Japan's Nintendo was Just BETTER

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  • Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
  • Japan's Nintendo has made some AMAZING systems since the 70's. Many only released domestically and some that most people have never even seen or heard of. And I bought every single retro console that nintendo ever made here in Japan (and many of the accessories) so that we could try it out!
    Among that list... the Nintendo Color Game 6 and 15, Gameboy, Game & Watch, Japan's Famikon, Disk Station, the Nintendo 3D System, The Nintedo Power Glove, the Super Famikon, The SuperScope, Virtual Boy, N64, Pocket Pikachu, and more!
    0:00 Opening
    0:20 Nintendo Color TV Game 6 and Color Game 15
    1:17 Nintendo Block Kuzushi
    2:57 Game & Watch Super Mario Bro
    3:52 Game & Watch Ball
    4:40 Game & Watch Donkey Kong
    5:53 Nintendo Family Computer (Famikon)
    6:44 Nintendo Family Basic
    8:53 Family Computer Robot
    12:03 Nintendo Disk System
    13:54 Nintendo 3D System
    14:54 PAX Power Glove
    16:41 Nintendo GameBoy
    17:35 GameBoy Accessories
    18:36 Super Family Computer (Super Famikon)
    19:00 Super Scope
    20:00 Nintendo Virtual Boy
    22:04 Pikachu N64
    23:39 Pocket Pikachu
    24:50 Famikon MINI and Superfamikon MINI
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  • @TokyoLens
    @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +100

    MOST FUN VIDEO EVER!!! What was YOUR Favorite System? Anything NEW to you??? DROP IT BELOW!!
    DOZENS of NINTENDO in-depth peeks coming on the NEW Channel!! www.UA-cam.com/@TokyoLensShorts
    SAD STORY ALERT!!!
    I saved up and got myself a Retroid Pocket 3+ so that I could play N64 games on the go!!
    Was aiming for a steamdeck... but couldn't justify the price lol
    Got it!! Loved it!!!
    And then...
    Left it on an airplane and never got it back
    the heartbreak was real lol

    • @AmandadeOliveira
      @AmandadeOliveira 5 місяців тому +1

      Oh no, that's so sad. 😢
      When I leave a place, I look 5 times around to see if I left something behind because things like that happened too much with me when I was little. TRAUMA. Hahaha

    • @TashapeshapeTah
      @TashapeshapeTah 5 місяців тому

      Oh no…..

    • @typerightseesight
      @typerightseesight 5 місяців тому

      were we suppose to pass it around taking turns gaming and watching? lol. 50 years later. twitch! hahaha

    • @VerhoevenSimon
      @VerhoevenSimon 5 місяців тому

      That's a shame, was it long ago? Any chance of getting it back from lost and found?

    • @Marshall_1990
      @Marshall_1990 5 місяців тому +1

      One day I will travel to Japan and buy alot of stuff gaming 😊

  • @toshi_ca
    @toshi_ca 5 місяців тому +325

    You're turning your office into a retro paradise. You should consider opening a retro museum.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +73

      the ULTIMATE retro paradise!

    • @Grimlock-ry8fg
      @Grimlock-ry8fg 5 місяців тому +9

      The Retro Man Cave! @@TokyoLens

    • @solidsn2011
      @solidsn2011 5 місяців тому +6

      I went to showa museum in Takayama this May and I fell in love with that place! It was full of retro tech from old Japan. Norm can easily create his own museum with the stuff he got haha😅

    • @DubhghlasMacDubhghlas
      @DubhghlasMacDubhghlas 5 місяців тому +2

      @@TokyoLens Retro gaming for a retro person. Yes, this is coming from someone who is bit more retro than you. Now if I only function as good as the systems you gotten.

    • @klappstuhl4370
      @klappstuhl4370 4 місяці тому +2

      Nintendo is opening an official retro museum. However, they will not allow anyone to photo/film inside, similiar to the Ghibli Museum.

  • @lesanimaux4416
    @lesanimaux4416 3 місяці тому +18

    That's it. I've watched a couple of your videos now and I'm 100% convinved that you are an 8-year old in adult packaging.
    Whether you are running through Tokyo, visiting abandoned villages or showing the insane architecture, there is this childlike joy about you and I really enjoy watching it.
    I was born in 1989 and I actually have a green 1-up mushroom tattoo from Super Mario as a tribute to the hours I've spent playing the game when I was younger. I always had to be Luigi because I'm the younger sister. Oh, the nostalgia.

