Retro Game Hunting in Japan's BIGGEST Thrift Store! (No, really...)

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We continue on our Journey to find EVERY Nintendo 64 game and stumble upon Japan's biggest thrift store! It's such a massive space that I got lost looking for the video games.
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0:00 - Start
0:35 - Intro
1:09 - Today's Area!
2:32 - Hard Off Chuo Rinkan
11:53 - Junk Time!
15:18 - Forward and Onward
16:01 - Hard Off Tsukimono
18:30 - Biggest Junk Section Ever
20:27 - Every Game System Ever?
27:42 - N64 Collection Update
28:25 - Outro
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Enjoy the video? Watch the full game hunting playlist here:
• Game Hunting Season 2 ...
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Locations:
Hard Off Chuo Rinkan Mall
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Hard Off Tsukimono
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#japan
#retrogaming

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  • @usestudent
    @usestudent6 ай бұрын

    Man just found out your channel today and i'm hooked! The way you present the videos and make the narration with the trip trivia and tips is really outstanding in comparision with any other retro channel that i know of. I'm binge watching it all! It's a mature way of making videos: not yelling, not treating your public as kids, and the best... actually delivering good information. I wish travelling videos in general we're as good as yours, not even talking about the retro game stuff, damn! 🎉

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks, really appreciate it!

  • @lorris6763
    @lorris67636 ай бұрын

    The n64 collection looking so nice man, its going to be hella satisfying

  • @lorris6763
    @lorris67636 ай бұрын

    Vibey music, loving the look of thr n64 collection. Love that tidy cellophane wrap.

  • @JapanMediaTour
    @JapanMediaTour6 ай бұрын

    Hard Off is probably my favourite store in the world. Found a lot of gems in there! Thanks for sharing

  • @neliel11
    @neliel113 ай бұрын

    Nice video. Its rare to see some game haul complete with trailer gameplay on the side. Its amazing

  • @grzegorz__
    @grzegorz__2 ай бұрын

    I like the way you do these videos :) travel tips, then in every store you talk a lot about these games, you show the prices, give specifics (ie. missing manual). it's great to watch it! :)

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @cakehoarder
    @cakehoarder6 ай бұрын

    kururin on the cube is a must!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Didn't know it existed, glad I found it tho

  • @keneda-mq3ky
    @keneda-mq3ky6 ай бұрын

    Great ! Can't wait, have a nice week-end !

  • @Seabei2
    @Seabei26 ай бұрын

    Super dope spot this is definitely going on my hardoff hunting list for when I visit Thanks Pim 👍

  • @Ultrunz
    @Ultrunz6 ай бұрын

    Nice haul! Might head out to those on my hunts when I get there!

  • @SonOfSyrinxia1993
    @SonOfSyrinxia19932 ай бұрын

    Japan is such a wonderful country. I'd love to visit one day. It's just the mecca of retro gaming!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    2 ай бұрын

    You should!

  • @cargorunner9960
    @cargorunner99605 ай бұрын

    You need a giant hiking rucksack for these shopping trips. Would make life easy. Love the Diablo 2 pick up. My favourite wii games are the light gun games like House of the Dead overkill, dead space extraction & resident evil games. Other great one is No More Heroes

  • @GreenHeadz24
    @GreenHeadz246 ай бұрын

    Was at these stores yesterday after viewing them on your channel. :D Spent more time and money in them than I probably should of. Ended up with a Midnight Blue N64 and a couple Hori controllers. Only have a few more days left to wander around before I fly back to the states. Hoping to find more places like these.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you had a good time! You probably saved a lot compared to Akiba though, be sure to post your stuff on the Discord!

  • @GreenHeadz24

    @GreenHeadz24

    6 ай бұрын

    I didnt even know there was a discord. Wandered around Akihabara today just for the heck of it, that and I wanted Pancho Spaghetti. Prices are absurd!@@4amLaundry

  • @salva_75
    @salva_756 ай бұрын

    I will ALWAYS appreciate a video with some Eurobeat. Pity SEB CD albums are relatively hard to find :) Very informative video, thanks for highlighting these stores which I will be adding to my list of stores to visit in April.

