Because of what happened before, everyone was in a bad mood, so Hikaru Utada proposed, "Let's go play games!"

As one of the countries with the most developed video game industry, there are many large and small arcades in Japan.

After finding a home that looked legitimate, the three of them walked in.

Soon after, Kyoko Fukada was depressed to find that she had become a superfluous person again.

Utada's level of playing games is very high, and Lin Hai's level is not bad. And Kyoko Fukada, despite her athletic ability, is clumsy in playing games, and has no choice but to become a cheerleader.

Probably distracted by Kyoko's resentment, Hikaru Utada lost a few times in a row, and glared at Lin Hai angrily - "Say, are you cheating!"

Lin Hai deliberately teased her: "Don't be unable to afford to lose." ”

"I can't afford to lose?!" Hikaru Utada's voice rose an octave: "You have the ability to compare Tetris with me!"

"Forget it, I'm afraid you'll leave a psychological shadow......"

Lin Hai had an expression of "for your good", but he was extremely empty-hearted.

Hikaru Utada, who was the face of Nintendo's game console, openly competed with 30 Tetris enthusiasts and won 26 out of 30 games. It is said that she has been addicted to this game since she was 5 years old and has the ability to blow up machines, so she is also known as the "first Tetris person" in the entertainment industry.

Knowing her details, Lin Hai will not take the initiative to beg for abuse.

In fact, even the victory in front of him is a bit overwhelming.

The two of them just played a fighting game launched by SNK last year - Fighting King 97. This game is translated as "The King of Fighters 97" in Huaxia and is a compulsory course for domestic arcade fans. Lin Hai has been playing this game since he was in high school all his life, and he will play it when he is bored when he grows up, and he has been playing it for twenty years before he can barely defeat the girl in front of him, which shows how strong the girl is.

(Temp worker: Why don't you say you're too vegetable?)

(Author: Come on, drag it out, cut it!)

……

The King of Fighters series is very popular in China, but in Japan in '98, it was not the most popular arcade game. The most popular game is "Super Power Wars 2012", which is scheduled to be released next week.

It is a 3D fighting game with a "360-degree battle" as its selling point, and the champion of the annual GAMEST Awards has been booked in advance.

"I really want to have fun, but unfortunately I have to wait another week......"

Hikaru Utada stared at the promotional poster posted by the store early, with a look of resentment.

Lin Hai is not interested in this kind of 3D games from ancient times, but he knows how attractive 3D graphics are to players in this era.

"If you like 3D games, you can play FF7 (Final Fantasy 7). ”

"I played it last year, but I don't like role-playing games. ”

"Why do you want to play if you don't like it?"

"In order to listen to the BGM inside.,Speaking of which,It would be nice if there was a theme song in the game.。 ”

"Then you should buy this game—" Lin Hai said, pointing to a poster on the wall.

Underneath a slightly abstract human face, written in hard red font - "Metal-Gear-Solid", September 3rd!

Hikaru Utada thought about it and had a vague impression.

"I think I've heard of it, this game is good?"

"You'll know when it's released. ”

"Metal-Gear-Solid" is the third generation of the "Metal Gear" series of games, and it is also the original work of "Metal Solid".

This game is epoch-making.

Unlike games such as Resident Evil and FF7, which apply cinematic elements to cutscenes, MGS's producer Hideo Kojima uses a lot of cinematic treatment in the game, and the gameplay process is as impactful as watching a high-budget movie.

This practice completely kicked off the "picture competition", which influenced countless triple-A games later, and its producer, Hideo Kojima, also rose to the altar with this work, and was named one of the "ten people with the greatest influence on the future" by the American magazine "New Weekly".

In addition to the cinematic graphics, MGS also has excellent music in its own right, with Irish singer Aoife's ending song "The-Best-Is-Yet-To-Come" being a classic in the history of game music.

As the ending song, it is usually supposed to be inspiring, but this song does not show the joy of victory, but uses a melody full of sadness to express the great damage caused by war to human civilization and society.

This reflects Hideo Kojima's strong anti-war thinking.

Probably for this reason, Hideo Kojima put the game's release date on September 3 -

Every Chinese person should firmly remember this day, because this day is the anniversary of the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan.

(Author: I didn't make up the date of sale.,If you don't believe it, you can go to the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs database to inquire.,By the way,At that time, two versions of the softcover and hardcover were released.,The price is 6800 yen、10290 yen,Both don't include tax.,Well,It's really not the number of water words...... ）

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With his profound ability to change the topic, Lin Hai made Hikaru Utada give up his intention to take revenge......

It's weird.

This girl who refused to admit defeat was bent on finding her way back to the field, looked around, and inadvertently swept across the prize area, her eyes suddenly straightened.

Lin Hai followed her line of sight and found that on the shelves in the prize area, there was a huge stuffed bear.

Lin Hai asked, "Do you want to?"

