Game Market 1983

“Hey, Nakamura...? ”

“Huh?"

“What day is it today? ”

“That's the day God's presents come out. ”

Phew!!

Hmm... Honestly, I think Nakamura was a little too much this time.

Mayumi swung her bag full swing at Nakamura and shouted from the street, "Are you still angry?"

“Die!! Huh!? I'd rather die out there!! ”

“Ouch!! Arrggg! Stop, it hurts!! ”

The Nakamura army is struggling to stay out of the line despite all that commotion.

I looked at Mayumi and Nakamura's couple for a moment and apologized to Mayumi.

“I'm sorry, Mayumi. I shouldn't have...”

“No. Kanna, you have nothing to apologize for. This human would be here today if it wasn't for you. ”

“Hmph!! Of course!!"

“Seeing that mouth still alive, you haven't been beaten up enough!? ”

“ · · · · · ·. ”

“I'm the only girl on Christmas Eve who comes with me to buy a boyfriend game...”

Yes, today is Christmas Eve, as Mayumi said, called Lovers' Day.

Normally on these days, it was a game release day for lovers like Dorado to eat KFC chicken together, to go to a nice cafe, or to watch a movie, but for Nakamura, who loves games, today was the day of the game that has been waiting for the past year.

“How long do we have to wait, anyway? Anyway, after the game, we decided to go shopping together in Shibuya this afternoon. ”

But given the endless parade of standby, I don't know if Mayumi's plan will work...

I came here in a hurry like Nakamura said, but I can't believe people are coming all this way to buy a game.

The day a new game is released in Pentagon Soft, his words began to come true, which he said were the festival of gamers.

“Hey... I think we're close to at least a thousand people. ”

“I heard more than 500 people have waited since last night. They must have handed over the cloth already. ”

Turning to the conversations of the gamers coming from the front, there was already a long procession after us. Oh, my God. Is this the kind of game that can get people together like this?

For ordinary people like me and Mayumi, this situation was completely understandable.

“Nakamura. Is this a game called God's Gift that only comes out today and never sells again?" How did so many people get together the day of the launch? ”

“Of course I want to play the game sooner than anyone else. And if I miss a chance, I have to wait for the cartridge to regenerate. Well, you can download it cheaply through a handset, but whatever the game is, it's best to have it as a cartridge. Given the circumstances, the cartridge from the first copy usually runs out in a day or two. As I said before, the Pentagon has only released one million copies of its games on Valentine's Day. But he also gave us 530,000 Harp Millions. ”

“Ouch!! Don't tell me it's a school game!? ”

I asked her with a curious voice in Mayumi's reaction to the words Valentine's Day.

“Mayumi seems to know the game. Is that fun, too? ”

“Fun!? I thought he was passing out watching the game he bought. Don't buy the Apostle Raon game today either. ”

Then Nakamura said, smiling in relief at Mayumi's words.

“I want to do it anyway, but I can't do it because it's a different kind of machine. ”

“Hmm? Valentine's Day isn't a Pentagon game? ”

“No. It was built in the Pentagon, but it was launched as a super family in Mintendo. It was just before Raon was released... so it was a tragedy that cartridges were produced only for a year after they were released. ”

530,000 games in a year.

At that time, the eyes of the waitresses gathered around us began to slowly turn towards us.

Nakamura also lowers his voice to see if he's conscious of his surroundings.

“This... seems to be secretly hated? ”

“Why? What did we do wrong? ”

When Mayumi was unhappy with people's reactions, Nakamura put her finger on her mouth and said in a low voice.

“It's because of you and Kanna. ”

“Huh? Because of us? ”

“Quietly look around. ”

With Nakamura's words slowly turning his head and looking around, there are only men around. Of course, I saw a female user in the middle of the queue, but it didn't look like she was with her boyfriend.

At that moment, I heard a voice of fretting looking at us.

“That guy. You're acting like you know something about two women who don't know anything. ”

“Yeah, well, with the Pentagon's history, we'd know better. I don't know where you come from pretending to be a watermelon...”

Nakamura also smiled at me and Mayumi, saying that he heard their conversation.

“Did I come to buy a game and pretend to be too smart? This is what happens when you bring your girlfriend to buy a game. Actually, that's what I used to do. I came alone to buy a game, but when I had a nice couple standing in front of me, my insides were twisted...”

A little later. 10: 30 a.m. The front door of the Pentagon Premium Shop opened, and the employees dressed in white uniforms stood in front of the store as if they were a department store guide.

And between them, a man, who looked like he was in his mid-30s, climbed onto a little platform and grabbed the ready microphone.

Are you with the Pentagon Soft headquarters? I didn't see Kang Joon-Hyuk before... ’

“Greetings and thank you very much for coming today to purchase the 'Gift of God’ from our Pentagon. I'm Kawaguchi Hironobu, the CEO of Pentagon Soft. As I mentioned earlier today, I was going to hold a fan signing ceremony for the Dragon Emblem Series and Kang Jun-hyuk, the main director of the street that I am not in, but I was unable to attend today for any reason. ”

“Eeh!? ”

“Oh, I brought all the stuff I was collecting for the autograph...”

