September 6, 1994.
One of September, when the heat of August is still rising.
I walked out the front door with a heavy travel carrier.
"I'll be back then. "
"Have a safe trip. Joon-Hyuk."
After preparing for my business trip, Yuki said goodbye to me with a slightly reminded expression. With her in front of me, I couldn't take a step, and I asked Yuki who was hesitating on the porch.
"Hmm. Are you sure it's okay without me? I could say I'm not going on business right now."
"Of course, I wish Joon-Hyuk could be with me, but this is a pretty important event. C... what was it? "
"Consumer Electronics Show (CES).) "
Then Yuki opened his mouth, clapping his hands with a yellow smile.
"Oh, right. Is that... an electronics fair? "
In Yuki's reply, I slowly nodded.
The event, which took place in Las Vegas, in the United States, was like a place where companies were promoting their consoles to people around the world during a time when there was no game-specific exhibition yet.
Of course, other than gaming appliances, household appliances such as TVs, refrigerators and air conditioning were the main household appliances, but gaming consoles were also participating in events annually because they were within the category of electronic appliances.
The CES held this year was, in a sense, a global event anticipated by Minten, NEGA and the Pentagon, although it could have been accompanied by several Pentagon personnel at other times.
"From today, when my sister comes home from work, I decided to sleep at my house for a while, so that's fine. "
"Hmmm… Yuko, I should buy you a nice present when you come back. "
I sat on my knees in front of Yuki, holding the carrier for a moment, and gently stroked her belly.
"I'm going on a business trip, Dad. Stay with your mom. "
Yuki smiled and gently embraced my hair.
"Have a safe trip. Say hi to Ellis and Wilson for me. "
"Yes. I will..."
After a while, you take the carrier and leave the mansion, a bright sunlight flashes down through the leaves, stabbing you in the eye.
Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on.
Yuki, who came down with me, smiled comfortably because of the cooling cry of a cicada coming from somewhere. I said it was okay several times, but Yuki finally came out to meet me in the parking lot.
Seeing that she is traveling abroad, she also said she is fine, but she seems to have a big heart.
A smile was drawn on her mouth as she waved her hand hard beyond the rearview mirror.
"Family is a good thing..."
I suddenly felt that way as I left the mansion and bent the handle.
&
In a moment, let's reach Narita International Airport. I noticed a familiar face in front of the ticket office.
"Sir, over here. "
I raised my hand slightly toward her as she was dragging the carrier in the presence of Kaori waving towards me.
Next to her are Hayashi and Maurita. And the Kawaguchi representative and her secretary, Sayuri, smiled and welcomed me.
"Did you say goodbye to Yuki well? "
When I nodded slightly at Kaori's question, Hayashi, who was next to her, grabbed her head and said.
"Farewell to a full-time business trip, where do we go on such a long journey? "
"It's a long way!! Across the globe!! "
"No, I mean... Phew... Never mind. What am I gonna say to you? "
In Hayashi's conversation with Kaori, we all smiled in front of the airline ticketing center and each of us held a carrier in our hands.
"So that's it? "
Sayuri answered my question.
"No, there's the manager of the Pentagon shop, Miyazaki, and Uchimura, who designs figures -- oh, there he is. "
When Sayuri said that, I saw them rushing towards us.
"Ahh... Ahh... Sorry I'm late. "
With Miyazaki like that, Uchimu is almost out of breath...
They were appointed as an assistant to the CES event and decided to join them on this business trip.
At that moment, I took Miyazaki's carrier, who was about to collapse to the side, and I was surprised by the heavy feeling coming from my fingertips and asked her.
"What have you brought so much of? "
"I've never been abroad before. I brought everything I could. "
"They sell all the essentials there..."
"Th... right? "
Hayashi tilted her head and slightly looked at Miyazaki's carrier and looked similar to me.
"This is too much weight to charge..."
But Uchimura's baggage, on the other hand, was a suitcase. Are you going to a two-night, three-day retreat?
"Uchimura... Is that the end of the package? "
"Yes? Oh, yes. I thought it might be a good idea to live there…"
" · · · · · ·. "
Why is he so calm again?
I sighed and looked around.
When I asked the airport staff who was passing by if they were selling travel carriers, they fortunately told me that they had a shopping center underground.
"Do we still have time? "
"Yes."
Kaori's answer was that I quickly bought a new carrier from the underground mall and distributed Miyazaki's luggage.
It took us a while to share the luggage, but then we were able to finish the ticket and head to the boarding field.
