This Game Boy Was Never Sold In Stores. I Found One!

[@SirVG]

4:25 - Correction. Secret of Mana is Seiken Densetsu 2. Seiken Densetsu 3 is what some people called Secret of Mana 2 as part of fan translations, but now officially it's Trials of Mana with the recent remake, as well as part of the official translated compilation that came out a few years ago.

[@yellohammer8571]

It's amazing that you stopped by Nintendo's HQ while you were in Kyoto. Not to mention the Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine as well, which (fun fact) was a massive inspiration behind the Star Fox series by Nintendo. The kitsune statues guarding the shrine inspired the series' protagonist Fox McCloud, while the ten thousand torii inspired the space runway/gate that you take off from and land in.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

That is a really cool fact! Now I need to play some Star Fox!

[@TK199999]

@@MachoNachoProductions FYI, PC Engine was one of biggest consuls of the 8bit/16bit era in Japan. So if that one was an early edition and mint/unopened, it might explain its high price. It was still too expensive, but then you could understand why the owner was trying to mark it up.

[@JJiG]

when is the next video coming out of this series? @@MachoNachoProductions

[@MachoNachoProductions]

@JJiG very soon 😁

[@JJiG]

sweet! Thanks for the reply!@@MachoNachoProductions

[@TheGentleCreepers]

Why do I feel like you and Elliot from The Retro Future went together on a trip to Japan? 😅 Maybe just a coincidence. But yeah, I wished they released that gameboy pocket outside of Japan.

[@BulletproofKuloodporny]

I also think they were together

[@thescienceoftankss]

@tito, WE NEED ANSWERS.

[@zandatsu07]

I think they are, no doubt about it.

[@JaredConnell]

Well sendico did sponsor both their trips. So even if they aren't friends and they didn't technically go together, they probably were at the same places since sendico set it all up.

[@thazsar]

🤣 for real!

[@Evercade_Effect]

I totally remember Tower Records! I really enjoy seeing the sites of Japan in the video and I really like how to compiled everything. I think it's great you met up with Scruffy and The Retro Future is another great channel. It's funny how in our retro space a lot of us have heard of each other.

[@katsanos80]

Hi Tito! I ended up buying the Mega Drive Ghouls and Ghosts copy (timestamp 11:51 on your video) from the book-off in Kyoto! Next to the turtles return of shredder copy that was too expensive 😂😂 Great to have it on video also!😊

[@gbamck]

I've been waiting for this Kyoto video and it didn't disappoint! Thanks for taking us along again. Wow, that Imagineer GBP would have been in my bag in the blink of an eye!! Looking forward to the Tokyo vid. Cheers again!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed this video! 🙏 totally agree, the imagineer pocket was an incredible find! Really hope you enjoy the Tokyo video when it goes live! Cheers!

[@SatansLtlBaby]

my wife and i hit most of these major landmarks on our honeymoon in japan in 2019. best trip ever. jealous you hit all these game shops! i had to suffice with odaiba island in tokyo for my gundam fix.

[@bahamutbbob]

Secret of Mana is Seiken Densetsu 2. Trials of Mana is #3.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

i always get it mixed up 😅

[@penismightier9278]

Thank you. I was looking through the comments to see if someone else caught that before I mentioned it.

[@michaelthompson7637]

The Inari gates were the inspiration for Star Fox where you fly through the gates. I think there's a statue of a fox there too. Pretty cool right?

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Oh man, I never knew that! That's is really cool! thank you for sharing

[@brandogg]

I took a pic in front of NOA headquarters in Redmond a few years ago (pretty funny that Nintendo and Microsoft are right across the street from each other actually)...would love to visit Japan and get a pic from over there.

[@JGrove303]

I remember Tower Records, but my nostalgia lies with The Warehouse. That’s where I got my Jaguar CD at release

[@AltimaNEO]

How interesting that the interior of Kyoto Tower reminds me a lot of the Space Needle in Seattle.

[@brianlinzy5325]

I'm just going to say that's crazy! I was just in Kyoto during the start of June and I went to Surugaya Ebisunocho and I almost bought that Mother3 GBA Micro unit. But I did pick up a GBA SP Famicom, a complete in box Famicom GBA Micro and several other great finds. I even had the same shop attendant help me with my tax free processing! Wonderful store and glad you found it as well.