  • @maniacbra
    @maniacbra 5 місяців тому +53

    I’d love to do the same, but for Sega consoles. Loved the Genesis, Saturn and Dreamcast. Wish I could go back to those days.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +15

      Such an amazing time in gaming!

  • @with_me_JAPAN
    @with_me_JAPAN 5 місяців тому +104

    Love watching all the inventions Nintendo has created using their cutting-edge technology of back then! Everything looks very creative and fun😆It must have taken lots of efforts to collect all the retro games as well! Thank you so much Norm!

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +20

      Such a kind comment as always! Thanks so much
      Nintendo really created excitement for so many people over the years~ nothing but gratitude!!

  • @AlurlFails
    @AlurlFails 5 місяців тому +64

    The second you pulled out a Virtual Boy, the sheer happiness I felt in my body was unmatched. God that system was so fun, but so terrible.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +14

      Perfect description of it!

    • @JimbroASMR
      @JimbroASMR 5 місяців тому +1

      Never got to play one as a kid but remember some ads and so badly wanting to

    • @tylerlivingston2637
      @tylerlivingston2637 5 місяців тому +1

      So much nostalgia just rushed through my body when he pulled that out.

    • @saruki0132
      @saruki0132 5 місяців тому +1

      sudden memories of the smell and feel of sweaty eye foam.

    • @pseudotasuki
      @pseudotasuki 3 місяці тому +3

      Walmart had them on clearance for $20. TWENTY DOLLARS!!!
      Red Alarm was a fantastic game.

  • @unclesquatch7934
    @unclesquatch7934 5 місяців тому +24

    I love retro gaming, so this video was incredible to see what exists.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +7

      So many fun systems!

  • @YuikaArt
    @YuikaArt 5 місяців тому +13

    Oh boy, the moment you pulled out the Super Scope I squealed so hard I scared my cat! 😂
    I'd never leave your studio, that's literally childhood paradise!

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +3

      its become a really fun place!

  • @ichishoto
    @ichishoto 5 місяців тому +30

    You always find the coolest old tech pieces Norm!

  • @KaylaL2019
    @KaylaL2019 5 місяців тому +5

    The robot kinda looks like Wall-E. You could name it Norm-E 😂

  • @doolallyshake64
    @doolallyshake64 5 місяців тому +2

    Love this look into retro gaming. You've somehow connected two of my interests, Japan blogs and retro gaming and I love it.

  • @thevectorchef
    @thevectorchef 5 місяців тому

    This is the best (and earliest) Christmas unboxing I've seen on UA-cam ! Those consoles and portables made my day. It's like watching my childhood unfold.

  • @KrisYamagata
    @KrisYamagata 5 місяців тому +6

    LOVE THIS VIDEO! So cool. Your happiness shines throughout. So amazed that these really old items still work even when they’ve been labeled as “junk”.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому

      KRIS!! Thank you eh!!
      its amazing that the gameboy was "Junk" lol
      slightly mind blowing

  • @pauladavitt7554
    @pauladavitt7554 5 місяців тому +5

    I’ve had to share this with my sister, she is such a huge Nintendo fan. Your joy is so infectious.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +1

      There was just so much joy to be had with this video!!
      Thank you so much for tagging along!

  • @Trentus86
    @Trentus86 5 місяців тому

    This was amazing. I've always wanted to try the Virtual Boy but this trip through Nintendo's history and your joy experiencing it was so wonderful

  • @nickdeathpool9529
    @nickdeathpool9529 3 місяці тому

    I already love your video's. Then you added retro nintendo games to the mix. It brings me back to my childhood. Thanks for what you do!

  • @SmilingQuokka
    @SmilingQuokka 5 місяців тому +6

    So nostalgic! Thanks for sharing all your finds with us Norm. Loved seeing you nerding out over these. Such joy! It's like Christmas morning 😀
    Edited to fix all my spelling errors 😂

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +1

      Collecting this was a year very well spent! Thanks for being along for the ride!

  • @zrugel
    @zrugel 5 місяців тому +3

    so many things in this video hit me right in the nostalgia. I can't believe that was 25 minutes.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +2

      Original cut was 3.5 hours hahaha I may have spent too much time actually PLAYING lol

    • @zrugel
      @zrugel 5 місяців тому +1

      @@TokyoLens ahaha, somehow I'm not surprised. that looked like so much fun 😄

  • @GamingKatten
    @GamingKatten 5 місяців тому

    Such an amazing video! I've been collecting retro games since 2011 myself. I hope we'll get to see a part 2 with Gamecube and forward! 🤩

  • @LetsgowithHyro
    @LetsgowithHyro 2 місяці тому

    This was insanely cool to watch! Took me way back in time. Thanks Norm!

