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As always - I´m only back from Japan for a few days and I already miss the country. Seeing this picture I took of Shinagawa station this morning felt rather weird. And Shinagawa isn´t even my favorite part of Tokyo by quite a margin...

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An important classic is turning 35: With Final Fantasy III, Square ALMOST had found their formula. There´s a job-system, the story has many interesting ideas, there´s summons, Chocobos and a great soundtrack, the often extremely high difficulty sadly drags it down a bit. Still - a fascinating game.

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It's sunday, April 27. - one of the big holidays: World Tapir Day! Everyone, enjoy the celebration!!

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Soo, I´m back from Japan. The flight back was long (Shinagawa -> Narita -> Zürich -> Frankfurt > Aschaffenburg) but surprisingly smooth. Okay, the drunk football-crowd at the end wasn't necessary but... eh. So if you´re interested: That's the stuff I bought for my own pleasure.

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Akira Shoji was the NMK planner behind several arcade STGs of theirs, including Hacha Mecha Fighter & the P-47 series. You'd never know this, as (at his own behest) he was uncredited on nearly everything he touched. He later assumed the alias "Saburo Yotsuya", designing RPGs such as Dungeon Maker.

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Random game saturday - Psychic World for Game Gear. The western cover is very, very unappealing, but the game is quite fun and has a nice soundtrack by Izuho "Ippo" Numata.

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One intercontinental and one (hopefully) good night's sleep and I can find out myself if it lives up to my expectations.

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Fantastic news!!

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An overcast morning in Tokyo - I'm already on my way to Narita Airport. What a fun, fascinating, intense week!

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A wonderful final day in Tokyo with fantastic stuff I can't talk about yet and a fantastic evening with great people on a boat before Odaiba. Food and music were great, but I still crashed on my way back. God, I'm tired. Tired, but happy.

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A bit of unexpected free time allowed mento go to Ramen Street at Tokyo Station and try the tonkotsu at Oreshika Jun. I came at a good time - no lines, no crowds. And well... the ramen was fantastic!!

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Man, I could hardly recognize Shibuya Station and subsequently got spectacularly lost.

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Good times on a tuesday evening in Tokyo.

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The day was well spent visiting Kojima Productions and posing with the founder himself for this amazingly edgy picture. #hideokojima

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A bit of shopping, some fantastic food and some surprising encounters Yesterday... And a move to a different Hotel - today marks the start of the second part of my Japan-trip. More on that soon.

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Well, I'm in Tokyo, I've got a bit of time on my hands and I'm near Mikado Ikebukuro... Of course I'll pop in and do a little 1cc run of SenXin Aleste. Because why not? The M2-game rocks!

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East Ikebukuro Central Park. It's a park. There's cats. What's not to like?

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He knows what's up

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A fantastic day with @megamatttv.bsky.social and @mayuyumemi.bsky.social in Akihabara with awesome food, some ridiculous prices and brilliant arcade games. Rave Racer and Scud Race both aged beautifully!!

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Mottainai flea market in Nakano.

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10 video games to get to know me Actraiser Final Fantasy V Golden Axe Musha Aleste Phantasy Star III Ridge Racer Sakura Wars 3 Samurai Shodown 2 Slay the Spire Wonder Boy in Monster World

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Huh, the hotel I booked for price- and geographical reasons (3 minutes from Shin Okubo Station) gives me some real 80s love-hotel vibes. THE ROOM HAS A VHS-PLAYER!!?

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Oh, I completely forgot about random-game-saturday! So, er... it's not on my shelf, but I just bought this. This counts. Don't mind the cough-drops.

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The line was long, but it was worth the wait. KIKANBO! KIKANBO! KIKANBO!

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Aaah, Tokyo. I didn't expect to be back so soon! It's only a few days, but I'm determined to make the most of it.

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So right now it's a thing to share old game-receipts? Okay, I have this one. Castlevania: The New Generation (the PAL-version of Bloodlines) - bought in perfect condition on June 24. 1997. Back then, I paid 30DM - today, that would be about €25. Yeah, that was a lucky catch, don´t hate me.

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Yesterday saw the kick-off to my new elective: Adapting the Weird - it's about Weird Literature, the New Weird and digital games. We´re starting in 1895 and make our way to the present. Visible here: A cliché-slide and the general rules for the elective. Good thing everyone could agree on those.

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What a day for afficionados of the stranger kind of game: Illbleed on Dreamcast, Pandora's Tower on Wii and Soul Hackers on 3DS have their 24. and 12. US-anniversary today and all three are absolutely wonderful if you want more out of your games.

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2,09 Euro for Sega Ages Phantasy Star, Virtua Racing, Fantasy Zone and many others. You really, REALLY should invest that money. These are the best version of some all-time classics. Get these! Get Herzog Zwei! Get Out Run! It's a steal!

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It’s Phantasy Star III and… Phantasy Star III. Hooked straight from the beginning.

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Yes.

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A few days ago I went through my stuff in the attic - I didn´t just find a bunch of awesome manuals, but also some beautiful PC big boxes. Man, I miss the days when PC-games came in this. Well that and the time, when every console and the PC all had their own real identity...

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