Chapter 180 Which game is the most popular

Author: Quiet Thought

Chapter 180 Which game is the most popular

The game that comes with Nintendo's first handheld console is called "Take the Ball", which is the BALL printed in the upper right corner of the game console.

In name, this handheld console has two games, which can be switched through the "Game A" and "Game B" buttons on the screen.

But in fact, these so-called two games are just two ways to play the ball.

In the gameplay of A, the player throws 2 balls. When the ball falls, he needs to catch it and throw it again. It is like juggling, and he will be rewarded with 1 point for each success.

In the B gameplay, the player must throw 3 balls, and each time he receives the ball, he will get 10 points.

These are the so-called two games in the promotional advertisement...

Shirakawa Kaede sneered at Nintendo's shamelessness.

For two real games, it depends on our Shirakawa Electric.

At this moment, Shirakawa Kaede has already started to experience it with his own GAME BOY.

Needless to say, the old way to play. Eat a light spot, the little bug becomes longer, and the player's current score will be recorded in the upper right corner.

The handheld game license was granted by Shirakawa Electric and contacted the original developer on the other side of the ocean and easily won the game of 10,000 US dollars.

After all, "The Snake" was not very popular at this time, and not many people have heard of it.

And it has also become the game represented by GAME BOY game console and GAME B.

So what kind of game is GAME A, the original mainstay? Shirakawa Kaede is experiencing it at this moment.

In the small screen, light spots appear continuously from above.

The small plane controlled by Shirakawa Kaede was moving left and right, firing bullets one by one to destroy the light spots above the screen.

As the bullet flew out, a "biu,biu,biu" sound came from an inconspicuous small hole under the handheld machine.

Are you very familiar with this game? The name of this game is "Thunder and Lightning"!

Which game was the most popular in the 1980s? Of course it was a shooting game.

The arcade game "Space Invaders" released by Taidong Company in 1978 is a shooting game.

It has dominated the entire arcade market for two years and is still at the top of the list.

So far, Space Invaders arcades have sold 750,000 units worldwide.

The main markets were digested by Neon and the United States, and Taidong Company also made more than $1 billion in two years with this arcade.

One billion US dollars, it is more than 250 billion yen.

Damn, this number makes Shirakawa Kaede saliva thrilling.

If it were Shirakawa Electric's current profitability, it would take at least 10-20 years to create so much wealth.

So in order to launch Shirakawa Electric's handheld game, Shirakawa Kaeda also decided to launch a shooting game.

There is no doubt that it is suitable for handheld consoles and simple to use. Games like "Thunder and Lightning" are very suitable.

The idea was proposed by Shirakawa Kaede, and the specific details and level skills still need to be designed by Satoshi Iwata.

He is very talented in this area and is far more simple and interesting than Shirakawa Kaede.

Speaking of Nintendo's current "Take and Receive" game was a bit similar to the game he played in the computer room of Donggong University when he first met.

From this we can also see his talent in game design, and this time Iwada Satoshi actually designed a game independently.

However, Shirakawa Kaede wanted to go, and it was important to make a name for the first handheld machine.

So he first launched "Thunder and Lightning", and then launched the game developed by Satoshi Ma Iwata himself.

Nowadays, handheld consoles are all disposable gaming consoles, as mentioned before.

After buying it for a while, I basically lie at home and eat dust.

As for wanting to experience other games, I'm sorry, please buy another corresponding game console.

So game console manufacturers will release a game console every once in a while. In fact, the hardware has almost no change, and only games have changed.

And who is the founder of playing like this? It goes without saying that of course it is Nintendo.

It is said that their second handheld console is about to be launched, and the speed is quite fast. After all, it is just a matter of changing the game.

At present, Shirakawa Electric also does this.

GAME BOY has only these two games, but compared to Nintendo's different gameplay of "Take the Ball" and pretending to be two games, it's a lot of conscience!

Even Shirakawa Kaede even thought of the poster slogan, "Thunder" vs. "Snake Eater"! Really. Two games!

It is best to place Shirakawa Electric's handheld machine next to Nintendo's handheld machine, and this advertising slogan is also a bit conspicuous.

Taunt with face!

After experiencing his own game console, Shirakawa Kaede was generally satisfied.

Due to the technology and graphics, "Thunder and Lightning" is definitely not as cool as later generations, but it is still a king-like existence in the gameplay in 1980.

The game market is too small and there are too few games now.

Can you imagine? In the current era, there is no such profession as a game designer at this moment.

So how did those games on TV come from? The answer is what the engineer in charge of technology came up with.

So don’t expect too much about their quality. If the game is a little more popular, countless versions will be copied immediately.

The gameplay is basically the same, and some changes are even slight.

So about "Thunder and Lightning"...

"Has the game copyright been registered?" After several patent conflicts, Shirakawa Kaede was extremely concerned about this aspect.

"According to Shirakawa Jun's meaning, they have all been registered."

Although Iwada Satoshi didn't quite understand the profound meaning of doing this at this time, he did what Shirakawa Kaede had taken care of.

"Shankawa, how much is our handheld machine price?" Tanimura saw that the product had been completed, and began to care about its price.

According to the original agreement, HAL can also obtain part of the profits from the handheld console.

This part of the income mainly comes from the game share. Although it is not much, isn’t that money?

Because Shirakawa Electric acquired shares of Iwasaki Technology, it subsequently increased its investment and continued to inject funds.

Offices, staff recruitment, equipment procurement, etc. all spent a lot of money.

The 13% stake in Gucun had been diluted and was less than a fraction of it.

It’s not that he doesn’t want these shares, but because he doesn’t have the money to continue investing.

So I could only watch the shares in my hands gradually decrease, and there was no way.

After all, Shirakawa Electric's investment is real and no profit has been generated at the moment, so it is normal for the shares to be diluted.

When playing this, Shirakawa Electric now has a professional team. With Tanimura's own little brain, it's far from it.

So when HAL is looking for profit, Gucun can't bear it.

If he doesn't make a profit, he is worried that his last slightest share will become a decimal point and move one more forward.

At this moment, he had no expectations for how many shares he could retain, but at least he had to make a profit and get a dividend.

Otherwise, if you quit your job at Seibu Department Store, you will have a problem in the future.

Shirakawa Kaede smiled, and he knew what Tanimura thought.

All this was done under his instructions, don't blame him for being ill-hearted.

From the day he chose to hang street lights, he had already realized something.

And he also did all this with peace of mind. After all, Shirakawa Electric has invested more from beginning to end.

Now it is time to pay back, Shirakawa Kaede is also looking forward to it.

"Our price is set at 5,200 yen." This price is 600 yen less than Nintendo's 5,800 yen.

"5,200 yen?" Tanimura was stunned. "Is the pricing of Shirakawa Sang a little low?"

In Tanimura's opinion, his handheld machine workmanship is better than the other party, the game is richer than the other party, and the feel is more comfortable than the other party.

But the price is 5,200 yen, which... is completely unreasonable.

Shirakawa Kaede shook his head, "San Tanimura, we are the late players in the field of handheld machines.

Nintendo has already gained the most favorable approach, so if you want to quickly gain customer recognition, quality and low price will always be the most effective method."

Just as Tanimura thought, everything is better than the other party. If the price is cheaper, why don’t the public buy it?

There is no saying that there is faith at this time. Everyone depends on their strength to sell things.

However, Shirakawa Kaede did not think about raising the price, but instead lowered the price.

This is actually a kind of test of him, what kind of test? The test of price war.
To be continued...