Game Market 1983

< EP. 30: Dragon Mountain. (5) >

“No more time on the spot. I will not distribute any products regarding Raon to the tunnel stalls. ”

“Oops!! ”

“What!!! ”

This was the harbinger of the horrific rumor that wandered among the established businessmen. And the effect was immediately seen by the employers interfering with the users.

“You're not giving us anything at all!? ”

“I'm ridiculous. You have no intention of selling anything. ”

At that moment, the employers' eyes were pierced by the unexpected words. What an idiot. It's like a suicide bombing out here.

Either way, I walked back to the center of the stage, ignoring them.

“Why do you use the Yongsan electronics store? Don't you have a game shop in your neighborhood? No, there is. If you live in the suburbs of Seoul, you won't find one or two PC shops in the same time period today. And they're definitely selling games there. whether it's illegal software or genuine software. ”

“Nevertheless, the reason you're looking for Yongsan, located in the heart of Seoul, is because you might be able to live a little cheaper with the diversity of game titles. Of course it is, because today the only game stores representing Korea are Yongsan and Cheonggye Cheon. ”

The users who gathered at the venue began nodding at my words, and the employers who were mixed in the crowd began to slip away with a red face.

I was in a hurry before they all got out.

“But Yongsan has changed. Of course, not from the beginning. But games are becoming bigger and bigger, and more and more stores are being mean to users. ”

Then, one user who was just listening to my story raised his hand and asked a question.

“But if you want to find games that are only released in Japan like Dragon Warrior 5, you have to use the merchant. ”

“Well, that's true. I have nowhere else to go. ”

I sighed and replied to their voices.

“That's right, our country is still missing games and animation in negotiated items that can be fully funded with Japan. So here's Mr. Kim Han Seok from Mantra, who has been walking around Yongsan electronics store with employees for the past month, categorizing conscientious stores and unconscious stores. And at the end of this month, we will write an example of this in the Gaming World, which is published in Mantra. And I also want to ask you one thing. ”

“Consumer rights need to be found by consumers. When I visited Yongsan last month, he was booked by Dragon Warrior 5 in several stores. It is also a very popular series in Japan, and since the cartridge unit price of the super family is so expensive, it will be launched at a somewhat higher price of 9200 yen. That's about 73,000 KRW at the current exchange rate. ”

“But I noticed that the purchase price of this software in Yongsan was ₩ 180,000. Recently, they've been receiving up to 200,000 won. And of course, it doesn't mean that they should ignore the hard work that comes from Japan. But getting more than twice as much money is a clear explosion. That's why I want to emphasize to you more and more about consumer rights.

‘Expensive is expensive.’, ‘cannot be purchased at this price.’ Why can't you talk? I understand your desire to play your favorite games a little sooner, but if you continue to support the seller in this way, there will be no end to it. ”

In my words, the user who just asked me another question.

“So what the hell are we supposed to do? You have to tell me how to do it rather than telling me that I can't do it. ”

“Yes, it is. So I'm going to show you how to do that now. As I said just now, a new corner of the Yongsan gaming store will be posted in the Game World at the end of this month. The first month was when Mantra's staff jumped on their feet, but after a few more rounds, they might reveal who they were. So from now on, I ask you, Discuss with the magazine the kindness of your store and the pricing of the games sold. ”

“There are definitely a lot of friendly shops here in Yongsan at good prices. But they're pushed into a corner by the tyranny of the big business. This type of harassment is prevalent not only in games, but also in other electronic products. The biggest power of consumers is the choice of outlet. Instead of forcing them to buy at a price that they feel is unfair, we ask that they spend the right amount of money through information sharing. That's it."

“ · · · · · ·. ”

Buddy, buddy, buddy.

Applause, which began with one person, spread widely and quickly began to fill the first floor of the terminal store.

“Wow... I feel so good!! ”

“If you launch Game World this month, you must buy it. I'm only going to the stores listed there. ”

“Oh, shit. From what I hear, I was a coward. I have to cancel right now. ”

“I could really use some help with this right now...”

After hearing the complaints that had been piled up, the employers who were still at the event looked very troubled.

‘I don't know how much this will change, but we've got at least one high wire...’

I hold the microphone in my hand and open my mouth again.

“That's all the Pentagon and Mantra have to offer. But I think it's clear that our responsibility, which was poorly managed, So this time I'm going to tell you about the reward. ”

“A reward? What else is there? ”

The venue, which was buzzing with the word reward, became quiet for a moment.

At that moment, I saw the knight riding across the bridge on the screen behind my back. Immediately, the opening video of the game along with the great background music began to play.