  • @RIOTNOOB
    @RIOTNOOB 3 місяці тому +3

    I remember loading games with tape storage lol. 30-45 minutes later you could play a game.

    • @udance4ever
      @udance4ever 2 місяці тому

      and tapes would get dropouts & games would go corrupt!

  • @lukasmihara
    @lukasmihara 5 місяців тому +6

    This is museum-worthy stuff. Amazing collection! (Next time in Japan I hope I have more time for thrift stores)
    And it's unbelievable how futuristic some of the devices are. 3D, portable batteries, etc. are things you see today, but Nintendo had them in the 80s.
    Fascinating video! :)

    • @yubl10
      @yubl10 3 місяці тому +1

      The Famicom and the family basic set are actually on display at the video game museum in Texas.

  • @kaitlynvancamp5588
    @kaitlynvancamp5588 5 місяців тому

    So much joy in this video. I also love that I got to learn a little bit about gaming history.

  • @susanwoodwardrussell9993
    @susanwoodwardrussell9993 5 місяців тому

    This is one of your best videos. I loved all the systems you shared. I still have an original game boy!! What the rage is was back in the day!

  • @joshuamstark
    @joshuamstark 5 місяців тому +12

    Love the studio! Man, yet another reason why when I finally get to Japan I’m going to have to send a shipping container back with me 😂 great video my friend. Good to share some nostalgia with you.

  • @artfromtheheart4391
    @artfromtheheart4391 5 місяців тому +3

    Absolutely loved this. My earliest experience was playing the Game&Watch Donkeykong, then playing Mario Bros on Atari.
    Back then companies were not obsessed with making products to have a short user life, these things were workhorses!!
    P.S I'm learning Koi Koi Hanafuda, it's a good game ;)

  • @justahippiekid
    @justahippiekid 5 місяців тому +1

    Absolutely loved watching this! I always enjoy learning about retro gaming and it was really cool to see the Japan-only releases!

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому

      likely had WAY more fun making this than I expected haha

  • @Stormcrow89
    @Stormcrow89 5 місяців тому +1

    Not gonna lie, I learned a lot watching this video. I never knew there were so many retro systems, not to mention how unique they are! Thank you for sharing your time with us because this was truly an experience.

  • @foxtomian
    @foxtomian 5 місяців тому +6

    3nd ❤

  • @mattmurdock5963
    @mattmurdock5963 5 місяців тому +4

    Not sure why i irked when you use Japanese accent when saying FamiCom.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому +1

      It’s not a “Japanese accent”
      It’s called “proper pronunciation” of the word
      Learn the difference

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому

      lol re-reading this… you’ve Got to be joking around right? 😂
      That’s the only actual official assumption here
      Just taking the piss and playing around right? 🤣

  • @BlueBoxMadMan
    @BlueBoxMadMan 3 місяці тому +2

    This video should be titled "How to greatly upset Nintendo Collectors" lmao. When he pulled the battery tag on the pocket pikachu I yelled "NOOOOO" and died inside.

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  3 місяці тому +2

      LOL guess I shouldn't tell people that I dumped it in the trash after that eh? LOL jk

  • @thomasbrown5143
    @thomasbrown5143 5 місяців тому

    Loved this video! It's great to see how happy you were doing it. A couple of systems I didn't know existed and wish I had had, especially the robot! Keep up the great work mate!

  • @Narelf
    @Narelf 5 місяців тому

    I love watching your videos like this Norm! Seeing your face light up, and how excited you are is honestly just the most wholesome thing ever! :)

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  5 місяців тому

      haha thanks so much! Definitely had way too much fun lol

  • @bx895
    @bx895 5 місяців тому

    Your physical comedy opening these sets were gold. Thanks Norm 👍

  • @k_redacted5353
    @k_redacted5353 5 місяців тому

    Great vid as always🤩 love me some good retro!!

  • @EnderVoice
    @EnderVoice 5 місяців тому

    I love when it's Nerding Time with Norm ! Absolutely loved this video and I'm so happy for you. This looks like a dream come true !
    Also, hanafuda are really fun so you should definitely learn to play some games !

