Tag Archives: Japan
Get acquainted with Osaka with a little help from Swery in this fun video
Hidetaka Suehiro (more commonly known by his handle Swery), developer of cult favourite titles such as The Last Blade, Deadly Premonition and most recently, D4, has been recruited by toco toco tv to give us a tour of some of his favourite spots … Continue reading
Listen to chiptune the way it was intended with RIKI’s “8BIT MUSIC POWER”!
Many fans of chiptune music will tell you that the best and most authentic sounding beats around are those produced by the machines that inspired the genre themselves! Be it the NES or the Game Boy, both of which sport a wide … Continue reading
‘Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.’ is the perfect guidebook to the Mushroom Kingdom
スーパーマリオブラザーズ百科！！！ すっごいデータベースでこういうのめっちゃ大好き……！ pic.twitter.com/Wdjn2ao1Uy — 3雲 (@mi3_kumo) October 20, 2015 Nintendo are continuing their celebrations of Mario’s 30th birthday with the release of an officially licensed guidebook detailing all things Mario, fittingly named ‘Encyclopedia Super Mario Bros.’. Pictures are beginning to emerge … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, Import, Japan, Mario, Merchandise, Nintendo
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Now’s your chance to dress like a copy of ‘Gamest’
UK-based GAMETEE, producers of many luxury game-inspired clothing items, have released a t-shirt design that gives you the ability to look like a 90s Japanese gaming magazine any time you want. The ‘TOKYO RETRO – Sublimation’ tee features a nostalgic full-print collage … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Merchandise
Tagged Accessories, Arcade, Fashion, Game Boy, Gamest, Japan, Magazine, Merchandise, Nintendo, Retro Games, SNES, Super Famicom
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You aren’t cool unless you’re wearing Xevious jeans.
Cospa, a Japanese fashion company who primarily produce cosplay goods, have decided to fill the gaping hole in every person’s wardrobe by creating Xevious jeans. I have to be honest, I never thought I’d end up writing about Xevious and … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessories, Arcade, Art, Fashion, Import, Japan, Merchandise, Namco, Xevious
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Japan’s awesome Super Mario 30th Anniversary items are worth envying
Nintendo have created a brand new line of goods to celebrate Mario’s 30th anniversary this year, and they’re far too cool to be confined to a crane machine! They’ll be available in Taito crane machines in arcades across Japan … Continue reading
Posted in Merchandise
Tagged Arcade, Import, Japan, Mario, Merchandise, Nintendo, Toys
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Got an hour to spare? Check out some Japanese indie games fresh from Comiket 88
Comiket (Comic Market) is the world’s largest self-published works fair, hosted every year in Tokyo. It’s notable for its crazy lines and rare goods that are often re-sold for over 10 times their original selling price, and as you’d imagine, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Games Culture, Video
Tagged Comiket, Dojin, Games Culture, Import, Indie, Indie Games, Japan, Video
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See the many faces of Diskun in this original Famicom Disk Writer catalogue
One of the first articles I posted up on the site was about the Famicom Disk Writer, a unique service available in Japan that allowed Famicom Disk System owners to re-write their game disks to change up their game library … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Books, Famicom, Famicom Disk System, Japan, Nintendo, Retro Games
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Now you can pretend you’re Luigi by dealing up with these Mario playing cards
When you think of Mario’s bright and cheery adventures, gambling is unlikely to come into your mind. Well, perhaps you’ve visited Princess Peach’s Rec room in Super Mario 64 DS and placed a few sneaky bets on a game … Continue reading
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Tagged Accessories, Art, Import, Japan, Mario, Merchandise, Nintendo
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Get a first hand look at the ‘My Famicase Exhibition’ with this neat tour of the Meteor design store
If you read our post from last month about the ‘My Famicase Exhibition‘ held by Japanese design store Meteor every year, you might be interested to know that you can check out all of the cartridges on display in the store … Continue reading
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