Neo geo MVS cart hunting in Kyoto?

[ninjainspandex]

So my friend is heading to Tokyo for two weeks and he wants to help me find some good deals on Neo Geo MVS carts, where should he go. looking for tips and tricks my fellow japan based Shmuppers

[rancor]

Only 3 places I know of:

MAK
G-Front
TRY

Hope he speaks (or can read) the language! Hard to communicate with those dopes up at G-Front if not...
Good luck finding TRY. It's literally an unmarked door on the second floor of somewhere that doesn't look like it sells arcade games.
MAK is easy to find with friendly people willing to try to communicate, but bring money!

[ninjainspandex]

Thanks for the advice Jeff! he is an english teacher in Japan so his Japanese is pretty good even though French is his first language haha. do you have addresses for those 3 places I could give him so he doesn't get too lost?

[rancor]

G-Front - 6-14-12 / 2nd floor
MAK - 4-7-2 / 6th floor
TRY - 3-10-5 / 2nd floor

All are in Akihabara.

[ninjainspandex]

Oops seems my friend is actually going to Kyoto not Tokyo anyone know good arcade shops there?

[SuperDeadite]

Kyoto has nothing.

[ninjainspandex]

Kyoto has nothing.

Crap, well hopefully Rancor finds something

[SuperDeadite]

Game-Kanaya is in Osaka, which is a 30min train ride from Kyoto. But, if you want stuff from them, or any PCB shop, just use a proxy, what's on their internet stock list is what they have in store...

I did see a few loose common MVS carts in SuperPotato once, but were talking stuff like AoF2....

[hecheff]

Think the narrow alleys of Nipponbashi will have 'em?

[SuperDeadite]

Think the narrow alleys of Nipponbashi will have 'em?

AES = yes
MVS = no

Kanaya is up in Higashi-Mikuni, which is the other side of the city. Ironically enough it's one stop from Esaka, where NeoGeo Land used to be.