a look at Mandarake. The one down here has lots of disk system games and I imagine the Tokyo one has even more!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-52546029722080348102012-04-28T12:06:23.996+09:002012-04-28T12:06:23.996+09:00Hi, I'm currently residing in Tokyo. A friend ...Hi, I'm currently residing in Tokyo. A friend of mine asked me to look for the Zelda games on the Famicom Disk System, any advice on which shops that could possibly stock this game?<br />I've only checked at Super Potato but I suppose there are a lot of other places to go.Andreas Pallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05354522469954969990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-88377939797673709332012-04-28T09:06:02.185+09:002012-04-28T09:06:02.185+09:00Well, shoot. That is a rather depressing sight, I ...Well, shoot. That is a rather depressing sight, I have to admit. And that poor Famicom case! The games left in it must not have been *that* valuable, I'm guessing?Bryan Ochallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256591698209804728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-82744424589061627582012-04-28T08:09:34.918+09:002012-04-28T08:09:34.918+09:00Kevin - yes, it does look a bit like a shop in a b...Kevin - yes, it does look a bit like a shop in a bad neighborhood in the US doesn`t it? Quite a shame.<br /><br />Skyrunner - kind of. At the time they announced they would be closing they put everything on sale and I bought a bunch of Famicom carts then. But all the good stuff was gone within a couple of days so in the last month or so the store was open I didn`t buy anything.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-72039319422486834332012-04-27T23:46:19.770+09:002012-04-27T23:46:19.770+09:00So the legacy comes to an end... well, did you atl...So the legacy comes to an end... well, did you atleast buy some more games in the shop's last days?skyrunner14https://www.blogger.com/profile/01229439263777499255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6892786114932769023.post-68088078549610390332012-04-27T12:31:18.210+09:002012-04-27T12:31:18.210+09:00That second photo up top just looks depressing, al...That second photo up top just looks depressing, almost like it's a Japanese shop opened in the US in a bad neighborhood. It looks so upbeat and interesting at the top though.<br /><br />'Tis a shame.Kevinhttp://kevinss.netnoreply@blogger.com