Hello all you Japanators! WestCabaretDrive back after a long hiatus, and man do I have a huge photo post for y'all!
The Super Potato store in Akihabara is one of the best used game stores in the world. Truly epic selection and a vibe that will warm the cackles of your jaded gamer's heart. The walls are lined with thousands of game cartridges for classic systems well-known and obscure, the corners are filled with free play systems, the ceilings are lined with memorabilia hanging on strings and the floors are alive with the patter of Otaku feet. Given that a spanking new map of Akihabara just came alive on this fan's internet, there's no excuse for this not to be a stop on your next trip to J culture Mecca, if not the principal focus of your quest.
Kulikku-shite for the eyegasmic buffet
Itsa me, the bottom floor entrance!
Every spare bit of space on the walls is covered with in-jokey signage such as this
Heeere we go on the lower floor - mushrooms and 80's through early 90's
Not just consoles, but old timey electronic toys from the late 70's and early 80's
There are entire walls full of nothing but guide books, I bought some classic Mother and Mother 2 guidebooks here a couple years ago.
What could be more of a surprise than Sorcerian on vinyl? Take a look below the Toad explosion to find out!
Sorry but your princess is in another castle sorry but your princess is in another castle sorry but your
That's right - the only thing more surprising than one Sorcerian record is more than one Sorcerian record!
Here we have a toy for building your own Dragon Quest dungeon
The adventure continues with shrink-wrapped N64 wishes and Mario Kart dreams
There's a long box filled with promotional comics like these that were released to market Famicom (NES as if you didn't know) games
One of the walls of Game Boy games, one of the walls of Super Famicom (SNES) games
Honestly my memory is starting to escape me... these are videos? possibly?
Even more game guides
Even more Game Boy games
Moving on to the middle floor of Super Potato where you will find the games for more modern systems, including totally cool looking Japanese games like this!
Welcome to the halls of Playstation
Another game that I like the cut of the jib of
Another game of whose jib I like the cut
The kind of thing I buy
Don't know if this is for sale but I like it!
Inside one of Super Potato's magical little display cases, a parade of slimes
Of course there is also a selection of modern DVDs such as superplay disc The Shooting Love
A better look at some old-timey things
On the top floor of Super Potato is a classic games arcade!
Solid Snake greets you as you enter the door, or tries to sneak past you
The Pengo cocktail cabinet makes my day
I never heard about the Great Ragtime Show before setting foot in here
Pop quiz hot-shot - what game is this?
Figured it out yet?
That's right! Elevator Action Returns!
A look across the classic arcade
Heading back down the stairs past loads of cut-out signs. Let's take a few last looks at things
Just to remind you that there are people in here and I timed the other photos so that they would be empty
Look at that Mario-esque stone wall below the playable systems! It's the little things, really;
You can play that Virtual Boy - good chance to try it out if you never did before!
Famicom overload
32X, SMB 3, Actraiser, the Famicom Robot
YES DO WANT
Love those Super Famicom boxes
Amazing isn't it
There are also some game maps like this one from Kid Icarus pasted up on the walls just for the heck of it
Decision
Even the Wonderswan gets a place
Megadrive games
Surprisingly expensive Virtual Bart
Lighting kind of gives it the air of a shrine
Better shot of the Virtual Boy
Sweet
Y E S
Owari
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