"Do we want to bet on this? Why don't you grant the winner his wish? "
Huh? This is an unexpected challenge. Well, then, shall I make it up to you as a childhood memory?
We put in 50 yen coin by coin and started the game.
Soon, two dinosaurs bubbling up on both sides of the stage and the game begins.
The game, which had a total of 100 games, was structured to make the level design increasingly difficult, but frankly I was a little bored after more than 50.
But if you grant the wishes of the winner, the story will be different. We started beating the buttons hard to defeat more enemies from each other.
"Huh?"
Yuki's play was cunning. If I put my enemies in a bubble, they'll come running like ghosts, bursting for a second and killing them all, raising their score exclusively with bananas and strawberries off the stage.
"Yuki, you've done this a lot. "
"I'm the number one score in the neighborhood."
If coming to Game Center is the first trap, is this the second? Then I can't lose any more!! I changed the way I played and started staging through Yuki's dealt with enemies.
The bubble bobble's dinosaur pressed the jump button relentlessly, as long as the timing was just right inside the frame. At that moment, a shoe item fell over my head with a good timing. Eating this will increase your speed by 1.5x!!
Yuki rushed to eat shoes, but I was faster.
"Oh, what a shame!! "
"There's no concession in a score bet!"
After catching the shoes so quickly, my speed got faster, blowing up all the enemies Yuki had imprisoned. Wow! I thought I'd forgotten everything, but Boggle Boggles are so much fun!!
When I was a kid, I almost got kicked out of the arcade by the owner when I put 50 won in the arcade and went 100 rounds.
Suddenly, I burst into laughter in my childhood memories.
"Ah!! Candy!! "
"Mine."
"Ahhhh!! "
I had already eaten my shoes, so I left later than Yuki, but I quickly picked up some candy ahead of her. Candy improves foaming rain!!
After eating candy and shoes like that, my blue dinosaur was almost invincible. On stage 20, Yuki and my score were already off the charts.
"Give it up, Yuki!"
"Hmph, I'll never give up. You'll see. I'll beat you!! "
Is that your nature? Like the person who grabbed the steering wheel, her personality changed 180 degrees. At that time, a pair of shoe items fell on the stage.
"Ah!! Shoes!!"
"Mine."
"Joon-Hyuk already ate!! "
If I eat shoes and eat them again, it adds 1000 points! I ran fast and took Yuki's shoes. I hate to see this. You're not mad about the game, are you?
I turned my head and looked at Yuki, and she was also smiling at me.
I don't know what that smile means, but I can feel something fighting. Yuki then strangely manipulates the lever on stage 30 and opens the secret door. Once inside, I was able to get to 50 stages in no time.
"I haven't given up yet. "
"50 stages would be hard without items. "
"We'll see. "
Looking at her focusing on the screen while looking at it, I felt very cute.
Not only do I think that, but there were some gamers who were passing by who were looking at Yuki's work hard to manipulate the lever or even looking behind her.
"Wow! A man makes the game so humiliating. "
"You're eating all the items by yourself. What the hell is all that? I don't know what yield is. I don't know what yield is.
"If I were to play games with a girl like that, I'd give you an item."
If you don't eat all the Namesa's items and die, this is a swordmaster battle!!
But... if I win, what do I ask for? Come to think of it, I don't have much to offer, but if you tell me what I want to do, I'll go to the place I've been thinking about.
Hey, hey! What are you thinking of meeting me for the second time today...
The moment I got distracted and missed the flow, something really amazing happened.
"Cross!! "
The blue cross fell over Yuki's character's 4 compartments when he looked at the screen, surprised by the shout of the man coming from behind.
"Wow, it's true. I've never seen a cross in a bubble bobble before!! "
Shit!! No!! I quickly ran up the bubble and ran toward the cross. I have to eat that at all costs!!!!
"Cheer up, woman! Jump!! "
Someone thinks I'm some kind of demon!!
I leaned on the cross with my teeth crossed, but Yuki ate the cross with his bare hands. Then, watching Yuki, the men burst into cheer.
"Wow!! "
One of the most massive master piece items in bubble bobble, the Cross has a one in 4782 chance of an extremely rare item, which has allowed dinosaurs to burst into flames to only bubble so far.
Fire was a powerful weapon that wiped out enemies in one blow, so it was much more efficient than my play of locking them up and bubbling them up.
In the end, Yuki quickly caught up with my score with the crucifix, and until the last boss, Yuki never died and cleared it.
Final score 920,000 vs. 890,000. Of course the latter was my score.
"I won!"
He liked it, clapping his hands on the streaming screen.
My back hurts after almost an hour of playing. I have to listen to my wishes and go to a hotel and sleep.
After 10 o'clock, we left the Game Center and now we're really heading back home. As the last hour was approaching, I could see one or two rushing to the station.
"Tell me what you want. You agreed to grant me a wish. "
Yuki took out a small notebook from her bag and gave it to me shyly.
"What's your phone number? "
"Is this your wish? "
"Yes."
I feel ashamed that I put on the lewd devil while bowling. I picked up the notebook and wrote down my phone number.
"I'm usually home around 5: 00, so call me anytime. "
"I had a really good time today. Joon-Hyuk."