  • @tylerlivingston2637
    @tylerlivingston2637 5 місяців тому

    Absolutely loved this video. First console I owned that you hook up to a tv was an N64, but first console I ever owned was an OG Gameboy, with my first game Donkey Kong.

  • @shiningsun4023
    @shiningsun4023 5 місяців тому

    Super cool video. Thanks for sharing your collection c: !

  • @elizabethlevy4749
    @elizabethlevy4749 4 місяці тому

    Loved this video so nostalgic and seeing your enthusiasm was so infectious ❤

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  4 місяці тому

      Thank you so much!!

  • @user-mj6ti4ok1x
    @user-mj6ti4ok1x 5 місяців тому +1

    I'm too young for most of these systems but we had the Pikachu N64 which my father randomly purchased while on a business trip. Retro console designs are so fun!

  • @TheHolm333
    @TheHolm333 4 місяці тому +2

    The thing that rang my bell was for sure the Super Mario 64 file select music, that brought me back!😊

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  4 місяці тому +1

      I absolutely love it.
      So much of this video was just a walk down nostalgia lane for me as well

  • @Buddey89
    @Buddey89 5 місяців тому

    This video brought back so many childhood memories, thank you so much

  • @shannondore
    @shannondore 5 місяців тому +1

    Wow! This brought back some great memories. Those really old game systems are so awesome.

  • @kevinholt2648
    @kevinholt2648 5 місяців тому

    Wow, I had no idea there were so many different versions and accessories for all of the Nintendo/Famicon systems. What amazing little treasures to find at the thrift shops. Amazing, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

  • @lallison2825
    @lallison2825 5 місяців тому

    I've never played any of these, but your enthusiasm was infectious.

  • @WiscoMel
    @WiscoMel 5 місяців тому

    This is so awesome!!! I tried convincing my husband to get a famicom system when we were at Super Potato but it was just a bit over our budget. I loved watching you play with this collection and boy am I impressed, and a little jealous! Such a fun video and thank you for sharing with us 😊

  • @ryanloi26
    @ryanloi26 4 місяці тому

    You rock.. Amazing work there....Love all the collection flashback..

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  4 місяці тому

      Glad that you enjoyed this as much as I did

  • @choncis8318
    @choncis8318 Місяць тому

    Wow you just blasted my brains with so many cool nintendo stuff I have never seen before. Awesome!

  • @galiane7365
    @galiane7365 4 місяці тому

    So much nostalgia!! That was a lot of fun!! Thanks!

    • @TokyoLens
      @TokyoLens  4 місяці тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @pizza_pasta19
    @pizza_pasta19 5 місяців тому +1

    Had so much fun watching your retro gaming video! You literally travelled back in time. I wasn't a Nintendo guy growing up (more of a Sega type) and the earliest thing I owned that you displayed was the Game & Watch. I had Fire and Chef. Hours of fun! Thank you Norm. Great and enjoyable memories!

  • @Patrick_Hession98
    @Patrick_Hession98 5 місяців тому

    Loving this video setup! I dont think I can pick a favorite system, though the clear shell famicom is amazing. 😮

  • @FunkyBukkyo
    @FunkyBukkyo 5 місяців тому +1

    I had a SuperScope back then, and yes, it was really fun... This is so nostalgic

  • @NickFoster
    @NickFoster 5 місяців тому

    Oh man! All those Game & Watch games take me straight back to my childhood. I never had one myself but played my friend's for hours.

  • @dstutz
    @dstutz 5 місяців тому

    I owned the American versions of almost all of these systems as a kid. Somehow even just watching you unbox these gave me that same feeling of opening a new console on Christmas day. Thanks for sharing!

  • @ww3k
    @ww3k 5 місяців тому +1

    This is EPIC! Thanks for taking us back through memory lane, and a wild history museum! Can't believe you found so many BNIB items.

  • @360vroomers
    @360vroomers 3 місяці тому

    Really impressive collection. I had many of these including Disk system, the 3D glasses and virtual boy.

  • @jeremytome
    @jeremytome 5 місяців тому

    So much joy in nostalgia, I’ve got my NES and Genesis hooked into my TV.

