Tokyo Video Game Tycoon.

And yet, the interesting tech products produced by such a company have never been officially sold in the United States.

This left the reporters feeling utterly bewildered.

They have always touted themselves as a country with the most cutting-edge and fashionable technological products, but the fact that Yuxing Electronics Entertainment's SFC has never been officially released in the United States has disappointed them greatly, making them feel that these American electronics manufacturers are truly blind to their own potential.

Alvin, as always, displayed his sharp tongue.

Since there's nothing to criticize about Yuxing Electronics Entertainment, let's turn around and criticize those stupid American tech companies.

Look at this Japanese company that has created such an interesting video game console. And what about you? Your game consoles are really no match for theirs. I advise you to stop selling game consoles as soon as possible and focus on learning how they make games and game consoles before considering entering this market.

Alvin is practically a master of scathing criticism; he can always find something to criticize and write an article about it.

Then, at the end of the article, Alvin would express his expectations for the products of Youxing Electronic Entertainment.

He hopes that Youxing Electronics Entertainment's products can be launched and sold in the US market as soon as possible.

Chapter 202 High Technology from Japan

"Hey Steve, why have you been running so fast lately? You haven't been hanging out with us at all!"

On a high school campus in the United States, young people are freely enjoying their youth.

Among these people, three or four were playfully fighting together.

Steve was being questioned by several people around his neck about why he hadn't been hanging out with them lately.

"Didn't I tell you? I got some fun stuff at home and invited you all over to play, but none of you wanted to come."

"Fun things at home? What fun things could there be at home? Could it be... oh, I see."

A group of people revealed mysterious smiles.

Steve immediately retorted, "What are you bastards thinking? I've already said it, I have a game console at home that I can play on the TV, it's super fun."

"Game console? Oh right, I remember my brother's family recently bought one too, but those are just toys for little kids, what's so interesting about them? You're so childish."

They looked at Steve with disdain, feeling that he hadn't shaken off his childhood and still liked playing with things that only children would play with.

"No, this is definitely not just for kids. It's really fun. Would you like to come to my house and try it out?"

"No way, you can go play your childish video games. We're going to play basketball."

Steve suddenly remembered something and said, "I just remembered that there's a basketball game on the arcade machine, it's really fun!"

"Huh? A basketball game on TV?"

Several young people love playing basketball. In American schools, basketball, American football, and baseball are all very popular sports, with almost 95% of boys enjoying these sports.

They suddenly became interested when they heard about the basketball game on TV.

One of them said doubtfully, "But I don't remember my brother's game console having any basketball games. He only plays that childish Sun Knight game every day, where he goes to rescue the princess. He's played it several times and still isn't tired of it. Besides that, the only other game that's somewhat interesting is the racing game."

“Sun Knight?” Steve thought for a moment, then said, “You mean the PN game console, right?”

"I think so... I'm not sure, I can't remember these things."

Upon hearing this, Steve immediately scoffed, "The game console your brother plays is trash. It's not even in the same league as the one I play. The game console I play is imported from Japan. It has tons of games, and every single one of them is really fun. Besides basketball games, there are racing games and baseball games too."

The group exchanged glances, seemingly somewhat persuaded.

"How about coming to my house for a bit? I have snacks and juice. I guarantee you'll be completely won over once you play on my game console."

Steve looked at his good friends with an expectant expression.

"Well... I'll go for a bit, it's just for fun anyway."

These young people already have inexhaustible energy, and recently they've just been feeling a bit bored.

After listening to Steve's explanation, they felt that it might be worth trying it out.

Anyway, it won't waste much time.

If they're really bored, they can just mock Steve for being childish and then go home.

The group of friends arrived at Steve's house after a series of playful antics.

Steve's house is a typical detached house in the United States. They have been friends for many years and are already very familiar with his house. As soon as they entered the house, they ran to Steve's bedroom to see if there was anything they wanted to hide.

However, as soon as they went inside, they found a huge pile of game cartridges scattered on the ground, dozens of them.

The walls were covered with posters of various American singers and movie stars. There was a small TV on the bedside table connected to two game consoles, and a GB game console and seven or eight GB game cartridges were also on the bed.

"Huh? Is this a game console? It looks really unique. I've never seen these things for sale in stores before?"

Steve's friends curiously picked up each cassette tape and examined them.

Steve snatched the cartridge away and said, "These are all things my dad brought back from Japan. He brought a whole set. Don't mess with them. If you break them, I won't be able to play with them anymore."

"Are these all games?"

"That's right, just wait a moment, I'll show you some video games."

Steve rummaged through the pile of cartridges and found a game called "Hot-Blooded Basketball" on the label.