"Me, too. Do you want to grab a bite to eat before heading back to Kyoto tomorrow? "
"Yes, I'll wait for your call. "
When I arrived in front of Shibuya Station, I looked at the watch and said to Yuki,
"I think I'll just stay at a hotel nearby. Take care, Yuki. "
"Yes, but I have a question for Joon-Hyuk..."
"What is it?"
"What would you wish for if Joon-Hyuk won? You were desperate for something. "
"Oh, that's, um, a secret. "
"Ah, well, that's a secret. But I think I know what it is. "
"Hmm.. hmm.."
As I avoided looking away, Yuki smiled slightly.
"Rest well today. See you tomorrow. "
"Yes, go in carefully. "
After a while, Yuki disappears into Shibuya Station, and I rub my red face and mutter.
"Oh, it's hot. It's hot.
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"Ugh! Even if I spend a little more money, the hotel is a luxury hotel. "
After awhile I woke up from my hotel room, I cleaned up my frizzy hair and headed to the shower room. After finishing chikachika with the toothbrush in my mouth while half asleep, I felt a little clearer when I put cold water on my face.
On the hotel table were some of the cramped can beer rolling around.
I think it's a little too much to pull off a couple of beer cans while watching TV for nothing.
After I fell asleep a little late, I quickly packed my clothes and left the hotel after checking out.
"Since Kumgangsan is also a dessert area, can I have a quick meal before I meet Mr. Kawaguchi? "
I opened a newspaper from the hotel emptying a bowl of flour in a covered rice house where I could eat without any pressure by myself. There was only news or newspapers in this era, so I tend to take a break every morning, but today there was a bit of fun news.
-NEGA First home console machine NEGA disk. Defeated in Mintendo. Next generation 16-bit gamer NEGA drive!! -
So you want to take over the 16-bit market first? '
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I met Kawaguchi at the Tokyo Pentagon office and returned to Kyoto around noon, but Minten's headquarters was in a mess.
"Manager Kang Jun-hyuk. Why are you here now? Since this morning, Mr. Kamauchi has been looking for you. "
As soon as I saw the infomation staff in the head office lobby, I dropped my gag.
"No, it says here that you're going to Tokyo for a business trip. What are you looking for? Will I fall out of the sky if I find it? "
"That's not the time for you to say that, anyway. Go to the boss' room. "
I've been riding around Shinkansen for a long time and I'm tired, but something else... I grumbled inside and went to the boss' room.
Knock, knock. As you knock lightly, you hear the nervous voice of President Kamachi.
"Come in!! "
Oh my... You're pissed off. Now I can hear your voice. I took a deep breath for a moment, then turned the door hook around and walked into the room. Inside the room was a group of key executives, including Gunpei and Shigei.
Kamachi, who was rubbing his forehead at the top, yelled at me as soon as he saw me.
"Kang Jun-hyuk!! You fool. Where did you go? Come back now!! "
"Haven't you seen the travel system? I went to Tokyo to distribute promotional cartridges and flyers to magazines. "
"Hey, man. You're a deputy commander, so you shoot Tokyo with such audacity. If you just mail me a promotional item, I'm done!! Your monthly travel expense is one employee's salary!! Why don't you give me a new position in Shinkansen? "
"By the way, when you've been traveling for business, why are you suddenly so quiet? "
"Did you see the paper this morning? "
"I see. Are you doing this because you're announcing the drive? "
"Yes, you. The competition, the NEGA, announced the next generation, and you're okay with it? "
"What do you think? Wouldn't that be better for us? "
"Excuse me?"
The expressions of the people who were gathered in the boss's room were dull and distorted for a moment. Then Gunpei, who was looking at me next to Kamauchi, said.
"Better for us? "
"Of course. They're willing to spend their money on an unproven 16-bit market to report the situation. What could be better? "
"Strong forces. But you can't ignore the market's preemptive effects, can you? At this rate, our family games will make the gap between new games and specs in the NEGA too big.."
"Gunpei, when do you think the original specs of the console will come out when a generation changes? Since its inception, no software company has been able to achieve 100% of the console's performance. We need to at least do some research on specs, and we need to look at the limitations of how far we can use objects based on that research. "
"Yes. It takes at least a year or two to draw. For example, the original Shigeru family's Super Maridge 1 and the 3 that we're building now have different graphics on the same console."
"That's right. The psychic battles that I'm currently creating were absolutely impossible to implement in the early days of the family. But right now we're making those games, and they're about to come out. Then, even if NEGA Drive launches next year, it won't be much different from the current game in the beginning. "
Then the heads of those gathered in the meeting room began to nod.
"The NEGA drive has just announced that it's going to create the next generation. So it's going to launch in about a year or so. Rather, I think it will have a more tightening effect on the neck of the NEGA. "
Then he tilted his head and asked.
"Why...? "
"You're looking at the completion of Shigeru's Super Maritime 3, aren't you? "
"Yes. Yes."