“What's going on? Is there anything more important to the director than an appointment with the user? ”

Then, after waiting all night from last night, some users who were wearing blankets from the Pentagon cried out.

“Huh? He was with us until dawn. ”

“I know. I said thank you in person for the coffee. What's the matter? ”

The Kawaguchi Representative was also making an embarrassing face to the voice coming in from the queue.

“I'm sorry. Director Kang Jun-hyuk was there until dawn to keep his promise to you, but he suddenly went to the hospital after hearing about the birth of his wife around 5am. We appreciate your patience. ”

The people who were waiting slowly nodded and opened their mouths to see how much they could understand what the Kawaguchi representative had said.

“You can't do that with your wife's birth. ”

“Yes. To be honest, I was moved to be here until dawn with Manzak's wife. ”

“Oh, I want that blanket, too. Should I have come at dawn...? ”

The day of release of the game titled 'Gift of God’. A child truly called a gift from God... I closed my eyes for a moment and prayed for Yuki's safe birth.

&

God's gifts began to get really explosive at the same time as they were released. The place where we are standing is about two-thirds of the way in the queue, but the line drops quickly thanks to the cashier spread out over several places.

As soon as I got the game, I often noticed someone who smiled and hurried back home, opening it immediately and putting the cartridge in Raon.

But most notably...

“Nakamura, why is the box so big for the game he bought? ”

I was also curious about the car and Mayumi asked Nakamura military first.

Isn't there one kind of game called God's Gift? Occasionally, some people saw people taking large packages from the register, and some bought four boxes.

“Oh, that's a... limited edition package. ”

“Limited Edition?”

“Yes. A custom product that can only be purchased by people who have pre-paid. ”

In Nakamura's answer, I tilted my head and asked him.

“You're not playing anything else, are you? ”

“Of course. Everything else except the game script. The limited edition of this god's gift consists of just 500 first-come, first-served orders for each hero. That'll be 2,000. ”

“Wow... 2,000!? ”

“2,000 of them, not all of them will be sold here, but they will be distributed to Pentagon shops across the country. But if I had bought all four versions of him, I would have broken the money. That's 14,800 yen a box. ”

Taking Nakamura's silent expression, I and Mayumi were appalled.

“Th.. 14,800 yen!? What the hell's in there? ”

Then, the serious and solemn Nakamura family informed the components of the limited-edition package precisely like a machine without missing a grain of grain.

“1 cartridge with game base. 11 musical notes of an alcoholic piano song in the gift of God. And one copy of each heroine's Star Conti Illustration Book in a 68-page game. Chapter 1 BGM OST. One original version of the OST playing the piano. And Orgol with each hero's theme song. And…”

“And…? ”

“Heroin figures on the most important 1/8 scale. ”

“If it's a figure... you mean the character doll? ”

In Mayumi's question, Nakamura nods slowly and mutters in a pathetic manner.

“Phew... That's why I pay double for 5,480 yen!?

Crazy. Crazy... really. ”

“Really? But the gamers liked to think it was very cheap when the price was first published. ”

“Close to 15,000 is cheap? ”

“Yes. I heard that an eight-scale figure maker personally vetted a figure craftsman called Uchimura. He's already called God's Hand in the figure industry. It's worth a lot of money just because he makes his own figures. ”

The Nakamura soldier walks out loud in front of the queue when people leave. Mayumi opened her mouth following Nakamura's lead.

“Isn't it just sales details? ”

“It's detailed in general terms, but it's a blessing for us. ”

At that moment, Mayumi's eyes glowed with Nakamura's answer. Then he grabs Nakamura's shoulder and asks.

“Did we just...? ”

“Huh…? ”

“Answer me straight. You booked that limited edition, too!? ”

“Well, you know... Hahaha!”

&

“Thank you, sir. Have fun playing. ”

A few moments later, Nakamura comes out of the Pentagon shop, smiling with a big box in his arms.

Even though Mayumi ripped his head off and made a mess of it, at least at this moment, did he look happy?

I also bought a Raon body and a gift cartridge from God.

“Kanna, would you like to join us for lunch? ”

Mayumi asked me, covering Nakamura's hair between her fingers and blowing it out. Nakamura said with a loving look, I wanted to come with you, but I didn't want to interrupt their dating anymore.

“Mmm-hmm. No. I have to perform in Harajuku tonight, so I have to practice early. ”

“Okay. Okay. Have a good vacation, and contact me often!”

Then Nakamura said to me, looking into Mayumi's eyes.

“Call me if you have any questions about Raon. You know my home phone number? ”

“Yes, thank you. Nakamura.”

After saying goodbye to the two of you, walking up the subway stairs with a rifle, I stood in the platform to get off the train and looked at the Raon box in my shopping bag.

Did he live well? ’

I was born and bought it for the first time. I'm not so confident about this because I'm weak on electronics, but I've heard enough from the Nakamura military before I bought it, so it should be okay...

I smiled gladly at God's gift package, which I saw in my shopping bag.

‘That day's piano... This is the end of it. ’

But at this point I really didn't know.

I never thought my life would be completely changed with a portable gaming machine and a cartridge called God's Gift…