Game Market 1983

“I won't say a word. Our next console in Mintendo uses a 64-bit system. And I'm going to show you a whole new kind of game. ”

“Wow!!!! ”

In Yamashta's remarks about to leap a generation, a shout sounded out from the users. Yamashta's remarks that users who had already experienced the real fighter in 32-bit generations would show more than just that caused a tremendous surge.

“What is it? So Mintendo takes the reader's route again? ”

“We gave up our joint development project with Sensoni for a 64-bit console.

Maybe so? ”

Not because of 64-bit, but because of the discarding of the CD's storage medium.

But for the users gathered here now, it seemed good.

In fact, not a single console was successful with the CD until now, and the failure of the NEGA CD caused disbelief in optical disc media, so some users felt that the choice of mintendo in the ROM cartridge was right.

Whether my friend came to see the CES or an American friend in front of me, he raised his thumb toward Mr. Yamashta with a cheerful expression.

“You're right. I used to call it the next generation of media, but it took me 10 seconds every time I played a game. It's not a cup of coffee...”

“Is that really it? ”

“Don't tell me. I took a couple of shots of sonite off the NEGA CD, and then I got mad, and I just turned it off...”

“As expected, mintendo's a bit of a stickler for games.”

“Anyway, I'm happy to continue using the cartridge. ”

Without a single apology to Sensoni, Project 64 was very smoothly announced, featuring a giant Super Maridge face on the backstage screen with an aspiration to introduce 3D to all games after the launch.

Then, the screaming elasticity leaked from the mouths of those who were watching.

“Ugh… Jesus Christ!! ”

A mustached Italian in a red hat, represented by everything in 3D, cried out ‘Mamma mia’ with round eyes to the users.

Not the clumsy texture you saw in the real fighter, but the face of Maridge as if she was just moving alive was drawing.

In their reactions, Sige added a satisfactory smile and explanation.

“As you can see, this is the face of Maridge in full 3D. And I can tell you that this is part of the project 64 performance that can convey even the feelings of the character. ”

“Awesome.”

The appearance of Super Maridge, expressed in 3D, sent a queue of memories of the somewhat lukewarm conference of the NEGA.

At first glance, Yamanaka's face turned red in the announcement of Project 64, which was superior to the next generation they created.

From the point of view of the NEGA, Mintendo was a naughty man who would flee far away if he ever thought he could be caught up. And the pattern remained the same this time.

“Joon-Hyuk... Why does this feel so good? ”

In response to the cheerful users, the Kawaguchi Representative opened his mouth with an embarrassing expression.

And I understood the heart of such a Kawaguchi representative. Even though our conferences have not yet begun, the president's mood has already reached its peak.

“Don't worry too much. because Project 64, which Mintendo published, is not going to be available very soon, as we've changed the project that was under development anyway. ”

And after a while. My expectations were correct.

After promoting the new Super Maritime series, Project 64 announced its launch at the end of 1995, Yamashta said.

Users were a little disappointed at the announcement that they had to wait over a year, but was the quality of the Super Maridge so outstanding? I finished presenting the next generation of machinery in a somewhat accepting atmosphere.

But that wasn't the end of Mintendo's conference.

After that, he announced a game titled 'Pokémon Ball.' At the same time, he announced a smaller, lighter ‘portable gamble pocket.’

This was clearly the next step towards the backward launch of Project 64.

The new ‘Gamboy Pocket’ changed from its existing heavy and dull shape to its light and slim shape.

Liquid crystals also went from yellow to black to enhanced readability, so the new ‘Gamboy pocket’ did not differ significantly from Raon in size and weight, just by looking at its appearance. Of course, there's a big difference in internal performance...

Gunpei, who came onstage in succession to Barton, naturally attracted the attention of users by listing the advantages of the new Gamboy.

In particular, the 'Pokémon Ball’ announced with the new model produced an enormous reaction for the children.

At first glance, it looks similar to the Tamago monsters we created at the Pentagon, but instead of just breeding monsters and fighting each other, the system was capturing monsters along the RPG-style storyline and turning them into allies, bringing other interests to users.

“Wow, that sounds like fun...”

“You look like a Tamago-like monster, but you can enjoy Gamboy Bay without a separate terminal...”

“There are 151 kinds of monsters, and there's enough to collect them? ”

Although Project 64's launch date was far away, users cheered on the announcement that new Gameboys and Pokémon Balls would be launching next month.

After a satisfactory presentation, Gunpei smiled at me with a slight wink that was quite far away.

It felt more like a gesture of gratitude to an ex-colleague who together made a gamble than a bad one.

Oh, my God!

Even though Gunpei, the presenter, disappeared backstage in the content of the conference, Park Su-jung did not stop.

Can we continue to listen to this in the next two years? ’

I shaken my head lightly and took a step from the mintendo booth.

So the next conference is a 3DO? However, the 3DO was not a particularly promising type.

It's a monumental console that opens up the 32-bit game market, of course, but is that all you have to say?