  • @JustxAxLittlexMemory
    @JustxAxLittlexMemory 5 місяців тому

    You being this happy with all your finds is my favorite part of this video

  • @FunkyBukkyo
    @FunkyBukkyo 5 місяців тому

    It's amazing you were able to get all these... Game & Watch brought back a lot of nostalgia

  • @leelahland
    @leelahland 5 місяців тому

    This video was so fun to watch Norm. I'm a 90s kid and grew up primarily with SEGA but most of my friends had Nintendo so I got the best of both worlds. I absolutely love those Game and Watch things!! They look mint!

  • @ShadowPuppet3001
    @ShadowPuppet3001 5 місяців тому +1

    great video, some awesome games Norm, you make learning old games fun, cheers :)

  • @yossisureta2578
    @yossisureta2578 5 місяців тому +1

    Oh my goodness! This video pokes my childhood excitement so much.. and I did not know that the game & watch original system looks like that😍 I need to share this video with all of my friends lol thank you for another great content, Norm!! I can’t imagine how hard it would be to collect all these and plan/shoot such a video

  • @clovernotes4473
    @clovernotes4473 5 місяців тому

    I've seen many documentaries about these retro consoles, but it is so cool to see someone actually using them.

  • @zen427
    @zen427 3 місяці тому

    Oh the nostalgia.
    I’m amazed that there is so much you found still in box

  • @goldenghostinc
    @goldenghostinc 5 місяців тому

    What a great video. I enjoyed every minute of it. That Gameboy with Tetris brought back some memories. Played that one sooooo much.
    I hope some day LGR makes it to Tokyo and you can have a meetup. That would be epic.

  • @BrantRaven
    @BrantRaven 5 місяців тому

    A video after my own heart!
    As a retrogamer, Japan-ophile and lover of all tech....I just loved this video. I know about all the games and consoles you presented, but I really love your passion and the way you presented them!!

  • @alphatwo84
    @alphatwo84 4 місяці тому +1

    I reverted back into a child when I saw you pull out the old RF switch. I remember having multiples of those, to use the NES on more than one TV.

  • @MiguelA99
    @MiguelA99 5 місяців тому

    Amazing video. There is a lot of history there, and enjoy your collection. I hope you get some spare time to enjoy them. 👍

  • @alexb.1320
    @alexb.1320 5 місяців тому

    Impressive collection Norm! Nostalgia overload. =-)

  • @grandmarquee
    @grandmarquee Місяць тому

    I love that so many ideas were from the 80s but you can see it in later releases. Like the 3d system turning into a 3ds or the power-glove which became the Wii.

  • @randxalthor
    @randxalthor 5 місяців тому

    A huge dose of nostalgia, an awesome history lesson, and a great video!

  • @confracto
    @confracto 5 місяців тому

    that was a amazing. so much nostalgia, and also that weird non-stalgia for things we all saw and wanted but never had. Thanks for the Non-stalgia.

  • @SweetAshGamer
    @SweetAshGamer 5 місяців тому +1

    It's so incredible to see all of this

  • @Wiijigga
    @Wiijigga 3 місяці тому

    Great video. Made me a subscriber. Love the dpad talk on the donkey Kong g & w. I nerded out too.

  • @afellay7x259
    @afellay7x259 5 місяців тому

    Wow. Your studio looks so much better now. I still remember the short tour of your studio when it was still quite empty, only tables, shamisen stage, and that smallest shop stall 😂
    Good job on the decorating, Norm! 🎉

  • @midimoog
    @midimoog 5 місяців тому +1

    Color Game 6 is the first TV game I ever had. Then I had the Breakout. That's so nostalgic!

  • @dianechaniewski293
    @dianechaniewski293 5 місяців тому

    This was so fun!!! I loved the original Gameboy playing the original Pokemon games. ^_^ Thanks for this Norm!!!

  • @cartoonthunder
    @cartoonthunder 5 місяців тому

    It always makes me gasp and clutch my pearls whenever Norm slams electronics down on a table.
    I didn't know Game & Watch had dual screens; fascinating.
    I always found the red visuals of the Virtual Boy to be unnerving.
    Great video, I learned a lot.

  • @manuela1711
    @manuela1711 5 місяців тому

    You got a lot of game systems i have at home aswell 😅 love your explanations of em ❤

  • @kungfool69
    @kungfool69 5 місяців тому +1

    as a life long nintendo fan, even i didn't know about some of these machines!! Thanks Norm! best guy!

  • @4verNami
    @4verNami 5 місяців тому

    Ohh I remember the manifying lens for the Gameboy, my brother had one for his. Super fun video Norm!

