Rebirth 86: I use games to kick open the door to the world

A group of children left the previous video game store in a hurry, and then they ran to another video game store in another area.

It is very important for today's children to know the location information of video game stores.

In this way, they can often travel between multiple video game stores. If the game cannot be found in this video game store, they can immediately go to other stores to buy it.

This even produced some strategies to help these children find the video game store as quickly as possible.

Taking the subway all the way to another area, a larger video game store came into view.

This is considered a specialty video game store in this area, more than twice the size of the previous one.

"This house should have it."

They pushed open the door and entered.

This store has many more tellers than the previous one, and it is also more lively. Even when there are no children, there will be some adults who linger here.

"Hello kids, do you need anything?"

At this time, a teller took the initiative to walk up to the children and asked.

"Uncle, we want the Contra game. Is it available here?"

Uncle...

I'm only twenty-one, okay?

Of course, I don’t deny that I was a little anxious when I grew older.

But he’s not an uncle yet…

The teller was speechless for a while, but he still maintained his teller quality.

He recalled it for a moment, then shook his head: Sorry, kids, the game you want is no longer available.

"Ah? There aren't any here either? My brother told me before that this place has the most complete range of games."

The teller said: "The games we have here are indeed the most comprehensive. After all, we are also considered a regional agent. But the Contra game you are talking about was discontinued last week?"

"why?"

"Well...I don't know, it seems like it's already out of stock."

This time the children were really disappointed.

If it doesn't exist here, then it may be lacking elsewhere.

And sometimes the more absent they are, the more these children develop a desire for this game.

They are eager to get this game as quickly as possible, and then play it to see how fun this game is.

But unfortunately, I just can’t find it.

After leaving the video game store, these children had no choice but to say goodbye to each other and go home.

After returning home, some children habitually wait in front of the TV to watch daily cartoon programs, and then return to their rooms to turn on the small TV and play games.

But while playing the game, they still can't help but think of Contra.

Oops, I really can’t help it.

correct!

I seem to have Contra magazines at home.

No, it's a magazine with Contra content.

So even if you have never played it, it is good to quench your thirst with the reviews in this magazine.

The child got up from the ground, then rushed to his bookshelf and started rummaging, and soon found the last issue of BEEP magazine.

That issue of the magazine introduced the specific gameplay and details of the Contra game in detail.

"Huh? Is this a two-player game? It seems very interesting."

"There are many kinds of bullets, and there are many kinds of monsters... Wow, wow, why didn't I notice this game before!"

The child shouted in frustration.

At the same time, similar situations were happening in other children's homes.

Then after a while, these children all did the same thing in unison.

That is when you have difficulty finding your mother.

"Mom, mom, are you the best mother in the world?"

"Huh? What's wrong, kid? Why are you so sweet today?"

"I want the Contra game, can mom buy it for me? If you buy it, you will be the best mom in the world!"

Mother:? ? ?

Do I pay for a title?

But the mothers were still very happy to hear it.

"Contra? What is it?"

"It's a game."

, "Don't you already have a lot of games?"

"Oh, this is different. You can play with other friends. It will definitely be more fun!"

"That's right... then mommy will go out and help you look for it tomorrow."

"Wow! Long live mom! Mom is the best!"

The child happily jumped into the arms of his mother and gave him a big hug, while the mothers showed doting smiles.

Speaking of which, money has been getting better and better recently.

Things that you might have bought for a thousand yen before can now be bought at half the price.

Life is really getting better and better, and we are getting richer and richer.

My husband is making more and more money and is very successful in life.

As for the video games your kids really want, just buy them.

Even if it costs 10,000 yen, their family can still afford it.

The children went back to play other games with such happy expressions, but in the process they would still miss Contra.

The more you can't have it, the more you want it, and the more you feel that this must be a very good game.

They can't wait to play now.

After a night of silence, the children woke up from their respective homes and came to school early.

They all seemed to want to see if other friends had bought the Contra game at home.

But to their disappointment it didn't.

Generally, one or two hundred copies of a game can be sold in one region.

There are still very few games with over a million sales.

So most of the games kids have never played.

Contra was even missed by them.

"Don't you have a Contra at home?"

"No, don't other families have it either?"

"I asked just now, and no other store has it, but I have already told my mother, and she said she will definitely buy it today."

‘Wow, I really envy you. ’

These children couldn't stop boasting.

"By the way, I brought over a magazine today, which introduces Contra. Do you want to read it?"

"We've already seen that one, what's the point of watching that?"

"No, I'm talking about the magazine that was just released yesterday. Have you seen it?"

"Yesterday's magazine?"

The children were immediately curious.

If you can't buy games, you can't buy them, but the magazine is different. Generally, these things have a large circulation, so it's not difficult to buy them.

In particular, BEEP magazine is the leader in the video game industry recently, with a large circulation.

"What does this say?"

‘It seems to be the reason why Contra sells so little.

"Sold less? Why sold less? Shouldn't this game sell a lot?"

"I don't know either, let's take a look first."

In this article, Kenji Ozawa analyzes the pros and cons of the Contra game in detail, which is more thorough than the previous analysis.

At the same time, this time he also listed some of his questions, that is, Contra is so fun, why do you rarely see it on the market?