In March 1995, no one in the game industry thought that a usually unknown PC game producer, KTT Cranberry Cube Technology Company, came out of the air, with a high profile, big spending, high efficiency, and strong conquest of the public & game rating list, and launched two PC games at the same time, one platinum and one gold, causing an uproar in the PC game industry!

PC game peers carefully review, what is KTT? In 1990, a Tetris sold well all over the world, to be precise, Nintendo's GameBoy can still occupy about 14% of the current handheld market, Tetris contributes 7%, and the remaining 7% is The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, these Nintendo handheld games.

After the launch of Tetris, KTT fell silent, and for the next 5 years, KTT has been working for EA, being a younger brother to EA, learning EA's experience, and by the way, picking up a big bargain in the competition between EA and Longteng, they bought Distinctive, which no one in the world dares to want, and then developed the "Need for Speed" game in 1995!

It's a platinum game...... It was quietly bought by KTT several years in advance, and it was bought for $5 million!

Back then, he was still shy and bent over to explain to EA with a smiling face, but now KTT stood up, his waist straightened, and his voice was loud, full of energy, and he announced openly: "What's wrong?" I'll rob you EA company, you're not convinced? ”

In addition to this, the KTT company brought in Blackstone Group, a well-known investment management company on Wall Street. Then when 3DO went bankrupt, it was forced out of EA's vice president Hawke. Acquired NWC Studios ahead of schedule, and in 1995 developed another Golden Palace-level game, Heroes of Might and Magic. Give EA another punch!

Experts and peers who have carefully studied the history of KTT are surprised to find that KTT was attached to Nintendo at first, then to Dragon, and then to EA.

Share Super Mario with Nintendo, take down the Contra series by the way, and cooperate with EA Dragon. made a lot of money, and by the way, it pit Nintendo.

Working with EA, I learned a lot of game development experience, and then when the two big brothers competed, I picked up the bargain with a low profile, and then curry favor with both ends, which is very low-key.

Once the Blackstone Group was introduced and the original cowardly Russian President Aleksai was replaced, the banner of capital was instantly erected. Instantly turned his face with EA, directly with the former boss with real knives and guns, waving a checkbook in his hand to rob people!

Then look at Maxis-Software, the company they snatched from EA, known for its SimCity series. Although there are no new games yet, you can imagine it......

Forbearance, ruthlessness. Fast as the wind, with vicious eyes. KTT's approach scares its peers in the gaming industry!

When the eyes of his peers fell to the ground, Larry also faced a crisis. He had to confront an angry EA board of directors to review both of these things in a trembling voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is how the details of Distinctive's acquisition two years ago ......" Larry's voice was tired, with an uncontrollable trill, he really wanted to give himself a few big mouths, why didn't he add a little money back then, why did he have to take care of Longteng's face, why didn't he stick to his own approach and take Distinctive down?

"Regret it, huh? With more than 1.3 million copies sold worldwide in just one month after its release, what other PC game has achieved this result? ”

"Larry, you're just like Hawke, you're a bunch of rice buckets! The NWC has been let go of all of it! "Heroes and Invincible" sold 900,000 points in a month, are you all blind? ”

"What are EA's highest-selling FIFA94 game sales? It took a year and a half to sell 1.9 million copies! What else do you have to say you're a leader in PC gaming? ”

"What are the studios that EA buys doing? How much does the Dune series made by Nishiki sell? How much does the Warcraft series made of silicon and neural bonds sell? Are you taking the money of investors and raising a group of idlers? ”

"Larry, EA has made too few moves in the past few years, and investors can't wait so long, we have to see the effect!"

"Maybe it's time for us to think about the next EA president!"

"That's right!"

“……”

In the face of the directors' verbal criticism, Larry turned pale, and he knew that he could not cross this hurdle, and he had no excuse for the successive failures, and that Hawke was responsible for the loss of the NWC, so he had to bear the losses elsewhere.

Larry Probst, president of EA Electronic Arts, resigned as CEO on April 1, 1995, and Executive Vice President Robert became the new CEO.

And ordinary players don't care who Larry and Robert are, they just know that these two games from KTT are very cool to play!

In North America and Europe, Heroes and Need for Speed sold both at the same time, with almost every player buying a PC game buying both games.

