Reborn Tokyo Golden Age.

Chapter 381 Tank Battle
In early April, with the official launch of Shirakawa Electric and Nintendo's home game consoles, the computer world has also become lively.

These days, people don't have the concept of microcomputer or personal computer. In the eyes of the public, the computer in the office and the machine that can be connected to the TV and play games are collectively called computers.

The media and brand manufacturers will also name the game console as "computer" when promoting it.

Therefore, the discussion on game consoles is not only in the game industry, but the computer industry is also making various professional comments.

Of course, among the three new game consoles, Sega's SG-1000 has a slightly lower sense of presence.

Because whether it is from the outside or the inside, it is somewhat different from the other two machines.

In addition to its huge size, Sega's game controller is still a traditional joystick design, and a button on the side acts as a function key.

The reason for this design is because the games on its home game consoles are all transplanted from its own arcade games.

However, due to problems such as hard feel and delay, the experience of using the handle is not very good.

Only relying on some well-known IPs of arcade machines, SG-1000 barely sold.

Therefore, the name of "Game Royal Three" that Sega advocated before is really suspected of putting gold on its face.

If you want to talk about home game consoles, you have to watch the performances of the other two.

One is named "Home Computer", and the other is called "Home Entertainment System" directly.

The names are taller and taller than the other, but it is actually a game console in essence.

But many parents don't know it. When they look at this name, they have an illusion of ignorance.

The most important thing is that it is cheap, less than 15000 yen, which is really not expensive for many people.

So under the begging of the children, many parents happily took one home.

In fact, they also want to see what a so-called home computer or home entertainment system is.

Here's how eight and nine-year-olds get consoles from their parents.

As for older middle school students or young people, they can buy them with their own pocket money.

The alluring advantages listed in the game magazine are very exciting.

Especially the spy photos of one or two game screens that are occasionally revealed can cause instant orgasms from the surrounding friends.

The itchy students, those who were able, also went to the sales store and brought home a long-awaited game console.

With a game console, I can't wait to experience all kinds of game cartridges.

Needless to say, Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" is a prequel to the prototype of "Mario".

It has a large number of fans, and the cassette has sold 10,000+ copies in the first week of its release.

As the first game cassette launched together with the game console, it is already very good to have this sales volume.

Similarly, Shirakawa Electric's "Thunderbolt" and "Pac-Man" are also extremely popular. These two games have already landed on arcade and handheld platforms.

So in terms of fan base, their number is bigger than Nintendo's "Donkey Kong".

However, just a week after the release of the three game consoles, the other two games of Shirakawa Electric have aroused heated discussions among everyone.

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Hiroshi Nojima is one of the reporters of "Game Daily", and today he received a task from the editor-in-chief.

That is to experience the game cartridges of Nintendo and Shirakawa Electric, and then write a special report.

The topic of "Red and Blue Showdown" is so hot, it doesn't make sense that "Game Daily" doesn't get enough traffic.

As a reporter for a game newspaper, Noda Hiroshi himself is also one of the game lovers, and he has played countless games.

He has already experienced Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" and Baichuan Electric's "Thunderbolt" and "Pac-Man".

As well-known game IPs, they were of course the first to be unboxed.

And the overall experience of these games is not bad, and they have not insulted their previous popularity.

However, since there were only three games released by Nintendo, after experiencing it early, Noda Hiroshi set his sights on the remaining few game cartridges of Shirakawa Electric.

First of all, "Tank War" with an army green casing, Noda Hiroshi picked up the cassette and looked at it.

Tsk, the game stickers are quite exquisite.

Looking at the picture alone, he thought it was a fierce battlefield confrontation, but as a game reporter, he knew the routine of the neon manufacturer.

Plug in the cassette and press the reset button, and soon the game interface appears on the TV.

As a veteran of the game, Hiroshi Noda pressed a few buttons to start the game directly.

Um?The picture actually looks good, and even the textures in many places are very detailed.

I don't know if it's his illusion, but Noda Hao always feels that the screen of Baichuan Electric's game console is more colorful and clearer.

In particular, the game cassettes officially released by Shirakawa Electric are generally much better than Nintendo, and even their own third-party game cassettes in terms of screen performance.

Is it because the official design team has a better understanding of the performance advantages of their own game consoles?

Putting aside the doubts in his heart, Noda Hiroshi focused on the game in front of him.

He pressed the arrow keys to control his little green tank to move left and right. Well, the blue squares represent that the river cannot pass.

Noda Hiro turned around and plunged into the green grass again, huh?interesting.

Although the blue river and green grass are simple textures, they have fully expressed the difference in terrain.

This design is quite clever, and at the same time people can immediately understand the deep meaning of it.

Noda Hao's interest was aroused, and he controlled his tank to move to the side of the brown-red brick.

"Ding ding ding" there was a crisp sound, and the brick wall in front of the green tank disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Hey, just as he was wondering, another white bullet flew straight from above.

"Boom~!" The small green tank burst into flames and disappeared.

"Baga~" Noda Hiroshi blurted out a national curse.

But don't worry, the little green tank soon appeared on the screen again.

