You've gotta come to Japan and do a retro game hunt. It's absolutely surreal and incredible seeing thousands of old games all lined up in box for 5$, 10$, 20$, and so on. The first time I went out, I thought every game had to be fake or something because there's no way there's like 5 mint copies of pokemon silver in box for 16$ each. It's crazy
One of my friends had PSX but we still used normal PS2 to play games because when we loaded a disc that was suposed to bypass pirated games, it didnt work in PSX for some reason and we used PS2 Slim instead... Good old days imma tell ya that... After school going to a friends home and play games, it was a blast...
I've used Sendico a lot in the past, was put onto it by Elliott from Retro Future. It's a really great place if you're an anime/manga/video game collector. I've picked up nearly new manga volumes for less than a $1 each. They same translated volumes sell locally for about $15-$25. It can be very confusing though, it's not you're normal online shopping experience. You have to be committed to your purchase, because everything is done in stages, including payment, which normally involves 2 or 3 transactions (one for purchasing the item, one for packaging, one for shipping etc).
I mean I've definitely thought about using it but you have to be very realistic about what it all entails. Sadly there aren't too many easy ways to bid on things and get them shipped anywhere into the western hemisphere or elsewhere. So you kind of have to take an opportunity like this for what it is.
Where I live if you use company funds to buy stuff for you it is illegal. Profits are different obviously but are subject to taxation Austin would be going to jail if he lived where I do at worst or losing his business and fined at best.
I still say that it is a travesty that the west never got the PSX because I have always wanted one in place of a traditional PS2 - Its such a neat little footnote in video game and console history. My local hobby shop had one about 5 years ago in near mint condition for nearly $600 but it had been region hacked so it was effectively fully functional.
My first thought, but in reality, they could buy the things from the company if they don't originally use their own money at the start. meaning Ken is starting 💩
Agree. These youngsters have no idea that the television still gives an image through composite, even if it’s not supported, it just out of scan synch and/or black and white. And if your tv has composite in and it’s not 30 years old then it 99% supports ntsc
Sendico is a pretty cool service. You just have to be incredibly realistic about the cost of shipping times etc. Once you get past that in the other little hurdles you have to deal with it's pretty cool.
this is why i recommend japanese sites and shippers for ppl who wanna get into retro collecting cuz its much much more of a sane and reasonable market then the one scammers in the us built its why most of the imports here are reasonably priced plus the stock in japan lasts longer so less bs excuses of hey its less produced so we gotta sell a controller or game for 200$ when I can get it here for 10$
Honestly, finding a broken PSX is a lot more common than finding one that fully works. The PSX is a notoriously faulty device with basically every component having common issues. Luckily for you only the Disc Drive seems to be the only issue and that can be fixed, but the system is prone to failures with the Hard Drive, Power Supply, cooling due to terrible thermal design and even the board failing entirely. It's a miracle that it even turns on to be bonest.
8:08 I actually don't think blowing did anything, but rather, Austin just inserted the cart AFTER turning the DS on, which doesn't really work. Meanwhile, Ken turned the DS on after putting the cart in
You were lucky to find a PSX that still works. The hard drive has failed on most of them, and without a hard drive, it won't even boot. The HDD is encrypted, so once that dies, the console is pretty much useless, there is no way to get it working again without a backup of the HDD from before it failed. I would make a full image of that HDD as soon as possible, so when the drive inevitably dies, you can put the image onto a new drive.
Taking the cart out and putting it in multiple times is what makes it work. It helps to clean the contacts. Blowing in carts does nothing but make the contacts corrode.
I remember as a kid I would play my gameboy color under my sheets with the wiggly light till 2am when I was supposed to get up the next day for school. This was before wifi, cell phones, etc.
There was a Game Gear adapter you could slot in and watch regular TV. I don't know if those can still be found but that would be pretty cool to have on there
PSX I wanted so bad, I keep hoping Sony would make a PS1-3 legacy console that has all the features of the past but runs any of the games of any region just to keep all the games that have been locked by publisher and legal BS.
