Game Market 1983

10: 00 a.m. on August 14, 1991.

I thought it would be better in the morning, but I missed it completely.

It was because the summer weather in August began to heat up the roads as soon as the morning sun came up.

However, in front of the Tamago Shop, a few days ago, a homeless man crouched in front of the courtyard.

I was silent when I asked if you might get hurt during the event, so I decided to let you go.

“Let's set up a tent there first. How many do you think will be installed? ”

“If you understand the other shops, you may be able to install about six to seven. ”

“I don't think that's enough. ”

I hate that the sky is going to rain tomorrow, the launch of Laon.

I hoped that the weather forecast would be missed, but it was strange that the damp air floating with lots of moisture would not rain even if it was immediately.

After changing the internal structure of the Tamago Shop due to Laon's launch tomorrow, Onhayasi frowned and told me.

“The weather is sticky even in the morning. I think it's going to rain this afternoon. ”

“I see."

Then a young man walking past us stopped and asked me.

“Is this the line to sell Raon? ”

“Yes? Oh, right. But not today, it starts tomorrow. ”

“I know. I'm going to wait now.”

“Yes!? ”

“I've been looking forward to this day since Raon's announcement. I really want to buy it first. ”

“Still more than 24 hours left...”

“It doesn't matter.”

The young man sat on the floor, smiling at my words. Until then, the homeless man sitting on the stairs quietly shouted.

“I'm first!!!! I've been waiting a week!! ”

“Hiya!! ”

When he heard the homeless man's powerful voice, Hayashi was startled and turned back.

So you were in front of the Tamago-shop a few days ago because of Raon?

Oh, my God. Are you out of your mind in the middle of a sweaty summer just sitting there? I wish I had fallen as a Soldier... Ugh!

Could it be because of the weather that has been cool since a week ago without a single drop of rain? As the man approached, he smelled a foul stench that could not be spoken of.

The young man standing in wait number one frowned openly and distanced himself.

“Hey, customer. I'll admit that I've been waiting here for a week, so why don't you come home for a while? ”

But he didn't even listen to me with his ear.

You're stubborn. Well, if he wasn't so stubborn, who would be sitting in front of a store a week before he started kicking around in this heat?

Finally, we temporarily placed a tent on top of one of the waiting lines.

It's so hot in the middle of the street, there's no shade, so it'll be hot in the afternoon, okay?

But despite my worries, sometimes when I look back on my work, there were more and more people one by two. Seeing them lightly greeting each other in the queue, I suddenly smiled at my mouth.

Unlike releasing game software, the release of consoles brings tremendous excitement to gamers.

Especially since I've been sprinkling delicious pastry rice since before it was released, the expectations of gamers waiting for Raon have reached their peak.

This was all thanks to Jun Fei and other reporters who had played Raon first, as well as raising the mood and praising the performance of new mobile devices.

After a while, a huge banner appeared on the exterior wall of the Tamago-shop building, and elasticity poured out of the mouths of those walking in the streets of Akiba.

- The day before August 15, 2011. The ultimate portable gaming device to announce the end of the war in the console market. La

Coming Soon!! -

It may seem like a somewhat stimulating propaganda, but it was also an impactful introduction.

By now, there will be similar events in Korea and the United States.

In Korea, of course, Mantra brought in Raon and promoted it through her magazine, because in the United States, Mr. Wilson terminated his contract for the premium shop and started promoting his new mobile device, Raon, as the main one, last month.

Although only two of the launch titles were Final Frontier 4 and Spa 2, the impact was significant, and more than half of the users reported that they wanted to purchase both titles along with the device in an antique survey of Pammy communications last month.

After preparing for the exterior of the building, I alternated meals with the staff who worked with me.

When it was hot and tasteless, we headed to a soba shop on the second floor of the building across from the venue overlooking the view.

“Phew... It's hot. It's hot.

When I put the cold towel from the store on my face, I felt better with my face that had been flushed up. I wiped off the sweat and looked at the staff sitting across from me, and they were all doing the same thing as me.