After a brief examination of his departure, Khaori sighed and cried out as he left the country for the first time, when he came out to a shopping area with a colorful duty free shops.
"Tax-free!! Duty free!!"
Kaori's cry made the Kawaguchi representative look embarrassed at the watch.
"This is going to take a while. "
I also agreed with the Kawaguchi Representative because I was checking boarding times.
"There are duty-free shops at Las Vegas Airport on the way back anyway, so why not shop there? "
"Hehe... I was expecting an airport duty-free shop..."
Kaori blushed and apologized to Miyazaki, blushing his face.
"I'm sorry. I've been packing a lot of stuff..."
Then Uchimura opened his mouth to see if he could help Miyazaki.
"Apologies. I've brought too little baggage..."
" · · · · · ·. "
What are these people talking about?
When Uchimura looked at him with a frown, Sayuri, who was next to the Kawaguchi Representative, lifted his applause.
"Well, there's a simple duty-free shop near the boarding entrance, so let's get moving. "
With her word as the eldest sister among the women, we set out for the boarding gate as a group.
Then, the Kawaguchi representative opened his mouth next to me.
"Joon-Hyuk, what happened in America the other day? Do you think he'll make it? "
"Rob says I can barely keep up with the timing, but he doesn't give me an answer. "
"The highlight of this conference is' that, 'which would be a little difficult if it wasn't done already? "
"If you do that, the biggest payoff will be the NEGA in front of you. If not..."
"What if it's not...? "
"Mintendo and Sensoni have put together a new device for your attention. "
"Yes!? Don't tell CES about the new device!? "
"There's a good chance."
No, actually, this is for sure.
Mintendo and Sensoni are announcing the new Gear Station Project to CES because I've already been informed historically.
The fact that Kurakagi of Sensoni has been in and out of Mintendo almost every day since last year has been reported to me by a close associate in his time at Mintendo.
The Kawaguchi leader was surprised by Mintendo's quick footwork, and his expression was stiff.
Once the NEGA Saturn and Gear Station projects are announced, at CES, our Pentagon has nothing to show for the hardware.
Now I just want Rob to get to the CES venue on time...
&
Let's take a moment to think about the 1994 gaming industry. The early '90s combat game boom, which started at Street Fire 2 and led to the Psychic Force, was in big swings in' 94.
Released in December '93, Real Fighters from NEGA gave gamers tremendous cultural shock at the time.
Of course, I have had occasional experience with 3D graphics technology before, but it is rare for a work that expresses people in such detail.
Fighters made of polygon technology exhibited axial and transverse movements as opposed to traditional 2D games and exhibited fights of different dimensions in virtual space.
Especially when hit hard by the protagonist Akira, the pain was pleasant to the player as if he felt it directly.
It was a great piece to pursue reality in its true title.
The RealFighter's unique, merciless technical damage has left the skilled artisan stranded since the beginner.
The NEGA Real Fighter was the first and most notorious fighter since a beginner accidentally went around the lever and the skillful went to the goal, and was recognized as a defeat when he hurried off to the outside.
However, an ironic situation arose in the development of next-generation devices thanks to the best fighting games on behalf of the country.
And why is that?
It's because the NEGA Saturn was built on a thorough, 2D foundation from the planning stage.
Next-generation NEGA Saturn's goal was to create the best girl games at the arcade center, based on SMK's iconic games with absolute coin retrieval rates and stunning illustrations to form the core user base.
The average number of purchases a console mania makes per year is roughly five times that of a Light User. Saturn was obsessed with 2D technology as if he could overcome the failure of the operation by quickly completing and moving on to the next one.
By the way...
'Suzuki Ryu', the main director of the company and not any other company, developed the innovative 3D game 'Real Fighter'. It was crazy and leapfrogging for the NEGA.
Because unfortunately, NEGA Saturn was too poor in 3D performance to turn the real fighter.
Eventually, the NEGA did not give up on Saturn, who was on the verge of completing its astronomical development due to a single 3D combat game. But the flow of time was gradually leaning toward 3D technology, and we couldn't completely ignore that reality.
And the NEGA came up with an answer. As always, with the worst possible technique...
How did you do that?
The worst way to force 3D performance into a fully built 2D console...
After giving up duty-free shopping and hurrying together, we arrived at the boarding gate relaxed, gasping for breath and leaning against the waiting room chair.
'You can just come slowly, but why did you run all this way? '
I didn't get on one or two planes, but when the rookies got mixed up, I panicked...