  • @Odin7T7
    @Odin7T76 ай бұрын

    nice vid, keep 'em coming :D

  • @rimfrostenretro
    @rimfrostenretro6 ай бұрын

    Great video as always, love the travel advice Google Earth(?) style

  • @JustYutaJP
    @JustYutaJP6 ай бұрын

    I had one of those hamster paradises growing up, miss that era Fr

  • @RetroMoments
    @RetroMoments6 ай бұрын

    Another awesome video, man! For Wii, you should definitely check out Sin & Punishment: Successor of the Skies. Sick railshooter!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    I'll look it up, many people are recommending shooters (makes sense lol)

  • @RetroMoments

    @RetroMoments

    6 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry Not surprised about that lol Just remembered its called "Star Successor" in the US. Its the same game, fyi. Make sure to check it! You will love it :D

  • @cloudsaremashedpotato
    @cloudsaremashedpotato6 ай бұрын

    Hey Pim, please do a gaming room tour one day. I would love to see your collection of consoles & games.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    You'd be surprised how small it is haha, I might do it when we have the complete N64 collection

  • @cloudsaremashedpotato

    @cloudsaremashedpotato

    6 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry that'd be great!

  • @legoboy-ox2kx
    @legoboy-ox2kx6 ай бұрын

    Xenoblade is my favorite wii game by far, but Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn is also really good!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Both favorites of mine as well, thanks!

  • @rickylovesyou
    @rickylovesyou3 ай бұрын

    Ps1, Wii and ps2 interest me more than the 16bit era. I grew up with the Famicom and super famicom, mega drive but as soon as the ps1 came around thete really was no looking back. Game wise its got to be that era of ps1,ps2 and wii that define gaming as we know today. For pure aesthetics on a shelf though its surely Famicom. The graphic design of that era looks great on shelf even though the game itself these days are quick snd disposable.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    3 ай бұрын

    As far as the amount of hours I put into games, I gotta agree that the PS2 is my current most played console. I'm an RPG guy and since it so plays PS1 games it's such a good console. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug tho and the Super Famicom also has a great lineup of RPGs

  • @phillicheesestake
    @phillicheesestake2 ай бұрын

    That diablo 2 find made me feel a certain way

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    2 ай бұрын

    Same, it's one of my favorite finds to date honestly

  • @phillicheesestake

    @phillicheesestake

    2 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry I like pausing the video when you have alot of games in view so i can check it out at my own pace and I saw diablo 2 in the left corner. I said " I gotta remember this spot" and then you snagged it haha

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    2 ай бұрын

    You'd be surprised how many people do that! Always encourage people to post it in the Discord when they do

  • @Ziondood
    @Ziondood6 ай бұрын

    Man, that PS1 box for less than one dollar was incredible!! Thanks for this new video! So fun :D

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Crazy right? Wish I had the room for it!

  • @DisneyRon

    @DisneyRon

    6 ай бұрын

    Over in the U.S. boxes are so hard to find and when you do you would never find one remotely that cheap crazy

  • @daviel7347
    @daviel73476 ай бұрын

    Hey man currently in Tokio! Will go there tomorrow, thank you for the great work ❤

  • @toyhunt6268
    @toyhunt62686 ай бұрын

    Great channel lots of work put into this channel thumbs up this channel guys!!!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @user-pp3dl8id7r
    @user-pp3dl8id7r6 ай бұрын

    Excellent video

  • @happyc6770
    @happyc67703 ай бұрын

    amazing videos=)

  • @kenepa-dj9xx
    @kenepa-dj9xx6 ай бұрын

    That Diablo game was(price wise) a great find!

  • @packers12to80
    @packers12to806 ай бұрын

    Im so jealous...as a American stuck here😂. Everything is so expensive. Then u got those who sell items from japan but raise the price even more cuz its not available here in the states. Japanese games are cheap compared to US stuff. Id love to go and get stuff like styluses and accessories. Stuff i can get away with since i dont know Japanese 😂

  • @AMR-bf8nx
    @AMR-bf8nx6 ай бұрын

    another freaking awesome video buddy! you should have another channel. The Junk Channel.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    That's actually a good idea

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya6 ай бұрын

    Suppose I shouldn't be surprised that an Initial D slot car set exists, haha! (Eurobeat sold separately.) So you did get the wave race shindou, I was gonna say it's like 3 bucks! would've been super cool to play it that way it's definitely one of my favorite racers on N64. and to answer the question, one wii game I've always wanted to try, don't know if you're familiar but it was a Japanese only release, sukeban shachou rena wii? some friends of mine have a long-running podcast and it came up during the week's release dates, next thing you know we were campaigning to get the game a domestic US release! sadly it never happened but the game sounded ridiculously fun. I wouldn't try to get a copy outside of Japan though it's going for ridiculous prices!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    I'll look it up, thanks!

