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Alex Kraus

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Official Hard Off Ambassador named by Hard Off Co. Live and work in greater Tokyo area. Retro collector/40歳 🚹. Shop my Etsy retro game store at: https://retrodreamgames.etsy.com

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · Oct 26

I met some of my heroes in Tokyo this month:

•Nobuo Uematsu (Composer: Final Fantasy series) @uematsunobuo

•Yoko Shimomura (Composer: Kingdom Hearts series) She was in the lobby at the Uematsu concert, I wasn’t expecting to see her! @midiplex

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 41m

Yeah but few stores have their level of selection

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 8h

I'll do the grunt work for you. And you're right.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 8h

My condolences, Dale. I know how much you love your doggies.

Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 1d

Good price. Local Hard Off wants ¥5000 missing manual.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 1d

Finally, someone has found a way to monetize AI

Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 1d

Linked blog says the picture disc design is unique to this release (the retail version doesn't have it). That's neat.

Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 1d

I'm at Book Off Sakura City.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 1d

Reference: ameblo.jp/nikobn/ent...
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ニコバン：ハリーポッターと秘密の部屋コカコーラ版

PS2版。ハリーポッターと秘密の部屋コカコーラ懸賞版です。ゲームは市販されたソフトと一緒です。懸賞版の違いはゲームディスクがピクチャーレーベルになっている所で…

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 1d

I found the Coca-cola "not for sale" prize edition of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for PS2 in the Junk Corner.
3000 copies were given away.
Price: ¥100

ハリーポッターと秘密の部屋コカコーラ版を見つけました。#ハードオフファミリー
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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Baldy Land?? #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Well how else are you gonna watch it?

Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

I'm at Hard Off Sakura Ujiie. #ハードオフファミリー

Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Just found peanut butter sweets in the style of no-bake cookies at NewDays. Strong recommend. For a country that doesn't have Reese's, this will definitely suffice.

Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Will gladly take this over 35°C

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Cloud and Aerith polygonal figures ¥100? Score! #ハードオフファミリー

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

I'm at Hard Off Utsunomiya Kamiyokota. #ハードオフファミリー

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Goh_billy @gohbilly.bsky.social · 3d

What if Guile started doing Cammy's winpose?

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

He contrasts his approach to Matsuno, who fully forms his characters first and then imagines what kind of dramas and tensions could arise with those characters interacting in the same world.
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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Yoko said he begins his creative process by imagining the emotional climax of the story, and then working backwards to write the rising action and to create characters to fulfill it. Yoko said he tries to keep his characters flexible so as to change them later if necessary.
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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Yoko Taro called Yasumi Matsuno "a genius," but said he and Matsuno have totally different approaches to story writing.
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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

Actually Square Enix UK released several PSP games in this format if I'm remembering correctly. So nice and they came with vouchers for discounted PS Classics.

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Mondo Mascots @mondomascots.bsky.social · 2d

Sakaithunder, a 3-year-old panda wearing overalls, is a YouTuber from Fukui Prefecture. If you open the zipper on her back, it leads to the demon world.

A panda mascot in blue overalls with a lightning bolt on them poses in a park.

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 2d

The UK edition with the artbook was such a nice edition

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · Jan 16

Was watching a YouTuber’s tour of Kansai area mom and pop toy stores and spotted Bandai’s infamous 1980s robot toy named “God Jesus”

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Alex Kraus @alexfkraus.bsky.social · 3d

#AussieProblems