At the beginning of April, with the official launch of Shirakawa Electric and Nintendo's home game consoles, the computer world also became lively.

In the eyes of the public, the computer in the office and the machine that can play games connected to the TV are collectively called computers.

When the media and brand manufacturers advertise, they will also name the game console as "computer".

Therefore, when it comes to the discussion of game consoles, not only the game industry, but also the computer industry is also making various professional comments.

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

Because both from the outside and to the inside, it is a little different from the other two machines.

In addition to its size, Sega's console controller still has a traditional joystick design, with a button on the side that acts as a function key.

And the reason for this design is that the games on its home console are all transplanted to its own arcade games.

However, due to the stiff feel and delay, the experience of using the handle is not very good.

Relying on some well-known IPs of the arcade, SG-1000 barely had some sales.

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

If you want to talk about family 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".

The names are higher than the other, but they are essentially a game console.

But many parents don't know, and when they look at the name, they have an illusion of not knowing it.

The most important thing is that it is cheap, less than 15,000 yen, which is really not expensive for many people.

So at the behest of the children, many parents happily hugged one home.

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

This is how eight or nine-year-old children get game consoles from their parents.

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

The list of enticing advantages listed in the game magazine is very exciting.

Especially the occasional spy photos of one or two game screens can attract an instant orgasm from the surrounding friends.

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

And with a game console, it is natural that you can't wait to experience a variety of game cartridges.

Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" goes without saying that it serves as a prequel to the prototype of "Mario".

It has a huge following, and the cassette sold more than 100,000 copies in just one week of its release.

As the first game cartridge to be released with the console, it is already very good to have this sales.

Similarly, Shirakawa Electric's "Thunderbolt" and "Pac-Man" are also extremely popular, and both games have been launched on arcade and handheld platforms.

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

However, just a week after the release of the three game consoles, Shirakawa Electric's other two games have caused heated discussions.

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Hiroshi Nojima is one of the reporters for 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 feature report.

The topic of "Red and Blue Showdown" is so hot, it makes no sense that "Game Daily" is not just a handful of traffic.

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

Nintendo's "Donkey Kong" and Shirakawa Electric's "Thunderbolt" and "Pac-Man" have all been experienced.

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

And these games are generally a good experience, and they don't insult their previous popularity.

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

First of all, "Tank Wars", which has an army green shell, Hiroshi Noda picked up the cassette and looked at it a few times.

Tsk, the game stickers are pretty beautiful.

Just looking at the pictures, he thought it was a fierce battlefield confrontation, but as a game reporter, he knows the routines of neon manufacturers.

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.

Well? The picture actually looks good, and many places are very detailed, even if they are textures.

I don't know if it's his illusion, Noda Hiroshi always feels that the picture of Shirakawa Electric game console is richer and clearer.

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

Is it because the official design team knows better about the performance advantages of their game consoles?

Letting go of the doubts in his mind, Hiroshi Noda focused his attention on the game in front of him.

He pressed the arrow keys and began to control his little green tank to move from side to side, well, the blue squares represented the river that could not be crossed.

Hiroshi Noda turned around and plunged into the green grass again, huh? It's kind of interesting.

Blue rivers and green grass, although they are simple textures, they already express the difference in terrain.

It's a clever design, and at the same time, you can immediately understand the meaning.

Hiroshi Noda's interest was hoisted, and he controlled his tank to move to the brown-red bricks.

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

Eh, just as I was wondering, another white bullet flew straight from above.

"Bang~!" The little green tank burst into flames and then vanished.

"Yaga~" Hiroshi Noda blurted out a national scolding.

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

Hiroshi Noda, who had an experience, quickly knew how to play this game.

Plenching the handle and looking ahead, he looks like a real tankman.

Cross rivers, cross jungles, and reach enemy lairs.

With a soft sound of "ding", "Bang~!" "The little green tank exploded again.

"Yaga~!" Noda almost wanted to drop the handle.

No, as a professional game journalist, how can you be stumped by a little tank game.

So he regrouped and prepared this time. After all kinds of obscene tactics were used, several enemy tanks were quickly eliminated.

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

If you look closely, it turns out that the hometown below has been stolen.

"Yaga~" On Noda Hao's neck, the green tendons burst out.

"Yaga!!" Suddenly, a coquettish voice sounded in his ears, and Hiroshi Noda, who was caught off guard, was frightened, and the handle in his hand was almost unable to hold it.

He turned his head, only to see that at some point, his wife had pushed open the paper sliding door and was standing behind him.

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

"Bang bean puree Sinima thi~" Hiroshi Noda craned his neck like a quail and apologized.

After his wife turned around and left in a huff, he cautiously continued to start his tank battle.

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

The task of the editor-in-chief, as well as his self-esteem, made him feel like he had been beaten with chicken blood, and his spirit was unprecedentedly concentrated.

In the following experience, Hiroshi Noda passed all the way and quickly connected several levels.

In addition to the break, he did not forget his own work. From time to time, I pick up a pen and record something in the notebook next to me.

Finally, when the sky outside is dark, Hiroshi Noda clears the last level of "Tank Wars".

Just as he put down the controller and was about to end the experience, a somewhat special level popped up on the screen.

"Hey, why is it so blank?"

Hiroshi Noda controls his tank and wanders around the blank map.

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

"Eh" Noda Hao's eyes widened, he pressed the attack button, why is there an extra brick wall on the screen?

With a frown, he seemed to understand something. So soon the blank map was left with a mess of terrain.

Rivers, grass, brick walls, iron walls, etc., fill the map with the path of the tanks.

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

This...? Hiroshi Noda is excited again, and as if he had discovered a new continent, he once again plunges into the fun of Tank Wars.

When he heard his wife's cry and came to his senses, he realized that it was already breakfast time.

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

He hurried over his breakfast, grabbed his briefcase and the green game cartridge, and hurried to the newspaper office.

Soon, the next day, Game Daily published an article on the review of "Tank Wars".

"Its graphics may not be beautiful, but the cute pixel style gives people an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

The rules of the game are that you defend your base from destruction, and you win by destroying all enemy tanks.

The rules and controls are quite simple, but the game is not without losing tension and excitement. ”

"I spent a whole night experiencing this game, and its fun and exciting gameplay made me forget the passage of time."

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

Yes, that's right, players can design their own levels! This is absolutely groundbreaking in the history of gaming! ”

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

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

With the release of Game Daily, people have turned their attention away from games such as Donkey Kong and Pac-Man in favor of the highlighted Tank Wars.

As a result, the shelves of "Tank Wars" were quickly sold out in the stores that sold game cartridges.

All of a sudden, the whole of Tokyo even gave people the illusion that "Luoyang paper is expensive".

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

With the first ass of "Tank Wars" in "Game Daily", magazines such as "Weekly Microcomputer" have also made various comments on this game.

Of course, without exception, there are many praises among them.

And with such a multimedia following, the popularity of "Tank Wars" has also risen sharply.

Everyone in the school was discussing various ways to play the game, and those students who did not buy Shirakawa Electric game consoles were itching to listen to it.

If anyone on the street has a blue and white machine, it is the envy of countless friends around.

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

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

Even many adults are hooked on these games, and it's not uncommon to see dad and kids sitting cross-legged on the floor and fighting side by side.

Taking advantage of this east wind, another treasure game of Shirakawa Electric "Double Dragon" has also been discovered by everyone.

In this era, Li Xiaolong became 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 what students call red and white machines.

Those who have bought red and white machines are pondering one thing.

That is how to play the game cartridge of Shirakawa Electric on the red and white machine.

(End of chapter)