After a long chase, Uchimu, who grabbed the backrest of the chair and started to feel nauseous, already had a white face.
"You okay? Take a deep breath..."
"Yes? Oh, yes... tow, tow, tow!"
Two flights and I'll clear the invoice...
Immediately, as the stewardess informs the passengers who are waiting, the people, including our group, slowly begin to line up in the waiting room.
And then... a familiar voice came from behind my back.
"The Force...? "
I turned my head to find the protagonist of my voice, and the man who looks at me in a clean suit...
"Mr. Gunpei?"
"Haha! What a surprise. Just in case, I didn't expect to be on the same plane. "
Shigei and Kawata Satoshi at the HEG Institute, a second party in Mintendo, stood beside Gunpei looking at me.
Minten was also expecting to announce a new project at CES, so I thought I'd run into him at the event, but I didn't think I'd see him here.
"I'm glad you're looking well. Gunpei."
"Healthy. Your games brought me back from the dead."
Whether he remembered Valentine's Day or not, Gunpei smiled calmly.
"I'm sorry about Bourne back then. "
"No. I was a different kind of experience. "
Their attitude towards me, who was now a competitor in my past work colleagues, was no different than before.
And it was the same for me.
The legends of Super Maridge and Karin... The fact that Mintendo is one big axis in the gaming industry in the future.
As I looked around for a moment, I asked Gunpei that there was no President Kamauchi.
"Ms. Kamachi, are you not attending the conference? "
"Well, this time he's giving everything to Yamashta at an American office. I guess you're old now..."
That seems to be the same to you, Gunpei.
I suddenly thought of Gunpei who looked older than the first time I met him, but of course I didn't take him out of my mouth.
"Sir, please board the plane. "
As the conversation grows longer, the stewardess looks at us and speaks carefully.
"Let's talk about the details on the plane. "
It took approximately 13 hours from Japan to Las Vegas, so I conferred with Mr. Kawaguchi to arrange seats based on first class for the best possible staff.
"Wow, I can lie down and go!! "
Kaori and Miyazaki, who were flying for the first time, couldn't hide their excitement in a private space designed like a capsule.
Gunpei also smiled brightly, clutching wrinkles around her eyes, whether her granddaughters were cute or not.
"I heard that the employee benefits of Pentagon Soft are well-known, but don't they all use first class? "
"Long-distance flights are important to employees. "
"Fantastic."
"By the way, when you and Gunpei used to go to the United States, you both used business classes, right? I wasn't in a frenzy to persuade Kamachi who was going to burn the Economy back then…"
"Still, he's much better these days."
"I think so. "
Gunpei sat down with a smile on his mind.
Later, with a brief instruction from the aircraft pilot, the giant plane slowly moves, and Kaori opens his mouth with an anxious expression.
"You're not going to crash or anything like that on your first plane experience, are you? "
Then Hayashi, sitting next to her, mutters, wrapping her prepared eye patch.
"If not, I'm tired of working late last night. Don't be a jerk. "
"By the way, I don't see anything good coming out of your mouth. "
&
Pentagon employees who had to endure long flights from Narita, Japan, to Las Vegas, the United States, started pulling Raon out of their bags as soon as the airplanes rose.
In fact, what other content is as time-consuming as a game on a long distance trip?
I also took out Raon for a little while, but Gunpei, who was sitting next to me, stared at me.
"Raon is such a concise design at any given time. It's like there's a screen on the gamepad. "
"Thank you."
"By the way, Kang-gun has a genius sense of designing portable gaming machines. I guess the first Shinkansen we met gave me the idea of Gamboy..."
Gunpei smiled happily as he pulled out the portable gamble boy he had made with me from his bag.
&
"I'm... bored."
"Then sleep like me. "
"Sir, you've been asleep for nine hours. Can a person sleep that long? "
After waking up to Khaori and Hayashi's conversation, I looked up at the tightly closed window.
I checked the time with my wristwatch, frowning for a moment in the dazzling sunlight.
11: 30 pm Japanese time.
But the plane that was moving along the sun was still flying under the bright sun.
"Can I get you something to drink? "
I nodded and asked for a glass of water for a sensible stewardess question.
"Please wait a moment. "
I turned my head and looked at Gunpei, touching the dull skin.
"Hiic...!! "
I stretched out my arms and straightened Gunpei's head as if he was sleeping with his head bent to 90 degrees like a corpse.
I think I've been flying for 10 hours. Is it too far?
