RETRO and GAMING STORE

Nostalgia for the good old days: retro-gaming consoles

Japan has many treasures culturally and particularly in the video game industry. In the '80s and' 90s, you might have spent your weekends or days in front of the TV screen playing video games with unique "pixelated" graphics. The consoles of the time are a part of our childhood and make us nostalgic. You can buy retrogaming consoles in our Otakute store from a large selection: super famicom, sega megadrive, Neo Geo, Dreamcast and many more. You will have the advantage of having an official console as well as the game cartridges straight from Tokyo with fast delivery. Otakute is not intended to sell new games that can be found commercially in millions of copies, but more retro and collector games.

But what is a modern retro console?

A touch of nostalgia ignites video game enthusiasts when a remastered version or remake of a game like Final Fantasy VII or Secret of Mana is released. So why not for the consoles of our childhood? This is a very good idea for manufacturers and it gives us the opportunity to purchase it from now on. It is priceless to have again, in your living room, a console of the time to something close: an identical design except its miniature size with its controllers, the possibility on some retro-modern consoles to read the authentic game cartridges of yesteryear. Yes, you read that right, you can pull your good ol 'games out of the attic of their original plastic boxes and get caught up in the virtual world again. So why not treat yourself to the super famicom or please your brother who is adding it to his vintage collection? Find or discover the nostalgia for the great classics, the precursors of the first steps of video games! Take advantage of our exceptional offers on the store so that you can play an iconic video game.

Here are the different consoles from our childhood:

Famicom aka Nintendo NES: the historic console with legendary games like Castlevania, Final Fantasy III, NES Open Tournament Golf or the famous Solomon’s Key exclusive to Japan.

SuperFamicom aka Super Nintendo NES: the Famicom but better! (Re) Discover the essential games on the SNES mini: Donkey Kong Country, Super Mario Kart, Secret of Mana and of course The Legend of Zelda: a link to the Past.

Atari Flashback 8 Gold: one of the best retro consoles to date with a surprising catalog of games: H.E.R.O, Kaboom, Missile Command, Pitfall, Space Invaders.

Arcade Gamer Portable: the small portable console that has everything a great one with its panel: Altered Beast, Columns, Golden Ax, Sonic Chaos, Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble.

Sega Mega Drive Flashback: You can't miss the original Mega Drive games such as Altered Beast, Comix Zone, Golden Ax, Mortal Kombat 3, Sonic & Knuckles.

Atari Flashback Portable Edition Pac Man: fans of the Atari brand will be happy to be able to play essential console games: Dig Dug, Frogger, Pac-Man, Missile Command, Xevious.

SupaBoy S: one of the merits of the portable console: being able to bring out the original SNES cartridges and be able to connect the SNES controllers to them during combat games much more practical.

PS One: Let yourself be taken on by the world of Square Enix via the legendary RPG "Final Fantasy VII" or take up the missions established in Metal Gear Solid, survive an infected city in Resident Evil. Also be amazed by the gameplay of Rayman in his adventures.

Why buy a vintage and retro video game console?

Before it was the battle to launch a game with a scart cable adapter for the Mega drive on CRT television.

Currently this is no longer the case and it is made easier thanks to the HDMI input so even if you have a 4K TV it will be possible to play on the retro console! Evenings with family or friends with Metal Slug in multiplayer mode or alone to play a game of Metal Gear with the playstation Classic. Then if you have an original console, the old model, why not opt ​​for a series of video games that are not yet part of your trophy from your collection? Otakute offers you the possibility of acquiring Famicom cartridges such as Metroid Fusion or Sonic and a wide choice of game cartridges for different consoles in our store. An old game such as Super Ghoul'n ghost is much more addictive than the new games with an open world where you get bored very quickly such as assassin's creed Black flag for example or even Modern Warfare style Fps or Rainbow six. .

Retro-gaming shopping in Tokyo vs home

Today, the cartridges of yesteryear can be purchased in Tokyo itself. Many reference stores in retro-gaming matters are present in the districts of the capital of Japan. Multi-story buildings fascinate those with a childish soul as if they were in front of a toy store. However, finding your collectors is a big challenge when you cannot go directly there. Our shop has unearthed for you its cartridges present in the land of the rising sun, many games from Neo Geo, Super Famicon, Deamcast, Playstation One in very good condition! What if you let yourself be tempted by this opportunity to get these cartridges or consoles from your home?

 The good finds

If you are a true geek or a geek, you too have worn out your controllers on Street Fighter 2 on the Super Famicom. If you liked the fabulous adventures of Super Mario, you will understand the difficulty of the Zelda game. On the other hand, the backup system of the original console where you prayed that there would be no power outage and the fact of memorizing the dungeon map by drawing it on paper at the time. These games have the merit of making us nostalgic and taking up the challenge of continuing despite the difficulties of the game.

With the rise of video games, a number of consoles have appeared over the years:

- Xbox, Xbox One at Microsoft

- Playstation 2, Playstation 3 then the last Playstation 4, the PSP and the PS vita with Sony

- Nintendo 64, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo switch as well as portable consoles: gameboy, gameboy advance, nintendo DS, nintendo 3DS

We are impatiently awaiting the next release for the latest consoles. For good reason, the video games that follow offer breathtaking graphics, more than bluffing character design, a well-crafted scenario and a collection of types of games to our liking: RPG role-playing game, combat, reflection, adventure, simulation and strategy, sport, racing.

The current community of gamer being young play immortal video games whose opuses are making new releases on recent consoles. This new generation has a passion for the universe of a license, notably for Kingdom Heart or Zelda. They take it into their heads to finish all the old titles of the games of this license in question. Staying late is far from a favorite moment for a real enthusiast.

Here is a list of classic games but among the best games to know or to rediscover as die-hard fans of video games of all ages:

Dragon Ball on Super Nes, sega Saturn

Zelda, Mario, SuperMario kart, Kirby, Pokémon

Castlevania, Metal Gear, Lara croft

Double dragon, Secret of Mania, Donkey Kong, Fzero

Spiro, Rayman, StreetFighter, Tekken, Resident Evil, Supermetroid, Superghoulen Ghost, Chonos triger, Megaman, Killer instinct, EarthwormJim, Startfoxz