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JAPJAC's Gaming Roots Analog Photo Archive Vid

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Channel: JAPJAC · 2009 · People & Blogs

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I was 'tagged' by lukemorse1.  This is my reply video, an insight mainly into my little life gaming-wise, pre-internet and pre-Tokyo dwelling.  I hope this video shows that not all Western childhoods revolved around the NES, Mario, Zelda and Megaman like most N.A. centric tales would have one believe.  Some were a bit more sophisticated, ahead of their time and far less cliche than that.

I still miss the grey importing heyday, sometimes now I feel like I'm caught in the middle...

I hope you enjoy.  

5 facts about myself:

1.  I started gaming in 1982 when I was 5 years old.

2.  I have been buying Japanese games since 1989.

3.  I have never used an on-line auction site in my life.

4.  The first time I left England on an aeroplane was for a holiday to Tokyo, Japan.

5.  The first time I went to Tokyo, Japan was on the 11th of September 2001.  Our holiday started with a bang, well two actually.

There is a photo which I found after I had completed this video so it unfortunately didn't make it in but it is now featured in the below subsequent video.  I was one of the lucky few; a school boy with a brand new Neo Geo!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eisU_vTNQjs

I was quite popular as you can imagine.

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