The Greatest Retro Game Store in World History is Closing

[diesel_dan]

Very good point about having to dig. Actually at Omocha Souko it was more about waiting than digging. If you got there when they were putting newly arrived merchandise on the shelves then you could score some major bargains. If you got there the next day you were probably out of luck since somebody else already beat you to it.

And that, folks, is video game collecting.

[MrNash]

Phew, for a second I thought you were going to tell me Super Potato was closing. Crisis averted!

[pakopako]

Well... I can see a lot of eBay activity (and some price-spikes) in the near future.

[senseiman]

Phew, for a second I thought you were going to tell me Super Potato was closing. Crisis averted!

I`ve never actually been to Super Potato but just looking at their website I`m not sure I would actually want to buy anything there. With Famicom games at least they tend to price on the high side.

Which isn`t to say that I don`t want to go there sometime. I absolutely do want to check out the big one in Akihabara. Just don`t think I would spend much there!

[hashiriya1]

Yeah, Super Potato's prices are ridiculous. You're not missing out on anything. That place is nice if you approach it like a museum because they have a nice showcase.

[MrNash]

Yeah, Super Potato's prices are ridiculous. You're not missing out on anything. That place is nice if you approach it like a museum because they have a nice showcase.

I tend to look at Super Potato as a place to go when you a) don't want to rummage around for something and get it right away, or b) can't find something at all, want to just walk in, get it, and to hell with any premium that may be slapped on the price. Yes, the prices are a bit steeper, but if you're impatient, or having absolutely no luck finding a certain game, it's not a bad place to go.

Granted, I've found a lot of neat stuff at surprisingly good prices just poking my head into random Book Offs, independently owned places, and the occasional Mandarake, so there are plenty of cheap places out there. I just look at Super Potato as a last resort, and a museum-esque place that has a ton of historically interesting game-related stuff in it.

[senseiman]

Yes it is for that museum-esque quality that I want to go there for a visit. I especially want to sit in that throne of Famicom carts that I`ve seen pics of.

Actually when I am impressed by places like that I will usually buy something even though I could get it cheaper elsewhere. I feel obliged to support the place, kind of like paying admission to enter a museum.