In fact, 3DO was a type of machinery that attracted considerable attention at the beginning of development.

Because the needles and michael who designed the 3DO had a background in creating a portable game called 'Atari Rings’ in the early '90s, and they were among the first wave engineers to design the next generation of consoles equipped with 32-bit CPUs and CD-ROMs.

The company that first visited with you and Mikal with the idea of a new model that had been swayed by napkins after dinner at the restaurant was a NEGA.

At the time, the President of the United States of America said he was very positive about you and Michal and contacted the Japanese headquarters.

However, Yamanaka refused their proposal.

At that time, the NEGA drive was being sold off in North America and the European markets because it did not want to be influenced by rumors of the next generation.

It's also when Sensoni introduced CD-ROM technology to plan Saturn's draft...

After all, the two pools, which were not covered by the conditions, found AE, the best gaming company in the United States. There, he met a man named Trip Hawkins who, at the time, was chairman of the AE company, moved beyond the candy bars of the two stones and established the 3DO as chairman of the AE.

For a typical gaming machine, 3DO came up with a slightly bizarre form of fabrication, which was not built as a console in 3DO itself, but as a form of award-winning and subsequent distribution of revenue to companies that make appliances.

So? Depending on the manufacturer, the design of the 3DO was different, including South Korea's ‘Silver Star’ also participated in the construction of the console under the name 3D Live. (Design was the worst of each company.)

Trip Hawkins believed his 3DO business would bring a huge revolution to the gaming market.

Because the 3DO was not just a gaming machine, but was also made possible by VCD to play videos, so we thought that if the VHS (Video Tape) market crashed, the market would naturally bring VCD.

Hawkins, who thought of the 3DO as a home multimedia device rather than a gaming machine, announced the 3DO last year at $699 in console prices.

And then... nobody bought the 3DO.

It was neither a gaming machine nor a video player, and no one bought intermediate devices for that price.

It's the latest device, and it's not stupid enough for consumers to buy it without bubbles...

Anyway, a year after issuing the 3DO, Hawkins had to make a decision.

At the time Saturn and Mintendo's project 64 were announced, the fate of the 3DO seemed to have already been decided, but he was preparing for a 3DO conference with a grip.

“He looks like he's losing all the misery in the world...”

Before the start of the conference. Hayashi mutters, looking at Hawkins' face, checking out the stage equipment and Mike.

“It's worth it. I stepped out of the chair of a prominent AE, and things got messy. ”

President Kawaguchi nodded his head and agreed with me.

“There's a rumor going around that there's going to be a significant price reduction at CES. But I wonder if that works for the users. ”

“Recently, the 3DO's supply has been so low that they're reluctant to launch an exclusive game at AE that they get their children's backs kicked...”

“It's just a simple example of the device's high specs not guaranteeing success. ”

And after a while. Trip Hawkins trimmed his neck and announced the start of the 3DO conference.

However, after Mintendo's conference, the people who were gathered at the venue began to scatter around whether they wanted to have a late lunch.

The 3DO conference, which is already being thoroughly turned away from its users, began to feel so lonely.

“Hello, I'm Trip Hawkins, the head of 3DO, and I've been very fond of Core users since opening their first 32-bit game market last year. However, I feel that due to the rather high device prices, I am high on the barrier to entry of Light users… this time in our 3DO, I am giving you a bold price revolution…”

But Trip Hawkins' misfortune did not end there.

“We're starting a conference on a new console device at Sensoni!! ”

At the same time, the heads of 4-50 users gathered in front of the booth in the shouting of a user who had come from somewhere turned.

“What!? ”

“Sensoni's game console!? ”

“Wow!!! ”

Suddenly, Hawkins begins to panic and panic at the reactions of the users rushing towards Sensoni.

“That... bold... price revolution...”

But not a single person listened to his voice. Well, just a quick tip, Mr. Hawkins lowered the price of the 3DO to $499, but still disappearing from the concept of hitting Saturn and the Gear Station with a backdoor punch later on?

Sensoni's announcement of the next generation of consoles was very sudden.

In front of Sensoni's booth, there were numerous users.

Sensoni, who was presenting the console game for the first time, gathered so many users because of his curiosity about the 'Gear Station’, which was under co-development with the brand power and minten in the international market.

Kawaguchi's representatives were unable to come together because of the preparations for the next conference, but Maurita and Hayashi were puzzled by the reactions of explosive users.

“Was Sensoni this popular with gamers? ”

Hayashi looks up at the stage and answers Morita's question.

“No, it's more brand power. It's a much higher global company than minten, which produces consoles only. ”

I nodded, agreeing with Hayashi.

A man stands with a gray device under a white spotlight.

“No way!? Is the next generation of consoles already complete? ”

In Hayashi's question, I nodded, biting my nails.

“With Sensoni's skill set, a certain amount of know-how can create a device in a heartbeat...”

Kurakagi smiling at you. And the gray thing in his hand was definitely the gear station I knew about.