Even in first class, airplanes to America are very boring. I looked around and I saw that everyone was sleeping with their eye pads on or looking at CES related documents for next weekend.
This year, Gunpei, 53, was also asleep with documents in his hands to check the CES data and see if he had forgotten to sleep.
After a while, I asked the stewardess to bring me a thin blanket and cover it with Gunpei. Then she smiled at me a little.
"That's very kind of you. Are you with someone else? "
"I was a boss at work. "
When I went to Toyworld with Gunpei to capture the American market and was reminded of the time when I was faced with the door slam, I smiled and looked at the bright sunny window.
"I'm hungry... sir. "
"How long have you been eating? Are you hungry already? "
"Oh... I want ice cream. Cool green tea ice cream. "
Kaori's voice from behind suddenly reminds me of my refrigerator.
Green tea ice cream... did you buy enough? '
&
Our plane will be landing at Las Vegas Airport. Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats and fasten your seat belts. -
"Ahh! Almost there. "
We arrived at Las Vegas Airport in 14 hours via the L.A. Airport, each of us lighting up our bases and unwinding our bodies. Kaori, in particular, opened her mouth with yawns to see if she was completely exhausted during a long flight.
"Yawn, airplanes are such a boring mode of transport..."
Then Hayashi, who was sitting next to her, looked at her with a silly look.
"Boring? You don't seem to know your first class on the first plane, but if you're on an Economy, you're going to experience a living hell..."
Miyazaki and Kaori tilted their heads to Hayashi's words, but after landing the plane, they saw the faces of the people coming out of Economy and began nodding at each other.
We got off the plane with our own luggage, briefly explained why we were visiting the United States, and then left for the airport.
"Mr. Kang!! "
As soon as I spoke to the gate, I turned my head to the voice of Mr. Wilson, who came out to meet us with Ellis.
"Mr. Wilson."
After the wedding with Yuki, we met for a while, and Gunpei and Shigei greeted us from behind.
"Then we'll go, too. Meet me at the CES event. "
"I'm sure the Pentagon has prepared a number of things, but it won't be easy this time. Be prepared."
Seeing his mouth with a confident expression, I smiled and replied.
"We're not going to like this. When you come, swallow at least one heartbeat. He could pass out. "
"Guy. Still got some nerve. "
Shigere tapped my shoulder and hurriedly moved after Gunpei.
I looked behind them and turned to the voice of Elise, who was rushing me.
&
As employees boarded the vehicle waiting for them at the airport, Elise in the passenger seat told the Kawaguchi representative.
"Should I take you to the hotel first? Or do you want to take a look around the venue first? "
Then Kawaguchi opened his mouth, looking closely at me.
"First things first..."
After talking to, I took a quick look at the reaction around me, and everyone was staring at Mr. Kawaguchi with a sad look to see if he wasn't getting used to paralysis.
I finished signing with Kawaguchi's eyes as they cried for their lives.
"Let's go to the hotel. "
"Wow, you're the best. Thank you!! "
"Yes, I will. "
"Let's unpack first and let me and Jules take a look around the venue first. "
"That would be great. We can check the size of the venue, so the staff is waiting at the hotel. "
Then Morita and Hayashi, who had eaten the Pentagon's eyebrows with me for some time, stepped forward.
"We'll go with you. "
Morita and Hayashi say I nodded and cleared my head.
"Great. Then the rest of the team, just the rest of the hotel. "
"I understand."
Although I was tired from the jet lag adjustment, I decided to overdo it because I wanted to see the size of the venue with my own eyes.
Leaning against the window, I looked at the sunset in Las Vegas, which is called the City of Pleasure, and I was secretly thinking about the light of the neon sign, one by one.
"Manager Kang Jun-hyuk. "
"Yes, Mr. Ellis. "
"I got a call from Rob before you arrived at the airport, and he said he completed the cigarette case mission you asked for. What was it? "
The Kawaguchi representative, who was sitting next to me, was also puzzled by Elise's words.
"Excellent. Tell Rob you did well. "
Consumer Electronics Show (CES).)
Starting in 1967, the event took place annually, alternating between the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Hilton Hotel.
Hosted this year at the Las Vegas Convention Center, more than 200 companies around the world have already registered, and spectators expected to be the largest ever.
If this crowd is gathered because of game providers like our Pentagon or Mintendo, it's a mistake.
Of course, some are looking forward to the official announcement by CES of Saturn, a new device from the NEGA, but unfortunately the most notable item at CES in 1994 was the 'mobile phone'.