This game was released after the spin-off game of the Super Baseball League, Hot-Blooded Major Leagues. The gameplay is very similar to Hot-Blooded Basketball, which is essentially basketball gameplay with some added absurdity.

In Japan, this game is more popular than the ordinary basketball games that Takeyusei made before.

Because the children all love it.

Steve also thinks this is the best basketball game he's ever played. It's funny and entertaining, with all sorts of super moves. It's just so much fun!

Steve picked up the controller, skillfully adjusted it, and then picked up another controller and said to his friends, "Come on, who wants to try it out? I'll teach you how to play this first."

One of Steve's friends volunteered to pick up the controller first. He had played game consoles at his brother's house before and was quite familiar with using a controller.

The others stared wide-eyed at the television screen.

Why is everything in Japanese?

Steve explained, "This product was previously only sold in Japan, and of course, it was only in Japanese. Don't worry, it won't affect your ability to play basketball games at all. However, I heard that the company is planning to sell it in the United States recently, so we should see news about the official sale of this game console soon."

Steve quickly led his friend into the game's start screen.

"This basketball game doesn't look very good."

"Yeah, I thought it would be really fun."

A few people who weren't playing started discussing it in the back.

Steve and his friend, who were playing, had stopped talking.

The game is a 2v2 format, where each player controls two basketball players to attack.

Initially, Steve simply acted as a guide, helping his friend familiarize himself with the controls.

As his friend used a strange ultimate move to suddenly leap up and dunk hard, the people who had been discussing earlier fell silent for a moment.

"Wow, this feels pretty good," Steve's friend said happily as they played.

In real life, such a so-called "ultimate dunk" is impossible, but in video games, one can unleash their imagination. However, getting them to admit that it's fun is obviously not so easy.

Chapter 203 Restrictions on Purchase Channels

Hot-Blooded Basketball obviously doesn't have any real basketball rules; you can just play however you want without worrying about any logic or fairness.

But it is precisely this kind of game that gradually attracts these young people who have nowhere to vent their energy.

"Tch, this kind of game is totally boring. It has nothing to do with real basketball. What basketball court has three hoops on one side? And you can even beat people up?"

"Isn't beating people up normal? We've beaten up plenty of people when we played basketball. Besides, if you say it's not interesting at all, why can't you take your eyes off it?"

"I just wanted to continue mocking this game; I don't want to play it at all."

"Let's play a game and see who wins. If I win, you treat us to pizza tonight."

"Fine, who's afraid of who? Let me tell you, I only made the bet with you because I can't admit defeat. I didn't play this game because I'm interested in it."

"Okay, okay, I understand."

After giving everyone a simple lesson on how to play, Steve let them play on their own, while he stood by as a background character, occasionally reminding them how to use their special moves.

Before long, these friends all became addicted to it.

These people are all basketball fans; they loved playing basketball when they were in school.

Although hot-blooded basketball is a bit absurd, it allows them to realize some ideas that are impossible in real life through video games.

For example, beating someone up in a game won't get you punished by the school, let alone require you to pay for their medical expenses.

In the end, these guys even forgot that this was a basketball game, and instead beat up anyone who dared to rush over with the basketball, showing absolutely no sportsmanship.

“Let me tell you, there’s more than just this one fun game. I saw this company’s latest ad, and they’re developing a street basketball game. The basketball gameplay there is much more realistic than this one. It’s definitely not something that’s just for childish kids.” Steve continued to tout the many benefits of the SFC.

This made many people present somewhat tempted, as if they really needed to buy such a game console.

"Steve, please lend me this game console for a few days, please."

"You bastard, I haven't even borrowed it yet, and you've already beaten me to it! I'll borrow it first!"

The group started roughhousing again, and Steve was a little worried that their roughhousing would damage his game cartridge.

At that moment, a wealthier friend immediately put his arm around Steve's shoulder and said, "Hey, how about selling this thing to me? I'll pay three thousand dollars for the whole thing, which is about the price of a used sports car. What do you say?"

"Hehe, no, if you want to buy it, you can find someone to buy it from Japan yourself. But if you have the patience, you can wait a month or two. This company has already started preparing to sell this product."

"Really? One or two months? Then I can take a look around then."

Among young people, there are games specifically designed for them, such as racing games and street basketball games.

In the future, there will be street fighters to keep things in check.

Among children, there was also a small group who had already owned an SFC game console.

Around them, there was a group of kids who initially looked down on this foreign thing, and they thought that some game consoles that were now available in the US market were cooler.

But when they experienced the latest game console, they understood the law of truth and were immediately captivated by it.

"Mom, I want an SFC! And a GB too! Some of my classmates have them, please, I want them too!"

"SFC? What's that?"

"It's a video game console from Japan."