For sale they have old consoles, old games and merchandise with the top floor being more or less dedicated to old arcade games.
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The layout is tight, the air stuffy but the content is great. We walked up and down a few streets and failing to find it, eventually I looked up – and there it was, about two stories up with a narrow entrance and tiny sign.
While researching Tokyo Louis found out about a retro gaming store and arcade called Super Potato, we made it our mission to find this store. The arcades we’re everywhere, and huge! They are obviously all in demand and all loved, none of them were empty. Appealing to a range of tourists and locals you’ll find yourself feeling confused as much as you giggle along with the antics, the locals looked just as confused.Īfter finishing our meal we found our way back onto the street and stumbled into more arcades, looking for games that we hadn’t yet seen. With awkward English and cute voices they muddle you through a meal and show like no other. It was a lot! A lot of cringe, a lot of fun, a lot of cute and a lot of girls. We soon built up an appetite and decided to try a Maid Cafe we found in the Sega Arcade. These three qualities are not something that we possessed. We wandered from building to building until we found one of the Sega Arcades and spent hours playing games costing as little as 100yen, as we played we’d feel inadequate with our skill levels as those familiar with the games smashed their way through levels with speed, accuracy and grace. Here we took in the local culture and stood in the middle of the street with gaping jaws… Like dummies. We had no idea where we were going and just aimlessly wandered. Upon arrival we perused a few stores without a plan in general. For us, this is a lie in! We’re in agreement that the jet lag hit harder than we realised.Īfter leaving the hotel and heading to the nearest 7/11 convenience store for a little breakfast we made our way the underground and went to Akihabara. Morning came and suddenly we were not primed or ready nor eager by the time the alarm sounded, opting to roll out of bed by about 9am instead. We planned to be out of bed by 7am and out of the hotel by 8am.
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Want to know more about how to longboard? We’ll be giving you all the tips, tricks and tools to becoming a nose-riding queen in our upcoming Longboarding Series with our surf coach and cross-stepping queen, Kirsty.Like the eager tourists we are, last night our alarms were set early. Focus on making small steps to begin with, keeping a tall posture and a bend in your knees.
A tip to get you started is to commit to the cross step and ditch the foot-shuffle! Not only does it look more stylish to step your back foot in front of your front foot, it will allow you to move more fluidly and eventually get to the nose quicker.Īs you prepare to make your first step, keep your weight in your back foot to avoid falling forward, take a breath in, then on the exhale shoot your back foot across your front foot and then bring that front foot back to the front. Learning to longboard is super rewarding – once you get your first hang five, you’ll never look back! But it can be tricky making those first tentative steps towards the nose. The extra length and foam in a longboard makes everything easier – from paddling into waves to staying balanced when standing on the board.Ī perfect peeling point break, a stone throw from our villa in Morocco Okay, so how do you do it?! They generally have a rounded nose and thicker rails, with either a thruster or single fin setup depending on the style of longboarding you want to surf. With cruisey trims, poised noserides and elegant cross stepping, it’s less about attacking the wave and more about dancing with it.Īs the name suggests, a longboard is longer than a shortboard at 9-foot plus. It might seem like an impossible feat to be able to walk on water like that, but with a bit of practice and commitment, you’ll soon see how much fun longboarding can be! What is longboarding?Ĭompared to the fast-paced, snappy manoeuvres of shortboard surfing, longboarding is generally a slower paced, more relaxed style of surfing. No doubt you’ve watched one in awe at your local break, gracefully stepping up to the nose and effortlessly levitating in the curl of the wave. Those elegant beings who dance along their boards like a salty ballerina.
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