Japan's Nintendo was Just BETTER

[@TokyoLens]

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.KZbin.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]

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]

Oh no…..

[@typerightseesight]

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

[@VerhoevenSimon]

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

[@Marshall_1990]

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

[@toshi_ca]

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

[@TokyoLens]

the ULTIMATE retro paradise!

[@Grimlock-ry8fg]

The Retro Man Cave! @@TokyoLens

[@solidsn2011]

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]

@@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.

[@ChickenMcThiccken]

lol. maybe 100 per entry fee

[@lesanimaux4416]

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.

[@dxublexxsplicitxxsplicit4943]

You arent even middle aged talking about "oh the nostalgia" What information exactly does your age hold pertinent to this conversation? Just....wondering i guess

[@TokyoLens]

Born in the early 80s but thanks!!!!!!! 😊

[@With_Me_JAPAN]

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]

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

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

​@@TokyoLensit's crazy to know Nintendo and Sony almost collaborated together before the PlayStation was thought of

[@maniacbra]

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]

Such an amazing time in gaming!

[@jasonleveck8546]

I feel a damn strong pull of nostalgia for the late 80's through the 90's. That era was a halcyon time for gaming. Today, everything is beautiful, but lacks any sort of depth.

[@maniacbra]

@@jasonleveck8546 and don't forget, everthing comes with a subscription too.

[@MrEli768]

You'll be needing the SG-1000, the sega master system, sega mega drive, the sega game gear, the sega mega CD, the sega pico, the sega 32x, and the sega genesis nomad

[@maniacbra]

@@MrEli768thanks for the list. Now i just need the space.

[@AlurlFails]

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]

Perfect description of it!

[@JimbroASMR]

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

[@tylerlivingston2637]

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

[@saruki0132]

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

[@pseudotasuki]

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

[@unclesquatch7934]

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

[@TokyoLens]

So many fun systems!

[@KrisYamagata]

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]

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

[@ichishoto]

You always find the coolest old tech pieces Norm!

[@TokyoLens]

So much fun~

[@jkawaguchi04]

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!!!🤩

[@pauladavitt7554]

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

[@TokyoLens]

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

[@doolallyshake64]

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

[@taggat]

The robot was called R.O.B. (Robotic Operating Buddy) in the US. My brother and I got a complete NES back in the day. It came with Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Gyromite R.O.B. and the light zapper. We lived like little kings. Thanks for the trip back down memory lane.

[@udance4ever]

this is the set I got too! it's been on my bucket list to do a mod to get ROB to work w HDTVs! I actually loved Gyromite!

[@TheMysticSaint]

I've grown up with Nintendo and watched a ton of Nintendo videos on KZbin to see obscure hardware, but in my 43 years I never knew about the 3D glasses. Very cool!

[@SmilingQuokka]

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]

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

[@Senya-o6v]

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!

[@YuikaArt]

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]

its become a really fun place!

[@clovernotes4473]

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

[@SSW939]

I'm 6 mins in and have been loaded up with an awesome amount of info. Kutos! Great upload

[@Stormcrow89]

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.

[@KaylaL2019]

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

[@thevectorchef]

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

[@zrugel]

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

[@TokyoLens]

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

[@zrugel]

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

[@nickdeathpool9529]

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!

[@lukasmihara]

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]

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

[@DTALep]

This was awesome. You’re a great sniper with the super scope. And the Tetris movie was great. Thanks for the awesome unboxing!!!

[@RIOTNOOB]

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

[@udance4ever]

and tapes would get dropouts & games would go corrupt!

[@dearthditch]

Your character dies and you have to reload it all from scratch. Also of course the machine eating the tape

[@michaelbullard8015]

I was one of those weirdos that was absolutely obsessed with the virtual boy.... and galactic pinball was my favorite game for it by a longshot. Seeing that game in your video brought a grin to my face and a wave of nostalgia. Thank you :)

[@joshuamstark]

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.

[@cyrusphoxx]

Bro! The most unexpected and wholesome things I've Sub'd to so far! My new fav channel! 100% thank you!

[@artfromtheheart4391]

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 ;)

[@alphatwo84]

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.

[@BlueBoxMadMan]

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]

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

[@justahippiekid]

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

[@TokyoLens]

likely had WAY more fun making this than I expected haha

[@foxtomian]

3nd ❤

[@TokyoLens]

...ish lol

[@nathersss]

Stumbled on your videos finding thrift shop and now I'm here. Love the retro games/consoles!

[@TheHolm333]

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

[@TokyoLens]

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

[@FunkyBukkyo]

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

[@kaltask1]

TETRIS was one of the best movies last year. American guy in Japan sold Tetris idea to Nintendo gameboy, though he did not have the rights, so had to go to Soviet Russia to get the license. Based on true story. 😁

[@LetsgowithHyro]

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

[@sethusk]

Thank you for representing the Virtual Boy well! A lot of people seem ashamed to talk about it in a good light. I bought one when it released in the US and loved it. It's such a fun system with some great games, especially Wario to me. The only thing I think could be changed is the hard straight edge of plastic near the nose. I wanted to sand it down to a curved but was afraid I might do permanent damage to the system. The Virtual Boy is definitely my favorite of the video, with the N64 and Super Famicom being a close 2nd and 3rd!

[@caiusmadison2996]

Super Famicom was my favorite system ever made. I love the library. That and then i get weird with TGX16/TurboDuo. Then it goes to Panasonic 3D0, then Neo Geo anything.

