114 < EP. 25: Counter of the NEGA (4) >

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“Suzuki, I have a question. Can I ask you a question? ”

In my voice, the eyes of the people gathered at the venue turned towards me at once.

“Yes, please. ”

“The game you just showed me. Are you sure this is the port for the NEGA drive? Now, I know that the NEGA drives have a high CPU speed, but I know that the spriting feature is falling compared to the superfamily in the graphics section, and what you just showed me is that the graphics performance of the NEGA drives is much more ridiculous. ”

Then Suzuki looked embarrassed at my question.

“From what I hear, the graphics quality is too high for a NEGA drive. ”

At that time, the graphics performance of the NEGA drive was only half as dark as the Super Family's overall color tone.

Is that so? Most games are slightly duller than brighter colors.

This also impacted the gameability of games that were subsequently created for NEGA drives, which is why games like Bear Knuckle and Michael Jackson had more indoor stages than light versus dark during the day.

But Suzuki did not panic, he smiled relaxed.

“I think I can explain the answer to Joon-Hyuk's question. ”

And then after a while. An employee from the NEGA came up with something on the ground.

The people in the venue tilted their heads at the appearance of the large and heavy instrument. The staff handed over the device to Suzuki and hurried down the platform.

“You will experience a new era from now on. This device that I have in my hand is going to be one of the biggest innovations in the gaming industry in the near future. ”

Is that... is that it?

Suzuki proudly presented us with the black device handed over to the staff.

“Introducing the new peripheral of the NEGA drive, the NEGA CD. ”

“ ……. ”

Finally, there's the great masterpiece. But, unlike what I thought, the people gathered here were looking at it with strange eyes.

“What is that? ”

“Are you using a CD? ”

Just like enjoying the reactions of astonishing people, Suzuki slowly mounted the device he was holding in his hand under the NEGA drive, which was set up on a short trip. Then, with a click, the NEGA drive and the NEGA CD merged like a device.

“Wow!!!! ”

Yeah... when I first saw that thing at my friend's house when I was a kid, I thought I was gonna pee myself.

The combination of electronic devices is a man's desire for old times, for now, and for the far future.

“In the future, we will be free to use 650 mega of data beyond the regulation of our cartridge capacity. ”

650 mega data.

In the early '90s, it is not wrong that a single CD has a larger capacity than any other hard drive.

However, there is no one-hemisphere for that extreme loading speed.

Suzuki then began to seduce developers by appealing to the performance of the enhanced system when mounting the NEGA drive to the NEGA CD.

“This is exactly how we improved the graphics of the games we're working on at Tripos. How did you hear back? Kang Jun-hyuk?”

“Excellent. But here's the thing I'm worried about. Using high dose CDs is a good policy, but I think it will be slower to read data than cartridges, so what are you prepared for? You haven't said a word about loading...”

Suzuki hesitated for a moment, as if he had been hit hard, and gave the wrong answer to the question I asked.

“It's hard to answer correctly because it varies greatly depending on the coding skills of the programmer. ”

‘So you made a Sonic CD version that made you wait 10 seconds every single time you played? ’

I wanted to say it like a pile of words, but I decided to quit because I wasn't going to port the game for the NEGA drive anyway.

The atmosphere of the venue was very welcoming to the birth of new peripherals that enhanced the performance of the device. However, once the price of the NEGA CD was released for a moment, the atmosphere of the venue cooled down in an instant.

-NEGA CD Net Price 49,800 Yen. -

“ ……. ”

What if one of the peripherals is more expensive than the main body?

The NEGA has always used unique technologies that are ahead of their time, and if there is a problem, they are ahead of their time.

The universalization of games on CD media has been going on since the mid-90s, whereas the NEGA CD is about four years ahead of them.

The end of the NEGA CD I know is that I would try to use the blank capacity of the CD in my yard without even a high volume of data available, and I added voice to the high quality BGM or character and provoked gamers to purchase, but I know that it failed to replenish due to expensive prices and extreme loading speeds.

As long as the number of game titles on the NEGA CD is within ten fingers, we're done.

Soon after all the new peripherals were explained, the last one to appear was a portable gaming device called the NEGA GEAR.

The emergence of Gamboy in Mintendo and Laon by the Pentagon has already created an exclusive console route, and the mobile device market was not a particularly tasty one for the NEGA.

