Takada has been obsessed with Super Mario for the past few days.
Even though the graphics are very rough pixel characters.
But it seems to have a mysterious charm that makes it irresistible.
Coming from a relatively wealthy family, he has actually played computer gas before.
Among them, there is a ga very similar to Super Mario.
But just like gas from past lives.
In the past, only Super Mario stood out, almost no one could shake its position.
It's like a magical power that makes everyone who has played it rember it fondly.
Ultimately, it's because Super Mario developed fun for all ages to the extre at that ti, becoming the favorite of children.
In these few days, unable to resist the children's earnest requests and his own sensitivity as a salesperson to electronic products, he decided to start looking for traces of electronic gas in the city.
However, after searching for several days, he had no results.
Takada himself hadn't found the trace of Takayuki and Sayuri, feeling sowhat disheartened.
If this matter were to pass with just a few days, the children would probably soon forget everything and imrse themselves in playing with toys and watching the Kan Rider show at Korakuen again.
But just as Takada was about to give up looking for Takayuki and Sayuri, his little buddy suddenly ca excitedly to Takada's house early in the morning.
"Takada-san! Takada-san! Co out quick! I found Mario! I know where Mario is!"
At this mont, Takada was just overturning the toy box, planning to have a great ti playing at ho.
But suddenly hearing the shout of his companion outside, and it was about the thing he had been most concerned about these days, Takada imdiately beca as if he had been injected with chicken blood, rushing to the entrance.
"Hey kid! Co back! Clean up your toys before you go out again!"
Takada's mother shouted loudly from behind, but Takada had already disregarded it.
Takada hastily put on his clothes, then excitedly opened the door and stared at his companion in front of him.
"You said you found Mario? Where is it? Which park is it this ti?"
Takada's companion said triumphantly, "Hehe, this ti it's not in any park. This ti it's in an entertainnt hall! And let tell you, this ti there's no need to line up for a limited ti, as long as you have money, you're good to go, ¥100 for three lives!"
"Wait for !" Takada turned back into the house, amidst the chaos of the sounds of toys being tossed around and his mother scolding him, Takada ran out again, already having pocketed the ¥100 coins he had been saving up.
"Let's go!"
At the sa ti, the sa scene was playing out in several other places.
Takayuki didn't need to tell all the children where they could play Super Mario.
He just needed to see a few children and inform them, and those children would imdiately spread the word to others.
And today, apart from the few entertainnt halls that had already been negotiated, Takayuki planned to place the remaining sample machines in various supermarkets, while also paying a month's rent.
In an instant, there were over a dozen places in Tokyo where you could play Super Mario.
This news imdiately spread among the children.
Those children who had played Super Mario before were excitedly rushing to the nearest locations.
In the entertainnt hall.
The bald-headed manager was once again idly wandering around the store.
Usually, there were no surprises. Basically, he just needed to keep an eye on the storefront.
He used to be able to afford to hire yakuza to help protect the entertainnt hall.
But in this bubble era, he could no longer afford that portion of protection money, so he could only take care of it himself.
But at this mont, the door of the entertainnt hall was pushed open.
The manager instinctively looked towards the door, thinking if soone was already coming to waste ti playing Pachinko?
Normally, unless there was sothing unexpected, only those folks who depended on Pachinko for a living would co so early, after all, that was basically their entire livelihood.
But when he saw who ca in, he was slightly stunned.
One, two, three, four...
Seven or eight children.
This was a scene he had never seen before.
In the past, children weren't interested in the gashapon machines so early, and they wouldn't co in groups.
But now, these children were exceptionally excited.
Then, they went straight to the electronic TV ga machine that was set up just yesterday.
"Wow! It's really Super Mario, it's really here!"
"Quick, insert coins! Quick, insert coins!"
So of the children began to urge.
One bold child inserted a ¥100 coin into the coin slot next to the ga machine.
There was a crisp sound, and the screen, which was originally playing rankings and Super Mario's passing animation, changed.
Ding~ Ding~ Ding~
The familiar electronic rhythm started, and the children beca excited again.
"It's started, it's started! No need to line up this ti!"
"You fool, what are you daydreaming about? You die after ¥100, it's our turn next, no one can monopolize it!"
Not far away, the manager listened to the noisy children.
This was quite a rare sight.
Those children... really liked this thing?
The bald-headed manager now rembered what Takayuki had told him before.
Children will really like this thing, there's no need for any promotion, just need to put this thing there.
The first child had already started playing skillfully with the controller.
And this child probably persisted until the end of the third level, feeling sowhat discouraged.
"Hurry, hurry! It's my turn next!" Another child excitedly ca to the ga machine and inserted a ¥100 coin into the coin slot.
The music started again, and the ga began anew.
At this point, the manager finally couldn't resist his curiosity and approached.
He had never expected that these children would really like this thing so much.
Now he finally began to seriously observe what this ga was all about.
Such scenes were unfolding simultaneously in the other dozen or so places in the city.
Children are often the best promoters.
When they discover sothing fun, they imdiately share it with their friends, and they can't stop talking about how much fun it is and how happy they are after playing it.
And those children who haven't played yet will be even more eager to play, even if it's just once.
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