Japan Retro Direct
@japanretrodirect
Online Japanese import game shop in Japan. Nintendo, SEGA, SNK, Sony, more. Also curated selection of Japanese music. Follow for updates. Site: Worldwide shipping Info:
OK, I am off to ship out orders. As a reminder, I will be off for a week starting tomorrow. The store website will remain open and you can make orders but I won't be able to ship anything out until the 11th at the earliest. I hope everyone is having a great summer. See you again soon.
A couple DS restocks and some GREAT Japanese music. Also some news: From the 4th-10th I will be on vacation. I will keep the store site up, but with any order made before the 10th, there will be a delay on shipping it out. Thank you for your understanding. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
We are ok. Yes, we felt the earthquake because we are in Kyushu. But we are far enough from the epicenter that we just had prolonged shaking. Some CDs and stuff got knocked down but other than that no damage. In Kumamoto, however, many people were injured so keep them in your thoughts.
I was reading a thread, and the question was “What’s the oldest physical game you own?” And people were posting like PS2 and 360 stuff… Am I old? Make me feel better. What’s the oldest physical game you own? For me (that I got new) it’s the first Super Mario.But I also own Atari 2600 carts and..
Today's update is all music. And all great music. (At least according to my tastes). How about you? Are you a fan of Utada? Or Asian Kung-Fu Generation? Ayumi Hamasaki? Chip tune gods YMCK? City pop starlet Anri? If not, who do you like? Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Good morning everyone. I am rarely up this early to see it. But this is why Japan is called “The Land of the Rising Sun”. A beautiful red “Asahi” (morning sun) that this photo absolutely does not do justice to.
Sorry, no updates for the next few days. I am taking advantage of the 3-day weekend and going camping by the beach. Orders will resume shipping on Tuesday. Stay cool everyone!
Orders are all boxed up and will be shipping tomorrow. I cant wait for you guys to get these games and CDs. Please tell me what you think of them.
Restocks of some essential Sega Saturn games (Xmas Nights, Fighting Vipers, Lunar, Virtua Cop 1+2). Also a River City baseball game, Konami Shooter Pop’n TwinBee. Oh, and some excellent tunes (Cibo Matto, Porno Graffitti and L'Arc-en-Ciel. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
All Super Famicom restocks today. Some stone cold classics you know like Zelda, Super Bomberman, Kirby, and Mario All Stars. But also some you may not have heard of (but should look into) like Galaga spin-off Cosmo Gang. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
All Famicom today. One of my favorite platforms of all time. So many great games. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
10 new listings today. Games and CDs I haven't had on the site before. And here is the deal, if you buy them, you will own them. Not a license, or a code, or a subscription, an actual physical thing to hold in your hand. (LOL, I fear I might sound a little bitter) Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Still experimenting with putting these posts up at different times. Is this a good time for Europeans? Anyway, N64 restocks today. Must have games like Star Fox, Zelda, Mario Kart 64 and Personal favorites of mine Yuke-Yuke!! Trouble Makers and Snowboard Kids. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Testing and listing 64 carts today. Do you have a favorite N64 game?
Finishing off my Game Boy listings with 2 of my favorites: Metroid 2 and Yoshi's Cookie. The rest of the listings are mostly new to the site. Some excellent games and tunes. More Pillows and I finally have a Spitz CD listed, sorry that took so long. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Lots of classic Game Boy games today. The first 3 Mario Land games, 2 Rockman World games, Picross 2, Tetris, and the game I apparently misnamed Donkey Kong 94 (but I ain't changing it). Also the final Miku game for Vita and some boxed Super Famicom games. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
There wasn’t as much as I was hoping for while shopping today but I got some good restocks. Mostly CDs and Game Boy games. Also a nice gem with Mischief Makers / Yuke-Yuke!! Trouble Makers. I’ll test this stuff and get it up on the site as soon as I can.
Lots of boxed games in today's update: 2 boxed Virtual Boy games (V-Tetris and Galactic Pinball) 5 boxed Super Famicom games (FF5, DK2, DK3, Tetris Gaiden, Populous) 2 Clamshell case Famicom games ..and a Sega Saturn game with "The Throbbing Nightmare" in the title.. Go: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Another nice mix of new listings and restocks. A few nice boxed things too. Usually I time posting these updates to try to hit the mornings or evening in North America. But the world is so much more than just America. What time is it for you when you read this? Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
All completed orders were shipped today. Check your mail for tracking numbers. As for the update. All 3 Saturn Panzer Dragoon games up at the same time for the first time in years. Also I am a big fan of The Last Story (and it's cool JPN packaging). And more! Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
More great listings today. Boxed Super Famicom games (F-Zero, Super Donkey Kong, Fire Emblem and Secret of Mana) A great Pillows album (With DVD) Some awesome late release Sega Saturn titles (Deep Fear and Burning Rangers) And more! Recent orders will ship today. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Another update (2 in one day!) Great restocks like: Klonoa 2, a boxed Mario 64, Magical Drop 2 and 3 for Saturn, Depth, Boxed Yoshi's Cookie and more. Any once again thank you to everyone who has been sharing my posts and recommending me to friends. It really helps. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
I hope everyone is having a fantastic weekend. Happy Father's Day to all the gamer dads out there. Great stuff in today's update. Some Koda Kumi albums. House of the Dead and Shining Force III for the Saturn. PS1 Inuyasha. Melty Blood on the PS2 and more. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
There are a few games as well, but today's update is mostly about the music. The first the brilliant green album Ellegarden's Riot on the Grill An amazing Yoko Kanno album 010 by the Mad Capsule Markets Also, albums by PSY S, Love Psychedelico and Two-mix japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Here are another 10 games and 2 CDs that have never been on the site before! Featuring: An SD Kamen Rider Beat 'em up, Lemmings (a childhood favorite of mine), A great Metroidvania-style Kirby game, the best Kimura Keala album, and lots more. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Random bunch of new listings. 1st album by Tokyo Jihen, 1st CD by Cibo Matto. A favorite puzzle game, Magical Drop III and a bunch of other stuff. Thank you to everyone who continues to support me by making an order, sharing a link or chatting about the stuff I list. ❤️ japanretrodirect.ocnk.com
Almost the same story. The Japanese packaging for the Xbox 360 version looks like this. So I didn't think it was possible to play without the Kinect. Thought that for years. It's embarrassing really. I consider myself pretty knowledgeable about games. The marketing was so bad even I was confused.