Restocks of some great Neo Geo CD fighters and Ace Attorney games. Also some music CD restocks and that Beat Crusaders album is new to the site (and recommended). SIte: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Your wish is my commend. These will go up soon.

Shipping day today for Japan Post packages (Yamato will hopefully be tomorrow). I can't wait for the 3 of you to get your games and CDs. I have way less orders these days, but that just makes each one more special to me. And hopefully to you as well. Enjoy! -Kevin

All Nintendo DS games today. And some of my favorites. 2 great Band Brothers music games. Both DS Jump mash-up manga fighters. The Club Nintendo exclusive Game & Watch Collection, GameCenter CX, Ouendan 2 and the impressive Mistwalker RPG no one has heard of, ASH. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Excellent point. Very true. That's what I did back in the day, but if you don't feel comfortable opening up your system, the converters are like 10 bucks.

Today is entirely Nintendo 64 restocks. All tested (some of them on stream yesterday). It's a great time to collect for Japanese N64 right now. The prices on a lot of games are still reasonable and it is not difficult to get a converter for JPN games on a US system. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

I'm testing N64 games for the shop on stream. Also opening these mystery packs of carts I bought, so this one might be kinda fun. Stop by if you have time. I have been told that my streams are good background sound to listen to while doing laundry. Start in 10 min: www.youtube.com/live/Ai_4-5j...

And still more games! 5th update in like 3 days. If any of you are inspired to make an order but still confused by shipping, please reach out to me. I am happy to help you. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

As promised, I listed things other than Famicom today. Some nice tunes, a Nintendo DS Pokemon puzzle game, Tobal No. 1, Bomberman Kart and some fun PSP games. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

OK, one last All-Famicom update. I promise I'll have something different tomorrow. For now lots of nice "Pulse Carts", Super Mario USA, Adventure Island 2 and more. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

More Famicom stuff today. One of my all-time favorite consoles. A lot of the classics today. Mario 1 and 2, Gradius, Donkey Kong Jr. Kung-Fu and Final Fantasy 3. Also some other great stuff. SIte: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Oops! All Famicom. 12 Famicom restocks including 5 Dragon Ball games. All at fairly reasonable prices. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Now that Halloween festivities have finished, I can devote a bit more time to the site. Here is a batch of restocks. Fun stuff in there like Vanquish and the Sakura Wars Columns game. Also if you like light gun shooters, check out Vampire Night. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

A bunch of PC Engine restocks today including all 3 HuCard Bomberman games. Also a Sega Saturn Bomberman not released outside of Japan. Plenty of other good stuff too including Puyo Puyo CD, Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru and more. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Happy Halloween from Japan Retro Direct!

Planning to expend my selection of Japanese Music CDs. I have a backlog of about 100 CDs to test/list but any artists you recommend? I'm always looking for new (or old) things to listen to. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com/product-list...

You are very welcome! Have a great time with those games.

Those are both great Famicom games. I hope you enjoy them!

It’s 2:00am and I’m up testing retrogames for the store while listening to J-pop CDs. Even with all the garbage going on in the world right now, sometime life is good. I recommend Super Famicom and Amuro Namie over cable news and doomscrolling any day of the week. Take care of yourselves everyone❤️

Today's update is very Utada Hikaru heavy. And there is NOTHING wrong with that. One of the best Jpop artists of all time. Also 2 CDs by The Pillows, a Morning Musume Greatest Hits album and the debut of Orange Range. Oh! And 2 games! Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Lunar is probably my most rebought game ever. I have it for Sega CD, Mega CD, Saturn, US PS1, Japan PS1, Saturn MPEG version, GBA, PSP, iOS and now Swicth. I guess it’s safe to say I am a fan.

Great! Everyone is getting their stuff today. So many winners in there. I love Vanquish, Afrika and the fighters.

Not a bad game in the entire lot. Some of my favorites there. I really hope you enjoy them! (Also put that KOF 95 in your CD player and you have an arranged soundtrack).