The second party at the NEGA was also somewhat aware of the impact of mobile devices, so I was very much looking forward to the NEGA GEAR.

And it was the same for me.

I was curious about how my Raon will change the performance of the NEGA GEAR. But my expectations returned to me in a moment, a great disappointment.

8 bit CPU specs..

Play screen that does not properly animate Sonic's fast movements and leaves a lasting impression.

After hearing many things that were lacking, I was disappointed and quietly stood up.

“Kawaguchi, I'll go back first. ”

“You're leaving already? ”

“Seems like a waste of time here. ”

I took the coat I had on my chair and snuck out of the venue.

The road to the parking lot where the car was parked. Having paused for a moment, I pulled out a cigarette, looking at the event hall where the NEGA production announcement was held.

"Did you expect too much from the country? At this level, you don't even have to disclose the hand you've prepared. ’

After a while, I put my cigarette out on a portable ashtray and got into the car.

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December 24, 1991.

Christmas Eve shines bright on every street with fun Carol.

As a poll of children every year, it was a game machine that must be included in the TOP 3 if it was the most desirable gift for Christmas.

The NEGA launched two new products aimed at the specifics of this Christmas: the NEGA CD from the production presentation and the GEAR, a portable console.

Since pre-launch, NEGA has spent enormous marketing costs on high definition and high quality gaming environments via CDs, but the results are not…

“What kind of peripheral costs 50,000 yen? ”

“I want it! Buy it!"

“No. What kind of gift do you want me to buy you for 50,000 yen? ”

The streets are full of children who are being rear-massed by their mothers today...

Watching consumers' reactions at the Tamago Shop, I shook my head with a bleeding smile.

The game is released simultaneously with only one Sonic the Hedgehog CD, the flagship game of NEGA.

Despite the introduction of a new medium called the CD, consumers' reactions were very cold.

If this had been launched about three or four years ago, things might have been a little better, but this is the Great Depression.

Even though the device's performance has improved, nowadays, no one has spent 50,000 yen on peripherals.

Is that so? The NEGA drive looked much more responsive than the NEGA CD, which cost a lot of marketing money to me.

Meanwhile, the Tamago Shop in the Pentagon was also crowded with many customers during Christmas. It was largely thanks to the ability to run a vending machine that could immediately get the desired tamago before and after Christmas.

Tamago monsters already added 'Tamago in Street Fire2’ or ‘Tamago in Final Fight’, so there were five types of Tamago monsters in total, so children who wanted new Tamago monsters would easily pull out their devices.

As a parent, many people who bought several Tamago monsters were noticeable because one Tamago monster was cheaper than buying an expensive game machine.

Miyazaki and many other Pentagon employees were always busy dealing with the crowds during Christmas, but they were able to cheer each other up and finish Christmas Eve safely.

“Sir, you've done well. ”

“Well done, everyone. ”

Tamago Monster is a way of selling using a vending machine, but I know it's not easy to deal with people. After delivering the encouragement to the employees, I got in the car straight away.

“Senior, are you going to see Yuki now? ”

Due to the public proposition at Tamago Shop, some employees sometimes asked Yuki how she was doing. But I replied with a smile, shaking my head horizontally.

“No, I'm going to headquarters. ”

It's Christmas Eve. ”

“There are people working late at the headquarters on Christmas Eve. ”

“Yes? Really? ”

“I'll go first, then. ”

I left the Tamago Shop with the staff greeting and headed straight for the Pentagon office.

I bought a street snack near the company and walked into the office, and I heard a keyboard knocking somewhere in the quiet office.

It was my second development team that followed the sound.

Moss gains

“Hey, boss, are you here? ”

“Good work, everyone. Eat this. ”

Putting the night snack street on the table, the staff started rushing in like angry predators.

When they took the coffee out of the envelope and handed it to Hayashi and Maurita one by one, they got up from their seat and loosened their stiff waist.

Nearly immediately after the completion of the Psychic Force, all employees who entered the Dragon Emblem 2 task were exhausted.

“I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't want to keep you as late as possible...”

Then one of the employees, who put the sandwich I bought in his mouth, shook his head and replied.

“No, it's more fun. ”

“Thank you for saying that.”

“No, really. because every time I make a game that he designed, I get this kind of smile in my head because I don't even know how they react. Can anyone imagine that Dragon Emblem 2 isn't the SRPG we've all been looking forward to? ”