Game Market 1983

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“Strong. I like the money, too!”

The morning after getting up from a soft bed. It was Gunpei's first wake-up call. Is that the sound of her waking up in a deep sleep? I got out of bed with a bleeding smile and started unpacking.

I was so tired last night that I threw my carrier away and went straight to the shower room as soon as I entered the room, and my carrier was still rolling around in the corner.

Looking at the other side, Gunpei's luggage was neatly organized as if it were Japanese. Humiliating... I'll set my carrier straight if I can spare the time.

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After breakfast at the hotel, Gunpei was sitting in the hotel lobby, smoking a cigarette, waiting for me. In the 1980s, when the regulation for smoking was still weak, it was a familiar sight. When I came out of the lobby with my coat and bag, Gunpei who saw me stood up with a smile.

“First, let's go to the U.S. office. ”

“Sure."

We got into a taxi and headed for Minten's office in the United States.

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“Oh, are you Gunpei and Kang Jun-hyuk soldiers from Japan? ”

The first impression of the Yamashta Regional President I met in America... was of the lungs themselves. I couldn't find any energy in the office even though it was early, and most of all, every time Mr. Yamashta talked, it smelled like whiskey.

“Nothing's going to change since you came to America. The console gaming business is already finished in the U.S. market. ”

His words contained no hope. Kamauchi's son-in-law, who had come to Tokyo University, was losing his firearm completely in the U.S. office.

In fact, it was because of the collapse of the gaming industry that Atarissa left behind, but it was a time when the computer industry was thriving.

-Game machines ruin your child's studies, but computers send your child to college. -

A marketing advertisement for a computer company in a hotel newspaper this morning. It seemed to completely kill the breath of the console market, which was barely holding its last breath.

In fact, I did not know that Kamauchi had been battling for the United States since Mintendo was launched in Japan. The family that launched in Japan on July 15 has already been looking for a place to sell in the United States since April.

However, because the gaming industry is completely dead, electronics and toy companies. He didn't take the family anywhere, and the family that wasn't sold was stuck in the warehouse. At first, Yamashta, who was also enthusiastic, became increasingly confident and became more and more likely to drink every day.

Staying here won't do any good...

I took a long sigh and stood up.

“Gangbang? Where are you going? ”

“We should do some market research first. I go on a limb experiencing how serious the situation is. ”

“Hehehe... Go somewhere! You'd better stop by the pharmacy and buy some Band-Aids before you go!" If you get beat up by the shopkeeper for no reason, you should stick to it. Kick-kick-kick! ”

“Yamashta, for starters. I'll take one family for a sample. ”

“Suit yourself. ”

“Hey, strong man. Come with me!! ”

Out of the U.S. office, we asked you to take a taxi back to the most famous toy store nearby.

“People have changed. You must have suffered a lot in America. ”

“You look like a total lung. ”

“Kamauchi used to be a very trustworthy young man, but somehow...”

Failure makes people more and more shy. The more successful people who have never failed in their lives, the more they can be completely destroyed by one failure. Like Mr. Yamashta here today...

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“Get out of my shop!!! ”

“Ms. Grant, can I talk to you for a second?”

“Get lost!! Don't come to my store with a game console!! ”

The reaction was more severe than I thought. It was the same for electronics shops and toy stores. The nice boss yelled at me to shove it in the box like a ghost when he pulled it out...

“That's... that's what the Yamashta said. I can't believe I'm about to get slammed in the doorway.”

Gunpei, who was caught by the host, sighed as he fixed his tie. The gaming industry is in complete ruins... I'm going to have to change the plan a little bit. I hid my family in a subway coin locker and went to the toy store with my bare hands.

Once I looked at the toys without being a salesperson, at least I was free to look inside the store without being hindered by the shop staff. Then I found a pile of game cartridges piled up in a corner of the store.

“What's that? ”

“Ah, the Atari game cartridge. There's too much stock, so they're selling it for a dollar each. ”

Gosh... A dollar is worth a thousand won? Even the semiconductor production unit price in the cartridge won't come out for 1,000 won. How bad did it really fall? The toy store owners must be thrilled. I went through various toy stores with Gunpei, but everything was the same.

“This... doesn't even have a single needle in it. ”

“I know. I'm hungry, but should we think about it while we eat? ”

I got into a taxi and asked him to take me to the most expensive and delicious restaurant this time. Although not as proficient as I was, Gunpei, who knew some English, kicked his tongue and said to me.

“How do you find the most expensive one first? People need to save their own lives. ”

“Can I drop you off at the hamburger shop in the middle? ”

“Huh? Oh, no. Let's go together.”

You're gonna follow me anyway. Don't say that in the first place. I was lost in thought as I watched the city flow out the window. As expected, there is a market downturn. I asked Kamachi to make a robot toy, but I can't squeeze it in without it...

Then a taxi driver approaches us in the back seat.

“Are you Japanese? ”

“I'm Korean, and on the left I'm Japanese. ”

“Korea? I don't know about Korea. Anyway, there are Japanese, right? ”

“I am Japanese. ”

When Gunpei answered in obscure English, the taxi driver smiled and asked Gunpei.

“Oh Samurai!!! Do Japanese still carry knives in the streets? ”

“Phew.”

It may not be an active time to travel abroad, but there was often a misunderstanding in the '80s. Although it's a little bitter in the words of the taxi driver who doesn't know Korea, is it natural that there are still no issues worth getting the attention of the world? You'll be treated like shit at least until the' 88 Olympics.

However, Gunpei's expression was not very good when he said that he wanted to laugh. About how he felt humiliated, Gunpei rebuked him for his inexplicable English.

“This is the 20th century. Japan is no longer a knife, but it is growing into an economy equivalent to the United States. ”

Then the taxi driver smiled and replied.

“Sorry, sorry. It was just a joke. Jock. Kick."

However, Gunpei muttered in Japanese as if he was not angry.

“If we carry knives, you all carry guns. ”

Let's end this middle-aged man. But you're right. like the Japanese or ninjas are a symbol for Americans. America reminds me of a cowboy who rides a horse. A gun? Cowboy?

At that moment, I thought of a game of memories like lightning in my head. It was the first game called 'Duck Hunting' that used to play shooting games on home TV.

This is it! This is it!!

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