Three days, the Christmas that countless people are looking forward to, this year, is very different.

According to the latest issue of Miracle Weekly's "1989 Game Chronicle", it is recorded as follows:

Japan has the largest percentage of players in the world.

In a few years, people's awareness of such a new thing as video games has been cultivated.

Games have become an entertainment for all ages and genders.

Games from Nintendo and Sega are becoming more and more popular because they are more fun than other companies' games.

But this phenomenon did not appear for two years, and a company appeared out of nowhere - the Age of Miracles.

At a time when everyone first thought that the world was Mario and Contra, Age of Wonders told players that the world of video games is not just adventure games.

Let's take a look at what games the three major game companies have released since last Christmas.

From December 25, 1988 to the weekend of December 17, 1989 this year, we have counted all the games that players have been contributing to the rating.

Judging by the lineup.

Nintendo has reached the classic game with a rating of 4.5 stars or more, with the following games:

Nintendo's Super Mario 3 received 4.8 stars.

Konami's Crimson Fortress has 4.6 stars.

Capcom's Mega Man 2: The Mystery of Dr. Willie has a 4.6 star.

Square Enix's Final Fantasy II received 4.7 stars.

Namco's "Three Kingdoms 1: The Overlord of the Central Plains" received 4.5 stars.

Tecmo earned 4.7 stars for Ninja Dragon Sword.

This is the achievement of Nintendo and its second party and third parties since last Christmas, with a total of 6 games entering the annual king list.

It's a shame that none of the games made it to the 4.8-star list.

And Sega's "Gaul 2" received 4.5 stars.

Alex Kid's Adventures in Fantasy World, also produced by Sega, received 4.6 stars.

There is also a "Beastmaster" also produced by Sega, which has received 4.7 stars for its unique setting and gameplay

A total of 3 games have entered the list of kings of the year.

It's also a pity that none of the games made it to the annual glory list.

If there is no impact of 16-bit consoles, maybe the scores of these games will be higher, but unfortunately, this is the glory of the two major Japanese companies in a year, which is the player's recognition of the two companies!

The three major game companies, and a magical existence that rises like a meteor, its appearance, as its name suggests - miracle!

Age of Miracles, I think, is not just a company name, it's a symbol.

What it means is miracles.

What exactly did the miracle do?

Let's take a look at the game output of the Age of Wonders over the course of the year.

Starting with last year's Christmas Night, let's take a look at console games first.

Age of Discovery, a powerful new genre of games, started an adventure at sea, and finally received a high recognition of 4.8 stars from players.

A "Sky Hunting" swept the world and became the sky overlord and received 4.9 stars.

"The Legend of the Great Sage: Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" overturned the entire Akihabara and received 4.8 stars.

"Monopoly", which opened a new era of console versus games, received a 4.9-star recognition in one fell swoop.

And the new "Dragon Sword and Sky Sword", a strange combination of strategy and role-playing, reproduces the magnificent scenes of the comics, and won 4.8 stars.

In addition to console games, not only that, but in the following year, there was also the handheld game GamePlayer, which was equipped with "Under the Underground Palace" with 4.7 stars, and "Mahjong" also received 4.7 stars.

In addition, the chess and card work "Fighting the Landlord" received 4.8 stars, the anime "Angry Birds" won 4.8 stars, and "Plane Wars" and "Snake" both won a dizzying 4.9 stars.

There is even "Huaxia Cube", which won the first handheld game and the only 5-star game at present!

Not only that, but there is another game that meets the criteria of the miracle list as a 5-star masterpiece.

In the arcade, it broke through the Age of Wonders itself last year when it was only a casual game in the arcade, and redefined the action game!

The arcade classic "King of Fighters" is also the second masterpiece to retain 5.0 stars so far!

We rounded up the two 5-star games and compared them repeatedly, and finally confirmed that they both met the criteria of a 5-star game.

That's why, throughout the past year, we've done a composite rating based on the number of player followers and scores each game.

The games that won the first and second places, and also entered the annual miracle list, are "Huaxia Cube" and "King of Fighting" respectively.

The third to twelfth places are "Sky Hunting", "Monopoly", "Plane Wars", "Snake", "Age of Discovery", "The Legend of the Great Sage", "Dragon Sword and Heavenly Sword", "Super Mario 3", "Fighting the Landlord" and "Angry Birds".

The rest of the games are the ones that made it to the list of kings of the year, such as "Mahjong", "Under the Underground Palace", "The Legend of the Beastmaster", "Ninja Dragon Sword", "Final Fantasy II", ......

In this, we can't believe that a new game company can produce more games in a year than the entire Japanese game company combined!

We don't know why Nintendo and Sega seemed to be absent for the whole year of 1989, but this report card is undoubtedly time to reflect.

The Miracle Era is catching up, but it has taken 50% of the entire console market in one year, and this data is still increasing.

In one year, the Age of Wonders defeated Nintendo's "Mario Continent" in the field of handhelds, and won 96% of the entire handheld market share with a luxurious lineup.

Even in half a year, it was still a miracle era, and with an absolutely powerful arcade game "King of Fighting", 42% of the orders of the entire arcade market were snatched!

We haven't counted the earlier "Family Games" that took the world by storm and "Let's Find the Difference" and "Happy Watch" that dominated countless arcade markets.

This year, we were supposed to look forward to an era of miracles, but for special reasons we missed the Christmas night in Akihabara.

However, just last night, a piece of news spread through the TX group of many Miracle City fan clubs.

The Miracle Era did not hesitate to spend a lot of money, and single-handedly covered the travel and accommodation expenses, and warmly invited all fans and players to go to Huaxia Guangfu to participate in the first game carnival in China......

How to participate......

Contact......

Time......

You see, or you don't, the miracle is there, don't give up!

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