"But how would you feel if a year later our company announced that they were going to launch a new console today? A year from now, we're gonna be buried in a new console, and it's gonna be an old-fashioned game. Only 10 months left after finishing the cartridge production. Will the gamers who are waiting for a new console buy you a Super Maridge 3? "
"Nothing beats being a developer. I'd rather study the specs of the new species and develop them for the new console. "
"What about the device penetration rate? Right now, our family supply rates are 30 million in Japan alone. But do you think these people will buy 30 million new devices as soon as they come out? Not a chance. In the first month of launch, it's 100,000. By the way, will the 100,000-year-old buy you a Super Maridge 3? Of course, Marie's name is Velho, so she'll be great, but only half of it. So here again, Super Maridge sales are down by half, right? "
"Dammit, what's the old-fashioned device, what's the new wager?"
"That's it. That's exactly how the third party companies that have been creating the NEGA disc games are feeling today. So here's the problem. Which of the following behaviors do third-parties do before the launch of their games? Number one. Era! I don't know. Let's just launch it. We'll pay it back a year later. But in this case, it wouldn't be much of a major, because a game that's been completed for a year won't be funded. Then the third and final time. Implant and launch with other mechanisms as similar to the NEGA disc as possible. Now, which of the following would they choose? "
"Then you can't be..."
"At the right time, our family's device performance was upgraded more than ever due to special chips created by Litex. It's less than a NEGA disk, based on body performance, but with a special chip, it should be easy to encode the specs for the NEGA disk as they are. This is when Dory Kamachi needs to open her bow to the Third Party. "
"Are you suggesting we lower the price of Loyalty? "
"If Mintendo lowers his loyalty to the cartridge when he needs the money to buy special chips for the Ritex, he can turn the second parties that were attached to the NEGA against us in a heartbeat. If the opponent has a rainfall, we can face it as a superfall. "
I mean, this ends here. Anything else you'd like to say?
But they didn't say anything like a mute who ate honey. In their minds today's announcement of the NEGA drive has shifted from the worst to the best management timing.
Kamauchi narrowed his eyes and tried to find a place to dig into my opinions, but he finally gave up or took a long sigh.
"That guy, really. I can't beat him with words. I have nothing to say when I come in here like I'm writing a report. "
"The NEGA drive announced the name of the next generation of consoles, but we didn't expect this moment. That's why I asked you to start a new console planning department when I got back to the States. "
"By the way, how is the follow-up to your family? "
"The controller is currently being built with the final design completed. "
"A controller is a gamepad? You made the pads first, not the mainframe? "
"Controllers are more important than instrument specs. I was very concerned about the most robust part of the game console. You're going to love it. What we did in the NEGA blew it up, so why don't we blow it up in the morning paper tomorrow? "
"On what issue? "
"Let's push forward the issue of Gunpei's portable gamble. What we need to take over now is not a 16-bit console market, but a portable gaming console market. "
Then Gunpei looked embarrassed and saw Kamachi's eyes.
"Ah, but the portable gamble has yet to come to a conclusion on the final consumer price."
"What's the final price now? "
"The cost of the shaft on display manufacturing was high enough to hold 14,800 yen, but I don't know if consumers will understand the price. "
"Then let's move it forward a week and sell it for 12,800 yen for Christmas. And from January 1st next year it will be sold for 14,800 yen. How about an initial shipment limited edition? "
"Are you saying we should do business for a week at a loss? "
"When did we make money selling families? I made money selling cartridges. Low royalty in the family cartridge can earn as much as a portable gamble boy can supply. "
"Ms. Grant, your offer is not bad. What do you want to do?"
"What's what? Call the newspaper immediately!! "
The executives who were gathering in the room, frightened by Kamauchi's words, immediately left the room and began to move in a hurry. By the way, the launch date of the portable gambler, which was only timing for the price, has suddenly come to a decision, so the marketing department will flip over.
Suddenly, only me and the president of Kamauchi remained in the room. Looks like we got something figured out. Should I head back?
"Well, I should probably get going."
At that moment, Kamauchi opened his mouth, clasped his hands on the table.
"Kang-gun. Can you sit down for a minute? "
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"Kang-gun. Can you sit down for a minute? "
"Yes?"
When I looked at the owner of Kamauchi, surprised by his unusually heavy voice, he slightly raised his mouth tail and recommended a seat across the street. What? It feels a little ominous...?
Did they find out I acquired the Litex? Or is it the Dragon Emblem developer I've been exposed to? No, it can't be... What the hell is wrong with you?
"Kang Jun-hyuk."
"Yes, boss. "
"How long have we been working together? "
"It's been about four years. "
"Yes, it's almost over this year, so it's going to be five years by the number of years. "
"I see. Time flies. Haha.."
"Yes, in five years, our mintendo changed the industry from a toy store to a gaming company. It's also making overwhelming progress in the American gaming market. I think I've already done more than that with the minten my great-grandfather built. "
What are you suddenly so proud of? Kamauchi said, swallowing a cup of coffee that had been placed on the table.
"And on that achievement, Gunpei and Blackie. And I think Kang Joon-Hyuk was helping you. So, um..."
"Yes, boss. "
"I've got a lot on my mind lately."
"Concerns?"
What do you mean, he's currently in the Japanese gaming industry? But if you're worried, you might as well talk to the same Japanese, Gunpei, or Shigei, why did you name me?
Kamauchi, who had been mowing for a while, took out a picture in his arms.
