Alex Kraus
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Official Hard Off Ambassador named by Hard Off Co. Work for software developer in Hokkaido. Final Fantasy, NieR, Yakuza, Hideo Kojima, retro collector/38歳 🚹.
Hakodate-shi, Hokkaido
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Twitter friends,
My company is closing and I am being laid off. I am looking for a new job opportunity. I have 5 years of business administration exp in a JP/EN bilingual IT/software dev environment. Prefer to stay in Japan but will consider elsewhere. 🔁RTs appreciated!
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“Speaking of Mutsumi Inomata, one of my strongest memories is when Michael Jackson, who came to Japan on his BAD tour, fell in love with Inomata's art book at first sight at a bookstore and requested a meeting.”
いのまたむつみといえばBADツアーで来日したマイケルジャクソンが本屋でいのまた氏の画集に一目惚れして面会を申し込んだのが最強エピソード
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There’s a Final Fantasy VIII easter egg in the FF7 Rebirth demo
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Big news if you buy stuff from Japan! After almost 3.5 years of closure in the wake of Covid, Japan Post is finally reopening cheap airmail small packet service to the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, and France beginning on Monday, Oct 1st.
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An original Yoji Shinkawa sketch of Meryl from Metal Gear Solid was listed and sold today on Mercari for ¥888,888 ($5800 USD). The art board was given away by Famitsu in 1998. The lot also included a Policenauts mousepad autographed by Kojima. The listing sold in under 3 hours.
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@stairwellspirit
@MysticDistance
When does the novel adaptation come out? Asking for a friend
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OOOMMMGGG my coworker just gifted me his entire Sega Saturn/Master System/GameGear collection 😵
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The Yahoo auction for Battle Choice, an unreleased Konami game from 1988, has ended for ¥2,401,000 (about $15,845 USD). According to Unseen64, this game is undumped & no screenshots existed til now. These are the first screens we have seen, a hybrid fighter and chess-like system.
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I was watching Supersize Me with my brother on Sunday and there is a scene where Jared Fogle is giving out his email address to preteen girls and OH MY GOD THIS HAS NOT AGED WELL
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@InternetHippo
Thousands of people about to find out that “right to work” laws mean the opposite of what they sound like
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Some horrifying scenes today from Japan’s “empty shelves, the tourists have taken everything” retro store, Surugaya
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I’m at the only place in Japan where it’s legal to rob tourists
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Ten years ago this month, I acquired this item: a 1.5 million sales award plaque for Metal Gear Solid, given to Jack Of All Games, which was a major USA software distributor at the time. It remains perhaps one of the nicest items in my collection. (currently in storage.)
#mgs
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A Hard Off in Chiba has pulled from sale a very rare Nintendo DSi model, the McDonalds eCrew Development Program which was issued with employee training software. It seems that McDonalds contacted Hard Off and asked them to stop the sale.
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Was watching a YouTuber’s tour of Kansai area mom and pop toy stores and spotted Bandai’s infamous 1980s robot toy named “God Jesus”
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@gematsucom
@Wario64
They’re going to have an awkward time in Japan where the names Crash Bandicoot 4 & 5 have already been used
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For Final Fantasy VI’s 27th anniversary, Kazuko Shibuya shares the very first version of Tina (Terra) that she produced, with short hair! Document dated June 25, 1993.
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@GamerTakes
Orthopedic underwear existed in Tifa’s closet. I don’t think sports bra is that far of a stretch.
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Finally up and running: new SSD, new wireless card, and Tiny10 installation on a Sony Vaio Type P.
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I am pleasantly shocked to see a Va-11 Hall-a poster in a brick & mortar store
@SukebanGames
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@Shadesogrey
@chaeronaea
Alcohol always gives me the self-control I need to stick to a strict, rigorous plan
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Today I learned Sega made official user-swappable clear shells for the Dreamcast. Part number GMS-002.
