Game Market 1983

‘Hey, young man. If so, what time would you like to go back in time? ’

Is that what this conversation was about? I moved the flashing year sign on the screen for a moment. It started in 1983. It was beginning with the fall of Atari Corporation, which began in the United States. Ironically, a new hope was born in Japan at the same time as the fall of Atari, which led to an era, which was the Mintendosa family. What was interesting was that every time I moved the year sign, celebrities from the gaming industry got noticed that year were displayed on the bottom screen.

There were still developers running in the field, and there were many deceased people. I looked for Nisekoi Gunpei, the founder of the game & watch I am holding in my hands. And I unknowingly came up with the method of manipulation of Mintendo 3GS, and when I touched the bottom screen like a custom, I came up with a brief introduction page about it.

“Touch awareness... the device itself has become the latest trend? ”

I found something interesting while flipping the introduction page at the bottom with my fingers. It was his schedule in 1983. It was a detailed site of travel routes and times for each city, and it was also a kind of navigator for people to meet even if they went to that time.

“If you use this well, you might be able to impersonate a coincidence and meet amazing people.

In fact, the gaming industry would be a little more stable in the Super Family era if I could go back, but I wanted to feel the momentum of true gaming media, so I pressed the confirm button in the 1983 era as I told the elderly.

- Where do you want to go? Speak into the microphone at the bottom of your device. -

“Mike?"

Following the instructions displayed on the screen, he carefully looked under the instrument and saw a small hole in the lower left corner. Now, I don't know about gamers, but once there was a microphone on a family controller. Although there were no games that supported microphones in the family, I definitely remember that the functionality was dependent. I put my hand on the game & watch's microphone for a moment before blowing the wind.

- I don't know what you're talking about. -

It's like looking at a voice recognition system on a smartphone. I answered with a bloody smile.

“Japan.”

- Which city would you like to go to? -

The city... Minten is headquartered in Kyoto, but if we go to that era, we won't be able to invade the headquarters for good, right? We have to make a connection somehow.

There's only one way to do that. Impersonate a coincidence with the future executive of Mintendosa. That's when I answered the crazy game & watch questions.

“Tokyo”

-1983 Japan Tokyo. How old are you there? -

Obviously, in the 1980s, Mintenso would have gone into the low 90s and been hit by a major crisis by the Sensoni gear station. I think it's better to be young if we're going to survive all that crisis, right? But if you set it too young, the army will catch you.

“23 years old, served in the military. ”

- Aged 21 years in Japan. Do you agree? -

“Yes."

- What do you do there? -

How about a Korean student who came to Japan alone for a while?

-Select the two foreign languages you want to learn. -

“English, Japanese. ”

This shouldn't be too much trouble to live in Japan, right?

- You're all set. You will now live the life of a 21-year-old Korean student living in Tokyo in 1983 with all the knowledge you currently have. Agree? If you have any questions, you can ask them using the microphone. -

What do I do, if I agree to this, we go back to 1983? I was worried between flashing YES and NO's indicator lights. There was no family to take care of because she was single, but it was hard to press the YES button easily because she remembered her parents in the countryside.

“What happens to me now when I go back to 1983? ”

- Your time will stop until you return from the past to the present. Then you'll have to make a choice. -

“Choice? What choice do you have? ”

“You have to choose between who you have traveled through time and which of you you will live your life now. ”

‘Indeed, in 1983, when I come back in 2015 with 23 years old, I will be 55. God, you're getting old!! ’

I felt dizzy for a moment and put my hands on my forehead. What should I do? I hesitated in front of the game & watch for a moment, but I picked up the phone and called my mother. For a moment, I heard the sound of a voice of Mother's cheer.

“Is it Joon-Hyuk?”

“Yes, Mother."

I was strangled by Mother's response of calling my name in a cheerful voice without knowing anything.

“How are you? ”

“Well, I'm sure he'll be just fine if he doesn't drink. ”

“Do you drink a lot of your father's medicine these days? ”

“Tell me what you're doing. My mouth hurts.”

“Haha, you still are. ”

“Then why are you suddenly here? My son's on the phone? ”

“I actually quit the company last week. ”

“What? Why...? Hey, what's going on? ”

“Well, I'm just trying to do something new. I don't know if it's going well, but I'm going on a trip for a while.”

