This week's orders are packed up and will hopefully ship out tomorrow. Also here is the first inventory update in nearly 2 weeks. Great game and music restocks. Sorry to be away for so long. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

On my way home now. Sorry for no posts. I didn’t have wi-fi for almost a week. (I’m a bit scared to see what news I missed). Anyway I will resume shipping orders and listing items from tomorrow. Great vacation. This was the sky this morning.

Sorry to hear about the hospital but glad you could get your games and tunes!

Andrew Elmore 💽@elmore.zone · last wk.

The good news is I came home from the hospital to a big ol care package of music and games from @japanretrodirect.bsky.social 😭 A bunch of these were Namcot releases featured in my video that I didn't previously have physical copies of, too! ❤️

OK, I am off to ship out orders. As a reminder, I will be off for a week starting tomorrow. The store website will remain open and you can make orders but I won't be able to ship anything out until the 11th at the earliest. I hope everyone is having a great summer. See you again soon.

A couple DS restocks and some GREAT Japanese music. Also some news: From the 4th-10th I will be on vacation. I will keep the store site up, but with any order made before the 10th, there will be a delay on shipping it out. Thank you for your understanding. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

We are ok. Yes, we felt the earthquake because we are in Kyushu. But we are far enough from the epicenter that we just had prolonged shaking. Some CDs and stuff got knocked down but other than that no damage. In Kumamoto, however, many people were injured so keep them in your thoughts.

All orders were shipped yesterday. And in this economy I am grateful for each one. I’ll be sending tracking numbers soon. Thank you again.

I was reading a thread, and the question was “What’s the oldest physical game you own?” And people were posting like PS2 and 360 stuff… Am I old? Make me feel better. What’s the oldest physical game you own? For me (that I got new) it’s the first Super Mario.But I also own Atari 2600 carts and..

Why is the Family Mart selling Stranger Things underpants?

You are very welcome! And dang I wish I could take photos of games as well as you.

JoeyPineapples™ @joeypineapples.bsky.social · 3w ago

Package of goodies from @japanretrodirect.bsky.social Thanks again, Kev! 🇯🇵..

Today's update is all music. And all great music. (At least according to my tastes). How about you? Are you a fan of Utada? Or Asian Kung-Fu Generation? Ayumi Hamasaki? Chip tune gods YMCK? City pop starlet Anri? If not, who do you like? Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

OK, I am back from camping. I will pack up orders tonight and hopefully ship tomorrow. Thank you for your patience. I hope everyone is having a good summer.

Good morning everyone. I am rarely up this early to see it. But this is why Japan is called “The Land of the Rising Sun”. A beautiful red “Asahi” (morning sun) that this photo absolutely does not do justice to.

Sorry, no updates for the next few days. I am taking advantage of the 3-day weekend and going camping by the beach. Orders will resume shipping on Tuesday. Stay cool everyone!

Allow me to echo the sentiment! Vinnk's one of the nicest humans you'll ever meet. I can't recommend this retro import store enough! :D

Japan Retro Direct@japanretrodirect.bsky.social · last mo.

Oh! As well as physical media, please support physical human artists. The JRD logo and site banner were designed by the amazing @louistrations.co.uk with no AI. Give a follow and read Apricot Cookies here: apricotcookies.net

Oh! As well as physical media, please support physical human artists. The JRD logo and site banner were designed by the amazing @louistrations.co.uk with no AI. Give a follow and read Apricot Cookies here: apricotcookies.net

Going CD shopping this week. Any out of stock on the site albums I should relist? Or some artists I should look for? Or some group/singer you think I should hear? Always looking for recommendations.

Thank you! Always great to hear from People enjoying their orders. Doubly great when they like groups like YMCK which more people need to hear.

Christerious@christerious.bsky.social · last mo.

I got my shipment from a few months ago - the YMCK and Perfume albums were great!!

Orders are all boxed up and will be shipping tomorrow. I cant wait for you guys to get these games and CDs. Please tell me what you think of them.

Restocks of some essential Sega Saturn games (Xmas Nights, Fighting Vipers, Lunar, Virtua Cop 1+2). Also a River City baseball game, Konami Shooter Pop’n TwinBee. Oh, and some excellent tunes (Cibo Matto, Porno Graffitti and L'Arc-en-Ciel. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

All Super Famicom restocks today. Some stone cold classics you know like Zelda, Super Bomberman, Kirby, and Mario All Stars. But also some you may not have heard of (but should look into) like Galaga spin-off Cosmo Gang. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Yes we do! Here is the most up to date shipping info. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com/news-detail/12

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@bretegg.bsky.social · last mo.

Does it ship internationally?

Orders shipped out yesterday and today. Thank you everyone! Sony announced the end of their part in physical gaming. And this week I had my best week of selling physical games in months. Funny how something going away makes us appreciate it more. Happy to help you build your own collections!

All Famicom today. One of my favorite platforms of all time. So many great games. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

I only encourage responsible financial decisions. Unfortunately I consider games a responsible investment.

hi I'm amper. :)@ampersandie.bsky.social · last mo.

Another definitely responsible and needed haul from @japanretrodirect.bsky.social featuring two of my favourite games. Anyone got a WonderSwan for sale?

So riled up about this “Death of physical Media” stuff that I am going to get off my butt and do a stream for the first time in 4 months. Testing physical games. If you are up for a good rant and poor gameplay, feel free to join. Starts soon. youtube.com/live/egbz02F...

You'll have to pry these physical games from my cold dead stream!

YouTube video by Famicom Dojo LIVE!

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Disc Rot? I run an online game/CD shop. More than 10,000 discs CD/DVD/LD/BD have passed through me. I test each one. I find scratched discs for sure. And moldy discs in cases that also have moldy manuals. But a pristine case with a “rotted” disc? Twice. 2 times in the 15 years I have sold games.

10 new listings today. Games and CDs I haven't had on the site before. And here is the deal, if you buy them, you will own them. Not a license, or a code, or a subscription, an actual physical thing to hold in your hand. (LOL, I fear I might sound a little bitter) Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Really bummed about Sony ending physical games. Also worried for the independent game shops here in Japan. Yeah, retro games will still exist but these shops made a good chunk of their money from used current generation games.

One of the best orders I have ever shipped. Some stone cold classics in there (mixed in with the oddities). And now you own them. No license that can be revoked. Enjoy them!

Chad Bonin@chadbonin.com · last mo.

Biiiiig @japanretrodirect.bsky.social #gamingpickups