So I'm going on a trip to Japan and I probably won't

Super Potato is way overpriced, only chumps shop there.

If your TV can handle an NTSC signal, then there's no reason Japanese consoles shouldn't work with it. You'll still need a converter for the power though, obviously.

Pretty much everything 4th gen onward will work with modern TVs no problem as I understand it, as long as you get a power converter as >>4163708 says. I got a Jap PSone from the Ikebukuro super potato and it worked just fine when I got it home. You might want to look into RGB SCART leads though.

I can recommend the Mandarake and Book-Off stores in Akihabara; I got a few nice PS1 titles in the latter, and a friend of mine got a bunch of cool shit in the former.

What happend to that anon who lived in Japan and occasionally posted images about his finds and stuff? Maybe he can help you out.

Like >>4163708 said, Super Potato is overpriced shit. They have a lot of stuff there, but only worth it if you are rich enough.

>>4163708
Didn't Famicom use some different cables? RF? My TV only has scart and I didn't see crt here yet with something other than scart and composite/s-video

>>4163734
>>4163735
Thanks, gonna check out those other ones too

Hahaha, cool thread.

Reminds me of how I've been studying Japanese for years, lived in Tokyo for a year and am moving back to Japan in 2018.

That aside, just Google some random info about Akihabara. It's an insanely commercialized tourist site full of shops selling overpriced watches, clothes, electronics and generic Japan items to full buses of Chinese tourists. Everyone and their mother was there. Surely you'll be easily able to find recommendations for retro game stores.

(My actual advice for you is to get ready for the above - that Akihabara is not some holy site for niche interests, it's a tourist site first and foremost.)

(Also I guess I can tell you to go check out Nakana Broadway. That's also well-known by now, but perhaps you didn't hear about it.)

>>4163760
>Chinese tourists
Oh fuck, I forgot about that. A few of my friends got stuck behind a chinese lady buying multiple baskets full of toiletries at the tax-free desk in don quijote, for like half an hour.

>>4163760
>Nakana Broadway
Nakano Broadway*
My bad.

>>4163776
Yeah, I can imagine that must be annoying.

>>4163760
>https://retro-video-gaming.com/tag/nakano/
Looks great, indeed I haven't heard about it, thanks!

>>4163760
>Reminds me of how I've been studying Japanese for years, lived in Tokyo for a year and am moving back to Japan in 2018.
Reminds me of how I want you to shut the fuck every time you post this in yet another thread here.

>>4163876
:-)

What can I say? I'm looking forward to being back.

>>4163884
What can I say? Nobody cares about your blog. ;-)