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In Search of The French Akihabara. A guide (for) ... but not that micheline


Paris (Part 1: The east.).

Boulevard Voltaire

... I heard everything about it.

A mafia runs everything.

For them, the dozen of these shops on the Boulevard (the street Rampon Oberkampf, Rue de malta, the passage of bowling and Rue Jean Pierre Timbaud) and therefore its players, s' agree on the price ... Prices are not justified, often with exorbitant on seller / buyer totally disproportionate (share 1 set nine against three recent games will see his buy 3-4 times cheaper than they are then sold ...). In the scam, in a word!

The location of the game in Paris.

Go there, it find what we seek! Of imports found in the museum piece extremely rare, to news outlets ... not officially here, I must first be recalled that in eastern Paris and on the retro gaming Retrogames shop, already in light in this blog (be it the store from the street or that bunch of Avenue of the Republic) or the neo shop legend (I'll soon) ... the best pieces are there without a doubt ... Only , that is, there is also, Boulevard Voltaire in eastern Paris. For me, it's more than 20 years of happiness, browse its shops (about 14 ... that number varies.) negotiate for, seek, find, buy and sell or just watch. Thus, like a zombie, saw in the mall (a film of the same name), irresistibly drawn by memories completely enfuient you cross me, perhaps, too regular consumer, the amorphous sensations: I 'm there trolling for 20 years! The look a bit dazed passing "level up" I remember the late "video invasion" and offers more surprising. This store, in lieu thereof, reigned a few years ago, supreme. So yeah, to start this research, the national ambitions of the French Akihabara, here's my review (retrospective) on the famous boulevard ...!

So, Boulevard Voltaire, the French Akihabara?

Early Boulevard (when you are back in place of the republic) is on the left side (even numbers) that are the shops (on the right, was once one of the most enticing, today is a tattoo artist to celebrities (singer taxi girl, for example, is regularly customized ^^.). First shop and one of the nicest (and in every sense of the term): Square games. Upstairs importing and many oldies, choice in all media. Vendors friendly and competent. And in the basement, a recent innovation and that commands respect: an arcade dedicated (in fighting against). Must. A vivid memory? I bought (two days before its official release) an episode of Pes (illegal, but significant!) Well, do not, either, embarrass them with this type of application, there are limitations, the manager and owner, no longer the same. The mother of my daughter me there (also) offered a neo-geo, another good memory (even if the sound sputtered a bit ... a frequent cough, due to his age.). The next shop was revamped the concept (of departure) is significant: the three levels (any console) are dedicated to the three current leaders: Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft and each occupies a level. I remember having enjoyed, there are already ten years his basement "very oldies, before its time" ... Sometimes the floor and the basement are blocked in this case, it will board (I am speaking to retrogamers here!).

The shop next MAXXI-GAMES is the best in retro games. A choice is just unbelievable. The corridor of the basement dedicated to SEGA Saturn full of gray and white cards Japanese Master System. One can see also boxed Nintendo Disc System, MSX cartridges and above all existing consoles or rather "have existed" (from the Atari to the gba sp collector) and a plethora of games very rare. The back of the store (still in the basement) = A whole section of wall (with a huge screen) dedicated to the Neo Geo. I've sold a few particularly well cartridges time SNK.J 've also, saw some rarities at very low prices. Last spring at 50 euros (party on the same day, missed!) .8 Man to 35 euros (a long negotiation, a little epic, buying / selling rather strong!).

Business there has been all over the boulevard ... done here and there, the cool thing to do is go around. But beware, however, since some modifications, the "personal trading," it becomes rather difficult at the moment! Retro fashion down its full, it looks like .... A few meters away ... Manga will sell you the full distribution (among others) from San Ku Kai, on DVD (the same as K7 marketed there a decade these episodes.), I found a t-shirt Donkey Kong rather narrow ... and envy (at the moment) not to move to blu ray (I'm not a consumer of Japanese animated series of the 80s, but hey, seeing the offer and still the same ... In principle, changes Media: I Quit!). Hobby one, the store below, sells modern games any media, some oldies (Dreamcast, GameCube), the collection of editions pix No love and movies on DVD (at bargain prices at the moment ... we will not return: I stop I say!). I would have bought two sold KOF 97 minutes from Maxxi-games and 30 ° / ° more expensive. It was 12 years ago. I have long regretted that sale ... finally! I do, ignore the shops, more and more likely that repair consoles. You know, all those purchased there is little ...

The three satellite shops that line are at the top then ... Here is each of the stores that are dedicated to an actor's current market (all times combined): Sony. Nintendo. Microsoft. The best advice on the X box, this strange machine, this is where I received the boards. Nintendo also released the shop of "lot". Again we find the pix ... The bosses of this package have been really nice, (and I'm not saying this because on several occasions, they gave me there boxes of consoles though ... (And do not laugh I love empty boxes ^^.). Level up (a ton of memories ... here.) concluded this part of the sidewalk. Trader is a shop down at the beginning of the angle and Jean-Pierre Timbaud Boulevard voltaire they are almost opposite. Nice start, positioning low price. Scarcity of supply (import jap and oldies). In the beginning ... today is rather "the price of imports and rarities" ... I'm me, too, increasingly rare.

it is becoming increasingly difficult (and less wasteful), the Vz! That said, the agreement on prices and the sudden twist to the famous rumor (that would govern the same family all this), know that all this is true. After "investigation": there are now almost as many different patterns as shops and prices significantly different from one store to another (I always talk about games anciens.Pour the rarities is the same thing ... it is roulette ... but if theoretically the streets (quoted in advance) perpendicular or parallel to the boulevard, the turnover is slower than logically and on the boulevard itself même.Un little more luck, so digging up a priori affaire.A

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zi ... Go therefore, in those corners! Maybe you'll see it all:

A collector nee displaying its entire collection for resale, under your eyes, a price well below what you give him (here, right now, now ... rahhhhh, if the flight was possible customer!). These cards by the hundreds out of your memories, this avid arcade sells off its ... or Mvs this seller triumphantly waving once again, this collector "not for sale" (1). And then there's the rest, that's unusual: the rare and unlikely (accessory boxes, old media advertising) and all these parts, these games, sometimes inaccessible, still in cellophane, or incredible cheap ... as this card or cartridge in STV box (your most memorable game).

And then, perhaps, feel you, like me, these past transactions which reappear like ghosts in this place ... to relive a moment.

(1) There, in fact I confuse, it was (again!) Street keychain I think, ^ ^.

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