  • @greenmoss9079
    @greenmoss9079 5 місяців тому

    You gave me nostalgic chills! Good times 😊😊😊

  • @mysterystar2348
    @mysterystar2348 5 місяців тому

    I had a bunch of the game & watch growing up in Canada. I had forgotten all about them until seeing this. I used to play them for hours before my first nintendo with mario and duck hunt.

  • @marron-chancosplay8199
    @marron-chancosplay8199 5 місяців тому

    I still have my Pocket Pikachu ❤️
    Reseted it so much back in the days 🤣
    Thanks for the awesome video

  • @mattow6912
    @mattow6912 5 місяців тому

    This episode has so much fun in it. You are like Tom Hanks in BIG!

  • @saberkite
    @saberkite 5 місяців тому

    What a trip down memory lane. I had several Game n Watches and a Famicom growing up (for some reason a few of the early consoles and accessories were available in the Philippines back then). And the things you do to make sure the games run, like pressing down hard on the plugs, or blowing on the cartridge (NGL I still do that to things like my battery charging port, USB hubs, and Switch cartridges). Honestly want one of them now just for the heck of it.
    Love how the Donkey Kong unit design looks like it was the basis for the DS!

  • @CnMinus1432
    @CnMinus1432 5 місяців тому

    Well, not quite the content I expected from this channel. Now I love it even more. I'm usually here for the excursions into the promised land. Thank you so much for immersing yourself in everything about this country so that not all of us have to!

  • @triple_cheese
    @triple_cheese 5 місяців тому

    Its so crazy I have watched you for so long and now I am literally in a tiny green 3rd Place camper van in Tokyo reading a user guide made by you Norm. Hahahaha love you and your videos. ❤❤

  • @mariomejia3608
    @mariomejia3608 5 місяців тому

    WOW what a Super Dose of Retro Gaming with an overload of Nostalgia. Thank you. The chronological breakdown is EPIC. The studio is turning into a Gaijin Retro Shrine

  • @CeB0H
    @CeB0H 5 місяців тому

    it is awesome to see all those old nintendo consoles and a lot i have never seen before. it is an amzing collection you have there 😄😄

  • @oldskooldoritos
    @oldskooldoritos 4 місяці тому

    so amazing you can get these at thrift shops there! i still have my original 89 gameboy with the magnifier screen and earbuds intact 😄 hearing all the old game sounds in the vid just took me back

  • @michellelasher280
    @michellelasher280 5 місяців тому

    I'm loving the studio!!!

  • @SilverXTikal
    @SilverXTikal 3 місяці тому

    3:25 OMG!! I remember that game on the Game & Watch collection for GBC. I spent hours playing that whole game and the other versions I had for GameBoy and Color. Endless amounts of mini games with a history I never knew about

  • @jkawaguchi04
    @jkawaguchi04 3 місяці тому +1

    I remember living in Japan during elementary school and I had the Disk System. I used to bring those disk to the game store and actually downloading a game onto that disk. It was an amazing invention!!!🤩

  • @Lanovran
    @Lanovran 3 місяці тому

    I still have my old Donkey Kong Hockey "Micro Vs. System" Game & Watch from '84, with the little circular controllers. I played that thing all the time when I was a kid!

  • @tock20
    @tock20 5 місяців тому +1

    That Tetris start up music really brings me back

  • @Akkuzi
    @Akkuzi 5 місяців тому +1

    All of this is wayy before my time, but it's impossible not to admit that there's something so special about retro technology.

  • @NagaTen
    @NagaTen 5 місяців тому

    Holy crap Norm! I knew you liked retro gaming through your previous thrift shop vlogs, but daaaaaaaaamn! This is WAY TOO COOL.
    It's also damn amazing you managed to find all of that stuff (and in the conditions they're in) in the span of a year... I've been collecting for about 10 years (on and off) but some of those are absolute unobtainium here in Portugal (and Europe in general)!
    I'd definitely love to see you cover more retro gaming goodness!
    BTW, you should looking into some console modding, we're living in a golden era right now and every console under the sun seems to have great upgrades available, especially the portable ones!

  • @gitsnak777
    @gitsnak777 2 місяці тому

    So many fun memories. I had a great time in Book-off last time I was in Japan. So many great classic games for so cheap

  • @Yquan151
    @Yquan151 5 місяців тому

    I am not jealous that easily, but this video did it!
    Amazing collection Norm!