I live in the rural mountains of Japan, surrounded by recycle shops that sell a plethora of bizarre and random video games and accessories. I get a lot of video gaming done, mostly of the retro variety.
I'm an English teacher and a part-time journalist, and I love talking old-school shop with anyone that's interested.
My favourite games are mostly Super Nintendo RPGs and modern adventure masterpieces.
Other than that, I love frolicking through the mountains of Fukushima, dancing to indie rock, and building giant couch forts that I'm not afraid to live in.

Browsing through the recycle shops of rural Japan, I get a regular lesson in old school Japanese gaming consoles and games. I would have considered myself an expert in the North American sense, but after a couple rounds through the Dopos an...