“Huh? What is it? Is this Raon's new game? ”

I stepped back to the edge of the stage to prevent the screen from obscuring and watched the opening of the new game with the users.

The title of the blue sky with the bright sun shining on the bridge where the knight rode was the 'Actonician story’.

Morita could have made a nicer opening, but she couldn't ignore the effects of purely domestic RPG titles made by domestic developers.

Instead, the opening made up the initial event scene of the game and increased the amount a little more, which was quite responsive than I thought.

“Domestic RPG? ”

“Oh? What is it? Feels pretty good. ”

Especially in the convoying scene of Kainan's staff, elasticity began to leak from people's mouths in a solemn atmosphere. I originally drew a decent picture because it added a sprite effect in a convoy event that might have been a little empty.

And in the subsequent battle scene, I was appalled by the faces of the people gathered at the event.

“That's how we fought out of Dragon Emblem 2!? ”

Yes, by improving SRPG's formerly obscure combat approach and introducing tactically actionable tactical formats on a narrow map, Gamability felt 180 degrees different.

“Wow... did the local RPG advance to this much quality? ”

Somewhere I heard a criticism of following the Raid method of the Dragon Emblem, but as soon as my name came up to the Battle System Director, the user's work ( ⁄ 21917;) immediately turned into cheer.

“Oh!!! The creators of the Dragon Emblem participated!? ”

“Awesome!! So this game can be seen in collaboration with the Pentagon!? ”

The short opening video ended with the title "Actonicia Story" branded by users again at the end.

I opened my mouth as I approached those who were making a blank face with the introduction of a new game.

“The story of Actonicia is a pure national game created by an Indian game developer called Somnori in Korea. As you can see, I was assigned a combat system in Actonia to assist with the task. ”

Since my name worked well in Korea, the users gave a big applause with cheer. Somehow, I felt like I was snatching the ball of Somnori's Lee Won Seung Ry. I rushed him onstage.

Lee Seung Won, who received the microphone from me, hesitated for a moment and greeted the users with a trembling voice.

“Hello, I'm Lee Won Seung, the main director of the Actonician story you just saw. I'm very proud and very excited to see the story of Actonicia, which started out as a fun gathering of gamers, being released as a console game. Although domestic game development is still lacking in comparison to Japan or the United States, I am very happy to be able to make such a great game in my relationship with Kang Jun-hyuk. In the meantime, I want to leave you with one word: Our Somnori Soft is committed to starting this year in Actonia and working hard to win the Korean Games. ”

“Oh, is there a professional game developer in my country? ”

“I'm impressed. It's not like when the Final Frontier or the Dragon Emblem were engraved...”

“Cheers!! Make lots of great games!! ”

In the support of the users, Lee Won Seung Won said his head bowed and greeted them, not being able to speak anymore. I was also the moment when I felt overwhelmed by the support of Korean users.

After handing the microphone back to me from the Lee Won Seung Won Representative, I smiled slightly and added an additional explanation about Achto.

“Actonicia is currently working hard to target this winter issue. In addition, this game is a token of our appreciation for Raon's first anniversary and for those of you who have loved Raon so much...”

Shortly after I finished my presentation, I came downstairs, filled the hall with enormous shouts and applause.

&

After Laon's first anniversary.

I had a quiet drink at the fairy I met with Representative Kim Han-seok the other day.

“We were surprised at the announcement and free distribution of the Actonian Story Bundle. Tell me in advance...”

“I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance. I wasn't able to tell you beforehand because I was working at Somnori until yesterday. ”

“But the reaction was very good. Increased sales of temporary distribution Flash cartridges, right? ”

“Please complete your market research in advance and win the Pentagon. Maybe you can get Soyeon to do it well. ”

“Yes, I'll do that. ”

“You're still young, but Soyeon has a different talent for management. I think it would be more useful to keep Kim's assistant than a general office assistant. ”

“I'm sure you've learned a lot from Joon-Hyuk over the last month. This is an anticipated employee. We will do as you say. ”

“Oh, and can I ask you one more thing? ”

“Yes? What kind of favor...”

When I told Kim what I thought about Laon's production line later, he looked at me with the surprised rabbit's eyes.

“Joon-Hyuk, there's really nothing there. It's just a wasteland. I don't understand how you could build a manufacturing plant in such a place. ”

“It's just a temporary production plant that looks at it for about a decade anyway. Subsequently, production lines may change to other countries. But before that, I'm going to buy up all the land. ”

“Huh... It doesn't matter to me, but I'm worried you're wasting your money.”

Kim said to himself, emptying the cup to see if my choice would bother him.

“The Pancho of Bundang. There's something there... Ha-ha-ha...”