You must be thirsty. Maurita swallows the cold, elongated water, and Hayashi watches over him and gives him a pinky cup.

“You'll get sick of it. ”

“I think I'm gonna die of heat.”

“You know, I usually work out...”

“Is that so? I always sit at my desk and draw pictures, and I think I'm getting stiff. ”

I swallowed cold water and burst into laughter in their conversation.

“Everyone worked hard. We have finished preparing for the external event, so let's work on the air-conditioning indoors this afternoon. ”

“Ouch!! ”

“By the way, Morita, You're not in yet, are you? ”

“I just got off the phone with you, and you're almost there. Ah! There he is. ”

As Maurita pointed out the window, the staff looked down at the venue with a long neck.

In front of the venue, a small truck waits with a black curtain.

Soon Uchimura got out of the passenger seat, and employees, including Miyazaki, who was waiting inside the Tamago Shop, ran to the back of the truck and carefully started moving something.

You're just in time.

I was worried that it might be a little late, but Uchimura must have blown it at the last minute.

“By the way, was that... was it always that big? ”

Morita answered my question.

“I contacted Uchimura a month ago and asked if I could modify the ‘Psychic Force’ 's diorama a bit, but he said it doesn't matter if it doesn't hurt the whole image...”

“Th-that doesn't sound like gold. ”

“I have to eat quickly and go down. ”

“No, let's eat slowly. Uchimura won't let you down if you're good at it. You must have something else in mind. ”

The Uchimura military is now believed to be almost supernova in the figure industry.

Already a ‘street without me’ kimono version, he had a unique idea for every new figure he made, which was a perfect match for Maurita.

As the demand for collectors increased over time, the quality of professional producers such as Hotobukia gradually declined, but Uchimura's quality continued to rise. (As such, the price of the figures Uchimura makes is increasing…) I first saw the figures of Uchimura and came up with the method of ordering Hottoy, one of the future figures companies.

Even though it is rather expensive and takes a long time to build, it produces a small amount of quality figures that consumers will be satisfied with.

It didn't actually come in great interest, but it did give the collectors a very good image.

Is that so? When I look at the venue while eating, I feel like the queue is longer than before.

Are you guys really going to spend the rest of the day here?

&

When I returned to the store after my meal, I was working on the installation of the diorama.

Then why is it so big? I feel like it's twice the size I thought it would be.

“Give me building A-5 over there. I'll set it up separately. ”

Uchimura took parts of the diorama, separated by parts, to help with the installation.

Contrary to what was originally planned for partial combat at at the intersection, the currently completed dioramas have expanded widely around the intersection.

However, the distance between the characters made it more distinctive to the shoot-out by the inter-Kick Force than the usual fighting games.

After about an hour of installation, and finally covering the glass case, the vibrant characters of Psychic Force were placed between the buildings to convey a strange feeling of the scene.

But Uchimura's magic did not end there.

“W-wait a minute. ”

Uchimura looks at the bottom of the diorama and flips the power switch.

Fat. At that moment, elasticity leaked from the mouths of the employees gathered around.

“Huff!! ”

“What is this? ”

I instructed the stunning staff to cover their curtains once they were embarrassed.

Excited by the performance beyond expectations, employees applauded Uchimura.

‘Good. The first Hidden Card is more than I expected. ’

&

People's expectations of Raon were greater than they thought.

By 3 p.m., the buying procession had begun to move away from the tent they had prepared, and had been expanding slightly ever since.

Pentagon associates, including myself, prepared for safety accidents, leading to a growing purchasing procession. And then after 5: 00 p.m.,

Tsk, tsk, tsk.

“Huh? It's raining.”

“Ah, finally. ”

As people's complaints erupted, those who had left the tent took out one or two umbrellas. However, there was not a single person who went home or left.

And then something amazing happened. The people in the tent gave way gradually, so that everyone could enter the tent. (However, the original buyer's perimeter was some distance away, as was Moses' miracle.) Thanks to this, people gathered in a narrow tent.