In the picture on the table, an ugly woman was smiling at me.
"She's my niece. What do you think?"
"Oh, it's so... beautiful. "
This is the first time I've ever lied to myself that I feel guilty about.
"Do you like it? "
Fuck you.
"Huh? Haha. Why did you suddenly give me a picture of your niece? "
"This guy's a mess, but he hasn't found a mate yet. "
I can't find it.
With her looks like this, her fate will probably be waiting for her in the next life. But you can't say that out loud! It's the biggest crisis since Time Slip in '83. This is what Kamauzzi stands for!! What do we do?
Kamauchi looked at the picture and opened his mouth, saying that he had no idea what was in English.
"So pretty, why do men still leave it alone? Do you know what happened to the eyes of the young people of the islands? "
Why don't you go to the hospital and measure your eyesight? Are you fucking kidding me?
"So I was going to introduce you to a guy that my company deserves. Gunpei is already married, and Shinge is too old to introduce him to Sumire. So, um..."
I struck first before Kamauchi's last words came out.
"Excuse me, but is your niece...? "
"I'm 24 this year. What a flower. "
Flowers... Even weeds bloom in the middle of the Siberian Glacier. They're prettier than these flowers. If you're 24 years old in Japan, you're 26 years old in Korea. In the 1980s, marriage trends were a little fast, so it's the right time to get married, but why do you have a match?!
"You're 25 this year, right? This one, this one, is about the same age as Smyre, so it should be easy to get along with."
"Is his name Smyre? "
Apologize to the swallows right now. Kamachi...
"Nice name, too, isn't it? She's my sister's daughter. If you like it, why don't you meet him? "
"I..."
"Yes, tell me. "
"I..."
Kamauchi smiled with an anticipated expression.
Roll your head, Kang Jun-hyuk!! We must overcome this crisis!! So how do we get out of here? I'd rather spend the rest of my life locked up in my backroom and making games or waking up dead, I'm never gonna see this guy again.
Come to think of it, Kang Jun-hyuk. Escape this crisis with the sparkling idea that surprised everyone!!
"I'm a single person. "
"What..? "
What the hell did I just say?
At that moment, Kamauchi leaned as far away from me as he could, leaning against the back of a chair like lightning.
"Solitary? Does that mean you're not interested in women? "
"That's right."
"Huh! This guy can work day and night. You don't know the first thing about women. You have to get married and start a family to be a real man. "
That's what I heard when I was in the army. When is he gonna be a real man?
"Never mind. You'll think differently once you see our one and only Sumire." "
No, I think it will be more solid, but President Kamachi doesn't seem to take my position at all into consideration.
"If not, Smyre will also attend the company party at the beginning of next year, so I will formally introduce him. "
"No, Ms. Grant, I really don't think..."
"You? You really think I'm introducing you to Smyre just because I want you to date her? "
"Yes?"
"Don't you know that if you want to take on more executives in the company in the future, it's hard to be Korean right now? I'm trying to make you my family. A member of the Kamauchi family."
"But I..."
"Anyway, now that I think about it, you're good to go. Go to the lodge and think about what I said."
I smiled bitterly and greeted Kamachi and left the room.
Looking out the window, I saw the sunset over the late afternoon mountain.
Shouldn't you be dating Yuki? However, even though we weren't formally dating, we couldn't lie to each other about it.
Even in 2015, women's relationships are quite knowledgeable.
Anyway, we need to make some travel arrangements for the in-house party early next year.
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The following day, Mintendo's headquarters entered an emergency with the announcement of a portable gamble boy.
Due to a limited offer of 2000 yen, phone calls to Mintendo's headquarters went from a large retailer to a retailer.
Thanks to this, all 300,000 of the initial production quantities that were targeted for shipment have been successfully booked.
In the release of Mintendo's portable gaming device, which reigns on the current home console throne, the next-generation NEGA drive was forgotten in people's memories in just one day's announcement.
It was natural that I was more interested in the device that was coming out next month than the next generation that would come out in a year.
Then Gunpei came to me with the office door open.
"Stronghold. I have attached an additional connector for the duo, as you requested, but will this port be of any use later?" I think a portable gaming console is enough for one person. "
Completed Gameboys had additional ports to play the match while wired with other devices. Everyone objected to the cost savings, but it was a result of the strong impression that I needed a dedicated power port.
I smiled and answered Gunpei's question.
"I need it. I have to. "
"Huh-huh, I took your side in the battle port since you were usually quiet, but is it really okay? "
"Well, we'll see. That port will turn Gunpei's Gameboy into a great monster machine. "
Even with siblings, management judged that they would not buy two expensive portable gaming machines, and expected that portable gamblers would sell about a million. However, the emergence of this portable gamble will set a massive record of 1869 million RPG games around the world.
What the hell is that RPG? Why do you remember that bread in the '90s, with stickers called Tiboutivu silk, and the monster that was on the news with the stickers thrown away?
But if you don't know, just wait a little longer. I'll remind you what it is.
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December 20, 1987. Five days before Christmas. Akihabara Tokyo.
There was an endless line of garbage logs on the snow-covered streets due to the record-breaking snowfall from late afternoon. Why are there so many garbage bags lined up for the street? Sorry, correcting. It's actually a person.