In fact, the mobile phone that we know is much more historic than we thought.
The Drance Portable phone used in the early 80s weighed four kilograms and had to be carried on its shoulders.
It was the 'TEC8000' that was launched in Motorola in '88 that changed to the size it could hold. At that time, the first phone sold for 2,400 million won was very heavy at 771 grams.
The product that I could use if I threw it away, because it was not damaged or waterproof, was actually treated as a 'weapon' due to the many injuries that the drunk caused to hurt the other person using his cell phone.
It became the foundation of the mobile phone that we know, starting with Microtech 2, which was launched in Motorola in '92, flipping it down to 219g.
Of course, this product was also an enormous expensive model at the time, so it was a limited model used by entrepreneurs and senior citizens, and gradually the walls began to crumble from 94 to 95.
"Sir, have you seen the new cell phone from Motorola this time? "
"Yes, I did. "
Kaori, who had been to Motorola's Exhibition Hall, spoke to me, dropping her purse.
Japan's mobile phone carriers have recently gone through a series of interest-free installments for mobile phone replenishment, but the basic calls are still very expensive.
Today is CES's first day.
The event was mainly held with broadcasters and businessmen, as the public had not been permitted to enter and enter.
Thanks to this, I did not feel particularly crowded or unique to the venue.
I also visited the booths of each company as I slowly walked around the venue during the morning.
Kaori and Miyazaki, who had been following me around for a short time because of their English, have now run to feel resilient and interact with their staff every time they see something new that is familiar with the atmosphere of the venue.
"Wow, it really feels like I'm in the future. It's creepy to think that what I've seen here is going to appear in the world in as little as three months and as long as a year. "
This conference made me feel like I was in an old electronics museum, even though it might be a total collection of appliances in the future.
'It's a little sad that we can't be touched together in this situation...'
I took them straight across the event and entered the game category exclusive area at the far end.
There were four video game consoles participating in the CES event, the largest booth was Mintendo, who is currently ranked # 1 in gaming sales.
In the center of the curtain covering the entire booth with a yellow curtain was a question mark marked with a dot, reminiscent of an item box appearing in the Super Maridge.
There were already a lot of people around the booth because Mintendo was firmly positioned in the United States.
"Are you preparing a surprise show in Mintendo? "
"Are you going to announce a new device? "
"Then I read in the paper a while ago that Mintendo and Sensoni are jointly building a new console. "
"No, I heard Sensoni had a disagreement after releasing a new mintendo storage medium to the CD. "
"Really? So Mintendo doesn't want to use CDs? "
"Well, I have to go public at the conference, but so far Mintendo hasn't responded to any new devices..."
As you look around in the crowd, Sensoni's booth is located close to Mintendo's booth.
Starting with Walkman, AV equipment and broadcasting equipment. After expanding to TV, Sensoni's brand power was already shoulder to shoulder with some of the world's top companies.
The geodesic console and TV had a very close relationship, so there was a booth next to the booth where the console companies assembled, along with Mitsubashi, and a corporate booth specializing in displays such as silver and Daegu in Korea.
As Korea's electronic product development became active in the '90s, international expositions often made Korean companies feel uncomfortable because they started to stand out.
Meanwhile, unlike Mintendo Booth, which was quiet because everything was private, the booth on the NEGA side was quite responsive to visitors.
At the end of last year, the 'real fighter', made from the arcade substrate 'MODEL1', was also a popular cultural impact on the US market.
"Wow... that's amazing. I can't believe the day is coming when I'm going to play with 3D graphics like this…"
A user playing a real fighter in the NEGA booth was moving the lever with admiration.
The character in the screen rotates around the 3D space, aiming for gaps in the opponent's space, sometimes causing those watching to become enthusiastic about the delight of blowing into the outside with a heavy single blow.
NEGA Sathorn, which is expected to be released at the end of the year in Japan, was originally not expected to be released due to the overwhelming popularity of Real Fighters, but users had hoped that Saturn would be able to enjoy the game at home.
In that situation, 'Real Fighters are not scheduled to be released to Saturn.' It was clear that they could not bear the anger of the users.
So? Saturn's issue date was set for the end of the year in '94, but the price and concurrent issue titles have not yet been confirmed.
"Well, tomorrow, if you don't want to do it, you'll have to go public..."
I took a brief tour of the NEGA booth and walked over to the Pentagon booth.