[@andrasszabo7386]

Asahi was my father's favourite beer. He even left a few bottles behind when he passed away. I even bought him some when I was in Tokyo a decade ago. That is how he began to like it in the first place.

[@execution777]

Nice video. What a coincidence, I am on my last day in Japan. Did not check for games in Kyoto, too busy with the sightseeing. Osaka was great, priced were very and better than what I saw in Tokyo today.

[@hudsonball4702]

You should have gone and paid your respects at the site of the Kyoto Animation arson fire. If I ever go to Japan this will be one of my MUST DOs.

[@lalo2509]

I really like the production of your videos!! Pretty cool

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you very much!

[@nomoreheroes1718]

Beautiful. I need to travel more.

[@trk22rocks]

I gotta say, I love these videos Nacho. My favorite thing in the world is going to places like this and looking at retro games and consoles. Keep these up, made my day.

[@ButtholioTheGreat]

watching these videos gets me excited, going to be in Nagoya/ Suzuka in a few weeks as my first trip to Japan and Ill be definitely be game hunting. A CIB Char Gamecube and matching GBA SP are my goals.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

That's awesome! I know you're going to have a blast! Best of luck, I hope you find everything you are looking for!

[@adonian]

OMG Tower Records... I remember buying all my 12" Vinyl from them.

[@TN_AU]

Another fantastic production video, as always the editing is top notch!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@davidt3563]

I'd love to visit japan! It's like the only one place my whole family would agree on. All three of the kids love gaming and anime as do my SO and I. We are all sushi fanatics too lol.

[@Sparkykelly1]

We still have a Tower Records here in Ireland. It's a fairly decent store here. I still like going there from time to time for 4K movies, even though it specialises in vinyl.

[@8bitbros]

Great job filming... I felt like I visited Japan too! So much history on that little island country. So much gaming goodness. Analogue just announced that same color design on the Pocket today 😂

[@Alien_Bob]

Looks like you had a real nice trip. My favorite game boy pocket is still the variant with the DMG colors. For some reason the classic colors with the more sleek look really tickles me.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Love the original DMG color scheme also!

[@jasonjones6346]

Dude, you are living my dream right now. Thanks for posting these videos.

[@maryk4y]

Checked out the Nintendo HQ myself this spring. Totally surreal.

[@Riz2336]

That gameboy is pretty cool. I’d consider getting it if I was some game boy fanatic

[@Daniel-it1dp]

Damn, I miss Tower Records and music stores in general. Very jealous of your awesome trip to Japan, so glad you got to make it, and thank you for sharing. I still dream of making my way there one day, family responsibilities permitting.

[@MachoNachoProductions]

I'm sure you'll make your way out there dude!

[@billymerritt420]

Tower Records was a dope store! I miss those.

[@joesalgadSF415]

12:28 I used to buy and trade my cd’ and movies at tower records in San Francisco in the mid 90’ Very nostalgic

[@mattlong5746]

tower records was awesome. They, like many other companies i have fond memories of are now just hallow shells of what they used to be.

[@TheOriginalJackTChance]

Yeah, you definitely should have bought that rare Game Boy Pocket for yourself, what a find!

[@Slamgod]

Tower Records!!!! Hell yes, we had one in Chicago when I was a kid in the 80's. Only went there a couple of times, but they used to have all the big groups coming through the area doing apperances and album signings and stuff. Had a buddy wait in line for hours one time to get his copy of Master of Puppets signed.I do remember that place being gigantic, though.

[@zevindd]

Wow, what a unique piece!

[@Julayla]

I so want to go there one day, but going there is freakin' expensive, let alone spending nights. You're so lucky to have found this rare find.

[@bensbitsbytes]

you should do more travel blogs! these are really fun, and i like how you cover video game and non video game content

[@LukeZalvino]

Ah this is the perfect utilization of your great video skills. I love travel vlogs, and Japan, and vintage game shoppin!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it! 🙏

[@Charsept]

When I was in Tokyo, I went to Super Potato in Akihabara. I wish we had these prices here in the US.

