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I didn't know the term Huzzle, it looks like a real challenge.
They have a nice range of challenges. All quite beautiful too.

The Japanese second hand store 'Hard Off' has a mind blowing array of old games, consoles, hifi's, guitars + effects, otaku stuff, etc. I'm not really a collector (I swear!) but I knew I'd regret not picking these up. The Marios were £18, Final Fantasy £12. I don't know if these are good prices I just knew I'd hate myself if I didn't buy them.

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Looks awesome, i hope you get them whitouth issue through the customs on the Airport ^^
As i did figure out what was wrong whit my Steamdeck i did not bought anything of interesst yet ..
(its cant download when its in Standbye)
 
They have a nice range of challenges. All quite beautiful too.

The Japanese second hand store 'Hard Off' has a mind blowing array of old games, consoles, hifi's, guitars + effects, otaku stuff, etc. I'm not really a collector (I swear!) but I knew I'd regret not picking these up. The Marios were £18, Final Fantasy £12. I don't know if these are good prices I just knew I'd hate myself if I didn't buy them.
I went there, in Akihabara (Tokyo). I'm always surprised that the items in most Japanese used products store look like they are just old-stock.
But I didn't search for Huzzles, so I've not spotted them. I'm usually still quite overwhelmed when entering (some) Japanese stores. As they usually present way too much information and items at the same time.
In the Super Potato-like shops I can stand 30min in front of a single rack of used-games and still find items I didn't spot before.
Some of these shops also sell online, so it's much easier to filter and find stuff you are looking for. Plus you can do it from you home instead of traveling to Japan.

Do you also have the facilities to play Japanese games on your console, or are these just for display?
 
I went there, in Akihabara (Tokyo). I'm always surprised that the items in most Japanese used products store look like they are just old-stock.
But I didn't search for Huzzles, so I've not spotted them. I'm usually still quite overwhelmed when entering (some) Japanese stores. As they usually present way too much information and items at the same time.
In the Super Potato-like shops I can stand 30min in front of a single rack of used-games and still find items I didn't spot before.
Some of these shops also sell online, so it's much easier to filter and find stuff you are looking for. Plus you can do it from you home instead of traveling to Japan.

Do you also have the facilities to play Japanese games on your console, or are these just for display?
I got a boxed Japanese F-Zero from a friend years ago and I treasure it. I intend to gift these carts too. I'm not a collector I'm a player. I believe an original SMB makes a special gift.
 
It may have been a mistake to buy the tablet. We were on a bus earlier today, the bus had free WiFi, so someone (Peony) decided to track the position of the bus we were on using the live tracker on the bus company website rather than looking out of the window.
 
Just ordered a CMF Phone 1 as replacement for a Galaxy Note 3. ATM it's about half off on Amazon Germany, a bloody good deal at ~130€. Sorry Shift! Phone :-/

Edit: Also CMF Buds Pro 2 to go along with the phone.
 
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Just bought this beauty last week, from a musician (and his recordings on it):. A Grundig TK 14 mono half track reel to reel recorder, produced from 1961-63. It is small, not larger than a lady's handbag ;) but weighs 20 pounds and, thanks to its valves aka tubes, draws almost as much juice as my small laptop. After 5 hours, the driving belt snapped :( well, fair enough, it was as old. All insides are tin and steel otherwise. Had to wait 1 week for a replacement belt set, and yesterday spent over 4 hours disassembling it and reassembling and cleaning it. It is purely mechanical, there is no plastic inside, no servo, just one motor, and the Sound is definitely better than my phone speaker ;)

As a child I loved just watching the reels.
Today I find this just incredibly relaxing.
 

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