TheJapanHobbyist
@thejapanhobbyist.bsky.social
Living in Japan and love sharing cool things I come across as well as what I’m up to! Currently a fan of video games, movies, and Magic the Gathering but will post about anything I think is cool! I also stream on Twitch! https://twitch.tv/thejapanhobbyist
Now live with more Tales of Symphonia! Finally starting to get the hang of the battle system. Taking out a water dungeon today, confronting a traitor, then heading up a mountain! Lots of game ahead of us still.
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November 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Now live with more Tales of Symphonia! Finally starting to get the hang of the battle system. Taking out a water dungeon today, confronting a traitor, then heading up a mountain! Lots of game ahead of us still.
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Now live with more Tales of Symphonia! Was a pretty high learning curve during my first stream last week but I think I'm getting the hang of it now. Starting in the desert dungeon today!
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November 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Now live with more Tales of Symphonia! Was a pretty high learning curve during my first stream last week but I think I'm getting the hang of it now. Starting in the desert dungeon today!
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Finally finished my 3rd book on Solar/Renewable energy, and it's probably the best one I've read yet. Scheer does an amazing job and throughly breaks down every single part of the poisonous fossil fuel industry and replaces each one with a cleaner, cheaper, more efficient one.
November 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Finally finished my 3rd book on Solar/Renewable energy, and it's probably the best one I've read yet. Scheer does an amazing job and throughly breaks down every single part of the poisonous fossil fuel industry and replaces each one with a cleaner, cheaper, more efficient one.
Visited the Surugaya in Umeda today with some friends. It's not the best Surugaya I've been to but it's pretty good. Lots of rare stuff I never see and even a few things I never knew existed. Found a couple grail games I wanted there so I'll definitely be back to check it out again in the future.
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Visited the Surugaya in Umeda today with some friends. It's not the best Surugaya I've been to but it's pretty good. Lots of rare stuff I never see and even a few things I never knew existed. Found a couple grail games I wanted there so I'll definitely be back to check it out again in the future.
Well I found where all the Megaman Legend games in Japan went. Geezus Osaka. Spread the love to the rest of Japan! #retrogames
November 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Well I found where all the Megaman Legend games in Japan went. Geezus Osaka. Spread the love to the rest of Japan! #retrogames
Just beat Megaman Legends so I’m getting a start on my next backlog game now: Tales of Symphonia! I’ve heard good things about this series and this game in particular so I’m looking forward to trying it out.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Just beat Megaman Legends so I’m getting a start on my next backlog game now: Tales of Symphonia! I’ve heard good things about this series and this game in particular so I’m looking forward to trying it out.
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Now live with the finale to Megaman Legends! All that stands between Rockman and the safety of all the people on the island is an ancient robot. A large, scary, very dangerous robot. Let’s hope Megaman doesn’t fall apart during the last battle!
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November 8, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Now live with the finale to Megaman Legends! All that stands between Rockman and the safety of all the people on the island is an ancient robot. A large, scary, very dangerous robot. Let’s hope Megaman doesn’t fall apart during the last battle!
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For $3 I'm tempted to get this and just get it fixed. Aside from the screen it seems fine.
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For $3 I'm tempted to get this and just get it fixed. Aside from the screen it seems fine.
Forgot to post this but I finally found a good price on Xenoblade Chronicles X so I picked it up yesterday : $24 used. Along with the Front Mission 3 remake and the strategy guides from yesterday, my gaming budget is pretty much tapped out for the month, but it was a good month.
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Forgot to post this but I finally found a good price on Xenoblade Chronicles X so I picked it up yesterday : $24 used. Along with the Front Mission 3 remake and the strategy guides from yesterday, my gaming budget is pretty much tapped out for the month, but it was a good month.
Love the map and item locations in Metroid Zero Mission!
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Love the map and item locations in Metroid Zero Mission!
Love the art in the Tactics Advance book, also it's cool to see that there are still some stickers left in it too!
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Love the art in the Tactics Advance book, also it's cool to see that there are still some stickers left in it too!
Saw this at that Hard Off in the Junk section and thought it was pretty cool. If it was in better condition I might have bought it.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Saw this at that Hard Off in the Junk section and thought it was pretty cool. If it was in better condition I might have bought it.
I don't know why this Book Off in Osaka I just went to had tons of rare Gameboy Advance strategy guides in stock for $4-$10 but I'm not complaining! They are in amazing condition and the Metroid Zero Mission one was a steal I thought! #retrogames
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I don't know why this Book Off in Osaka I just went to had tons of rare Gameboy Advance strategy guides in stock for $4-$10 but I'm not complaining! They are in amazing condition and the Metroid Zero Mission one was a steal I thought! #retrogames
I also managed to check out the Book Off Super Bazaar near Hirakatshi tonight too and I'm really happy I did. They had an amazing selection of Switch games on top of a very healthy retro game selection and lots of rare strategy guides too! The prices were also great. One of my faves in Osaka so far.