[@Nobe_Oddy]

I am SOOO JEALOUS!!! Thanks for taking us along on some of your visit to THE MOST AMAZING COUNTRY ON EARTH!!!! :D

[@GE848-t8k]

Great vid, I love your videos

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Thank you so much! 🙏 so glad you’re enjoying the channel!

[@jasonlengson7230]

Whoa Tower Records! Used to buy vinyl there.

[@AbeyantHero]

I forgot that HQ of Nintendo was there, wow. That's an iconic memory & yeah I hope you snag some good finds out there. Great B roll btw

[@Jamesv93]

This vid posted at the same time that Analogue announced a glow in the dark Analogue Pocket (like the GBP Imagineer). What a crazy coincidence 😂

[@ImaginationToForm]

Sendico was able to send a lot of you KZbinrs out there :) That hotel looked great. I'd like a Dino greeter. I've also seen they have bars with dancing robots, I'd like to visit one of those someday.

[@AlexiBexi]

incredible

[@ScruffyLookinRGB]

Another great video man. Love the cinematography. Look like you guys enjoyed Kyoto and there definitely were some amazing hidden gems down there. Ive been to Kyoto many times but never thought to visit the Nintendo building good work.

[@robert_roland63]

I totally miss Tower Records. I’m glad there is a store somewhere in the world. Hopefully there will be one in the US at some time. Hopefully near me.

[@MarkStinsons]

Tower Records ++ so many finds I still have after all these years.

[@joe-edward]

The last Tower Records I was in was in Fairfax County, Virginia.

[@rockhyde7775]

I really want to go to Japan one day.

[@jonathansakura]

I spent 2,000 dollars on Gameboy Light at the Super potato in Osaka 😅😅😅😅 ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ😅😅😅😅

[@Kangsteri]

Some dudes go there to see geishas, other dudes go for the videogames :D

[@WheeledHamster]

Whole trip should be called, all the things I wished I'd picked up. Next time, next time.

[@ctomfaith]

8:50 Spoopy Cat!

[@thejervis86]

Love me some Tower Records! I miss that store so much but not the high prices 😂. I’m actually going to JPN for work in a few weeks and hope to retrace all these spots on the trip. Cheers!

[@apollolux]

Tower...Records??? Now _that_ is a name I've not heard in a long time...

[@fluffycritter]

It would have been funny if you also ran into Elliot Coll, who was also there very recently (doing a thing for Sendico).

[@JosePineda-jn8jk]

I love the GB Pocket. I had a red one with Pokémon blue and that was my childhood dream 🖤

[@solidussnake1906]

Trying to go there myself in the next two years, hope to snag some goodies myself while I'm there

[@cd5sircoupe]

11:20 ugh. I saw both Thunder Force 3, maybe 4, and ESWAT this weekend at the CT retro game expo at a fair price and almost picked them up. I told myself I wasn't spending any more money, kinda wish I got at least one of them. I guess I missed Nacho & Retro Rick there unfortunately, they were nowhere in sight when I was there. Admittedly it was rather late in the weekend so I can't say much to that point.

[@CarlosHenriqueNoronhadeAguiar]

3:10 Remembers me of Yakuza Series!

[@ayellowbeard]

I love this video series. You should go to Japan (or elsewhere) more often ;-) TOWER RECORDS Seattle was one of my favourite places to hang out when I was a teen and had time to get down there!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

So glad you’re enjoying the series! I definitely want to make my way back soon! There was a tower records i Annapolis that me and my friends would hang out back in the day. Good times!

[@TheAzureLance]

I'm about to go to Osaka. Do you think you could give me some pointers which are the cheapest or better places to buy retro stuff? Thank you and as always, Great vid!!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

If you can, make you're way out of major cities. In my Tokyo video I got to places just outside of Tokyo. Even in touristy places like Super Potato, you can still find some good deals. Hard Offs are also great places to look at

[@TheAzureLance]

@@MachoNachoProductions Thank you very much!!! I will for sure visit the same places you've showed in your videos and i will see if i can go a bit out of the way to close cities and check those outs too! Thank you!!!!

