First off, thanks to everyone who read the previous entry and special thanks to those who commented- I've checked out your suggestions and included some here. Team McReynolds (formerly Team FYSU, but changed for demographic purposes) is getting psyched and making our final preparations for the trip. This consists mostly of my wife Stacey and me wearing out google translator and trying to eat bulky, greasy, American foods with chopsticks. We're also squeezing in time to condescend to our co-workers regarding our trip. "Yes, we're very excited about Tokyo, but I'm sure Sandals will have plenty of museums and temples for you to check out. No? Maybe just stick to the buffet."

From the comments on the last entry, I checked out 8 bit café- which is less a ‘café' and more a ‘dive bar with video games'. Definitely right up my alley, the description shows it to be a theme bar complete with Famicoms and Super Famicoms set up throughout, regular DJ shows featuring game mixes, and a menu of classic game inspired cocktails. I'll be starting out with a ‘Dr. Mario'- a mix of Dr. Pepper and fruity liquor with a side of mystery pills. I know that sounds like a drink you'd find in a trailer park, but rest assured 8 bit café is located in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Finally, my three favorite activities combined: video games, binge drinking, and pharmaceutical research.

 
 

For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to visit Japan. It's sort of a ‘gamer heritage' thing. When I was a kid playing the NES, I was genuinely intrigued by the sort of culture that would bring us a turtle fighting plumber, a ring collecting hedgehog, a fighter pilot fox, and whatever the hell a moogle is supposed to be.

Nowadays you can get a domestically developed and distributed space marine adventure every couple of weeks, so many younger gamers might not get this- but an entire generation of nerds was left to interpret what was going on in these early games without a whole lot of back story to work with.

In spite of this, or perhaps because of it, it's been my long time dream to make it over to the country that, arguably, paved the way for the popularized games we play today. A dream I'll realize on August 15th when I fly into Narita Airport for a week long stay in Tokyo.

 
 
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