Game Market 1983 Chapter 145

Chapter 145

Kurakagi smiling at you. And the gray thing in his hand was definitely the gear station I knew about.
“It is my great honor to introduce you to the first console created by Sensoni, a place that is truly global. ”
Kuragaki, holding the gear station in an unexpected surprise announcement, started flashing the camera flash. Really unpredictable development.
I never thought Sensoni, who was abandoned by Mintendo, would enter the console market so quickly.
But the one who was more shocked than anyone else was Nakayama, president of the NEGA.
Though a little unprepared, NEGA's strategy was to jump quickly into the 32-bit market and try to take over the market ahead of Minten's, but I can't believe she's coming out of the presentation with a live device...
Kurakagi was relaxed, smiling face to face, waving his gear station towards the camera.
“Before introducing the Gear Station, I'd like to thank ‘Mintendo’ for helping us develop our equipment. In fact, the Gear Station was the name of a project I was working on in collaboration with Minten, but I thought about Minten's relationship with her, and I took it literally to the device name. I would like to thank Mintendo for this. ”
Curacagi Kentaro...
He cried as a universal engineer, and was an outstanding talent in the top class even in the development department of Sensoni, a group of engineers from the modern era.
In the '80s, he saw his son having fun playing a family he created in Mintendo, and he was convinced that it was a game where Sensoni had to go. In a hurry, he put his plan into action and spread sound chips to the superfamily and CD-ROM technology to the NEGA.
Even though he did such a crazy thing as a loosened calf, it was thanks to his outstanding skills.
Eventually, Oga Norio, the chairman of Sensoni, ran the project in such a way that Kurakagi would be so confident, and Minten and Sensoni rushed the development of the next generation of devices under the name 'Gear Station’.
But since the beginning of the project, the relationship between the two companies has not been smooth.
Because the storage media they wanted to use was different.
For Mintendo, the Rom Cartridge was an attractive storage medium with a lot of profit, and Sensoni wanted to use the CD-ROM to redirect the royalty of cartridge construction that Mintendo is currently earning...
Mintendo never gave up on the Rom cartridge as it had a decisive impact on the profitability structure of both companies based on what they designated as storage media.
In the medium of the game, Mintendo was about 10 years ahead of Sensoni, so he could not force himself. So Kurakagi had to meet Kamachi in person for a long time and try to turn his mind to the advantages of the media called the CD.
Kurakagi also excelled as an engineer, but he was also as articulate as he was, so his loyalty to storage media was compromised with Sensoni in the right line without bothering Kamachi.
I thought maybe the storage media for Mintendo's next-generation devices is tilting towards the CD...
That's when the NEGA CD was released.
And, as you all know, it was devastating after the launch...
With his own eyes on the complete failure of CD media, Kamachi decided that the next generation of existing storage media would be Rom Cartridges.
It was crazy and fascinating for Kurakagi, but it was hard to convince Kamachi that he was already completely distracted.
In fact, some people don't know this part, but if you look at the lower part of the Super Family, there is a slot that you don't know the meaning of.
And because of this empty slot, you can see how dense Kurakagi are, which was a reserve slot to connect the Super Family with the CD-ROM from Sensoni in the future.
At a time when he didn't even know that the Gear Station project was going to work, he was already going to join Sensoni in the war on the next generation of consoles. (Of course, the MEGA CD helped the project take off the air...)
And now...
As if awaiting the end of Mintendo's Project 64 conference, Sensoni immediately announced a whole new generation of new variants.
“What is that? Is that the next generation of engineers from Sensoni? ”
“I... I think so. ”
“Wow, this is amazing. This is the scariest CES of the year.
Since I showed up at the conference immediately without any notice, the reactions of the gamers were truly overwhelming.
It's one of the most popular global companies in the world, and one of the great marketing skills.
Maurita and Hayashi also opened their mouths in unexpected situations and said nothing.
“Why are you so fascinated? ”
“W-why are you so lax?
“Of course I expected this. I can't believe Censoni hit on Mintendo. It's not a pleasant company to back off, is it? ”
“That's it, but I didn't expect to rush in so quickly. ”
“That's what pride looks like. It's only one of the few companies in the world, not only Japan, but also Mintendo. ”
Kamauchi of Mintendo, Yamanaka of NEGA, and Sensoni's Ogres were all extremely hypertensive and extreme in nature. She can't live without losing a word.
Often, well-known politicians and CEOs tend to be stubborn and self-centered not to listen to others. And unfortunately, the three people listed above were also of such class. Will they not be mistaken?
Ogre, who initially reacted aesthetically to the Gear Station project, was quite famous for being equally upset in the conference room about the unilateral destruction of Mintendo's contract.