With Hiroshi Noda once experienced, he soon knew how to play this game.

Squeeze the handle tightly and look forward, he is like a real tanker.

Cross the river, cross the jungle, and reach the enemy's lair.

With a light "ding", "Boom~!" The little green tank exploded again.

"Baga~!" Noda Hao almost wanted to throw the handle.

No, as a professional game reporter, how could he be stumped by a small tank game.

So he got ready to go again, this time fully prepared.After all kinds of wretched tactics were used, several enemy tanks were quickly eliminated.

However, with a few sounds of music, the letters "GAME OVER" suddenly popped up on the screen.

After a closer look, it turned out that the old house below was stolen.

"Baga~" On Noda Hiroshi's neck, the veins bulged.

"Eight Ga!!" A sudden yell sounded in his ears, and Noda Hiroshi, who was caught off guard, was so startled that he almost couldn't hold the handle in his hand.

He turned his head, only to see that at some time, his wife had opened the paper sliding door and stood behind him.

"You guys don't sleep in the middle of the night, and you bark so loudly, do you want Mrs. Watanabe next door to know how powerful you are?"

"Boom bean paste Sini Masi~" Noda Hiroshi bowed his neck like a quail and apologized.

After his wife turned and left angrily, he cautiously continued his tank battle.

Hiss~ I don't believe in evil today, I must clear this game.

The task of editor-in-chief, as well as his self-esteem, made him concentrate like never before.

In the following experience process, Noda Hao went all the way through the test, and soon connected several levels.

While resting, he did not forget his own job.From time to time, I pick up a pen and record something in the notebook beside me.

Finally, when the sky outside was getting brighter, Noda Hiroshi cleared the last level of "Tank Battle".

Just when he put down the handle to end the experience trip, a special level popped up on the screen.

"Hey, why is it blank?"

Hiroshi Noda controlled his tank, wandering around the blank map.

At the same time, he subconsciously pressed his finger, the attack button on the right.

"Hey" Noda Hiroshi's eyes widened, he pressed the attack button, why is there an extra brick wall on the screen?
Frowning, he seemed to understand something.So soon on the blank map, a mess of terrain was left.

Rivers, grass, brick walls, iron walls, etc., along with the route of the tanks, filled the map wantonly.

It turns out that you can edit the map yourself? !

this…?Hiroshi Noda became excited again, as if he had discovered a new world, he once again devoted himself to the fun of "Tank Battle".

When he heard his wife's voice, he woke up and realized that it was already breakfast time.

Although he didn't sleep all night, Noda Hiroshi was in good spirits.

He hurriedly finished his breakfast, took his briefcase and the green game cassette, and rushed to the newspaper office excitedly.

Soon, on the second day, "Game Daily" published a review article of "Tank War".

"Its picture may not be called exquisite, but the cute pixel style makes people have an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

The rule of the game is to defend the base from being destroyed and to eliminate all enemy tanks to win.

The rules and operations are quite simple, but it is still tense and exciting to play. "

"The author spent a whole night experiencing this game, and its interesting and exciting gameplay once made me forget the passage of time."

"The most commendable thing is that "Tank War" has an open map, and players can design the map according to their own creativity.

Yes, that's right, players can design their own levels!This is definitely a groundbreaking innovation in the history of games! "

"For this game, the author's evaluation is: it is suitable for all ages, fun and interesting!"

At the end of the newspaper column, there is a star rating: five stars!One of the must play games!

With the release of "Game Daily", people turned their attention away from games such as "Donkey Kong" and "Pac-Man", and turned to this highlighted "Tank War".

As a result, in the store that sold game cassettes, the shelves of "Tank Battle" were quickly sold out.

For a while, the whole of Tokyo even gave people the illusion of "Luoyang paper is expensive".

However, the reason why some games can become classics is that simplicity and fun are indispensable qualities.

As "Game Daily" slapped the first flattery of "Tank War", magazines such as "Weekly Microcomputer" also made various comments on this game.

Of course, without exception, most of them are praises.

And being sought after by such multimedia, the popularity of "Tank War" has also risen sharply.

Everyone in the school was discussing the various ways to play the game, and those students who did not buy Baichuan Electric's game consoles were all very itchy to hear it.

If anyone on the street has a blue and white computer, it will be the envy of countless friends around.

For Baichuan Electric's FES, teenagers prefer to call it a blue and white machine.

Influenced by the media, these game cassettes of Shirakawa Electric are not only popular among young people.

Even many adults are fascinated by these games, and it is not uncommon for fathers and children to sit cross-legged on the ground and fight side by side.

With this gust of wind, another treasure game "Double Dragon" of Shirakawa Electric was also discovered by everyone.

In this era, Li Xiaolong was popular in Southeast Asia, and Neon people's impression of kung fu also reached its peak.

The smooth operation of "Double Dragon" has fascinated countless people.

On the other hand, Nintendo's FC is the red and white machine in the mouth of the students.

Those who bought the Famicom are thinking about one thing.

That is how to play Shirakawa Electric's game cartridges on the red and white machine.

(End of this chapter)