The first day I made the trek to Akihabara, it was all too much to take in. Dozens of video game stores, featuring thousands of titles, from brand new to pristine condition retro surround you. Add to that the millions of pounds of capsule toys, airsoft guns, manga and (best of all) porn and it makes for geek sensory overload. If you ever make the journey, bring double the cash you'll think you need and an empty suitcase.

But Akihabara is obviously not the only place to score virtually any game you can think of in Japan. One Live Journal geek chronicled his visit to a Gumyo second hand store, posting an orgy of pics of old-school Japanese gaming goodness. That crushing cascade of plastic wrapped Super Nintendo games is just a tiny sample of the overflow of used software.

Now, I have no idea where Gumyo is, but if I do make it back to Japan this fall for TGS, I'm going to try to get there. I'm in desperate need of a like-new Neo Geo! Michael McWhertor

Gaming Goodness for the geek in all of us! [via GAF]

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