PSX might of not worked because you had it stood up on its back. Unlike the other PS2 consoles, your can't stand the PSX upright and insert discs down into the front like that.
This seems like a nice store to import from Japan, I use Rakuten to purchase and import stuff like Yu-Gi-Oh cards, music cds, videogames and accesories to México
The shipping is the one reason I’m wary of using any proxy shippers. It feels hard to find an upfront shipping estimate on a few of them and I don’t want to get stuck with $100-$300 in shipping fees on top of per item fees, holding fees, etc that a lot of them could have.
As a hardcore Final Fantasy fan, I am envious of Austin, probably for the first time ever..... I didn't even know that wondrous one existed and I need it
zenmarket does like 300y per item and the amount of shit that u can get from yahoo auctions for cheap is fucking bonkers. like seriously idk how this shit is real
yeah but i’m always sceptical about reliability. it seems like buyee and sendico are the most reliable ones since i hear basically everyone talking about those two.
I've used a few proxies and Sendico was the only one that I felt actually cared about my stuff. Buyee and Zenmarket I received lots of damaged goods in my parcels, and they told me it was my fault for not paying for additional services🤷♂ What's the point of having a cheaper fee if I need to pay for 5, 500 yen add-ons to get my stuff safely? Might as well pay 500 yen for Sendico and get it safe every time
I had the same issue. Zenmarket customer service was rude and basically told me that I was the problem. I didn't even ask for a refund... Just wanted to know if I could claim for parcel insurance because things were damaged in transit. They told me they wouldn't contact FedEx because I should have paid for Zenmarket insurance??? Just seems scammy to me
Shoutout to Ken for being a cultured man and acknowledging that Auto Modellista is one of the greatest racing games ever. I'm still hoping for a remaster or something 😔
The first time I used sendico I also bought a psx, two in fact! Cost me an arm and a leg with the weight and when it came the same problem happened to me! The soluction I came up with was to mod the psx because the main laser wasnt working so it couldnt check what the disc was, and with the mod it just skipped it and played the disc right away! I recommend you guys do the same!
My main laser is also dead. If I boot the console with the game in and a freemcboot card in the console it boots the game just fine. Notoriously unreliable console but a cool piece of tech. Just hope my hard drive never dies.
Can we please have 1 of 2 Episodes please: An Austin Evans Pokemon Pack Opening Video An Austin Evans Mystery Tech "Card Edition" where you find the strangest TCGs
I've been subbed for a few years, idk how many...but I definitely don't think I was around 10 years ago for the fire...I'm actually glad you made it out safe...I saw the video on Reddit right after Ken said it (I looked it up)...shit was crazy...you must've had great renter's insurance cuz you took that relatively well...and I hope you kept that dope version of "The Goblet of Fire"
I'm pretty sure the PSX was discontinued because many of them had trouble being both a video game console and DVR in 1. I could be thinking of a different console but it makes sense if it was this 1. They learned from their mistakes and didn't put all those features in the PS2.
PSX’s are known to break like crazy. The disc drive always goes out. It’s actually extremely rare to find one in good working condition and they normally cost a ton. It is cool to have the XMB bar on the PS2 though, but not worth the cost.
Just in case, my spouse is Japanese & my teen is bilingual. Plus we live by the beach in Santa Monica. The teen has bunches of Gameboy XLs & games. 11:03
10:07 back in the 90's I had the gameboy and my neighbor had the black sega gamegear with that same sonic game, I remember being blown away by the lighted screen and playing sonic portably. Wow that brought back great memories! ❤
I love this vid, have y'all considered sponsoring a group purchase? It could help us folk out who don't have a group of friends to carry the charge 😂 If so, I want in!
Little legal tip. Though I do not condone or promote downloading "images" you don't own. You yourself are not breaking the law. The website or person you got them from are. On the legal side you are allowed to backup "images" of any physical game you own. As well you are allowed to test any digital "image" not just games but movies and music for up to 24 hours which after you must delete(doesn't mean you can't immediately redownload)thanks to a little known digital law passed by none other than the original Presidential stoner President William Clinton.