“Nice trip. Yeah, you're 34, but I'm sure you made your decision. ”

“Thank you. Mother... Oh, you'll have some money if you check the account later. I put a lot of retirement money into it this time. ”

“Yeah? Why don't you just leave it and go on a trip? ”

“No, it's a company I've been in for 15 years, so I think I have enough retirement money. ”

“Yes, thank you. Thank you for the monthly allowance, son! Have a safe trip home and I'll make you something delicious.”

“Yes, Mother."

“Better bring your daughter-in-law when you come.”

“Haha... I'll try. ”

“Well, have a good trip, my son.”

Tears poured out in Mother's warm voice, as if she knew everything. I thought I'd hear a crying voice if I spoke to her again. I hung up after saying hello to my mother.

I calmed my mind for a moment and cleared my mind. If I had a choice when I came back from time travel, let's think about it. I came back, and I don't know what I'm different from... what I've become.

I sent my mother a severance pay to my mobile account. If you send too much money, you will ask the source, so I took the appropriate amount and put my hand on the confirm button of the game & watch.

"Yes!! Let's take a look. In the hottest era in the history of gaming, let's go on a little long journey, not to mention in the age of smartphones, not even cell phones.

“Mom and Dad, stay healthy until I get back. ”

Finally, when I pressed the confirm button in the Game & Watch, it became blurry in front of my eyes. And after a while, all the objects in my living room were marked with 2D dots, creating an illusion as if they were entering a retro game.

“Wow, that's amazing. ”

But for a moment the dot mass began to pour towards me like a brick. For the first time, I was able to avoid it somehow, but as the number gradually increased, there was no room to avoid. Huh? Huh?

“Ahhhh!!! ”

I'm curled up in a puddle of flying dots, and I hear a familiar voice.

Piri! Piri!

- A little later, Ueno. The train to Ueno will be arriving soon. -

“Oh?”

I looked around and saw myself standing in a subway station. The people around me were looking at me strangely, one after the shouting.

“Haha... Oh, my God, did I really come? To 1983...? ”

The train coming in from a distance was a sinful form I had seen in old Korean films. Without any design, the crude train, built solely for transportation, stopped in front of me after a while and the door opened.

While there was brief hepning, the Japanese around me began to climb the train, ignoring me. Despite the fact that I had difficulty adjusting to outfits and hairstyles that were so different from 2015, I got on the train with them.

Narita International Airport... there was Narita Airport in 1983. After wandering around in a strange mood, the eyes of the Japanese who had been looking at me suspiciously had become thinner.

“Hmmm..”

Let's not get too flashy. I sat as naturally as possible on an empty chair. I see you're wearing a bag. I sat in a chair and opened the backpack on my back, wondering if I needed anything.

A passport stamped with an undergraduate visa and a bank account from Tokyo JBC Bank. Yes, money is important... I opened a bank account to see what I have. And he glanced at the marked amount, and he smiled, and in 2015, about 20 billion of the money had been transferred to the present day.

“2.1 billion yen... it's a great start. I could start a company at this rate. ”

I put my passport and passbook back in my bag and looked further inside. Then I felt the heavy plastic device. It was a game & watch that flew through time with me.

“But I'm glad I came with you. ”

I smiled and pulled the game & watch out of my bag. At that moment, the eyes of those who were looking at me on the train were transferred to a small machine in my hand, but I soon turned my attention away.

In fact, there were already many people on the train with game machines similar to mine.

What they were playing was the first game & watch BALL released in 1980. BALL was also using a very simple game method that needed no explanation, but it was all about moving the ball displayed on the screen from the left hand to the right hand. But even that was a great game for people living in this age.

Of course, my company's games were much more advanced than that, but it seemed to have turned off quickly because they were no different from their games & watches.

Tap. I opened the game & watch to find out more about the year. As represented by the instrument name, the model was naturally combined with the function of the clock.

- June 15, 1983. -

This was just a month before the family was launched in Japan... Perfect timing. The rattling subway comes out of the dark tunnels, shining bright sunlight, and runs vigorously. I looked out the window and saw a smile on my mouth. Having lived in 2015, it doesn't feel like a classic.

By the way, since I was originally 82 years old in 1983, I should have been born in the next year. I feel like I'm losing a bit, but I'm 11 years younger than I was yesterday. Let's live a new life in Japan... Let's have some fun this time!

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