Mark Yuasa

@markyuasa.bsky.social

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Co-host of the Omnigamers' Club podcast. Fan of all types of games.

A blue Sony minidisc player with a twist action remote on the audio cable that had a 2 line LCD screen.
Mihoshi and Kiyone from "Star Trek" aka 'Tenchi Muyo in Space.'
A cat sprawled on his back with his legs in the air on a blanket between my legs.
The cover of Aidan Moher's Fight, Magic, Items book.
A hand made Mario 64 game guide diorama spread for level 13.
Person sweating in front of two buttons. The first says Finish Final Fantasy 1 Remaster. The second says Play 2nd FF Tactics Remake.
Banners from the games at Vancouver Game Garden.
Home-made carnitas tacos with black bean refritos.
A cross section of Doraemon, a robot car from the future.
The box of the card game Trio.
Jake Green behind the wheel of a car as a nuclear blast can be seen in the distance.
Stardew Valley in concert at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC.
A Pile of Sonic plushies.
A blue coffee mug with the classic Sega logo from the Sega store in Shibuya Parco, Tokyo.
My winning sets in Nana.
My final (winning) score in Harvest was 120 points.
Ryu, the main character from Breath of Fire has a raging blue mullet.
Macross / SDF-1
Rows of gashapon machines at Sunshine 60.
Title screen of Final Fantasy 1 for NES. "And so, their journey begins...."
A pile of 20 retro games. For some reason, I went pretty hard on the NDS and PSP games. They were easier to find and well priced compared to older cartridge based games.
Various Nintendo Classics apps on my Switch home screen including Super Nintendo, Super Famicom, Game Boy and Family Computer (Famicom).
Here is the entrance to the Surugaya Flagship store in Shizuoka.
There were free arcade machines set up. I saw quite a few school age kids taking advantage of the free entertainment.
Lots of loose Famicom carts including this Japanese copy of Maniac Mansion (a personal fave).
Lots of retro game hardware is set up so you can play a few games for free.
A rack of small box games including Ghost Blitz and Rhino Hero.
There was a Switch 2 demo machine across from this big Mario statue.
The umbrella lockers (which is a thing in Japan) have different models of Game Boy as labels.
The museum part can be seen in the background way behind the Switch 2 advertisement.
High prices from retro games at Retro TV Game Revival in Osaka. I imagine that this is how much games cost in popular locations like Akihabara. I would go to the latter for game deals any more.
Pikmin plush prizes in the crane game.
Taking the steps up to the Spain pavilion.
A life size Gundam statue. We didn't get to see the pavilion without reservations! 😕
Packs of Ghibli themed playing cards.
The famous Glico man sign over Dotonbori river is all LEDs now.
The Japan pavilion was a highlight, prominently featuring Hello Kitty as types of algae. Also Be-Bricks and Doraemon were also featured.
Nintendo Switch 2 wrap around the escalators.
Summer fireworks show at Bentenjima over the famous floating torii gate.
Omori manga from Animate at Toyohashi station. Not just a Steam game.
Studio gear gatchas. Perfect for the podcasters in your life!
Hiratsuka Tanabata festival decorations.
Persona 3 Reloaded, Persona 5 Tactical and Sword Art Online merch at Daiso.
Tactile game display at Loft Ginza.
My retro game haul in west Tokyo.
A sign that reads "No dangerous good".
Undertale keychains in the gashapon machine.
A shelf of boardgames in a typical Japanese toy store.
Denny's Japan menu insert for cold dan-dan noodles.
A screenshot of the Xenoblade Chronicles action bar UI.
The cover of What You Are Looking For is in the Library (a novel) by Michiko Aoyama
Shadowrun TTRPG, Second Edition cover.
TNG crew playing with isolinear chips.
An acrylic action token from Captain's Chair.
Johnny 5 from 'Short Circuit' in Village People cosplay.
Resident evil gem puzzle screenshot.
A portrait of Heismay, a party member in Metaphor Refantazio.
Promotional art, box art, digital bonus item for the upcoming game Shadow Labyrinth.
A tankard in the Skyrim inventory menu.
The cover of Ironsworn Starforged.