‘On a rainy day, the launch ceremony reminds me of the day I went to buy a Diablo before time slips...’

It rained all night, but I ran to the company to buy a limited edition.

Do the people who are here now feel the same way as I do now?

&

The rain continued through the night.

The people who came in wearing a T-shirt in the hot weather had lost a lot of body temperature in the continuous rain. My mind and body were exhausted, but by dawn everyone was able to come.

Me and the Pentagon staff stayed up all night with the users.

“It's... raining a little bit. ”

“Really? Well, it's been going down a lot since the beginning of last night, so I hope you can stop now.”

Whether Hayashi's heart reached the sky, a ray of sun came down from east to between the buildings.

“Morning.”

“Oh, it's been so long. I want to buy it and go home.”

“Since the sale starts at 10: 00, there's still three hours left.”

Gamers who met each other in the morning smiled as they encouraged each other.

After moderately low rains, I finished the bulk order by connecting several nearby lunch vendors.

Those who endured the cold in the rain overnight began to eat in the streets accepting the lunchbox provided by the Pentagon.

“Throw away your lunch boxes. ”

Miyazaki's lively voice rang in the street, and I returned home for a moment and finished showering with hot water.

After I changed into the suit I had left at the laundromat in advance, I repaired my tie in front of the mirror and headed back to the venue.

During a short drive home, Raon's purchasing procession grew more than twice.

The long wait line extends to the inside of the train station, so the station staff approached us and begged us.

Eventually, we set up a purchase lead line inside the Tamago Shop and accepted some users into the event. When people came indoors, they began to rumble looking at the posters of the Raon launch works.

“Wow, Street Fire2!! Khh! I'll enjoy this for a year with one of those. ”

“I am the Dragon Emblem. I was so consumed by the remade characters in the magazines...”

“Hmm? What's that black cloth in the middle of there? ”

“Really? Isn't there another surprise show? Previously on production announcements, the gaming industry was turned upside down. ”

When the people gathered in the room muttered individually and were curious about the black cloth, I felt nervous about the expression on their faces.

And the Kawaguchi delegation was put on the stage for the introduction of Raon with a theme song by the Final Frontier familiar to the users at 10 am.

“Thank you very much for staying up all night, and for waiting for Raon's launch. Raon is the first full-colour portable game machine with a 16-bit CPU, where users can play with their data cables anytime, anywhere. Street Fire2, the most popular player in the Game Center, is also able to have a great battle anytime, anywhere with your friends. ”

“Oh-oh!”

“Of course, our Final Frontier 4 from Pentagon Soft also has an epic story and BGM that is not comparable to that of the family. And we have prepared everything with gorgeous graphics, so we hope you enjoy playing. ”

Then one of the users in the queue shouted.

“I'll get thirsty while I wait. Hurry and dig!! ”

In the user's voice, the Kawaguchi representative slightly smiled and replied, holding the microphone.

“Thank you, and I look forward to starting selling as soon as possible, but before I do, I'd like to share with you some more news from our Pentagon. ”

“Oh? What's new? ”

“Another new announcement for the launch? ”

The Kawaguchi delegate said that the users were getting restless. I was preparing under a single phase and took a short, long breath after loosening the tie strap.

“The new news is from our gaming director, Kang Jun-hyuk, who represents Pentagon Soft. ”

In the introduction of the Kawaguchi representative, I slowly stepped up the stairs to the top. The Kawaguchi representative stepped back and faced a number of gamers, I swallowed a dry saliva and looked around the crowd.

‘This... feels different from the production presentation...’

I couldn't stand the thought of what was coming out of my mouth.

I straightened my throat for a moment, then took off my dry mouth.

“Hello, I'm Kang Jun-hyuk from Pentagon Soft. Well, first of all, I love bullying you. like dragon emblems, psychic battles, streets without me, Valentine's Day. ”

That was my first greeting.