Retro game collectors flock to Japan as 'vintage' market booms

The Manila Times

Retro game collectors flock to Japan as 'vintage' market booms  A booming market for retro video games and consoles has taken hold in Japan, a country long-famed for its cutting-edge technology. Some pieces of 'vintage' gear can sell for thousands of dollars, with most of the demand coming from foreign collectors seeking a part of video game history.  AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #retrogaming

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00:00I'd like to say it's because a lot of the games coming out now tend to be more of the

00:25same. There hasn't been a different kind of innovation back when the PS2 was the most

00:32current console. Companies weren't afraid to think outside the box. They were willing

00:40to take risks, even if it meant that they weren't going to get a whole lot of sales.

00:55I feel like you learn a lot from looking at old video games. They teach you the basics

01:22of what makes a good game, and they were kind of the building blocks that led to a lot of

01:27major games now.

01:52When I was a kid, my grandma used to buy me a video game called Game & Watch. It came out

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