"Hey, hey, hey. "
"Yes..? "
"I work for Mintendo. This is a warm coffee, but have some of this. "
I gave it to him along with the steaming coffee from the jar. The young man, who was burying his face in the duck parka, reached out his hands, bowing his head to me.
"I... appreciate it."
I can't believe you can't even speak at the top of a cold. Why are you doing this to me? I sighed for a long time and watched the snowfall.
Mintendo's staff on the street with me was also handing out coffee to guests.
By the way, the real online mall is innovation. Just a few clicks away from a warm house and you'll be home in no time.
Of course, popular products can be sold at lightspeed in just a few decades, giving you a sense of devastation, but you don't have to go through all this freezing.
"P-give me some coffee, too. "
You reach out your hand as if you were a zombie craving human flesh, and the coffee in the warmer quickly runs out. I ran to a Bongo car designated as the event temporary headquarters to replenish my coffee, but I ran out of coffee that I had already prepared.
"Ah, Director Kang. It's so cold."
How much bread would a heater bake in an '80s bongo car... I handed the bag stove to a woman trembling in a parka.
"Hold that in your hand, too. Frostbite."
"Thank you, sir. "
"The snowfall was unprecedented. I'm too unprepared."
"But look at that. It's a long line to the front of the station. Like you said, it seems like a great deal for a limited time. "
"Damn, 2,000's gonna cost you more than that. I'm sorry I put our people through all this. Mina."
"Oh no! It's okay, I volunteered. Well..."
Then I heard Gunpei calling me from behind.
"Strong!! Do you have any coffee left? "
I shouted at Gunpei from a distance, crossing my arms in X shape.
"We're out!! That's the last one!!! "
Gunpei, the event's general manager, walked down the platform with an empty thermostat. The collar, as well as the eyebrows, were all piled up, but their expressions looked very bright.
"The management meeting didn't respond well to making expensive portable gaming machines, but you're off to a great start. After 10 days of discounts and the number of seconds is sold out, can children see additional advertising effects? "
"There's probably kids going to school. If you only buy one person per class, you'll be automatically notified by about 50 people. "
"That's right. That's the thing about portable gaming. It will work for people who play on trains like games & watches and will spread on their own without having to pay for marketing. "
Yeah, well, I used to have a classmate in my hometown who brought me here to brag about it. I couldn't tell you how much I was thrilled with it for one game, but after less than three days, the classroom went crazy because someone stole it.
"Hey, do you have any more coffee? Guests are waiting for you..."
A member of the PR team who was handing out coffee on the street came to us with an empty warmer.
"Oh my God, we still have 10 hours before the event starts, but what do we do about the cold in the morning? "
"But I can't tell you to go back, and I can't help coping with the big accidents. "
Then a member of the PR team called out in frozen hands.
"Want to buy some hot packs and spin them around at the convenience store? "
"Hot pack? That's not bad, but how many convenience stores do you have to go to to to get hot packs for this many people? "
"There's nothing I can do. At this rate, the news crews will be coming tomorrow morning. "
"I see. We should do what we can. "
In the end, we went through all the convenience stores and airlifted the hot packs to find what we could use to warm ourselves up. Nevertheless, the dawn cold did not show any signs of retreat.
"Khh... They're amazing. I would just give up and go home."
Gunpei swung his red nose and got into the bongo car. However, Mina, trembling around the corner, spoke earnestly to Gunpei.
"Why don't we talk to the manager and ask him to let us in? "
"I'm sorry, the place is too small for all of them. I can't let anyone in. I can't let anyone out."
"That's why we're trembling here. "
In my last words, Gunpei patted me on the shoulder with a chuckle.
"Still, I'm glad you came with me. It'll all be a memory after this. Hang in there, guys. "
Five people who came to the Tokyo event site, including myself and Gunpei. At least they were holding out the cold in the barn, but how cold do you think it really is out there?
The sound of the intense wind blowing through the cracks of the vehicle caused me to lose sleep and have a bright day.
"Ugh... It's cold. "
"Yes? What did you say? "
"No, Korean is going to freeze to death. "
I wanted to move my body a little because my whole body was shivering. As the rear door of the barn opens, the blade wind blows into the side of the barn car.
"D-Assistant Director! "
"Okay, I'll close in a minute. "
Bang!! I was curled up all night and felt like I'd lost 5 centimeters. I rotate my arms around, loosening my muscles, and raising a large base.
"Luckily, the snow stopped. "
Acquired. Snow piles up almost to the ankle above the white eye, which no one has stepped on yet. I guess it's a long way down till dawn. Are people gonna be okay? Turning my head...
"Huff!! "
The road leading from the venue to the station was lined with round eyes. Among them, I saw them rubbing their shoulders together to loosen stiff muscles like me. I'm glad everyone's still alive in the freezing cold...
"Fantastic. Really."
In fact, ordinary people would only pay more for 2000 and buy it later, but those who were gathered at the site today were never gathered for 2000 yen.
They're people, too, and they wouldn't sacrifice themselves in this snowfall to buy a portable gamble boy like this. However, he overcame the cold with the spirit of early adopters that he wanted to experience a new machine before anyone else.