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Got “Early Works of Final Fantasy VII” book as published April 1996. I only learned of its existence a month ago; surprised I could track down a copy already. It was a supplement to the April 1 1996 issue of Hyper PlayStation magazine.
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I scanned "Early Final Fantasy VII Works," a booklet which was unknown to me as a collector until months ago. Please enjoy
Got “Early Works of Final Fantasy VII” book as published April 1996. I only learned of its existence a month ago; surprised I could track down a copy already. It was a supplement to the April 1 1996 issue of Hyper PlayStation magazine.
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An entirely reasonable price for The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2
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Lord, give me all the confidence of a 1996 Sega exec believing that Kenji Eno is gonna save my company
Tom Kalinske on Kenji Eno's defection to the Saturn: "another example of why we will eventually win"
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So uhhhhhhh I may have bought 11 vintage deadstock OG Game Boy earphones from 1989 for ¥500 each
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A former Hudson employee says he saved several Famicom development ROMs from the trash while working there. He put them away and forgot about them. In this video, he tests them: Super Mario Bros., Xevious, Adventure Island, a sound test ROM for Faxanadu, and some that do not boot
公開いたしました
ハドソンのゴミとして置いてあった
謎の開発中用スーパーマリオのロムの正体は⁉
お楽しみください
#ハドソン #ファミコン #レトロゲーム #サンプルロム
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Cosplaying characters from a conceptual non-existent game-within-a-game is such a Square Enix fan thing to do.
"Verum Rex"
Help us defeat the Gigas!
Yozora: Me
Aegis:
@ModeratelyOkCos
Magia:
@AmaitoFuu
Photography:
@BernNHK
#VerumRex
#Cosplay
#KingdomHearts
#Yozora
#KH3
#KingdomHearts
#KingdomHearts3
#spoilers
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Getting Metal Gear Solid 2 with the GACKT & baby cover (I have a promo poster of this back in the States)
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Big score! Found a junk GameCube with a Broadband Adapter attached for ¥3300. I bought the set, immediately took out the adapter at the counter, and sold the GC back to Hard Off. Received ¥600 for the buyback. I’m happy with this outcome. #ハードオフファミリー
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@johntv
Some say the interactive entertainment industry will soon be bigger than the box office. Can you imagine?
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Final Fantasy VII Series Special Book hits Japanese newsstands on Jan 31. Includes unique Tetsuya Nomura-designed tote bag for ¥2500.
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So, you guys remember my coworker that gave me all the Sega Saturn stuff? Today he said he had a “PlayStation” to give me and this is what he dropped off at work for me just now 😲
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It’s nice to have this little gem back in my collection: Metal Gear 1 Special Disc for GameCube that you could only get from the Twin Snakes system bundle. Cost was three times as much as the last time I bought it….
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An unreleased Sega Saturn game called “Monica’s Castle.” It was canceled right before commercial release but some factory-printed discs exist.
そういやちょっと前にしまってたディスク発掘してましたわな
気軽に動かす実機が無いんでSSFでヽ(´ー｀)ノ
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Maybe the best Hard Off find today of many: Jusco limited edition Game Boy Advance in clear orange & black. This matches the rare Jusco N64 which is highly desirable. Sold as junk/not working for ¥300. I will have to diagnose to see if I can resuscitate it. #ハードオフファミリー
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Jackpot! 🎰 Big haul of FF7R lottery figures for ¥200 each at Suragaya. I was starting to think I wasn’t going to find these at a good price. No lady Cloud though...
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I got a ¥500 coin I’ve never seen before from the post office. It was minted in 2007 and commemorates 50 years of Japanese research in the Antarctic. Really thought it was foreign currency for a few seconds.
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Finally won an auction for my
#1
most-wanted gaming item: wooden Nintendo Entertainment store sign from the early 90s. These were only given to official Nintendo retail stores who signed a contract and paid royalties to Nintendo. I already have the matching gold Mario statue.
