10 Years of KidShoryuken

by The GamePad Gamer | Apr 2, 2021 | Videos

Believe or not, I’ve been plugging away at this channel for ten years now. It’s had it’s ups and downs, mostly ups thankfully, and it’s been a lot of fun. So, chill out and listen to me ramble on about my first decade on this here website....

Holiday Retro Game Hunting in Akihabara 2020

by The GamePad Gamer | Dec 25, 2020 | Videos

Enjoying the holiday season by going down to Akihabara to drink some beer, look at Christmas displays, and of course look for some top notch retro games! There’s just nothing like Electric Town around the holidays. Check out KidShoryuken on these other sites: KS...

Space Station Tokyo

by The GamePad Gamer | Dec 16, 2020 | Videos

Sometimes Tokyo feels like it’s not a place on Earth, but some advanced colony floating around in outer space, lights constantly blinking, bleeding edge technology keeping everything in stasis, and it just drifts quietly through the cosmos. You might look up at...

Retro Game Heaven at SURUGAYA in AKIHABARA!

by The GamePad Gamer | Dec 6, 2020 | Videos

Having a look around in the Surugaya closest to Akihabara station. It’s tight, cramped, and absolutely overflowing with retro games for pretty much any console you could want. Famicom, PC Engine, Sega Saturn, you name it and they’ve got a lot of it! Check...

GUILTY GEAR Pop Up Shop in AKIHABARA!

by The GamePad Gamer | Dec 3, 2020 | Videos

Yet another pop up shop has opened up at the Akihabara Container and this time around we are treated to some absolutely awesome Guilty Gear merch! T-shirts, figures, wall scrolls, all branded with the heavy metal fighting series that continues to kick ass to this day!...