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I also managed to check out the Book Off Super Bazaar near Hirakatshi tonight too and I'm really happy I did. They had an amazing selection of Switch games on top of a very healthy retro game selection and lots of rare strategy guides too! The prices were also great. One of my faves in Osaka so far.
Wife and I both had a day off from work today so we decided to do a thrift store hiking trip in northwest Osaka out by Kyoto. First stop was the Neyagawa Hard Off. It was quite a walk from the station (bus times suck), but they actually had a lot of rare stuff in good condition! Prices were good too
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Wife and I both had a day off from work today so we decided to do a thrift store hiking trip in northwest Osaka out by Kyoto. First stop was the Neyagawa Hard Off. It was quite a walk from the station (bus times suck), but they actually had a lot of rare stuff in good condition! Prices were good too
Ended up grabbing a copy of the Front Mission 3 remake on the Switch to complete my collection of them. Even tho I have it on Playstation, it's in pretty rough shape and I feel like the physical copy on Switch is going to end up becoming pretty rare. It was only $28 as well.
November 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Ended up grabbing a copy of the Front Mission 3 remake on the Switch to complete my collection of them. Even tho I have it on Playstation, it's in pretty rough shape and I feel like the physical copy on Switch is going to end up becoming pretty rare. It was only $28 as well.
Now live with the finale to Megaman Legends, aka Rockman Dash in Japan! It’s been great to practice my Japanese while playing the Japanese version of this game, and the voice acting and characters are great. Stop in and learn some Japanese or help me out!
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November 3, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Now live with the finale to Megaman Legends, aka Rockman Dash in Japan! It’s been great to practice my Japanese while playing the Japanese version of this game, and the voice acting and characters are great. Stop in and learn some Japanese or help me out!
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Now live with more Megaman Legends, aka Rockman Dash, on the PS1 in Japanese! Controls aside, I’m really digging the vivid visuals, colorful characters, and challenging gameplay so far. Heading to the lake area next to get a boat!
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November 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Now live with more Megaman Legends, aka Rockman Dash, on the PS1 in Japanese! Controls aside, I’m really digging the vivid visuals, colorful characters, and challenging gameplay so far. Heading to the lake area next to get a boat!
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Now live with Megaman Legends/Rockman Dash on PS1 (through my PS3)! Been over 25 years since I’ve played this but looking forward to practicing my Japanese as I play through the Japanese version I bought!
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November 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Now live with Megaman Legends/Rockman Dash on PS1 (through my PS3)! Been over 25 years since I’ve played this but looking forward to practicing my Japanese as I play through the Japanese version I bought!
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And for as bad/hokey as the special effects are they are quite enjoyable. The whole final battle against a giant super computer is *chefs kiss*
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And for as bad/hokey as the special effects are they are quite enjoyable. The whole final battle against a giant super computer is *chefs kiss*
Had the odd urge to watch Superman 3 today (the one with Richard Pryor) and not only is it a great comedy film, but there is something about Superman being an asshole to everyone for half the movie that I didn't really appreciate the last time I watched it as a kid. This. Is. Cinema. XD
October 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Had the odd urge to watch Superman 3 today (the one with Richard Pryor) and not only is it a great comedy film, but there is something about Superman being an asshole to everyone for half the movie that I didn't really appreciate the last time I watched it as a kid. This. Is. Cinema. XD
Now live with Dragon Quest 3 HD! Super close to the final boss now but almost perished at the hands of the last big boss. Time to suit up and give it my all! Maybe post game today too!
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October 26, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Now live with Dragon Quest 3 HD! Super close to the final boss now but almost perished at the hands of the last big boss. Time to suit up and give it my all! Maybe post game today too!
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Now live with more Dragon Quest 3 HD! All that stands between me and the salvation of the world are some measly dungeons and a few bosses. It can’t be too hard, right? RIGHT?!?!!
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October 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Now live with more Dragon Quest 3 HD! All that stands between me and the salvation of the world are some measly dungeons and a few bosses. It can’t be too hard, right? RIGHT?!?!!
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Forgot to post this but I went to Space Station Osaka game bar in America-mura last week after work. Was super busy on Friday. Very cool setup and vibe if you like video games, but it's definitely more of a tourist spot than a hang out spot. Basically imagine a video game house party.
October 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Forgot to post this but I went to Space Station Osaka game bar in America-mura last week after work. Was super busy on Friday. Very cool setup and vibe if you like video games, but it's definitely more of a tourist spot than a hang out spot. Basically imagine a video game house party.
Back with more Dragon Quest 3 HD today! Last time we fought a hard battle against the “end boss” and then tripped and fell down a hole to the center of the planet and have brand new evil dominated world to explore now. Fun!
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October 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Back with more Dragon Quest 3 HD today! Last time we fought a hard battle against the “end boss” and then tripped and fell down a hole to the center of the planet and have brand new evil dominated world to explore now. Fun!
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