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@Genki_JPN
I think he is misunderstanding what fans want. We want something in the “HD2D” style.
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@JayRPGee
@Alcoholikaust
Reminds me of the story I read once on Reddit where PayPal suspended someone’s account for sending money labeled as “For Yakuza” (the videogame...)
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In early morning April 3rd, 2023, a 21yo university student broke into the Book Market A Too used video game store in Sanjo City, Niigata, in an attempt to steal, among others, a copy of MR. NUTZ for the Super Famicom, valued at ¥74,800 ($558 USD).
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Young me, beginning to learn japanese: Kanji is lame, why don't they write everything in hiragana?
Me now, trying to read a friend's text message all in hiragana: I... I can't read this
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In 1980, the same year Dr. Slump debuted as a manga, Akira Toriyama designed an instruction manual for an Aiwa cassette recorder. It is as delightful as you can imagine. Photos courtesy of
@CnZBYF1ctAj1R23
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Some good quality FFXV & Kingsglaive concept art from the forthcoming NYC art exhibit
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@KennedyGaming4
@pixelatedboat
$12.50 shipping? What shipping company is going to let you ship a possible package bomb?
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Yuji Naka seems to be pleading guilty in his insider trading case. At the first trial held at the Tokyo District Court, Naka stated, "There is no doubt that I learned the facts about the game before it was announced and bought the stock."
ゲームクリエイターの中裕司氏が『ドラゴンクエスト』『ファイナルファンタジー』関連作をめぐるインサイダー取引事件に関して起訴内容を認める
東京地裁で開かれた初公判の場で中被告は「公表前にゲームについての事実を知り、株を買ったことは間違いありません」と供述した
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@CleverComebacks
@cons_owned
This reply was better
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@ecto_fun
Georgia Coffee released some promo Twin Peaks collaboration merchandise in Japan. Sometimes it pops up on Mercari but always sells immediately. I’ve seen posters and coffee cups. I covet both.
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Happy to confirm that my Hard Off Official Ambassador membership has been renewed for 2024 fiscal year. #ハードオフファミリー
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Lost Judgment poster spotted at Surugaya.
#LostJudgment
#yakuza
#龍が如く#ジャージアイズ
#likeadragon
#ryugagotoku
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PlayStation Magazine (Japan) March 1, 1996. Final Fantasy VII cover; Lots of early beta screenshots. The game was scheduled for a 2-disc December 1996 release at that time.
@Shademp88
@midgarteam
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@DamienMcFerran
I see that CEX continues to put some of the most aggravating stickers directly on their used products
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@VektroidLive
Everything about this is strange. Colonel Sanders looking dude eating with a tissue stuck up his nose. Why does the kid have a prewritten note? Why the sign on the back? Does he represent the whole company?
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This long-established store called Radio Center in Akihabara still uses almost the same design store sign as it did in 1951 (left).
Photos courtesy
@111g0
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@VGArtAndTidbits
Guess I’ll post it here too 😜
Interesting tho as I have read that Toriyama is a bit of a recluse and doesn’t like being photographed? Even Nobuo Uematsu who worked with him on stuff like Blue Dragon mentioned that they’ve never met face to face.
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@fesshole
So you’re just stealing blank giftcards from stores to spite your stepdaughter? Double cringe
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New Club “Chrono Cross”, a dubious nightclub spotted in Kabukicho by a colleague (who wants to be anonymous)
#chronocross
#ChronoTrigger
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@necrosofty
Nobody was even looking at our legal agreement so we just deleted it plz understand
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Manager Sakashima of the Tsubame Sanjo store recognized me so we took a photo and had a chat. He has been to more Hard Offs than me! #ハードオフファミリー
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This chart shows which projects that Square developers transitioned to between the late SNES and early PS1 era. About 40% of the Chrono Trigger staff moved to FF7, and almost half of the Super Mario RPG staff moved to Final Fantasy Tactics.
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