I'm very happy with the stuff I am listing today. It's a bit slow going because it's all new listings, AND I am getting distracted listening to the albums... I'll try to have a full update soon, but you can always see the work in progress at the "new arrivals" page. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com/new

Listen to Andrew’s music. You won’t regret it. If you don’t know where to start, I recommend Silver Javelin. satellitesound.bandcamp.com/album/silver...

Silver Javelin (Original Soundtrack), by Andrew Elmore

15 track album

satellitesound.bandcamp.com

Andrew Elmore 💽@elmore.zone · 2d ago

I may still be struggling to secure anything resembling stable employment, but at least it's #BandcampFriday!? Please feel free to eat as much music as you'd like, there's plenty for everyone!

Other than a restock of NAXAT Open, every game listed today is new to the store. Great Super Famicom titles including Jaki Crush (3rd pinball game in the Crush series) and girl fighter Super Variable Geo. Didn't realize I didn't have CTR on the site so I fixed that too. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

To all my “reasonable customers”: I want you to know that you will own any game or CD you buy from my shop. Not a license. The object. It is “plausible to suggest” that by purchasing from my store you can expect ownership. Not something I figured I would ever have to make clear. But here we are.

VGC@videogameschronicle.com · 5d ago

Sony says "reasonable consumers" know they don’t own the digital PlayStation games they buy. It argues that it's "not plausible" to suggest that when they buy a digital game they actually believe they're "obtaining ownership" of it. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-sa...

You are very welcome! If you have any questions about any of the games, don’t hesitate to ask. Enjoy the light gun shooters. I wish that genre would/could make a comeback.

Ross G@saintrg.bsky.social · 4d ago

@japanretrodirect.bsky.social Thank you for the last couple of shipments received. I’m already browsing for my next items… 😅

Only got 1 order this week (shipped today). That's the bad news. The good news is that I had more time to list things this week. Games and CDs today. Several of them like Puyo Puyo BOX, Donkey Konga 2 and the CD+DVD version of Otsuka Ai's Love Jam are new to the site. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

I've been listing a lot of music lately, so to balance things out, today's update is all games. Great ones too, like Super Mario 3, Lunar 1 and 2, Gran Truismo, Dark Souls and more. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

When I started Japan Retro direct, my mission was provide a fun, reasonably priced way to get Japanese games. But I always had a side quest. To introduce a curated selection of Japanese music and share my favorite artists with people who will hopefully become fans. (1/2) japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Stressful week, so I’m trying to relax. Been catching up on listening to some very nostalgic music. There will be more album listings on the way. Good stuff.

Recently I have mostly been doing restocks, but today's update also includes 5 items that have never been on the site before. I will try my best to give returning customers something new to see and restock the things new customers might have missed. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Shipped orders out today. 2 of them went to Canada. So that must be why I'm posting a Canadian flag today.

Another nice set of games. These are all restocks, but some of these games haven't been on the site in literally years. So they might be new to you! Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Another insane update. Saturn Bomberman Sonic Jam Magical Drop 2 2 Boxed Virtual Boy games Some amazing music and more. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Thank you Chad for always supporting me. The last 2 years have been rough for the shop but people like you are what keeps me going.

Chad Bonin@chadbonin.com · 2w ago

I always recommend @japanretrodirect.bsky.social, but even moreso nowadays with the proliferation of Polymegas and SuperStation Ones.

Some more great restocks (and a few items new to the store). The 2 PS1 Parappa games, Grandia, Ridge Racer 4, Tobal No1 and some boxed Super Famicom Games. On the Music side is my favorite PSY - S album and the 2-disc version of my favorite M-flo album. Good stuff Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Got some good stuff over the weekend. Listing some great CDs (Cibo Matto, Ayumi Hamasaki, The Pillows, PSYs) and games (Panzer Dragoon, Guilty Gear, ecchi adventure game(and occasional 2D shooter) Suchi-Pie, and more). Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Going shopping at a large Book Off this weekend. Their game selection has already been pretty picked over (by me LOL) but they have a pretty good CD section. Anything I should keep an eye out for?

It's been a minute but here are some excellent restocks. 3 boxed Super Famicom RPGs (Mana 2, Mana 3 and FFVI). 2 great Utada Hikaru albums. 1 Virtual Boy game (these are getting harder to find with the renewed interest) A Japan-exclusive DK game. Rage Racer and more. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Thank you for posting the photo and writing about the shop. The only advertising I have is word of mouth so things like this really help. Enjoy the games and CDs!

TheGameLlama@thegamellama.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wrote about @japanretrodirect.bsky.social in mine :3, here’s a preview of my haul!

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 mo.

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 · 2mo 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