For them, perhaps the number of seconds that dig deep into their bones will drop even more than the cold, and the pain that we have to wait until reproduction will come upon us is greater.
They earned a title in the mid-90s. They were the ones who would be enthusiastic about the animation of their father, Otaku, who told his son Nami, who hated to ride even though he died in a purple robot, to return without hesitation.
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The original portable gem boy was released in April 1989.
Mintendo was aiming for the launch in the summer of 1988, but it was a game machine that was played once during the launch of internal affairs.
But today is December 21, 1987.
A portable game console with the first interchangeable cartridge is on display at the event store.
"Wow!!! "
Following Karin's legend and Dragon Warrior 2, the ticket-day purchase procession was no longer a rare spectacle. However, for the first time as a console device, it was successful in inducing the purchasing matrix, and even though it was expensive, it was open and began to sell brilliantly.
Super Maridge Land for Gamboys, prepared as a launch title, was also toughening out the device traction effect with a mandatory purchase of nine in ten titles.
Curiosity was enough to queue up for the quality of the Super Maridge.
Of the four launch titles, Super Maridge followed by baseball. Though I thought I was prepared enough, Gunpei went around the event site after a one-fifth of the amount of candles had already been prepared disappeared.
"Take it easy. You're old."
"It's been a long time since I've run in the field. I feel so energetic. "
"Is that so?"
Gunpei took the can of beverage I gave him and touched the lid. However, his trembling fingertips made him unable to even open the drink cap properly.
Tik... Tik... I've been running around all day with nothing to eat... Can I feel my fingertips?
I took the lid off Gunpei's drink and gave it to him. Then Gunpei looked at me with a worried look.
"According to Mr. Kamachi, you're a loner. Is it true?"
"Phew!!! Oh, really?"
I hurriedly wiped around my mouth with a handkerchief, spitting out half the drink that was in my mouth.
"It's not like that. The boss suddenly introduces me to his nephew. I tried to say no, but it was meaningless. "
"Your nephew? Miss Smyre?? "
Does Gunpei know? "
"I know. We've actually met a few times."
"I see. I've only seen pictures of... well..."
"Isn't it a long way to go for a beauty? "
I don't even want to be pretty. If I was normal, I wouldn't do this.
"Mr. Kamauchi's personality suggests that we should try to connect somehow..."
"Well, my boss would have pushed you to meet him, even if you were dating someone. I love my nephew Smyre that badly, but you know what?"
"But... what else is there? "
"Since childhood, Miss Smire, who raised you, has never given up on anything you wanted. "
Gunpei's words gave me the creeps behind my back.
"Why didn't you go a little harder? I don't think that's an excuse for being a loner, but what are you gonna do at a bachelor party at the beginning of the year? "
"I've arranged for a business trip to the U.S. office at the beginning of next year. "
"You sure are strong. Well, there's an old saying. No matter how beautiful she is, it's easy to get tired of living with her for five years."
"Are you scolding me for looking too human? "
"No."
"Then?"
"If you meet an ugly woman, you don't have five years. I'm just sick of it from the start. "
... it's a life motto...
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After taking a short break with Gunpei, I returned to the venue and the queue was still endless outside the venue.
Even the shelves with experimental devices were crowded to touch the latest mobile devices.
"Lieutenant, help me!"
At dawn, Mina, who had fallen into the cold in the bongo car, was this time paved with the customers.
"I'll take it from here. Take a break. "
"Thank you."
Well, your legs will hurt if you stand in high heels all day. I took a detour around the venue, switching work with Mina.
Among them, the student who was touching the gamble boy in the expedition muttered with an astonishing expression.
"It's so light..."
Hmm... Honestly, I hope it's not lightweight.
Honestly, the design says it weighs about 220 grams, but it weighs about 300 grams if you add four batteries to it.
However, it is a compact size compared to the Walkman made by Sensoni, a small electronic device in this era.
It may seem silly to me, but it's innovative to them.
I slowly took a step back and moved to the Battle of Psychics.
Then Kashiwaba, a member of the PR team, who had served coffee together until dawn, ran to me.
"Gameboys are exciting, but even guests who come to the event to experience the Psychic Battle can't ignore it. "
"Of course it's going to work. I heard from Mr. Kamachi that he was wasting his money on useless things. "
A portable Gameboy launch event was also an event, but this is why I was able to support myself at the event.
And a demo cartridge made in small quantities for this day is currently popular. Why? Because of that phrase.
- Challenge the new Talking Psychic Battle!! -
1. Give an illustration of the character you want to complete the first stage.
2. Complete the second stage for a psychic battle trial cartridge.
The reward was simple, but the effect was immense.
In the last month, four major game magazine covers have been decorated, and reviews of the game have also been well drawn.
Thanks to this, I was the first to beat Super Maritime 3's expectations this month... but I wasn't satisfied there and took a step further.
In the Psychic Battle article of Pammy Communications published this month, she listed the date and location of her experience at the bottom.
Mr. Gunpei also agreed to the collaborative effect of the event I proposed.
Thanks to you, Mr. Gunpei's Gameboy on one side of the venue... and on the other side, my psychic battle is gathering an enormous number of people.
