Chapter 37 Kutaragi and the Weird Mario
Kutaraki, a very long surname.
Kokutaraki, who is only five years old this year, has become a player in electronic games since he owns the first red and white machine.
He, who was less than one meter tall, began to mingle in the arcade hall. Although his height was not even reaching the arcade control table, because his father and the owner of the arcade hall were familiar with the boss, the employees and players inside were all for the sake of the boss and cuteness, and carried him to the chair who was not tall enough to be on the chair.
On March 14th, spring is warm and flowers bloom.
Kokutaraki just came back from the arcade hall, and his mind was filled with the "If You Are the Braves, You Will Be Next to the One Hundred Floors" that just launched today.
When he got home, he saw his mother still cooking. He habitually opened the magic box that could play fun games from the beginning of his memory.
How is Baseball?
Koku Taraki doesn’t like much baseball, so it’s probably my father who played it...
He forgot to turn off the power and turned on it up. He roughly pulled out the cassette, found his favorite "Super Mario Bros" from the box and inserted it.
Looking at the messy patterns on the machine, Kokutaraki Ken pressed the reset button like an old driver.
The screen flashed, and the blue sky, white clouds, green grass, red bricks, everything familiar was re-displayed on the screen.
Kokutaraki looked at the screen and bit his lip and started the game.
Although he likes to play "Super Mario Bros.", "Super Mario Bros." doesn't seem to like him. Although he has this game as soon as this game was released, he has only been able to pass the ground level of the first level and the sewer level of the second level.
Although, like an arcade machine that can't even pass the first level, it can at least pass two levels, and at least let him experience a lot of the fun of the game. However, no matter adults or children, his mentality will never be satisfied.
Kokutaraki made up his mind early on that he must pass the first level of "Super Mario" this week, so that he can show off with Nini and kiss her.
However, just when the five-year-old little head was holding the handle and fantasy appeared in his head, he subconsciously operated according to the first small-level map, but his Mario died.
What's wrong with this...
Kokutaraki looked at the "Super Mario Bros." whose colors were not right on the screen, and his mind was a little overwhelmed.
"I'm back!" As his father, Kutaraki Ken rarely had no social engagements or overtime. As soon as the song of the sun set sounded, he pushed open the door and returned home.
Since last year, I saw the red and white machine in Akihabara for the first time. Kutaraki has developed a strong interest in this machine.
The game demonstrated in the store at that time was "Donkey King". Countless children watched attentively and shouted excitedly. The pleasant atmosphere infected the entire store. Once the people who were trying it out rescued the princess and the princess after many challenges, the applause that resounded throughout the store began to sound.
Not to mention children, even adults like Kutaraki were moved by such a scene.
As a researcher engaged in LCD TV research, Kutaraki has never designed circuits specifically, but he is not an amateur.
Looking at the excellent picture, he studied the performance parameters of the red and white machines.
After a little research, he quickly changed from being interested in the game of the Red and White Machine to his favorite of the Red and White Machine itself.
The hardware configuration of the red and white machine is very simple and can be purchased on the market. However, a pair of ready-made parts can achieve as many effects as possible through a magical architecture with the least performance.
Why not buy such a machine full of industrial beauty?
Of course I have to buy it!
The red and white machine that I originally wanted to give to my son as a Christmas gift was occupied by Kutaraki Ken, who had returned home.
He listened to the owner's introduction and bought two games, one was "Donkey Kong" launched by Nintendo's headquarters, and the other was "Golden Digger" transplanted by Hudson.
The game "Donkey Kong" was played by Kutaraki on an arcade. He also knew that the game was not popular in China at first, but became popular in the United States, which led to the domestic market.
What surprised him was that it was amazing that Red and White Machine, a game console that cost far less than the class level, could retain the scenes of the arcade "Donkey Kong" almost 100%.
If Donkey Kong is fine, he would be even less calm in the game "Gold Digger". Video games are so popular, Sony itself has relevant departments for electronic games. He even obtained the adaptation rights of "Gold Digger".
However, the gold digger he had met was the type of "Gold Digger" with a single screen. The characters were so simple that they were just a few pixels. If a person with poor eyesight wanted to see clearly where he was, he had to be close to the arcade screen to see clearly.
But the "Golden Digger" on the red and white machine is very different. Not only does the perspective move closer, but the delicate character pictures and smooth scroll effects all surprised him.
As an engineering student, he even drew the circuit diagram of the red and white machine by himself. Therefore, his understanding of electronic game consoles became deeper.
After understanding the technical level, looking back at the rich entertainment of the two games, he suddenly felt that the games he had played in Atari 2600 that he might not have five minutes can be thrown into the garbage dump.
"What are you playing?" Kutaraki Ken walked into the living room from the entrance and saw his son sitting in front of the TV and looking at the screen.
"I'm playing Mario!" Kokukutaraki replied in a slight voice.
"Then you play, I'll go see my mother." Kutaraki Ken, who is already planning to make a game console by himself, has recently declined for red and white machines.
"Dad! Dad!" Kokukutaraki shouted immediately when he saw his father leaving.
"What's wrong?" Kutaraki asked, turning around.
This year is 1986. Kutaraki Ken, born in 1950, has only five years old. It is said that it is not suitable to have a child when he is old, but late marriage and late childbirth make him very spoiled to his son.
"Dad, look, Mario has become strange..." Kokukutaraki handed the handle much larger than his hand to his father.
Only then did Kutaraki Ken notice that the color of the game was indeed a bit wrong. As an engineering practitioner, the first thing he thought of was whether the line contact was poor?
But as a father and a hero who can pass the level unceasingly in any game in his son's eyes, Kutaraki Ken did not check the route, but instead played this weird version of Mario in this weird color.
Why is swimming in the first level?
Why are man-eating flowers white?
How do clouds soak in water and connect them together?
The more Kutaraki plays this "Super Mario Bros.", the more sweat it takes.
Looking at the strange level display in the upper right corner, he asked, "Good son, do you remember what you did before playing Mario?"
"Remember!"
"Would you please demonstrate it to dad?"
"good!"
Kokutaraki tilted his head and thought for a while, and inserted "Baseball" back into the red and white machine...
Chapter completed!