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video game released for Japan's Family Computer
. The original manufacturer's suggested retail price of the game was 9,700 yen (approximately $70 USD).
There has never been a fan translation from Japanese to English
attempted; believing that a business simulation game would not appeal to the interests of Westerners who are stereotypically seen as fans of action
, arcade
and sports video game
s.
together to be conglomerate
s. All the consolidation among the corporations were starting to affect the U.S. economy
in an unprecedented way. Even the Caribbean
was affected by the corporate giants of the 1980s.
A lot of strategy is used when players have to make decision
s and negotiate
. Messages always arrive using the data feed
style to make the game more business-like. The game can end
with a loss if the wrong decision is made at the wrong time (similar to dying in an action game
). The player will have to deal with loan shark
s in the Caribbean, ruthless corporate executives from rival companies, arbitration
sessions, and components that make the game look more like a strategy game
at times. There are no items to use and very little action (with moving the guy around a virtual office building).
Interactive fiction
Interactive fiction, often abbreviated IF, describes software simulating environments in which players use text commands to control characters and influence the environment. Works in this form can be understood as literary narratives and as video games. In common usage, the term refers to text...
video game released for Japan's Family Computer
Nintendo Entertainment System
The Nintendo Entertainment System is an 8-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America during 1985, in Europe during 1986 and Australia in 1987...
. The original manufacturer's suggested retail price of the game was 9,700 yen (approximately $70 USD).
There has never been a fan translation from Japanese to English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
attempted; believing that a business simulation game would not appeal to the interests of Westerners who are stereotypically seen as fans of action
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
, arcade
Arcade game
An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine, usually installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars, and amusement arcades. Most arcade games are video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, and merchandisers...
and sports video game
Sports game
A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the practice of traditional sports. Most sports have been recreated with a game, including team sports, athletics and extreme sports. Some games emphasize actually playing the sport , whilst others emphasize strategy and organization...
s.
Summary
The game takes place during the 1980s in what would be called the Age of Consolidation. Companies were mergingMergers and acquisitions
Mergers and acquisitions refers to the aspect of corporate strategy, corporate finance and management dealing with the buying, selling, dividing and combining of different companies and similar entities that can help an enterprise grow rapidly in its sector or location of origin, or a new field or...
together to be conglomerate
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
s. All the consolidation among the corporations were starting to affect the U.S. economy
Economy of the United States
The economy of the United States is the world's largest national economy. Its nominal GDP was estimated to be nearly $14.5 trillion in 2010, approximately a quarter of nominal global GDP. The European Union has a larger collective economy, but is not a single nation...
in an unprecedented way. Even the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
was affected by the corporate giants of the 1980s.
A lot of strategy is used when players have to make decision
Decision
A decision is the selection between possible actions.A choice is the selection between two or more objects.The term decision may refer to:* Judgment , as the outcome of a legal case...
s and negotiate
Negotiation
Negotiation is a dialogue between two or more people or parties, intended to reach an understanding, resolve point of difference, or gain advantage in outcome of dialogue, to produce an agreement upon courses of action, to bargain for individual or collective advantage, to craft outcomes to satisfy...
. Messages always arrive using the data feed
Data feed
Data feed is a mechanism for users to receive updated data from data sources. It is commonly used by real-time applications in point-to-point settings as well as on the world-wide web. The latter is also called Web feed. News feed is a popular form of Web feed. RSS feed makes dissemination of blogs...
style to make the game more business-like. The game can end
Game over
Game Over is a message in video games which signals that the game has ended, often due to a negative outcome - although the phrase sometimes follows the end credits after successful completion of a game...
with a loss if the wrong decision is made at the wrong time (similar to dying in an action game
Action game
Action game is a video game genre that emphasizes physical challenges, including hand–eye coordination and reaction-time. The genre includes diverse subgenres such as fighting games, shooter games, and platform games, which are widely considered the most important action games, though some...
). The player will have to deal with loan shark
Loan shark
A loan shark is a person or body that offers unsecured loans at illegally high interest rates to individuals, often enforcing repayment by blackmail or threats of violence....
s in the Caribbean, ruthless corporate executives from rival companies, arbitration
Arbitration
Arbitration, a form of alternative dispute resolution , is a legal technique for the resolution of disputes outside the courts, where the parties to a dispute refer it to one or more persons , by whose decision they agree to be bound...
sessions, and components that make the game look more like a strategy game
Strategy video game
Strategy video games is a video game genre that emphasizes skillful thinking and planning to achieve victory. They emphasize strategic, tactical, and sometimes logistical challenges. Many games also offer economic challenges and exploration...
at times. There are no items to use and very little action (with moving the guy around a virtual office building).
Actions
- みる (見る) Look
- かんがえる (考える) Think
- はなす (話す) Talk
- のむ (飲む) Drink
- でんわ (電話) Telephone
- たいさく (対策) Analyze
- いけん (意見) Opinion
- こうしょう (交渉) Negotiate
- いどう (移動) Move