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Somebody asking in the comments if it could be lowered to ¥130,000 which was immediately refused. Now they're asking if it can go down to ¥200,000. The seller is trying to keep it at least ¥220,000.

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Oh, I'll have to check this out. I haven't seen it since it was released!

The party was surrounded by She-slimes. Slimebeth was everywhere. There was no escaping the jiggle.

Going through some old Famitsu magazines, and it's really crazy to be reminded just how much cheaper the Famicom Disk System games were compared to cartridges.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The Dragon Quest II enemy designs don't get enough love these days

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Some hard-hitting original artwork from a Japanese Mike Tyson's Punch-Out strategy guide.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yeah! Has the extra collection disc and also a soundtrack ad inside too. Found both book volumes together on a Surugaya outlet shelf.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Yeah, who won?? I've never seen a Japanese company offer anything remotely close to that much for a contest (especially for just a "pitch").

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Down to ¥240,000 now! I imagine the seller must be panicking that nobody is even favoriting this listing.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Capcom Style Book for the 2014 Tokyo Game Show. Inside has a bunch of stickers from their lineup at the time, as well as articles, interviews, comic strips, and more. ~50 full-color pages.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Used to live there and usually still visit once or twice a year. But DM's work anytime.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I'm always in the market for random things, so let me know if you ever share/list your items for sale so I can maybe help contribute.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Yeah..I think that's an understandable pass.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Didn't realize they were even possible to beat without holy water 😆

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

That looks like it's been out adventuring in the sun too long, too

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

NFC record keychains do sound pretty cool. Can your phone detect the nfc chip through the packaging? Is it just a link or something?

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Just rescued a copy from the junk bins the other day!

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

That's gotta be a PS2 controller, right? If so, I'd prefer that for all non-Katamari games!

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Ah, I was just at at WonderGOO today but only briefly (and didn't look at figures): bsky.app/profile/just...

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

But still if even one tourist with a backpack is in there, or if somebody is down digging in those junk bins then nobody else is moving anywhere.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Sweet! I didn't even know about this Metaphor: ReFantazio line so I need to keep my eyes open for it too.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Everything in this glass case is 15% off this weekend, but don’t have time to take a proper look right now.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh yeah, the replay value one. I can understand your POV I suppose, but don't know how universal that is to everyone. Of course I replay games and have my favorites, but if I had to play one good game for 100 hours or 100 okay games for 1 hour each, I'd pick the later cause I enjoy the variety more

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

That would be cool to help understand. I've been in Japan a dozen or so years now and I've run into your blog randomly a bunch in that time. Saw it again recently a few times on the GAMEYE app (and I have to read it again but remember having kinda the opposite opinion of your last post haha).

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I played the US version, but this is really cool! Dreamcast having the built-in dial-up modem was such as smart move and so ahead of its time and introduced proper online gaming to so many. WebMoney is actually still around so I wonder if those points all expired or not haha

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And sell your stuff privately before giving a store like Hard-Off the satisfaction of giving you ¥10 per game.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Oh man, you gotta have a lot of really awesome stuff after all these years going to and documenting game stores. I'm sure you've thought it all though, but take it slow. I had to do a few purges/curations over the years and was happy at the time, but soon after and even now deeply regret it all.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The movie stars “Sonny Chiba of Kill Bill and the Street Fighter series”

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

That is amazing. I didn’t think I’ve ever seen anything at Rare Item Studio for ¥1200. But Hard Off has really gone hard off the rails at this point.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Not sure why I'm getting targeted recommendations for ¥338,000 controllers now. But seeing this new/CIB Char Gundam Wavebird is pretty cool. Wonder how long it'll be before it sells. jp.mercari.com/item/m440788...

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The Black Onyx had a re-release with updated visuals on the Gameboy Color! It even includes a Legacy Mode which lets you play the 1984 original too.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh wow, just listened to this and a few more random tracks. Seems like something special!

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I'm glad to know there are a few of us out here in Japan that still play Xbox games.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I just relaxed up my chat request permissions, try again! I can share Discord or whatever there.

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Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Famicom eject lever gives every cartridge its own Takeshi’s Castle elimination.

Just Japan Games @justjapangames.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The Famicom controller cable: keeping you close to the action whether you like it or not.