Vix in Japan's video: A big old chat on retro game shopping in Japan 2024 it s not a scam and my recent bargain pickups

WARNING: This video contains sporadic moments that are deeply unfunny to most people but which I found amusing. I have been thinking both about my time living in Japan over the last 4 years and also noticed a general trend in the types of videos that come up on the subject of retro game shopping in Japan and some of which I really disagreed with. So I wanted to both respond to what I have said in the past and what I have heard others say of it here. This is quite a long video so I have divided it up into distinctive sections: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:04 Reality Check 1 - Japan retro game shopping is it a scam? 00:08:44 Reality Check 2 - Pricing trends over the years 00:19:40 Reality Check 3 - Availability trends and reasons over the years 00:29:26 General Advice for successful retro game shopping 00:33:46 My recent pick ups 00:56:45 My new video game review channel coming soon If you have any questions please let me know down below. *Videos mentioned:* Learning Japanese for Retro Game Shopping Part 1: https://youtu.be/fV41fgtgx3M Learning Japanese for Retro Game Shopping Part 2: https://youtu.be/8SX5Ip6RrwM *Channels mentioned:* - My new game review channel: @SakiEndosRubbishHeap - Retro Game Corps: @RetroGameCorps - Team Pandory: @TeamPandory *Other bits featured:* - Chas & Dave "Rabbit" - The Office (UK) - Mini Onions (my Photoshop thankyew) -- You can help support the channel, artwork and my manga Future Saviors in many ways: *Read my manga Future Saviors*: https://linktr.ee/futuresaviors *Patreon:* https://patreon.com/pixel_vixen from $2 a month *Ko-fi:* https://ko-fi.com/pixel_vixen *Future Saviors, Retro Gaming & Japan Merch/Photos on RedBubble Store*: https://tinyurl.com/y543sbsy *Instagram*: https://www.instagram.com/stories/pixel_vixen_in_japan My other YouTube channels: *Future Saviors:* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxN-n6pvlyNmC-CIH-WtgTw?sub_confirmation=1 *Saki Endo's Rubbish Heap:* https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5nWSe1j7ytZ_9eRh_xENlg?sub_confirmation=1 *Tees on Amazon including Future Saviors merch, the Amiga, Super Nintendo/Famicom, Mega Drive, Commodore 64 and more pixel art designs:* UK: https://tinyurl.com/y4bmp9x9 USA: https://tinyurl.com/y3url56k DE: https://tinyurl.com/y52plesh FR: https://amazon.fr/dp/B08JJ485KM IT: https://amazon.it/dp/B08JJ4MMB5 ES: https://amazon.es/dp/B08JJ5QMSK Sorry - not all countries I'd like to offer them through are supported yet by Amazon.