Im always weary of Japanese import shipping websites, it seems like every 3 years or so a new one dominates TH-cam sponsorships for a while then completely disappears
@AustinEvans A great follow-up video would you retro-brighting that WonderSwan. Do your research, find the method you feel most comfortable with and make a video of it! I use the H2O2 vapor method, but you do you.
When ever I hear Sendico my brain goes Retro Future since Elliot often uses it.
same
Yeahh
I do love Japanese tech!
@@TheRetroFuture
👉👉There he is.
I think retro future too when I hear sendico
You've gotta come to Japan and do a retro game hunt. It's absolutely surreal and incredible seeing thousands of old games all lined up in box for 5$, 10$, 20$, and so on. The first time I went out, I thought every game had to be fake or something because there's no way there's like 5 mint copies of pokemon silver in box for 16$ each. It's crazy
One of my friends had PSX but we still used normal PS2 to play games because when we loaded a disc that was suposed to bypass pirated games, it didnt work in PSX for some reason and we used PS2 Slim instead... Good old days imma tell ya that... After school going to a friends home and play games, it was a blast...
Now let me tell you. I had a PS2 for a long time. But I have always wanted a PSX
Most psx consoles the reader inside would stop working
Crazy how nowadays you can just emulate PS2 on an Android phone. My LG G8 is like a 4 year old phone that runs like 90% of the PS2 games on AetherSX2.
It's probably on the latest DVD firmware, probably wouldn't work with most hacks.
I've used Sendico a lot in the past, was put onto it by Elliott from Retro Future. It's a really great place if you're an anime/manga/video game collector. I've picked up nearly new manga volumes for less than a $1 each. They same translated volumes sell locally for about $15-$25. It can be very confusing though, it's not you're normal online shopping experience. You have to be committed to your purchase, because everything is done in stages, including payment, which normally involves 2 or 3 transactions (one for purchasing the item, one for packaging, one for shipping etc).
I mean I've definitely thought about using it but you have to be very realistic about what it all entails. Sadly there aren't too many easy ways to bid on things and get them shipped anywhere into the western hemisphere or elsewhere. So you kind of have to take an opportunity like this for what it is.
@@JohnDoe-wq5euexactly. Little more difficult but easier than most stuff
On my screen The Retro Future commented right above you 😊
Such a sick video! You bought some really lovely things. Love the Casio Loopy and the GameBoy Light!
I love watching your vids
I'm loving how Austin keeps hiding things he owns LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
actually what Austin done here is tax evasion
Where I live if you use company funds to buy stuff for you it is illegal. Profits are different obviously but are subject to taxation Austin would be going to jail if he lived where I do at worst or losing his business and fined at best.
@@axlefoley6330 yeah I bet you don't own the company though right
This is SO funny! I hope you place in the special Olympics this year
@@psychopopdesign naw man I could never take your spot.
I still say that it is a travesty that the west never got the PSX because I have always wanted one in place of a traditional PS2 - Its such a neat little footnote in video game and console history. My local hobby shop had one about 5 years ago in near mint condition for nearly $600 but it had been region hacked so it was effectively fully functional.
Ken: "are you stealing company property?"
Also Ken majority of the time: **YOINK** imma just "borrow" this
😂😂
My first thought, but in reality, they could buy the things from the company if they don't originally use their own money at the start. meaning Ken is starting 💩
Wait what? The Casio Loopy shouldn't need the converter. Japan is NTSC standard and the Loopy is NTSC-M composite.
yeah he could've blown the cartridge before ordering the converter
Agree. These youngsters have no idea that the television still gives an image through composite, even if it’s not supported, it just out of scan synch and/or black and white. And if your tv has composite in and it’s not 30 years old then it 99% supports ntsc
Yeah i was so confused about this did the loopy come from EU? Lol
I was thinking that too bc I live in the us and my super Famicom works fine on US tvs
Somehow none of the people in the room knew this lmao
Sendico is a pretty cool service.
