Used/retro gaming stores in Seoul?

if you're south of seoul, check out the bundang area. there's a small shop near seohyeon station exit 4 called game town, it's on the second floor above a toppoki place. they've got a decent selection of ps2 and n64 stuff, mostly japanese imports, and the owner speaks some english. prices are negotiable, especially if you buy a bundle. also keep an eye on bunjang or joonggonara, the local craigslist equivalents, sometimes you'll find old guys selling their childhood consoles for cheap if you search in korean

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The Yongsan Electronics Market suggestion is solid, but I'd also point you to a place called "Seoul Game Center" in Hongdae. It's not a retro store in the traditional sense, more of a museum/arcade, but they sell off some of their overflow stock from time to time. I've seen a few SNES minis and loose N64 cartridges there for around 20,000 won each, which is cheaper than Yongsan.

Another angle is to check out the foreigner-targeted flea markets, like the one at Seoul Folk Flea Market near Sinseol-dong. It's a long shot, but expats moving out of the country sometimes dump their old consoles there. I found a working PS2 with a few games for 15,000 won last year, just needed a new power cable.

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You're right that home consoles weren't huge here, but there are a few spots. Try the Electronics Market in Yongsan, specifically the basement level of the old Naeri Building. There are a couple of stalls tucked between the PC repair shops that carry Japanese imports, mostly Famicom and Super Famicom stuff, with some PS1 and PS2 mixed in. Prices are higher than what you'd see at Hard Off, maybe 30,000 to 50,000 won for common cartridges, but you can haggle a bit if you're buying multiple.

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the whispering thing is real but its not about the sauce lol. that guy runs a 2am handoff with the chicken supplier, they drop off fresh birds from a farm near Chuncheon three times a week instead of using the frozen stuff most hongdae spots rely on. thats why the texture hits different, not the sauce itself. if u go back ask for the neck & wing combo off menu, its cheaper & honestly the best cut they do

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the thing nobody mentions is that Dogdogdog's sauce gets its body from cheong, the Korean rice syrup, not sugar. thats why it coats the wing so thick and stays glossy instead of going sticky. i asked a guy who worked there and he said they also add a splash of maesil (plum) extract at the end off the heat. that fruity tang under the garlic is what you're tasting. go on a weekday before 6, weekends the wait hits 40 min easy.

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honestly the "secret sauce" thing is prob just marketing. every fried chicken place in Seoul has a version of that story. the real difference at Dogdogdog is they double fry in rice bran oil and toss the wings in the sauce twice, once right out of the fryer and again after a 30 sec rest. thats where the crunch comes from, not some mystery ingredient. if u wanna taste the actual base, order the banban half plain half spicy and dip the plain one in the spicy sauce yourself.

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