Standing in symmetry with Mintendo Booth, the Pentagon Soft Booth was preparing for a private conference, as was Minten. You cover the event with a white curtain, and there is a glimpse of a busy shadow moving inside.
With the advantages of mobile devices on our backs, Raon, who is on his way to the North American market, was secretly looking forward to speaking at the conference.
"Wow, there are a lot of people on our side. "
"I didn't know when I was only in Japan, but Raon's popularity is amazing in the United States. "
Miyazaki, the manager of the Pentagon Shop, took a camera and began filming the crowds at the Pentagon booth.
Perhaps he was returning to Japan to show it to the Pentagon's staff.
&
The next day.
Starting in the morning, the crowds started to crowd inside the venue due to the crowds coming to the convention center.
Khaori came to us with a pale, dull look, having opened his booth slightly and checked out in the appearance of a different venue than yesterday.
"Th-there's a lot of people... outside. "
I was checking on the event with the Kawaguchi representative and smiled at Kaori's words.
"For now, there is no greater global event than this, so it is natural for the crowd to overflow. "
Then Morita, standing beside me, nodded, agreeing with me.
"I'm sure it is, but the console is more interesting this year. I think it's the rumors about the next generation of mechanisms. "
"Our conference is scheduled for 3 p.m., right? "
"Yes, once the NEGA is scheduled for a presentation at 11: 00 a.m., mintendo at 1: 00 p.m., 3DO at 2: 00 p.m. We are the last three o'clock. "
"Hmm. Now that we're done preparing for the presentation, let's take a look at the NEGA situation. "
Whether he was nervous about preparing for the afternoon's presentation, the Kawaguchi representative took a short inhale and nodded.
"Do it. "
It's so convenient to have a deputy president.
After handing over the proceedings to Morita, I slightly removed the tent behind the booth and left the venue. And a moment of money on the corner to get to the NEGA booth. I felt suffocated by the crowd.
I understand Kaori's face is white and dull...
Laon's launch ceremony, which I've spent the night with so many users, hasn't been crowded this far...
Is it because of the expectation of the announcement of the next generation of machinery, as Kawaguchi said? This year CES seemed to have more gamers than the average crowd.
"A presentation about NEGA Saturn will take place shortly after 11: 00. Once again, we would like to remind you From 11: 00 in a few minutes..."
While listening to the announcement, I looked at the watch, and the time was pointing to 10: 58.
In the wake of the Real Fighter, the NEGA, which clearly demonstrated what the next game is, although it was pushed to the superfamily in the hometown of Japan to "defeat", the North American and European markets have secured a significant level of mania thanks to 'sonic'.
I moved near the NEGA booth where the presentation was taking place, squeezing through difficult crowds.
And after a while. Under a slightly darker light, Suzuki, the head game director of NEGA, was on stage.
"Ouch!! Suzuki Ryu!! "
With numerous arcade game developments and his first 3D fighting game in mind, he had already made a name for himself as the best director in the gaming industry, such as Kumamoto Shigeru, Mintendo. And on stage with him was Yamanaka Hayao, president of the NEGA.
The presentation of the NEGA, led by the signage director and president, has generated tremendous expectations from the start.
The atmosphere began to rise in an instant, as well as releasing an innovative off-road racing game called 'real fighter', based on the powerful 3D performance of the MODEL1 arcade substrate.
"Awesome!! That was amazing. "
"I think the NEGA has prepared for the next wave of the war. "
"Can I enjoy graphics like that at home!? "
Yamanaka, the boss, was smiling satisfactorily in the enthusiasm of the NEGA users, but was it my own illusion that the smile felt a little stiff somewhere?
With the atmosphere up, people began to be very excited about the price of the NEGA Saturn, which was going to be announced soon.
"So how much is that? "
"Since the original NEGA drive was $249, shouldn't it go that far? "
"That's a fair price for a home game. "
Given that the first 32-bit game 3DO launched last year came at a crazy price of $699 and was hit by a huge afterstorm, the price disclosure to consumers was a cautious part.
Shortly after the promotional footage prepared by the NEGA ended, Yamanaka carefully approached the center of the stage with his microphone in his hand.
Along with a short greeting to those visiting CES, he carefully opened his mouth with a piece of paper spread out.
"The launch price for the new console, NEGA Saturn..."
At last, the moment of destiny...
Quiet enough to hear the sound of foreign spills next to him, and Yamanaka's mouth finally opened.
"$399."