People passing by the venue stopped walking and the breathtaking scent of the Psychic Battle was unfolding.
"Ahhh!! What a waste!!"
As soon as the over-gamed player drops his head, the next challenger steps forward, leaving only a few remaining stamina for Stage 1 boss.
"No one has claimed the trial cartridge as a reward yet. "
"The first boss cleared several minutes ago, but the difficulty was so high. But there's a growing queue of challenges in that regard. "
"Once you get a sense of it, it will appear gradually. It's the first day of the event. It's no fun if you run out too soon. "
"Right? Some of the illustrations on the front cover of the magazine are very popular, and some of you are challenged repeatedly to collect all four. "
"If it's too much, please formulate Kashiwa. It is reserved for a variety of users to experience. "
"Yes, I understand. "
'I can't wait to see how many trial cartridges there are during the event...'
I swallowed a smile and looked around the venue.
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Gameboy's successful launch event was exhausted only four days after its launch.
This was six days earlier than we anticipated.
It looks like it was Christmas season, and what was interesting is that the 30,000-something seconds sold over these four days were more than the combined sales of Mintendo's family and NEGA disks.
Mintendo's management, who predicted that toys would be too expensive to fail, said they were surprised at this remarkable volume.
Additional reproductive minutes immediately went to work, but it seemed like it would be difficult for the time being to cope with the enormous demands of consumers.
In addition to the development of portable gamble boys, the most profitable place was the 'Sharp', which was made in black and white screen and delivered to Mintendo. Sharp, who was able to deliver Gamboy's liquid crystals alone, benefited greatly from the recession of Japan's economic downturn, which could be recovered in a moment.
Matchada and Mintendo's camouflage, the chairman of the shaft, were very gruesome, so they supplied liquid crystals in the direction of win-win.
Portable Gambo used STN-reflected black and white crystals to balance power consumption with price, and nevertheless, it was only possible to play up to 5 hours of AA batteries in a row (if played continuously).
Moreover, the STN liquid crystal was susceptible to light reflections, making it impossible to turn out the lights and play at night because the screen itself was barely visible by sunlight during the day and there was no backlight function.
However, Merritt was overcoming all of these disadvantages and being able to play the game by herself without having to use the TV.
The era of the 8-bit console game was soon to come to a halt, followed by a portable gamble boy.
"Hey!! Just give me one game too! Huh? "
"No! If you want to decide, tell your mom to buy it, too!"
"Shame on you. "
I had a personal appointment, and I was walking down the street to the station, and there were two kids coming home, wearing school bags, fighting each other.
It looks like a little house kid who lives a little because he's dressed like a chubby little man.If he asks me to, I can give him a fight. You're greedy.
It's like looking at the thugs and threads of Doraemon.
I passed by the children throwing a bloody smile.
Christmas Eve ends today at the Gamboy-launch event.
Gunpei and other employees have just withdrawn the venue and returned to Kyoto for gold, but I was still in Tokyo.
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Christmas Eve ends today at the Gamboy-launch event.
Gunpei and other employees have just withdrawn the venue and returned to Kyoto for gold, but I was still in Tokyo.
Why? Because I still have work to do.
In a hurry, I got on the train and headed straight to the Litex factory on the outskirts of Tokyo.
On the night that all couples are most romantic of the year, I am on my way to meet the Indian Gondola.
"Chendra!! "
"Oh!! It's Kang Jun-hyuk."
Chendra and her friends, who were at dinner, waved their hands as soon as they saw me.
"Everyone knows about the Demibeast. "
"This is all thanks to Kang Jun-hyuk. It's a lot of money to send home to Pumala. So Pumala can now get married. "
The thick fumara smiles with a spoon in her mouth. Then other Indian friends muttered in their native language and made fun of Pumala.
It seems that Pumala is quite a type of resourcefulness based on its roughly commute.
"By the way, Kang Jun-hyuk. What brings you here? Isn't it a secret? The rest of the staff went home anyway. "
"Well, it's no secret. We just have to surround it with a special chip to get into the psychic battle anyway. Did you get what I asked you to do before that? "
"Of course!"
"Well, I'm sorry to interrupt, but can I see you for a moment? "
"I'm done anyway. No problem. Come with me."
A moment later, I was guided by Chendra to find the lab inside the Ritex factory. His lab was equipped with the latest equipment and comfortable space that could not be compared to Akiba's narrow workplace.
And there I first encountered a CPU for the next generation of super families.
"Is this the rico5A22 16-bit CPU chip that will be used in the superfamily later.."
"We have customized the Apple II GS WDC65816 CPU, which is now rated as a pretty high specification PC in the United States, to fit the super family. It's a model about two years after the launch of the United States, but I don't think it's as good as it looks. "
"Of course, I agree with that, but isn't graphics processing too slow? "
"I can't help it. Since he wasn't born to do fast computation, the overall quality will increase as a 16-bit CPU, but there is a limit to speed. "
Perhaps if you were a gamer with similar childhood experiences to mine in the 1990s, you would have wondered if you were comparing the Super Family and the NEGA drives back then.
Why didn't the super family have a game to keep up with the crazy speeds like the NEGA signage game, Sonic?