Hikaru Utada chicks pecked rice and nodded repeatedly.

"I'll try it......"

After Lin Hai finished speaking, he went to exchange some tokens, and then walked to a game console.

Giant stuffed bears are prizes – or rather, bait deliberately put forward to promote new games.

The name of the game is DDR - not a memory module, but an abbreviation for "Dance Revolution".

That's right, what Lin Hai had in front of him was not an ordinary arcade machine, but a dance machine.

Lin Hai is handicapped (only in the gaming field, he plays the piano guitar very well), but the dance machine mainly relies on his feet, and he thinks he should be able to do it.

When he really stood up, Lin Hai realized that he was too naïve.

The difficulty of DDR is divided into eight levels, and the simple "before and after" in front of it is naturally not a problem, but after reaching level six, the difficulty increases dramatically, and Lin Hai is in a hurry.

Every time he failed, he had to start at the lowest level, and Lin Hai tried three times in a row, and each time he was defeated at the eighth level.

How can I say it, even if I am defeated, I am still glorious.

Hikaru Utada looked at Lin Hai, who was sweating on the top of his head, and said dissatisfiedly: "You still say that you 'can't dance'?"

"That's just an analogy. Lin Haiyang said proudly: "You can understand that I am very modest. ”

"Come on," Hikaru Utada rolled his eyes, "You have the ability to clear the level and talk big!"

"I'm just not familiar with the songs in it, and I'm sure I'll be able to clear it if I try it a few more times......"

Lin Hai said this, and even he believed it.

At this moment, there was a sudden burst of cheers around, and the two who were arguing noticed that Kyoko Fukada had stood on the dance machine at some point.

Kyoko is as handicapped as Lin Hai, but her work is breathtaking.

If you have to say it, Lin Hai is "stepping on the arrow", and Kyoko is called "dancing".

Kyoko Fukada danced on the dance machine as if she wanted to vent her frustration all day long. Her dancing is free-spirited and gorgeous, drawing applause from all around.

The lethality of a dynamic beautiful girl in the game hall is comparable to that of a nuclear bomb, and before you know it, everyone who is playing the game has stopped and come up to watch.

……

For Lin Hai, it was as difficult as a dance machine, Kyoko only used it once, and she easily cleared the customs.

Entering the name of the clearance, Kyoko continued to play, but was dissuaded by the sweaty store manager.

The store manager nodded, invited Kyoko to the prize area, took off the plush bear, and handed it to her distressedly.

"I still want that, that, that ......"

Kyoko ordered several small dolls in a row, and although the store manager was reluctant, he took them off, put them in an extra-large canvas bag, and handed them to Kyoko.

The store manager made up his mind to settle the matter - firstly, he was afraid that Kyoko would empty his prize area, and secondly, he did not want her to continue to "attract bees and butterflies", if all those people changed their careers to become spectators, the store would lose a lot.

Lin Hai looked at the store manager's performance and shook his head again and again.

He only saw the bad side, but he couldn't see the fanatical popularity driven by Kyoko-

After she made such a fuss, there was a long queue in front of the originally popular dance machine, and they were all eager to try, ready to go up and sweat.

Lin Hai thought to himself, if I were a game merchant, I would definitely ask Kyoko to be the spokesperson.

……

"For you. ”

Kyoko shoves a large plush bear to Hikaru Utada, who is embarrassed to find that the bear is taller than her.

"I'll hold it for you first. Lin Hai planned to help her, but Utada Hikaru didn't appreciate it at all, holding the big bear's legs high, letting the bear's head naturally hang down, looking like he was bowing.

"Hey, this bear is from China......"

Hikaru Utada notices the label on the back of the stuffed bear.

Lin Hai leaned up and took a look, and the label was printed with "Made in the People's Republic of China" in Chinese, English and Japanese, instead of the common "Made in China" later, which is also a unique mark of this era.

Lin Hai stretched out his hand and touched the bear's head, the fluff was very soft, and the workmanship was not inferior to the "lavender bear" that was popular in China later.

Hikaru Utada twisted his body to help the big bear escape from Lin Hai's clutches, and said dissatisfiedly: "You are not allowed to touch it!"

Hey, this bear kid!

Lin Hai felt that Hikaru Utada was later called "Xiongguang", and it really made sense.

"Do you want to name it?" asked Kyoko Fukada curiously.

"I decided to call it Kuma-Rin. Hikaru Utada replied without hesitation.

"Why?"

"Because he's from Huaxia, Rin is, it's the Chinese pronunciation of Lin (Hayashi......"

"That's it......" Kyoko tilted her head and thought about it, looked at Lin Hai, and then looked at the small panda doll in her hand, and said, "Then I'll call it Panta-Rin!"

The two girls looked at each other and smiled, but Lin Hai, who was sandwiched in the middle, always had the illusion that he was numb......