I never knew there were games like this! 6 unusual retro game consoles found at the holy land of Super Potato

Why are people, both adults and children, drawn to the designs of game consoles, both now and in the past? We've once again brought to light the heroes of the past, born in the process of evolution and fleetingly vanished with the times. Take a look at some rare game consoles we found at Super Potato, the mecca of retro games. Who knew games like this existed!

photo: Hiromichi Uchida / text: Shigeo Kanno

Intellivision (1979)

A great design that makes you want to display it in your room

This 16-bit home video game console was released in 1979 by the American toy manufacturer Mattel. Its sophisticated coloring and stylish home appliance-like design are appealing. Bandai began selling it in Japan in 1981. A cheaper version, the Intellivision 2, was also released in 1983.

Intellivision game console

Super Galaxian (1981)

A chic electronic game that brings the universe to your screen

This is a shooting game released by Epoch in 1981. Players destroy the invaders approaching in formation using the joystick and buttons in front of them. Images with a sense of depth were displayed on the periscope-like screen.

Super Galaxian game console

Space Laser Wars (1983)

Did it foresee the emergence of VR? The world's first 3D game

Tommy's game console, Space Laser War, with its innovative binocular-like design, was a space shooter game with 3D graphics. Other games available included tank and jungle games.

Game Console Space Laser War

Game & Watch "Super Mario Bros." (1987)

A rare, non-commercial Game & Watch from that popular title

This is a non-sale item, a "Super Mario Bros." Game & Watch, given to the top prize winners at the "Famicom Grand Prix F1 Race" event held in 1987. It comes with an adorable special case featuring the Disk System's mascot character, "Dis-kun."

Game & Watch "Super Mario Bros."

Atari Jaguar (1993)

The world's third worst-selling game console?

This was the last console from the famous American company Atari, where Steve Jobs worked. It boasted high specs, including a 64-bit system, A, B, C buttons, and even a numeric keypad, but it ended up being the third-lowest-selling game console in the world.

Atari Jaguar game console

Game Boy Pocket (1996)

A collaboration with a popular manga and rare deadstock item

Shining on the gold body is a character from the manga "Bakukyu Renpatsu! Super B-Daman." At the time, there were many collaboration hardware machines with manga and game titles. This is a rare dead stock item that is hard to come by these days.

Game console Game Boy Pocket

Super Potato Akihabara store

This second-hand store boasts an overwhelming selection of retro games. It has three floors, and the fifth floor also has an arcade game corner. Most of the items introduced here are available for purchase.

Inside Super Potato Akihabara store in Akihabara

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