" · · · · · ·. "
At the same time, the atmosphere within the president became very subtle.
"$399."
" · · · · · ·. "
At the same time, the atmosphere within the president became very subtle.
44800 yen, to be exact. It could not have been more expensive for the home console kids enjoy. In fact, the NEGA Saturn was not this expensive console at the beginning of the plan.
Given that Saturn's mother, the cause of the failure of the NEGA CD, was expensive and loaded, developers have created a sprite machine that can express extreme 2D functionality at a relatively reasonable price point.
Unfortunately, the 'Real Fighter' popularity, which demonstrated the possibility of 3D gaming using polygons, has changed the game industry.
Gamers who had enjoyed the Real Fighter were naturally thinking of the 'Real Fighter' being transplanted into Saturn, although it was not officially announced.
On expectations of rising users, Yamanaka leaves Saturn's launch for over a year, bringing together technology developers to drop an assignment, which is to 'get the real fighter back from Saturn.' '.
This was a more wicked command than "Rebuild the machine."
The remaining development period is less than a year.
Developers who did not have enough time to produce new chips in limited resources have increased Saturn's performance in a very simple and ignorant way.
The method they chose was to hit two identical CPUs to complement Saturn's added 3D performance.
This seemed like a very simple solution, but it made Saturn's production unit price pop and gave developers a very difficult development environment.
It was only in the future that I knew that dual CPUs were produced beyond dual CPUs to quad CPUs, but it didn't matter that the algorithm was already contained in the CPU chip, but the dual CPUs of this era were literally two of them.
In this regard, the NEGA only needs to distribute operations to third parties that are developing Saturn games to each CPU. I explained.
That's easy to say.
Aligning each CPU's sync was a challenge for senior programmers who had as much development experience as possible. Even if one CPU finishes an operation, the program will have to be delayed overall if there are still operations left on the other.
'One of the worst is usually the greed of the chief executive. '
I slowly shake my head, swallowing a bloody smile.
Meanwhile, Yamanaka quickly added that Real Fighters and Daytona 3D, which were shown earlier, would be released at the same time as Saturn's launch to boost the response of cooler users at the same time as Saturn's price disclosure.
Then the users started nodding their heads to see how positive they were going.
Obviously, $399 was higher than the price that users expected, but the fact that the real fighter could be enjoyed at home was creating an atmosphere that was somewhat tolerable.
So I raised my hand to Yamanaka. Then Suzuki's eyes opened wide as she recognized me. Then I whispered to the boss straight away.
Maybe he's talking to Yamanaka about me, can he ignore me in front of so many users?
At that moment, I heard the voice of a user who recognized me from somewhere.
"Huh!? I saw him in his magazine. "
"Who is it?"
"He's an employee of Pentagon Soft, and before that, he started a super family in Mintendo, moved to the Pentagon and created Raon. "
"Fantastic. So he's a console developer? "
"I'm also a console developer and game designer. He even created a street without me at the main director of Dragon Emblem. "
As expected of an event of this magnitude, there are a few people who recognize me...
However, a voice from somewhere was pierced into my chest like a screamer.
"I thought you looked like a pervert for making so many hard-core games, but surprisingly ordinary...? "
... What does a pervert look like?
And then I remembered the guy in the churning with the yellow towel around his neck, but let's just forget about it.
"Hmmm... any questions? "
Yamanaka's face shivered slightly.
"Are the real fighters' playback screens for arcades? Or is it actually Saturn? "
At that moment, Yamanaka and Suzuki narrowed their eyes and showed discomfort.
Do you know how much I hate the look in their eyes right now?
But as I began to speak to the users around me, Suzuki couldn't help but answer the question.
"The real fighters' promotional footage I've just shown you is for arcades. RealFighters for Saturn are still under development. But the entire VM team that built the real fighter for the perfect transplant is working hard, so you can expect it. "
Yeah, I bought Saturn believing that...
However, the real fighter for Saturn I had played was too far away from the word 'perfect transplant'.
Because of the lack of full polygons, the background was set up with a single 2D texture, and the character was also drawn to lacking 3D performance, so the graphics felt very messy during the manipulation or as opposed to the arcade version.
The betrayal I felt then...
Otherwise, Saturn was priced at a high price and when he first came to Korea, an enormous price of about 60 to 700,000 won was formed by the pouch sellers.
I tried to keep up and play somehow, but I couldn't help but remember that I eventually sold Saturn and traded it for a gear station a few months later.