  • @Bloopbliepbloop
    @Bloopbliepbloop6 ай бұрын

    Man die laatste winkel was fantastisch; ik moet hier in nederland helemaal tot 21 april wachten totdat de Retro Game Beurs Tilburg er weer eens is om zo’n ervaring. Overigens was die openingstune ‘Back to Tokyo’ een uitstekende keuze en heeft vandaag in de auto een paar keer aangestaan. Fijn weekend!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Ik ging vroeger nog wel eens naar Deurne, mooi dat er weer beurzen zijn! Thanks voor het kijken :)

  • @ericng5707
    @ericng57076 ай бұрын

    Well, if you really want to go to a big thrift store, the current largest Bookoff Super Bazaar in Japan is out in Maebashi in Gunma Prefecture.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Definitely adding that to the 2024 list!

  • @nra092098
    @nra0920986 ай бұрын

    this is a gem of a channel, great video and great editing. cant wait to see what else you have in store!

  • @DisneyRon
    @DisneyRon6 ай бұрын

    Love the details in the video if you ever wanted to start a side business of picking up games and shipping them over to the USA let me know for how cheap some of these games are it is worth it just in the art work on the boxes

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    I have no interest in a reselling business as I want to focus 100% of my efforts on the videos. I'm figuring out how to get rid of some doubles though so stay tuned for that.

  • @DisneyRon

    @DisneyRon

    6 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry I understand I just can not believe how cheap some boxed items are over there.

  • @Degrotevriendelijkereus
    @Degrotevriendelijkereus6 ай бұрын

    Nice vid

  • @ninjapistol14
    @ninjapistol146 ай бұрын

    Ghost squad is a really good on-rails shooter for the wii

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    I've played it! It's good, I got a gun attachment for the wiimote and its been a lot of fun.

  • @ninjapistol14

    @ninjapistol14

    6 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry also, if you've played resident evil 4 before, the Wii edition is a game changer. The aiming controls are the best version of the game and makes it so much more fun

  • @barryklinedinst6233
    @barryklinedinst623327 күн бұрын

    I would get in trouble in that place😊

  • @ninjapistol14
    @ninjapistol146 ай бұрын

    Chibi robo for the GameCube is a really cool game

  • @gatomuerto3811
    @gatomuerto38114 ай бұрын

    Is a great video information, many thanks. Im planning to visit Japan next june, and Im plananing a route for getting all retro consoles and game as I can. I have a question: Is possible to get in this 2 Hard-off the free tax discount for tourist or is jut in the stores on the center? Many thanks again!

  • @Solid_Sal
    @Solid_Sal6 ай бұрын

    Love your videos and your editing style...I'm actually headed to Japan in about 2 weeks. Do you give tours? Would love to hit you up for one. Let me know.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Nah no tours, if you watched the game hunting guide video I try to explain how easy it is to just go out there :)

  • @alsoknownasdave
    @alsoknownasdave6 ай бұрын

    Ah, I frequent those 2 hard off locations on the weekends.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    You're so lucky if you live close to it, it's truly a gem!

  • @momokadawi8955
    @momokadawi89556 ай бұрын

    Seriously no Bagpack for Hunting !!! lool

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Haha don't worry I always have a backpack, it was just filled with camera stuff and I didn't sort the games until after that shot lol

  • @joechip6255
    @joechip62556 ай бұрын

    Excluding the obvious titles as mario and zelda. Donkey kong country returns was my best wii game.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Oh yeah already put many hours in that one on the 3DS haha

  • @not_beans_alt
    @not_beans_alt6 ай бұрын

    the fact you didnt get the hiroshi vinyl is so upsetting

  • @Valenvenge
    @Valenvenge6 ай бұрын

    im so jelous of that D2 box

  • @COOL-DROPS
    @COOL-DROPS6 ай бұрын

    Love me some VHS sir!