[@Akkuzi]

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

[@Narelf]

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]

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

[@xdendeavordx6561]

as an American seeing the amount of cib items you can find in Japan is crazy, i just found your channel and 4am laundry's channel and holy smokes I'm so jealous about the amount of cib you can find and two the prices are so cheap its amazing

[@leelahland]

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!

[@midimoog]

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

[@ww3k]

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.

[@RiverReeves23]

Dude, congrats on your collection. I'm normally pretty negative but dude your collection rocks and you're heart is in the right place. You seem to be collecting for the reasons I did when I was younger. Awesome vid!

[@kaitlynvancamp5588]

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

[@tylerlivingston2637]

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.

[@360vroomers]

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

[@Trentus86]

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

[@brichan1851]

I grew up with 90% of the stuff you show in this video. Most of it was released Stateside. In fact, I owned most of them. Thank you for the trip down memory lane.

[@TokyoLens]

Thank you so much for tagging along!

[@manmanynames]

I'm a new fan of yours and this video is definitely different than all the ones I've watched of yours so far in which you've been out around Japan showing us tiny homes and trains. So cool.

[@TokyoLens]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@manmanynames]

@@TokyoLens 😁 You're a cool dude!

[@ryanloi26]

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

[@TokyoLens]

Glad that you enjoyed this as much as I did

[@choncis8318]

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

[@susanwoodwardrussell9993]

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!

[@galiane7365]

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

[@TokyoLens]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@trevorgurley5632]

That old Super Mario music takes me straight back to my childhood. I love this.

[@TokyoLens]

Me too!

[@lallison2825]

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

[@shannondore]

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

[@amichelle16]

I’m so jealous of that Pikachu N64! I always wanted one as a kid but as I already had the original N64, my parents said no lol. I’ve owned console since then and the N64 is still my favorite!!

[@Chonky_boi265]

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!

[@GierlangBhaktiPutra]

Some of the accessories are not even covered by retro gaming channels I know! Cool review. There must be a lot of retro Japanese tech that us in the west haven't learnt before.

[@dstutz]

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!

[@CnMinus1432]

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!

[@benforwho]

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

[@NickFoster]

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.

[@SilverXTikal]

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

[@kungfool69]

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

[@GamingKatten]

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! 🤩

[@chrisclouds4182]

I could watch you nerd out on retro games all day😂 i had a vitual boy back in the day, loved the mario tennis!

[@TokyoLens]

Glad you enjoyed it!! Welcome to the adventure that is Toyko Lens lol

[@dvbsan]

Cameras are perfect. Best you've done with indoor sets

[@TokyoLens]

Thanks eh!!

[@BrantRaven]

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!!

[@kevinholt2648]

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.

[@FunkyBukkyo]

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

[@wcisnijstart]

This is insane. I would love to get in touch with you for an interview to a Polish game magazine, I tried to contact you but it went into limbo probably. Excellent video and I love your enthusiasm.

[@dianechaniewski293]

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

[@yossisureta2578]

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

[@WiscoMel]

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 😊

[@EnderVoice]

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 !

[@cartoonthunder]

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.

[@Bakedclownanimation]

I find if you connect your RF terminals of classic consoles to a VCR, you can clean up the signal (removed the snow) and use the composite out: to the send the signal to your TV/Reciever etc.

[@Nesh_down_under]

My brother still has that orange folding donkey kong game, we got about 10-12 different ones, man this is bringing back some memories, awesome vid mate?

[@Rao_Rolland]

Growing up in the early 90's, video game magazines had us thinking everything was better in Japan. The Neo Geo was mythical back them... The kind of thing kids came to school and lied about. "My cousin has one"....

[@cosmicnoodle9154]

I have pre typed this message in my notes in order to copy and paste it to the comments as fast as possible lol, but I love your videos I’ve always wanted to visit Japan and I 100% WILL ONE DAY! I was hoping to throw out a video idea and entirely up to you to use it of course but a video on where you would go if you were visiting Japan for 2 weeks and you wanted to get the fullest and best possible experience in those 2 weeks, like I said just a suggestion still gonna be a fan regardless lol but thanks for all you do in spreading knowledge on Japan and how amazing it is and broadening my love for it! Thanks again you’re awesome!

[@thomasbrown5143]

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!

[@romanbaladadiii8063]

I so want to be invited to your studio when I come to Japan. The games....😳 Amazing.

[@DividedZone]

That's the dream right there! I'm close to having one of each main home US consoles. Those pre-NES consoles are so cool! GameCube will always be my favorite, but the switch is super close! Nostalgia mainly plays into the reason, it was my first console after all.

[@TokyoLens]

GameCube was wild!!

[@thedeewolf]

I remember being a kid in the UK and seeing the robot on tv in an advert for Nintendo and being mesmerised...never got to play with one tho!!!

[@Unknown-qq1qh]

This is so goddamn cool! I’m also a huge Nintendo nerd and plan to collect all of the consoles, so it’s awesome to see a complete collection of the retro consoles.

[@stormthrush37]

13:00 The amount of English might be explained by Nintendo basically using the country as a testbed to see which products should and shouldn't be launched in the US, maybe?

[@jeremytome]

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

[@StephenCinAZ]

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!

[@ShadowPuppet3001]

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

[@Buddey89]

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

[@bongcalugas3544]

I am dying of envy right now having to see all the retro stuff that you have,,,

[@SweetAshGamer]

It's so incredible to see all of this

[@zerozero6265]

I had all the mainstream Nintendo systems here in America starting from the 80s but u totally unlocked a core childhood memory with the superscope.. I totally forgot I had it.. thx for the memories

[@TokyoLens]

@@zerozero6265 thanks for watching~

[@grandmarquee]

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.