You just have to be incredibly realistic about the cost of shipping times etc.
Once you get past that in the other little hurdles you have to deal with it's pretty cool.
this is why i recommend japanese sites and shippers for ppl who wanna get into retro collecting cuz its much much more of a sane and reasonable market then the one scammers in the us built its why most of the imports here are reasonably priced plus the stock in japan lasts longer so less bs excuses of hey its less produced so we gotta sell a controller or game for 200$ when I can get it here for 10$
You should make a video of you guys fixing up the PSX! Though the CD might have gotten damaged with that grinding noise 💀
There's some mods you can do to the PSX DVR, FMCB works and you can convert the XMB from Japan -> English also. Good haul overall!
we have seen japanese mystery tech before
back in 2019 when austin still said "hey guys this is Austin"
Honestly, finding a broken PSX is a lot more common than finding one that fully works. The PSX is a notoriously faulty device with basically every component having common issues. Luckily for you only the Disc Drive seems to be the only issue and that can be fixed, but the system is prone to failures with the Hard Drive, Power Supply, cooling due to terrible thermal design and even the board failing entirely. It's a miracle that it even turns on to be bonest.
8:08 I actually don't think blowing did anything, but rather, Austin just inserted the cart AFTER turning the DS on, which doesn't really work. Meanwhile, Ken turned the DS on after putting the cart in
No one cares
@@gamingclipz7309 Thanks for sharing!
You were lucky to find a PSX that still works. The hard drive has failed on most of them, and without a hard drive, it won't even boot. The HDD is encrypted, so once that dies, the console is pretty much useless, there is no way to get it working again without a backup of the HDD from before it failed.
I would make a full image of that HDD as soon as possible, so when the drive inevitably dies, you can put the image onto a new drive.
After the Stadia "review" backlash, Austin and co. retreat to the land of the rising sun as wanted international fugitives
did i miss something?
@@littlekitten-93right, I’m wondering what he means
@@littlekitten-93you didn’t miss anything just someone being dumb
One thing about Japanese is they keep their items in good condition. The resale market is huge, so they buy with the thinking to resell later.
i love have ken always find a way to mention the fire 😂😂
Taking the cart out and putting it in multiple times is what makes it work. It helps to clean the contacts. Blowing in carts does nothing but make the contacts corrode.
Love this video! Please continue to do this segments and expand to more japan unique tech like laptops, bikes, electronics, portable monitor etc
I remember as a kid I would play my gameboy color under my sheets with the wiggly light till 2am when I was supposed to get up the next day for school. This was before wifi, cell phones, etc.
There was a Game Gear adapter you could slot in and watch regular TV. I don't know if those can still be found but that would be pretty cool to have on there
PSX I wanted so bad, I keep hoping Sony would make a PS1-3 legacy console that has all the features of the past but runs any of the games of any region just to keep all the games that have been locked by publisher and legal BS.
PSX might of not worked because you had it stood up on its back. Unlike the other PS2 consoles, your can't stand the PSX upright and insert discs down into the front like that.
This seems like a nice store to import from Japan, I use Rakuten to purchase and import stuff like Yu-Gi-Oh cards, music cds, videogames and accesories to México
The shipping is the one reason I’m wary of using any proxy shippers. It feels hard to find an upfront shipping estimate on a few of them and I don’t want to get stuck with $100-$300 in shipping fees on top of per item fees, holding fees, etc that a lot of them could have.
I once bought 17 Megazords from Japan using Zenmarket. Shipping was over $400.
I’ve only ever shipped small things, but Neokyo has done me wonders and not too expensive either
Keep up the good work austin
As a hardcore Final Fantasy fan, I am envious of Austin, probably for the first time ever..... I didn't even know that wondrous one existed and I need it
FYI the console is named "WonderSwan".
Supposedly the name is a reference to the handheld's curved design.
