Game Market 1983

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I've been coming to the United States for four months now. Last month, after a call with the boss, the abandoned family in the warehouse was recovered to full power Japan, and a redesigned M.E.S. came in this morning.

The old family had seen a portrait of a game console playing with cartridges, but the newly designed one turned out to be like a computer diskette pushing a wide cartridge to the front.

In addition, unlike a small Japanese home, the controller line was lengthened and enlarged to suit Western tastes of living rooms.

“It's designed in a completely different way. But do people believe that they've changed their appearance? ”

“I've never seen a model before, so I'll be fine. ”

Mr. Yamashta changed his office name and began anew while cutting off alcohol and marijuana. After clearing out all the families that were piling up in the warehouse, Yamashta said he felt a little breathless. It seems that it was stressful for Mr. Yamashta to be stockpiling poor inventory that was not being sold.

“Now, shall we make a new assault?" ”

I smiled at Mr. Yamashta with an M.E.S machine for samples.

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Shortly after, we stood in front of Toyworld, New York's largest toy store.

“Could this be dragged out of the neck again?”

Yamashta sighed as he loosened his tie. I also laughed awkwardly, swallowing dry saliva, because I had a rough look the other day.

“No way... it'll work this time. ”

My daughter! She swiped the front door lightly and walked into the store. The shopkeepers smiled and welcomed us. But I noticed that the salesperson was wearing a T-shirt, so after a while, someone who appeared to be our manager came to us.

“What brings you here? ”

“Hi, we're from a company called M.H.E.S. I'd like to develop a new toy and talk to the owner. ”

“M.H.E.S.? I've never heard of it. ”

“This is a new Japanese company registered in the United States. We developed moving robots and electronic gun toys. ”

The manager then had a slightly sensitive reaction to the electrogun.

“Electronic guns? We treat toys that kids play with. You can't sell toys that hurt people. ”

That's why I quickly pulled out the stun gun, terribly quick to finish what the manager said. The gray, crude pistol did not appear to be a threat.

“Don't worry. The gun we brought in doesn't run out of bullets. ”

“Hmm... I'll take you to the owner's office first. ”

The manager, with a suspicious expression, takes us to the boss' room inside. Okay, now it's a real battle. Inside the owner's office was a fat, typical American man who was gassing with a bunch of paperwork. Even after the cold winter and spring, he was dressed as if in the middle of summer.

“Smith? Who are they? ”

“It's a company called M.H.E.S that has developed new toys. ”

“New toys? That's where all the toys are. What's new? ”

To the owner who was very grumpy, Yamashta and I smiled as much as possible.

“Are you Japanese? That's funny. But yellow monkeys are good at making one toy. Why don't we have a look around? ”

Not to sound crass, but we've always put new toys on the table.

“Robots? And guns? What is this new toy? ”

“These are electronic toys that are connected to this machine here. ”

“Machines? What is this? Is this a game console? ”

“No, this is a home entertainment computer. ”

“Computer?”

“Yes, we can use this to move this robot, and we can fire a gun. Would you like to connect for a moment? ”

“Hmm, try it. ”

The boss was looking forward to throwing me away if I did any tricks. Yamashta was also looking at me with an anxious look, raising his knees.

I first plugged the robot into the external port and raised the power switch. The robot included in the family package was operable without a separate cartridge, so I grabbed the controller and tried to manipulate the robot. Fortunately, Kamauchi didn't listen directly to the first hint I gave him, but he also added the ability to make arms on the robot and lift things, so I lifted the electronic gun that was on the table.

As the robot's arms narrowed like a tweezer, he picks up the electron gun, and elasticity flows from the boss's mouth as he watches it.

“Phew... interesting. But what's with the gun? ”

“Oh, this is the gun that needs to be on TV. ”

“TV! Why use TV for toy topics? Isn't this a game console? ”

“No, it's a fun program designed to allow families to practice shooting with fun. ”

I don't know what I'm talking about. The game is a game, but it's not a game... You're sitting there talking about the code name of Hong Gil-dong. The boss had a very aesthetic look on his face, so I started noticing and connected the cable to the TV in the corner of the room.

I had the cartridge in the game machine in advance, which was obvious to me when I saw the cartridge inserted in the row.

I removed the robot from the external port and turned it into an electronic gun and turned the power switch on. Then the phrase duck hunt came to mind on the TV, and at the same time the face of the boss and manager became very uncomfortable.

I was anxious, and I wanted the main screen to move quickly as I tapped the trigger part of the pistol. And shortly after the screen appeared with a green screen with a thick veil of blood on the boss' forehead.

“This is a game machine!! ”

Ta-ang!! At that moment, I pulled the trigger toward the TV screen, and a duck that was flying in the screen howled and fell.

“Huh? What was that?? ”

Phew! Phew! Phew! Peek-a-boo! Ta-a-boo! The ducks flying in the screen were falling in turn by my submachine gun.

“What happened? How could that gun drop a duck on TV? ”

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