As if his married daughter had been divorced and returned, Ogre did not spare his sole support in developing his own gear station.
‘It doesn't matter how much you spend. Create the best console in the industry. ’
This was Ogre's order, and Kurakagi carried Ogre's chair on his back and became Sensoni's computer entertainment president in the plains.
Kurakagi took enough of the camera's flash baptism to slowly put the microphone in his mouth.
“The gear station, developed by our Sensoni, boasts the most powerful performance of any existing game console. And based on that performance, I promise to give you a new experience. And the reason I'm telling you this confidently is because of the super-speed computing device R3000A that's in there. I just want to give you a simple model name, and I don't think you'll know it very well. To give you more details, R3000A is the CPU for the best work computer, the 'Work Station’. ”
“Oops!! CPU for work stations!? ”
“That's ridiculous. How did you come up with the idea of plugging a workstation CPU into a home game console? ”
“As expected, Sensoni is a big company. There's no mercy in using parts...”
While users gathered at the Sensoni booth were appalled by the fact that they were using an existing top-notch CPU, employees from the NEGA and Mintendo side were hardening their faces against the announced CPU model names.
Kurakagi then began to describe the 3D chips used in the gear station.
“Today, the game market is looking to make a big difference again, unlike it did 10 years ago.
That's the introduction of 3D technology called polygons. From the beginning of its development, the Gear Station has sensed changes in the game market and maximized 3D performance. And this is the result. ”
Caaang!!!
The title appears on the screen as the sound of metal striking from the speakers on the stage frightens Kurakagi's words to fall.
And as soon as I saw the title, a smile was drawn on my mouth.
"Hey, that really brings back memories..."
- Temple.
Although it is similar to the ‘Real Fighter’ created by the NEGA at a glance, each character fought with its own weapon, the Arena of Fighting Games was a title called the Three Forces of the initial 3D Feud game.
Although the series lost its unique gameability and there were no follow-ups from 3, the same case was never lacking when compared to contemporary real fighters or iron pistes. Rather than just characters, graphics were better than real fighters...
And as opposed to that, users began to stare at the screen dazed as if they were possessed by something. The Temple was looking for a very speedy fighting style, unlike the heavy feeling that Real Fighters had conveyed.
The character's weapon crosses over, avoiding enemy attacks with transverse movements, and the motion swings as soft as water flows.
“Oh, that's amazing. ”
“But was that game at the arcade center? ”
“I don't know. It's the Temple. I've never seen it before today...? ”
“Right? I've never seen it. Does that mean... the original Gear Station game? ”
“So that's live footage coming back from the gear station? ”
Kurakagi nods at their reactions and holds the microphone in his hand.
“The Temple you are looking at is now being demonstrated by associates using a completed gear station. ”
Kurakagi confidently pointed to the curtain placed on the left side of the stage, with the black curtain sliding to the left and to the right, two employees holding the gamepad at the gear station gestured to the users.
“Wow!!! ”
And Kurakagi's next remark surprised the users again.
“We are also pleased to announce that Temple will be the first in the industry to be transplanted from home gaming machines to arcade centers. ”
It was a statement that broke the rules that had been observed in the gaming industry so far.
Usually until now, games have been released at arcade centers. It was a time when it was natural to be implanted into a home console.
Comments on these inverse transplants were more shocking to users than they could have imagined, as the home console was close to the quality of the arcade center's games.
But Kurakagi didn't let go of the minds of the users who were about to collapse.
“The Temple will be launched with the Gear Station on December 4 this year. ”
“ · · · · · ·. ”
For a moment, I realized what that meant, and it was still for about 3 seconds.
“What, then? So the Gear Station is launching on December 4th of this year? ”
“Saturn is in November, and that's launching in December!? ”
When the launch of the main gear station was announced using a software release date, the CES president was filled with screams.
The crowd cheering once every 10 seconds, even those who didn't know how to play the game, ran to Sensoni's booth and began to draw the crowd in front of him.
"What a great speech..."
I continued to watch Sensoni's conference with my arms folded, swallowing laughter in my heart.
Kurakagi then took a step back with the words to show the limit of CPU for 'work station’ and 3D chips utilized in the gear station, and a huge screen installed on the stage came up with a demo shot.
“Ugh…!! ”
The impact of that one image was truly enormous to the users.
“Tyrannosaur...”
A 3D dinosaur that was squeezed out of all the performance of the gear station reminded me of Jurassic Park, which opened in the theater last year.
At that time, Jurassic Park, which represented a living, breathing dinosaur with surprisingly sophisticated computer graphics, impressed visitors.