In addition to all the game stores owned by Longteng, there are also Toy Chain stores owned by the Parker Brothers, as well as a number of professional game stores, and Wal-Mart and Carrefour supermarkets all over the world also have game CDs in the entertainment area.

In the Asian region, there are more fans of Need for Speed, and some Orientals can't accept the magical setting of the West, so the hundreds of thousands of extra tens of thousands after the comparison of the two games are basically sold in Japan and China.

I have to mention the comic "Need for Speed: Drift", which has swept all over Japan in just one month!

The Gunma area, Mt. Akina, is a real place name!

Countless sports car enthusiasts from all over Japan flock to the terrifying hairpin corners of Mt. Akina, waiting all night for the ghostly Toyota 86 and Yuan Tuohai, the mysterious king of the downhill speed of Mt. Akina!

Yuan Wentai, who smuggled to Japan from Hong Kong, Yuan's tofu shop, and Yuan Tuohai of Mune, used Toyota's economical family car AE86 to defeat the entry-level sports car Mazda FD in "Need for Speed", all of which made people curious.

At 2 a.m. on April 1st, the public parking rest area at the summit of Akina Mountain was filled with vehicles from all over the country, and judging from the license plates, Kanto, Kansai, Kyoto and other places had the most vehicles, and the drivers stood outside the cars, chatting and exchanging racing experiences.

In addition to the Mazda FD, Toyota Supra, Acura NSX, Nissan GT-R, Honda Civic EG6 and other Japanese sports cars, there are many Chevrolet C4 and Porsche 911 that are not in the manga but are in Need for Speed games.

Although it is a pity that I didn't see the two top sports cars of the game, the Lamborghini Ghost and the Ferrari 512, a lot of AE86 and even 85 came to join in the fun, which is also a scene.

"Haha She's really here! Yuan's Tofu Shop ...... "A sharp-eyed buddy almost laughed when he saw the new AE86.

Many drivers heard the sound and looked over, and the AE86 with a tofu shop printed on the body turned off the headlights, slowly stopped on the outermost layer, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Is this true?" ”

"Is it Yuan Tuohai?"

"Hey! Are you the fastest 86 driver to get off Akinayama? ”

"Do you dare to compare? Our Hongyang team really doesn't believe it! Are you really that godly? ”

A crowd of people gathered around, but when they saw a woman coming out of the car door, they were dumbfounded.

The first buddy to speak laughed and had a stomachache, this woman he knew, he bought the official comics of "Need for Speed: Drift" and gave it to her, just because the scooter she usually drives is AE86!

"Hahaha...... I'm laughing to death...... I really didn't expect that this woman was really crazy and ...... her family's car It's the same as in the comics...... Haha ”

After a long day of noisy noise, it was determined that there would really be no Akina Mountain descending the fastest mountain, and after the comic is the comic, many drivers have made an appointment to have a friendly race on Akina Mountain.

Rumble......

Boom Boom Boom ......

After the ignition of various supercars, the roar shook the sky, four Mazda rotary engine FD heads, followed by Nissan GT-R, a high-horsepower sports car, Honda and Toyota followed, the finale was Chevrolet and Porsche, the 86 and other vehicles behind the most can only form the second batch, more than 30 cars lined up in two phalanx, the lights are fully on, illuminating the entire summit of Akinayama.

Models in hot pants and sexy lingerie came to the front of the convoy and waved their hands in response to the screams and whistles of the audience.

"Countdown to preparation!" The model holds up one hand and the other behind her back.

“3！”

“2！”

“1！”

As the model's underwear was tossed high, the already riders lowered the handbrake, the tires made a screeching grinding sound, the roar of the engine instantly became the maximum, and the car sprayed blue flames and roared, and the race began!

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Need for Speed: Drift was published by Drift Art Society, Japan...... Gunma Prefecture...... Akinayama ...... Toyota 86 ...... Haha ”

Ken Kutaragi looked at the April 2 issue and was very happy.

The news of Akinayama Collective Drag Racing made it to the mainstream newspapers of the day, and at the same time, the game "Need for Speed" also entered the public eye, making Akinayama Racing the first climax after the game's release!

"It seems that KTT is more inclined to our Japanese company! If it can be ported to the PS platform, I will still be afraid of Longteng's "Dakar Rally"? Hum! ”

Kutaragi Ken thought very beautifully, and with a smile on his lips, he began to dial the phone. (To be continued......)