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Taipei Game Show - Day 1

January 31, 2023Updated Feb 17, 2026

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Headed to Taiwan to attend the Taipei Game Show.

Originally I was planning to exhibit, but due to various circumstances, I decided to just attend as a visitor.

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Arriving at the airport always makes me hungry.

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Had a late dinner with a Western-style tonkatsu — hearty comfort food.

It was around 8 PM at the time.

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The flight was delayed about 40 minutes due to COVID-19 precautions, so I had to fight off drowsiness for a while.

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Played some games while waiting, then boarding started. Flew to Taiwan on my favorite airline, Jeju Air.

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Departing at night hits different.

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They turned off all the cabin lights so we could sleep comfortably.

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Despite the late departure due to the delay, we arrived in Taiwan in just 2 hours.

I remember it taking about 3.5 hours last time, so I was grateful for the early arrival.

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By the time we reached the hotel, it was 1 AM local time.

Everyone walking around the neighborhood was Korean — it almost felt like wandering into some remote corner of Seoul.

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Grabbed some drinks and headed into the hotel.

The B2B exhibition starts tomorrow and I'm already excited.

I'll document and share tomorrow's experience too :)