Chosen Evolution: I can load the protagonist template

Chapter 179: Putting Cheng Tian into the Nostalgic Arcade Hall is like throwing a mouse into a rice jar

Cheng Tian actually quite enjoyed the casual feeling of wandering around in a completely unfamiliar city, and then hailing a taxi to his destination when he finally got lost.

Stopping and walking along the way, looking at the cultural landscape that is completely different from the city you live in, and eating some snacks by the way, I don’t know whether they are authentic or not, but the brands are all quite authentic. It is also a kind of exploration fun.

According to the informant's information, there is an arcade warehouse in Tianjin that is said to be the largest in North China, and the owner of the warehouse has unsurprisingly opened an arcade hall with "nostalgia" as its main selling point.

This is obviously something that only Fu Ge PLUS can do, and it is enough to make Cheng Tian, ​​who sells sugar paintings, drool with envy.

Apart from anything else, at least in the field of nostalgic arcades, the video game store opened by this rich brother can truly be called the No. 1 in Tianjin.

...Of course, whether you can make money or not is another matter.

Moreover, according to internal information, the number of machines displayed in the store may be less than one-quarter of the number in the warehouse.

When Cheng learned the news, he inevitably felt excited.

Unfortunately, Cheng Tian’s connections can only provide information, and he cannot contact the rich collector for the time being, so he can only go to his store first to take a look and see how nostalgic the store is.

When Cheng Tian arrived at the arcade in the shopping mall, it was just around dinner time and there were actually some people there.

But Mr. Cheng's eyes could no longer accommodate anything else.

The mouse in the rice jar is referring to Cheng Tian now.

The scope of arcade games is actually quite broad, and many games only have arcade-exclusive frames, and very few, or even no, versions have been released for other platforms.

There are old games he is familiar with, but also many games he has never heard of.

For example, the light gun game "Deadly Hitman", which was released in 93 at the same time as Dino Crisis, has all the internal scenes of this game shot in real life. It is obviously more realistic than "Virtual Cop" and "House of the Dead". It is not known whether it is an original or a later-installed revolver-type light gun, but it feels a bit like the light gun used in "Duck Hunt" on the Famicom when held.

For example, in the music game "Rolling Stone DJ", there are two large and four small beat buttons. As the music progresses, beats fall from top to bottom, and players need to seize the opportunity to beat them. Cheng Tian has played the handheld version of "DJMAX" many times, and now his agility and mental attributes have improved compared to before, so even at a high difficulty level, it is still easy and enjoyable to play.

There are also some light gun shooters and racing games that have frames like independent cabins and require immersive play. The content is similar, but their essence is an interactive game that allows friends or couples to have a big fight in a small dark room.

Silent Sniper, Cobra, Crisis 3, Crisis Zone, Initial D3, Wangan 3DX...

However, compared to games that require light guns or steering wheels to play, Cheng Tian himself still prefers games with joysticks and buttons.

The boss was obviously an obsessive-compulsive disorder patient. Cheng Tian discovered that he arranged the game consoles in areas based on the publishing companies such as Sega, Namco, Saikyo, Konami, SNK, NEO, IGS, etc. In addition to some common frames, Cheng Tian also found many special frames that were fully adapted to the games.

After this round of inspection, Cheng Tian had a general understanding of the owner of this store. At least for now, these machines were almost all original frames without exception!

It is obvious that the boss did not open this store for the purpose of making money, which means that he will definitely be very serious and persistent when it comes to collectibles.

If Cheng Tian opened a place that was ostensibly an arcade but was actually his own collection gallery, then these original frames would have to be equipped with original baseboards. If any machine compromised and used pirated baseboards, Cheng Tian would be so itchy that he couldn't sleep.

Unexpectedly, but not surprisingly, Cheng Tian actually found Capcom's original "Dino Crisis" console, and it was a very rare single-frame console with three sets of joystick buttons, which could provide an independent frame for three people to play at the same time!
Games like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Journey to the West", "Ninja Baseball", etc., which can be played by up to four people, usually have two regular frames placed side by side, and the games are connected together for four people to play.

Although there are 4 characters to choose from in "Dino Fighter", it can only support a maximum of 3 people working together, and general machines can only support two people working together. However, the frame in front of him is the original frame for three people to play together. Cheng Tian is % sure that it contains the original Dino Fighter baseboard.

But knowing is one thing, and being able to possess is another.

For a collector, and most likely a wealthy collector, this kind of thing is basically priceless and impossible to sell.

As for Cheng, he really couldn't do anything like stealing or robbing directly.

It’s not that his moral bottom line is so high, but simply because he is a collector (although he doesn’t have much money), Cheng Tian knows collectibles best, especially those that are complete sets and systems and are difficult to obtain even if you have money. Once something is missing, he will really lose sleep at night.

He still judges others by his own standards. Even if it is other people's game collections, Cheng Tian hopes that they can continue to be intact.

Now if Cheng Tian wants to get the base plate, he can only hope that the store owner has the second and third original goods, and that they themselves have the properties of "viewing, storage, and teaching".

However, just after Cheng Tian stood in front of the Dinosaur Fighter machine for a full three minutes, he suddenly slapped his forehead.

Damn! I'm obsessed! I've been led astray by the thought of unlocking soul equipment!

The unlocking materials are within easy reach, but why bother? The original Dino Attack baseplate is rare, but it's not as rare as the one we see here!
And this is only the South China area, there must be other areas as well. If all else fails, you can go directly to where Capcom is based. The second-hand collectibles business there is also very developed, and there are many electronic game museums.

The most important thing is that the conditions for unlocking soul equipment are not limited to a time limit, so there is no need to rush and put all the possibilities on the owner of this video game store.

In an instant, Cheng Tian's thoughts became clear. The expression that looked like he was about to stretch out his hand to grab the machine had completely disappeared, and his eyes had returned to clarity.

“…Desire is truly terrifying.”

Cheng Tian, ​​standing still, muttered something before turning around and walking towards the counter. He immediately charged a membership card worth one thousand dollars, then sat down in front of the original Dino Fighter machine with a small basket full of coins.

Cheng Tian decided to clean up the store!
He planned to use all his rest time before the next monthly trial here, and go through all the machines in the store one by one in order!
Dinosaurs are hitting the baseboard? Let’s have fun first!

(End of this chapter)