NEGA's new announcement has stopped at the point of implanting most of the games previously announced for arcades. Users who attended CES did not hide their somewhat disappointing expressions.
Seeing the next generation of mechanisms, he expected a new piece to be announced that would show the right performance for him. However, given the game and the time of rebuilding the device, a new announcement was not a big deal for the current country.
But the CES Conference was a real start.
It's because Mintendo, the current king of the game, is scheduled for 1: 00 p.m.
In addition, users were gathering for meals and mintendo conferences, thinking they would be able to see the truth about the project being made in collaboration with Sensoni.
"That's one hell of a name for mintendo. "
Morita and Hayashi, make sure you're ready for the event. And a Kawaguchi representative approached me one day. I briefly conveyed my feelings to those who missed the presentation of the NEGA.
"I think the NEGA was a little unprepared. There was not even a live video of Saturn, the next generation of engineers, and the price seemed to have gone a little bit beyond user expectations. "
When they heard my words, the Kawaguchi representative tilted his head and asked.
"Isn't there about three months left before the official launch? If that's what it takes to promote Saturn, it's a bit of a stretch. Is there something internally wrong? "
"Well, I don't know about that. It could be an internal problem, it could be a deterrent to mintendo..."
The Kawaguchi leader looks at Mintendo Booth with his arms folded and mutters.
"I wonder what kind of cards Mintendo and Sensoni will take out in the coming generations of war. "
"Let's just eat for a while, shall we? "
In my opinion, they nodded and replied.
"I was hungry, but that's a good idea. "
&
"I've been eating hot dogs for days now, so this one's bitten. I want to eat. Bob!!"
A hot dog with enough mustard sauce was cut and the water swallowed the cola while Hayashi grumbled. Then Morita, who was next to him, smiles and opens her mouth.
"Why?? I like it. "
"You're a born instant. I've been eating flour for days, and I'm dying of indigestion. "
It's been 10 days since I've been in the United States, and I'm starting to get these complaints.
Apart from Uchimura and Morita, who had been trained as instants for a long time, everyone missed their homemade hammock meal.
By the way, I kind of miss Yuki's food too...
After a brief meal, Rob came back to the Pentagon booth with a hot dog and welcomed me in a suit. The hot beard was also cleaned up, and he had a very different image than Rob I used to know.
"You're Rob, right? "
"Yeah, man. By the way, do I have to do a presentation? "
"Since you built it, of course you should explain the structure. "
"I've never been out of this position before, so I'm trembling..."
"There's nothing to worry about. All you have to do is tell us about the VRAM chip we made.
We'll take care of the rest. You got your performance footage ready? "
Rob nods, his thumb raised in my question.
&
1: 00 p.m.
Tiring!! Mintendo Booth finally shows up with the buzzing effect of Super Maridge eating coins.
"Ouch!! "
When Yamashta, the president of the United States, and Shigei, joined the stage for Mintendo's presentation, the shouts of the people gathered around the booth began to warm up the president.
As disappointed as I was at the NEGA conference, the psychology of wanting to be rewarded in Mintendo seemed to have worked even more heavily. Super Marie's father, Kumamoto Shigeru, smiled and waved his hands at people until the shouts of the users grew louder.
After meeting Yamashta for a long time, I applauded him a little distance from the presidency.
"Welcome to the International Electronics Fair. Thank you very much. Ten years ago, I didn't expect the gaming market to be this big just to release a family to the United States. Our mintendo has been working to bring you more fun and fun games through generations from family to super family. "
Yamashta said a small inhale after giving him a pre-written welcome.
"And now. The age is about to change again. with a new console created by our mintenso. Well, many would expect that the 16-bit game market would be next to the 32-bit market. And I don't think that's the wrong choice either. But…"
In Yamashta's speech, people gathered inside the president were increasingly drawn to his speech.
"But... someone has to think ahead, and 16 bits doesn't have to be 32-bit next. "
From the mouth of the users with a smile as self-confident as Yamashta's. 'I started leaking elasticity.
"We've been thinking a lot about this project. Working with Sensoni to develop a new generation of machinery. We thought the real medium of the game you wanted was not the CD. Games should always be intuitive. And in order to do that, I realized that CDs are incredibly slow media. We had to choose, by giving up a project that we collaborated with Sensoni on with a huge amount of capital, until we gave up the game you wanted. I'm going to make more..."
"Ouch!!! "
"I won't say a word. Our next console in Mintendo uses a 64-bit system.
And I'm going to show you a whole new kind of game. "