It was definitely a later device than the NEGA drive, and it was a more expensive model, but sometimes I felt frustrated.
Meanwhile, Sonic, who was in an alley friend's house, sometimes exchanged the entire game set for each other because his heartbreaking speed gave him another kind of fun than Super Maridge.
'Now I see why the superfamily was slower than the NEGA drive. '
Mintendo never does business underneath.
Originally a console business, we try to fit the high performance model a little too hard so that we can look forward to the next five to six years from the initial issue date.
Because if you don't, you're going to have to deliver a new console every year or two for the changing game market.
Judging by the device penetration rate and the length of development of the game, one console must last at least five years.
Then, in order to naturally increase the performance of the device, a huge amount of capital is added. Of course, the unit price will decrease over time and there will be profit later, but initially, every time you sell one device, you have to sell the deficit.
Pure cost of making one device is 17,000 yen, but it is sold for around 14,800 yen, depending on the consumer's availability.
The 2,200 yen loss per sale was a fundamental selling initiative in the console industry.
But mintendo was different.
They used medium-performance inexpensive parts to make a profit when selling equipment in any way. The rest battle for the quality of the game.
So the conclusion was that the CPU was right in front of me.
'The next generation of chips to be used in the family. I asked Chendra to get them because of the frequent contacts offerings these days, but they are also rubbish chips. At the time, the NEGA drives were much better based on performance.'
Then Chendra told me.
"But everything can be covered to some extent, depending on the skills of the programmer. "
"Yes, but you can't cross the limits of the device. "
"The limits of the device... Kick, that's good. Actually, Chendra, there was something I wanted to show you when Junhyuk came. "
"What do you want to show me? What's that?"
"I don't know. Follow me. "
Chend, who was walking ahead with a meaningful smile, this time led me to the staff lounge. Naturally, there was also a family of mintendos in the Leitex staff lounge.
"Our associates also enjoy the Psychic Battle created by Kang Jun-hyuk. The picture is a bit sexy, but the content itself is very interesting. "
"Glad you're having fun. But what do you want to show me? "
"It's a bit of a bummer, so Chendra looks at his hands. "
"What...? Do you know how to program? "
Then Pumala, who was following us, smiled and replied.
"There's nothing our Chendra can't handle. He's a genius. "
Chendra smiles at Pumala's compliment and puts a white cartridge with no stickers in it for the family. After a while, the title logo of the familiar Psychic Battle popped up and the character selection screen popped up.
'Well, it's the same so far, but is it gamey? '
Before choosing a character named Chendra, I looked up and raised my jaw, and I picked the protagonist Azsa Ren. And then the first stage.
"What is this? "
As soon as I saw the screen, I muttered.
'The game was much faster. '
The psychic battles Chendra plays looked about 1.5 times faster in game speed than I created.
Also, the projectile aiming for the protagonist was moving faster and smoother than before.
"What the hell? How did you do that? "
Chendra shrugs, stealing his nose lightly.
"The coding arrangement was already clean, but Chendra fixed it again because it was too complicated. That's why the overload on the CPU is significantly reduced. I used to be good at psychic battles, but I felt less airborne freshness, so how about changing the background scroll to 1.5x the speed? Do you like it?"
The arrangement is complicated? Hayashi, a brilliant programmer in Mintendo, and I both came up with the original psychic battle, and I can't believe we're upgrading him further. He's bigger than I thought!?
I felt completely resolved by playing the Psychic Battle and feeling sorry for something about 2%. I folded my arms for a moment and opened my mouth as I watched Chendra play.
"Chendra."
"Yes? Why? "
"I think I underestimated you. "
"Right? I did good, right? It's a Christmas present for Joon-Hyuk. Do you like it?"
"Yes, I love it. So, um..."
"Yes..? "
"You need to run for it. "
"Two busts? What is it?"
"There is such a thing. First of all, can you replicate the rico5A22 CPU you showed me earlier? "
"Of course you can. "
"Improve your performance at least as much as you can. The next generation's CPU should be taken from our Litex, not Rico's. "
"Okay. Do you understand what Junhyuk said? "
"Pumala. I understand 100%. "
Good. This has increased the utility of the Indian puppets.
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"What the...? Hey, boss! How did you...?"
Hayashi was reviewing the coding data from the Psychic Battle I handed him, and he was admiring the recession of the equation. Understand the response in 10 minutes. I was freaked out when I first handed over the data.
"I can't believe I'm even looking at it. I can't believe I came up with this formula."
Coding that talks to computers is a very strange language.
Let me give you a simple example.
Let's say someone asks me for directions along the way.
I knew the place, so I explained it to him like this.
You see that supermarket up ahead? There's a pedestrian crossing through there, and if you go a little further, there's a laundromat.
Step right into the laundry and you'll see what you're talking about.
But let's just say Chend explained it like this.
Go straight for two more blocks and turn right.
The description is the same, but the content is much shorter. And computers like short, accurate explanations.
That way we can handle other orders easily. Chendra poured that extra capacity into the background scroll, and as a result, the Psychic Battle was able to turn into a complete game.
'At this rate, it would really be worth a shot with Super Maridge 3. '
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