I use sendico consistently and have had over 100+ parcels with them in the last 2 years
I want to see Austin buy a Japan-exclusive arcade machine from Sendico XD
If he buys an Ongeki/maimai/Chuni machine, even better
I remember PSX back as a kid and thought it was a fever dream. No one I talked to about it had ever heard of it and thought I was lying lol.
I still have my gamegear, but haven't used it in forever. Need to check the prices, and will probably consider selling mine.
$184 in shipping is amazing for that much stuff
I’ll be real there are so many better proxy shippers out there. The fact they charge 500jpy per item is actually pretty steep.
zenmarket does like 300y per item and the amount of shit that u can get from yahoo auctions for cheap is fucking bonkers. like seriously idk how this shit is real
yeah but i’m always sceptical about reliability. it seems like buyee and sendico are the most reliable ones since i hear basically everyone talking about those two.
I've used a few proxies and Sendico was the only one that I felt actually cared about my stuff. Buyee and Zenmarket I received lots of damaged goods in my parcels, and they told me it was my fault for not paying for additional services🤷♂
What's the point of having a cheaper fee if I need to pay for 5, 500 yen add-ons to get my stuff safely? Might as well pay 500 yen for Sendico and get it safe every time
I had the same issue. Zenmarket customer service was rude and basically told me that I was the problem.
I didn't even ask for a refund... Just wanted to know if I could claim for parcel insurance because things were damaged in transit. They told me they wouldn't contact FedEx because I should have paid for Zenmarket insurance??? Just seems scammy to me
Jauce is a good alternative. Customer Service is exellent.
As a massive Pokemon fan, I had no idea Austin was a fan too lol. And I def didn't expect to see 151 in this video!
"are you taking company property?" - Ken whose used mystery tech to get stuff he wants
That’s the joke. Good job
i find it hard to believe hes never seen a loopy before. theres been vids on that console on here for decades.
Ima be honest.... if Switch games came in boxes like the Wonderswan I'd be all over it. Just something about it that looks great.
1:29 Oh hey, it's the old glossy Mew card! I got one on ebay maybe 15 years ago. Still have it in a binder somewhere.
Shoutout to Ken for being a cultured man and acknowledging that Auto Modellista is one of the greatest racing games ever. I'm still hoping for a remaster or something 😔
The first time I used sendico I also bought a psx, two in fact! Cost me an arm and a leg with the weight and when it came the same problem happened to me! The soluction I came up with was to mod the psx because the main laser wasnt working so it couldnt check what the disc was, and with the mod it just skipped it and played the disc right away! I recommend you guys do the same!
My main laser is also dead. If I boot the console with the game in and a freemcboot card in the console it boots the game just fine. Notoriously unreliable console but a cool piece of tech. Just hope my hard drive never dies.
Can we please have 1 of 2 Episodes please:
An Austin Evans Pokemon Pack Opening Video
An Austin Evans Mystery Tech "Card Edition" where you find the strangest TCGs
No.
Austin one of the best in our time
Gonna wanna consider checking and probably updating the capacitors on that Game Gear.
Austin with the pov cam looks like some budget, knock off Tony Stark
The front port on the PSX isnt firewire. Its a dv port most likely for importing things from digital cameras and camcorders
Flaming Austin for that fire is cold. Almost as cold as the water the firefighters used
11:31 damn they still remember that I don't think Austin wanted to remember that tragic day
No but design-wise, that wonderswan looks so cool. It immediately reminded me of the GBA
I've been subbed for a few years, idk how many...but I definitely don't think I was around 10 years ago for the fire...I'm actually glad you made it out safe...I saw the video on Reddit right after Ken said it (I looked it up)...shit was crazy...you must've had great renter's insurance cuz you took that relatively well...and I hope you kept that dope version of "The Goblet of Fire"
Ken ribbing Austin about taking company property....yeah good one ken.
I love that Ken chose Auto Modellista to try on the PSX, although you guys could have gone with Gran Turismo 3 or 4 ^^
I'm pretty sure the PSX was discontinued because many of them had trouble being both a video game console and DVR in 1. I could be thinking of a different console but it makes sense if it was this 1. They learned from their mistakes and didn't put all those features in the PS2.