Kurakagi also used it to market the Gear Station.
The fantastic graphics of the gear station shocked the users, but on the other hand they were creating a sense of anxiety.
The console that showed such great graphics would never come out cheap...
But after all the presentations, the highlight of the shocking conference came out of Kurakagi's mouth.
“The Gear Station is scheduled to be launched for $299. ”
The end.
I silenced both my ears without knowing the screams of the people.
“Oh, my God, that's $299!? ”
“Saturn is $399. ”
“Sensoni was very determined!! ”
With unbelievable performance and shocking prices, Sensoni's booth has made a mess. Kurakagi smiles satisfactorily at the user's reaction onstage.
The crowd continued to applaud after Mr. Kurakagi left to see if he was still excited.
&
“What the hell happened at Sensoni? ”
When I returned to the Pentagon booth with Morita and Hayashi, the head of the Kawaguchi who was tidying up the collar for the conference approached me with a white, dull face.
“Sensoni announced the next generation of mechanics called the Gear Station. This item has workstation-grade performance and costs $299. ”
“Two... $299? ”
“The crowd is in a frenzy. It was a successful conference that went beyond mintendo. ”
“Ha…”
The Kawaguchi representative listened to my report and sat on the chair as if he had fallen.
Now that the judges are about to start the conference, they've launched an enormous story at Sensoni, it shouldn't be just me.
At that time, the curtain in the waiting room opened and Miyazaki reached out to us.
“Jules, there are people outside the event booth. We should probably get started soon. ”
“Ah... ah...”
Kawaguchi, who swallowed the water in the bottle with trembling hands, stood up to wipe off the cold sweat with a handkerchief.
I'm so nervous, I can't even hold a conference.
Worried, I grabbed Kawaguchi's hand to go to the president.
“Jules, wait a minute. ”
Taking the script and moving to the venue, the Kawaguchi representative was surprised by my actions. The tremor at his fingertips engulfed his fear.
“Come up to the stage in a little while. ”
“Yes?”
“I'll go up first and change the mood. ”
Three minutes before the event began, I urgently called Uchimura, who was in charge of the proceedings.
I then checked the order of the promotional footage for the conference and numbered each one separately to return to him.
“I'll go up first instead of representing Kawaguchi. Upload the promotional footage exactly as I just did. ”
“Yes? Oh, yes! ”
“Take good care of her. ”
I quickly untied the tie strap around my neck and threw the suit's jacket on the chair. In a light blue shirt, I walked up to my elbow to loosen my sleeve collar and looked around at the president and stepped onto the stage with a light step.
“Whoa!!!! ”
Unlike other conference hosts, I appeared to smile lightly with my microphone in my hand.
“Good morning, everyone. You just announced at Sensoni a new breed of very good performance. Gear stations. I was also a very interesting conference as a single player, rather than a competitor in my own industry. ”
The users gathered at the Pentagon booth nodded their heads to see if they agree with me.
“I also want to thank Sensoni for presenting the Pentagon's new piece in such a hot atmosphere. ”
I held Mike in my hand for a moment and applauded Sensoni Booth.
“First of all, I want to introduce you to Kang Jun-hyuk, who is in charge of the Pentagon's second team. You probably don't know much about my game by name, so let me tell you about the dragon emblem series.”
“Oh...”
“The streets without me. ”
“Oh...”
“Valentine's Day. ”
“Ouch!! ”
“Psychic Force. ”
“Wow!! ”
“And then there's the Tamago monster. ”
Every time I enumerated my works, people's reactions began to boil, and at the same time, my heart began to pound as if it were about to burst.
“And I'm here today to introduce two more new pieces. ”
“Yay!!! ”
The moment people's faces lit up in the announcement of a new novel. I grabbed Mike and asked them.
“But first, I want to show you the latest in our most popular Pentagon software series. Everyone... do you like opera? ”
Looking at the users who were puzzled by my question, I took a step back and opened my mouth.
“I hope this video will calm your nerves for a moment and let the Pentagon's conference begin. ”
Turning his head to check Uchimura's side, he sent an OK sign with his fingers.
Nod your harpoon. I came up with a title that was familiar with the screen prepared for the stage.
-FINAL FRONTIER VI-
“Oooh!!!! ”
The latest in the final frontier, far more recognizable than the Dragon Warrior overseas, thanks to its four and five hits in North America. As the sixth title appeared on the screen, people began to elasticate their expectations.
And after a while...
On the white screen, a female character in a dress with beautiful background music started singing as she walked out onto the terrace.
The opera scene of Final Frontier 6, called the greatest event scene of all time, announced its beginning.