TOKYO — US tourist David Madrigal is over the moon after paying $200 for a "vintage" console at a busy Tokyo store that is tapping into booming global demand for retro gaming kit.

"When I came into this store, I was like a kid walking into a candy shop," Madrigal, 23, told Agence France-Presse at Super Potato in the Akihabara district famous for its Japanese pop culture shops.

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