One hell of a huge ass gaming music collection!Although claiming the largest porn selection in Tokyo, their gaming section ain't nothing to be scoffed at. You name it, everything from Street Fighter to Final Fantasy, obscure remixes to the Pokemon movie, this place is gonna have something to make commutes just a little more bearable.
TSUTAYA's prices are pretty ruthless but a lot of these tracks are completely off the radar.. Definitely worth a visit.
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3-26-14 Shinjuku, Tokyo 160-0022
http://goo.gl/maps/ustrn
Might not recognize the band, but bassist Masato Nakamura will probably ring a bell with Sonic fans.Celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year, DCT has been one of the biggest Jpop bands in Japanese history. Hardcore fans have followed them the whole way but very few Jpop fans know about the bands involvement in the gaming community.
Back in '90 their tour bus debuted SEGA's "Sonic The Hedgehog" character to the world (as "Alex the Kid" was phased out) due to Nakamura's involvement as music composer for both Sonic 1 & 2.
Unfortunately collaboration negotiations broke down due to financial disagreements between Nakamura and Sega when Sonic 3 was on the table.
The disagreement subsided though as Nakamura gave Sega rights to use his work in Sonic Generations a coupla years back.
More deets on one of the most influential game music composers -http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masato_Nakamura