18:10 Damn that kinda bops, but i can't seem to find a full version of it
PSX’s are known to break like crazy. The disc drive always goes out. It’s actually extremely rare to find one in good working condition and they normally cost a ton. It is cool to have the XMB bar on the PS2 though, but not worth the cost.
Just in case, my spouse is Japanese & my teen is bilingual. Plus we live by the beach in Santa Monica. The teen has bunches of Gameboy XLs & games. 11:03
Take aways from this video: Blowing fixes everything
Austin owns the company 😏👍✨
4:09 I'm watching on that exact TV I think I need an upgrade 😂
Ken wearing the Summer Wars shirt made me hit the like button.
Ken has been making a lot more fire jokes lately lmao
10:07 back in the 90's I had the gameboy and my neighbor had the black sega gamegear with that same sonic game, I remember being blown away by the lighted screen and playing sonic portably. Wow that brought back great memories! ❤
I love this vid, have y'all considered sponsoring a group purchase? It could help us folk out who don't have a group of friends to carry the charge 😂
If so, I want in!
I saw the middle thing in Austin's chast, I was like what is this??? Then he showed us. Ahh I see... Take it off lol
I need more of this specific content
"The next best thing", ayo Austin!
Austin never makes bad videos
Mod the Swan! The backlight kit is super easy to install, and it'd make a great video or short
Love Austin Vids!
Our PSX lives at my mother in law’s in Kumamoto. I used it for DVDs. I couldn’t get the American games to run in it.
Note shipping from japan is free on most ebay items but you might pay import fees a couple bucks
Austin hope for the best for you, your family, and the team, yes including denki 😂😂
8:36 the way bro sounded so terrified ☠
Feels weird to have Sendico segment without Elliot Coll (Retro Future) 🤣
TheFBI Open up sounded so realistic my heart dropped
I honestly love seeing a wonderswan! I have the final fantasy wonderswan with the final fantasy logo on it!
The house on fire part was out of pocket 😂
Little legal tip. Though I do not condone or promote downloading "images" you don't own. You yourself are not breaking the law. The website or person you got them from are. On the legal side you are allowed to backup "images" of any physical game you own. As well you are allowed to test any digital "image" not just games but movies and music for up to 24 hours which after you must delete(doesn't mean you can't immediately redownload)thanks to a little known digital law passed by none other than the original Presidential stoner President William Clinton.
They should do a video on cex from the uk
We need more of these videos, but also featuring similar sites like Buyee
That PSX is one good-looking paperweight. Notoriously unreliable machines, and it's usually the disc drive that gives up first.
Damn Ken you didn't have to do Austin like that
thanks Austin! that was fun video also that FF console
I’ve gotten a few things from Japan ands it’s always been immaculate and packed amazingly well.
Been waiting for the psx video
Loved this episode, let’s go sendico mystery teeeechhhh
Used to work at ToysRUs here in the states. That Geoffrey joke got me good.
Fun fact, you don't need to blow on the cart, it's just the act of removing and reinserting that achieves better contact.
Austin you should do a mystery macari tech video that would be cool
You should do a mystery tech with products from microcenter
Basically pandabuy/hagobuy but for japanese/Chinese items instead of reps. Great idea
If your planning on using the PSX, please use a freeMCBoot mem card or at least backup the HDD. 2000s hdd arent known for longevity.
Mistery tech here we goo this should be fun 😂
Im always weary of Japanese import shipping websites, it seems like every 3 years or so a new one dominates TH-cam sponsorships for a while then completely disappears
Bro you just hurt ur resale market getting called out
Austin should do aliexpress tech next
I remember the Game gear being able to be doubled as a Genesis remote too.
NOBODY:
AUSTIN: 400 Bucks for some paper cards
@AustinEvans
A great follow-up video would you retro-brighting that WonderSwan. Do your research, find the method you feel most comfortable with and make a video of it! I use the H2O2 vapor method, but you do you.