Today I added some often requested games like Final Fantasy Tactics, Tales of Phantasia and Dragon Quest 7. Also some restocks and a few new listings. Music fans, the Cocco album Kumuiuta I just listed is one of my favorites. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

What's nice about today's listings is that along with some great restocks, there are 5 new listing of games I have never had in the site before. As for the orders made in the last few days, I am hoping to ship tomorrow. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

The same. Right before I got married I sold off 90% of my collection. To pay for the wedding and “put away childish things”. That stuck for about 6 months (the getting rid of the collection that is, the marriage is still going). I’ve spent the last 17 years reassembling it at a much higher cost…

junk mail day, courtesy of @japanretrodirect.bsky.social the Gamer is already investigating

Catching up on one of my favorite long-form Youtube programs, "Nick Knacks" a documentary series by @poparena.bsky.social about the history of old Nickelodeon shows. Didn't realize the shop got a shout-out on an episode about 4 months back! I recommend subscribing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-hM...

Restocks of both Famicom Bomberman games and some Sega Saturn stuff but my main focus today was adding 6 albums I have never had on the store before. I know I should focus on the games but I'm excited to share these tunes as well. Hopefully you can give some of them a try. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Listing City Pop CDs, but it is going slow because I keep listening to them in full....

I am so glad you like them. I tried to recommend some reasonably priced but also good Gundam games. But I'm always nervous that people will have the same taste as me. Happy gaming!

Yeah, I found another copy of Airs Adventure with the obi card, so I upgraded it for you. Sorry, I forgot to mention it before I shipped. Enjoy the games!

CANADA UPDATE: OK, just got back from the post office. So, yes, Canada Post is partially open again. But apparently not enough that Japan Post can lift their suspension of packages going to Canada yet. I will remove that shipping option for the time being / contact customers with standing orders.

Today's update is entirely Game Boy Advance Mega Man/Rockman games. The entire GBA Zero series and a bunch of Battle Network games. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Thank you so much for your kind words. This is the reason I keep doing this. Hope you really enjoy everything in the order!

Just fantastic stuff today. Panzer Dragoon 1 and 2 on Sega Saturn. 2 Ninja Turtles Famicom Beat 'em ups. A CD by the "queen of City Pop", Mariya Takeuchi and another by a group I recommend called Orange Pekoe. Also weird Simple series games and Sakura Wars 2! Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Great pick-ups! And I am happy to hear Yamato is still arriving quickly. Enjoy the games!

Interesting mix of games and music today. Some restocks of popular items and a few things I rarely have on the site. For example this is the first copy of Zelda DX I have listed in almost 2 years. Thank you everyone for your support. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

12 hours remaining on the discount.

Tomorrow is the last day to use the discount code “BSTariffRefund”to save 15% off your order and take the sting off of the tariffs. After that, I hope that you will continue to support my store at its normal prices. I promise I will do my best to keep them as low as I can. japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Looks like there is some progress with shipping to Canada. Researching now.

Japan Retro Direct does great work and offers cool stuff at extremely fair prices. I know tariffs are a (profoundly stupid) thing but please do support if you can!

Excellent restocks today. Both Famicom Goonies games, The PS1 Dead or Alive, Fighting vipers and Nights on Saturn. Gran Turismo 2, and more. A lot of must-have games. Also, until Tuesday you can use the discount code “BSTariffRefund” and save 15% if you choose. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

Everything listed today is Japanese music or music related games. Some of my favorite artists. Cocco, Love Psychedelico, Amuro Namie, Puffy, Asian Kung-Fu Generation. And I am bias, but I think the prices are not bad. Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

City pop get! Found albums by Mariya Takeuchi, Tatsuro Yamashita and Anri.

Great! Thank you. I'll get those shipped out soon.

More restocks. Great games. Great tunes. Ellegarden - Bring Your Board!! is one of my favorites. Also a new series of puffy Pokemon stickers. Remember Bluesky friends, there are still 5 days to (optionally) use the discount code “BSTariffRefund” and save 15% Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

A true hidden gem that I have been recommending to people for ages. Happy more people get to try it now!

Sorry for the lack of new listings for the last few days. Here are some nice restocks and a few new listings. Remember there is still a week left to take advantage of the 15% off coupon for Bluesky followers. (Use the code “BSTariffRefund” on checkout) Site: japanretrodirect.ocnk.com

OK, I shipped every completed order this morning. For those shipping via Yamato, I will get your tracking numbers to you soon. For the orders still in progress or ones to Canada that need to be adjusted, I will be contacting you. Thank you everyone! Back to listings.. Good stuff in the pipeline.