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Me too! I just have to keep it to certain genres and titles due to lack of space

  • @DayzoIRL
    @DayzoIRL6 ай бұрын

    Love the thumbnail, it got me to click, and im glad i did!

  • @BanditsBest686
    @BanditsBest6866 ай бұрын

    wii fit will make u humble, so be prepared ahead of time. I still use mine as a scale, and to do a few exercises

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Oh it did, I'm ymtall but my BMI was on the verge of being fat haha

  • @BanditsBest686

    @BanditsBest686

    6 ай бұрын

    bro can you read japanese descent? I have some pictures of movie/gaming related stuff i just want a idea of what it says@@4amLaundry if so do you have a contact or discord or something?

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Yeah man the Discord is listed on my page.

  • @damianson
    @damianson6 ай бұрын

    Agh, jelous lol, Diablo 2 PC box is on my grail list. I lost mine a few years after. and for so cheap. Hello from Canada!

  • @atomiswave1971
    @atomiswave19716 ай бұрын

    I heard prince of persia on Wii is an exclusive game not to be missed.

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    Did not know that thanks!

  • @atomiswave1971

    @atomiswave1971

    6 ай бұрын

    ​@@4amLaundryit's a revised game for the Wii mote. Plays very differently from the other versions.

  • @DfknG85
    @DfknG856 ай бұрын

    So I have a question, with bikeshare being so prominant and you can carry your goods with a back pack or such. Would getting around by bike be feasable?

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    That would be a fun idea for Tokyo or other big cities but bikesharing isn't really that common outside of them. I have a good bike but to take it on a train you'd have to take it apart.

  • @DfknG85

    @DfknG85

    6 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry thanks for the reply. I’ve been looking into it a bit. Hello cycling seems to have a large reach. But you need a localised number. I assume that’s not an issue for you. I managed to arrange one. I’ll be over in 2 weeks.

  • @o-datsingh7296
    @o-datsingh72964 ай бұрын

    Can you guys tell me what MUSIC that is at the beginning and end of the video??????

  • @wickedsongs
    @wickedsongs6 ай бұрын

    Nice video but two things. Why not bring or buy a backpack. Im sure there are a lot of backpacks at hardoff for 500 yen. Second, i know that disc based games is not realy your thing but could you check out their selection of limited or collectors edition games for ps1-ps5 ?

  • @xTHETRAINx

    @xTHETRAINx

    6 ай бұрын

    All these folks are broke, son 😂

  • @vashthastampede1974

    @vashthastampede1974

    6 ай бұрын

    Because they are recycling content. They are showing you places they have already been. Not really buying anything. The issue I have with these creators is that all their content is pretty the same and nothing new. Here is a Hard off oh look at this game wow 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @wickedsongs

    @wickedsongs

    6 ай бұрын

    Then you dont need to watch. @@vashthastampede1974

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    6 ай бұрын

    I'll check out the later PS consoles sure, just not too familiar with them. I also do bring a backpack every time but it's filled with camera stuff and games from the first haul, besides the Wii Fit in the box definitely did not fit inside a backpack haha

  • @vashthastampede1974

    @vashthastampede1974

    6 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry My comment was directly aimed at you but most of the content creators in Japan who talk about retro gaming. It's all the same.

  • @Bryan_Kenji_Watanabe
    @Bryan_Kenji_Watanabe2 ай бұрын

    Zelda twilight princess

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    2 ай бұрын

    Absolute classic 🙌🏼

  • @jw0ng23
    @jw0ng235 ай бұрын

    Curious, can you play English gameboy games on Japanese gameboy systems

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    5 ай бұрын

    Yup! Game Boys are region free, Japanese games also work on American/European Game Boys.

  • @jw0ng23

    @jw0ng23

    5 ай бұрын

    @@4amLaundry Does it work the other way around? Japanese games on American Gameboys?

  • @4amLaundry

    @4amLaundry

    5 ай бұрын

    Yup!

  • @robinbaleshtc
    @robinbaleshtc6 ай бұрын

    +1

  • @edwardfletcher7790
    @edwardfletcher77903 ай бұрын

    Dude, the next time you go shopping PLEASE buy yourself a ¥5000 Zhiyun gimbal. Your wobbly camerawork makes me 🤮🤮🤮 PS : Pro Shoppers take a small wheeled suitcase....

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