MSX IN Tokyo

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By poke-1,170

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13-10-2014, 14:06


Hey chaps, I got back from Tokyo last week and visited super potato. Must say the stash of msx stuff is dying out rapidly, seems there isn't as much as 3 years ago. There used to be 2 shelves with games, that has been reduced to just 1 now. Also didn't see any hardware (they might have been out of stock temporarily), but they still had SD Snatcher, Snatcher and some other stuff inside the counter display.

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By poke-1,170

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13-10-2014, 14:08

And another instore picture. I also went to some other obscure store in akihabrara that had a bunch of msx titles (both lose carts and boxed titles). Since the YEN isn't doing well compared to the euro it's cheap buying stuff there now.

By Manuel

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13-10-2014, 14:11

How much for SD-Snatcher and Snatcher? Smile

By Fabf

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13-10-2014, 14:40

oO I've paid 500Y for a beecard reader 3 years ago.

By Latok

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13-10-2014, 15:33

I think it's amazing they still sell this stuff Smile

By Latok

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13-10-2014, 15:38

And this is only in Tokyo, huh.... I remember in other cities, especially Osaka, the MSX section of retro gameshops was even more extensive than in Tokyo...

By konamiman

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13-10-2014, 15:51

I can confirm that the availability of MSX stuff is declining in Osaka as well. In 2001 I found a handful of shops with walls filled of games and computers. Three months ago I just found two shops with a couple of small drawers each.

By poke-1,170

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13-10-2014, 16:44

Forgot how much SD Snatcher was, my guess was around 80 euros + or so ? could have been more, forgot Wink

By poke-1,170

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13-10-2014, 16:44

funnt thing is they got some pink sox still haha. Kinda cool they got disk zines

By cklayman

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14-10-2014, 13:08

poke-1,170 wrote:

Must say the stash of msx stuff is dying out rapidly, seems there isn't as much as 3 years ago.

I wonder where it all went. I mean did it break, settled in the hands of collectors or people just throw it out?

By AxelStone

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14-10-2014, 14:57

cklayman wrote:
poke-1,170 wrote:

Must say the stash of msx stuff is dying out rapidly, seems there isn't as much as 3 years ago.

I wonder where it all went. I mean did it break, settled in the hands of collectors or people just throw it out?

Good question, I afraid that in Japan there is no much MSX collector Sad

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