Speaking of Games…
Japan, as usual, sent me into a consumer frenzy (not such a good thing on a grad student budget). Among the items I picked up was a Neo Fami:
The Neo Fami is a game console capable of playing old Nintendo Famicom games. (The Famicom was later released in the U.S. as the Nintendo Entertainment System.) Of course I also picked up a bunch of used games in Akihabara:
(Clockwise from top left: Excitebike, Donkey Kong, Galaga, BurgerTime, Super Mario Bros., and Gradius.)
The result: video game nostalgia nirvana. I also picked up the 25th anniversary edition of Space Invaders for my Playstation 2 to keep the early 80s vibe going…