[@skateecho]

Loving your Japan content! I’m planning to go next fall and enjoying the ideas! Would love to snag some gameboys and games while there.

[@tigheklory]

Awesome Video Tito! You should have grabbed that 3DO!

[@vrodin]

Kyoto is nice place of Nippon, but Osaka is the better place for retro stuff hunting) Tokyo is more expensive as for me...

[@user-te1le7ck6b]

Was in Tokyo for July loved Japan but no real pick ups due to tourists

[@GameJunctionMedia]

Great video man!

[@TheCoolDave]

Wow, I really need to go one day.... nice to see. Always wanted to go to Japan....maybe I will someday..

[@CapChronic]

Crazy that just 3 years ago all this shit was 1/3-1/4 of the price.

[@gvfc]

Aaah you should have visited the original Nintendo building too!

[@hatdude5138]

Fun fact: Henna means “unusual or strange”

[@retrospectre3611]

Bro. Come stay at my house in Yokohama and teach me how to solder. Lol.

[@JohnWilliams-gy5yc]

Great tourism content man. Wish you can attend the orin switch launch event in Japan next year!

[@anasevi9456]

Every major store chain globally should study how Japanese stores use floorspace to their maximum. I live in Australia and they stock stores here like it's a movie set, so much wasted space devoted to one low volume product. As a result variety really s*cks and I commonly have to bounce between 2 different supermarket chains to get one moderate shopping list done.

[@MmmmGoodBoy]

You and Elliot got me spending too much on Japanese auctions 😢

[@MaxLi_Retro]

Great travels!!!

[@LosCardenitas]

This vid makes me want to go back

[@EJPededdandedmar]

Yoooo you should do a collab with Elliot!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Would absolutely love to!

[@backprints]

u and elliot in sync rn haha

[@ahioros]

great trip! :)

[@adnerayala3409]

Hey Tito nice I love Japan I hope to go there one day

[@JS-oi5jt]

$40 for a boxed n64 Biohazard 2 is pre-pandemic price... you'll never see that price again. And since you shared the names of every store.. guaranteed deals will dry up soon. In a couple years Japanese game hunting will soon be just as expensive as in the US because of social media.

[@grafxgear]

There will always be the obstacle of having to know how to read Japanese, especially for RPGs. And while it's cool to just own a few games, theres not a lot of enjoyment unless you can actually play them. That's left pacing relatively low for quite some time.

[@James_D.]

Very cool! 🤩

[@powerhound]

Wait did you take this trip with Elliot who also was sent to Japan courtesy of Sendico?

[@makedaevilmage]

Elliot Coll also recently went to Japan, did you guys went at the same time? Would have been cool to see a collab of 2 of my favo utubers tbh ;) Bet you 2 can talk about Game Boys all day xD

[@shenmue5765]

Jeez, Japan's retrogame prices are catching up to eBay. Soon it will not be worth it to travel there anymore. Lol.

[@TK199999]

starts playing are you Big in Japan....

[@qmquestionmark]

Was the gameboy mint? It's actually nice price!

[@MachoNachoProductions]

Oh yeah, it was mint. And it had the matching serial number on the certificate 👍

[@ROX99]

Hey , I have a question please... did the gameboy pal games run at 50fps or 60fps on a gameboy console ?

[@fink32]

Wish there was actually some talking in the video to break up the voice over narration. Otherwise amazing video.

[@SCorpG22]

As a matter of interest, are the Hard Off stores affiliated with the Book Off stores or is it just a pure coincidence? And as Sendico provided the means for your trip, did they ask you and Retro Future to visit different stores?

[@zacmitchell_1984]

I feel like I remember mention of tower records in an Eminem song Edit: Steve Bernam skit 😂

[@TobiasCarlsson1]

Great vid mate! Sorry but, Isn't it Seiken Densetsu 2 = Secret of Mana?

[@chadwolf3840]

great values in japan!

[@Bonzite]

Hey macho it’s the guy you gave to the tumby I was wondering how you add games to it can you please make a tutorial

[@leonx3882]

Ma man said the lil stores at the train stations makes Japan convenient lol tell me you ain't never been to New York 🤣

[@juanpablofajardoramirez1008]

envy u! great video