When I was a child, I often played video games with my cousin. At that time, I was not taller than the game console when I stood up, but I was very interested in the game graphics. I always felt like there was a magic that attracted me deeply.
Over time, I became a player, and during this period I developed the habit of "thrift and thrift". Every time I saw others buying snacks, I would always think, fifty cents can buy two coins, so I must save it to play games.
I guess many friends had this kind of "awareness" at that time!
Every weekend, my cousin would call me and one of his classmates, Lao Ma, to go to the game arcade. Among the three of us, Lao Ma has the highest understanding. He has basically mastered all the "subjects" in the game arcade, and is proficient in some, especially in fighting games.
When we were still worried about being unable to release "Gas-consuming Heel" and "Aduo Heel", he could already perform small combos, and over time he became famous in the game arcade.
The three of us have been working together for a long time. At first I played the role of a burden, but fortunately they were willing to take me with me. As long as I obeyed, I could play for a while longer. I just hid aside when they were killing enemies so as not to cause trouble. Over time, I also mastered certain skills. In the transition from novice to veteran, I saved more game coins than others!
But the good times didn't last long. My cousin's studies continued to decline because of playing games and he was banned. From then on, only Lao Ma and I went to the game arcade. Although the absence of one person was somewhat of a fly in the ointment, the gaming experience did not diminish.
Lao Ma was very powerful in the arcade. At that time, "Street Fighter 2" was quite popular, and he often challenged others. At first, many people approached him to challenge him, but as his winning rate became higher and higher, there were not many opponents in the game hall, and some evenly matched people rarely came to the game hall.
Lao Ma is very confident in his own strength, so even when he is challenging others, he dares to let me play the second game. I'm such a bad guy, there's only one way to die, but in the third game he was able to turn the tide.
For a long time, Lao Ma could only pass the level after he challenged others and won. No one dared to "confront" him. People in several arcades know his skills. Except for a few players who can compete with him, others can only fall behind.
Later, Lao Ma thought of a way. He put in the coins and let me play. My skills can only be said to be just getting started, and I can barely pass the level with routines, but this is enough. When other people saw how good I was at playing, they started to challenge me. After I lost a game, Lao Ma came over and killed my opponent with three strikes, five strikes, and two strikes, and then left immediately to continue "fishing." Although
sometimes overturns, the probability is not very high.
When you are lucky, you will encounter more than ten challenges before clearing the level, and you can solve them every time. It is normal to play for more than an hour with one coin. As a result, when someone wanted to challenge me later, they would first check to see if Lao Ma was there.
In the eyes of many players, Lao Ma is like a mountain. It would be a great honor to defeat him. The boss of
also discovered this talent and would always secretly give him coins on weekends so that he could challenge others. With the supply of game coins, Lao Ma also knows how to make a steady flow, and occasionally let others defeat him.
For a long time after "Street Fighter 2", Lao Ma studied "Samurai Shodown", "Storm of Storms", and "Legend of the Wolf". His skills were good, but he didn't have the overwhelming momentum of the past. Challenges with others also have their own wins and losses.
Until "The King of Fighters 97" appeared, he seemed to have found his feeling again. Back then, he trained hard on three characters: Blumari, , Kyo Kusanagi, and Terry. Basically, as long as he played these three characters, his winning rate would be relatively high. There are too many people playing at this time, and there are many experts, so I no longer need to be a "supporter".
There are many rich players, and they can even challenge it for an entire afternoon.
In the late 1990s, game arcades began to decline, and many players moved to computer rooms. The arcade seemed a little lonely even on weekends.Except for big cities, the popularity of fighting games has also dropped significantly. Young players like rough games such as "The King of Fighters 10th Anniversary".
And I started to have a heavy workload due to my studies, and Lao Ma also moved to a new city because of graduation, and we didn't have time to go to the game arcade.
After this, I drew a clear line between arcade games and I even stopped touching them for many years. But the atmosphere of the game arcade has never been forgotten, and even when I dreamed about it at midnight, I found myself still spending my youth in the game arcade.
After joining the workforce, my cousin and I still cared about the game arcade. After all, this is where dreams begin! I always want to go back and have a look to bring a perfect end to my youth.
Over the weekend, we met and went back to the game arcade. The streets of the town have changed a lot, and the location of the streets has changed. The game hall was originally a bustling street, but now it has become a "ruin". But fortunately, the shop surface is still the same as it was more than ten years ago. Nothing has changed except that it is a little shabby. Even the blue door curtain that blocks out the light seems to be still in use.
Walking at the door, the sound of Sun Wukong arresting people from "Journey to the West" actually came from inside. We were instantly refreshed. We didn't expect that after so many years, the machine is still running.
opened the door curtain, a familiar environment, a familiar atmosphere, a dream-like feeling. Nothing seems to have changed inside, except that the environment is much cleaner and the boss is much older. The boss
actually recognized us at a glance and greeted us warmly.
And in the corner, we saw that familiar figure from behind, it was Lao Ma.
Hearing the noise behind him, the excited old horse slowly turned his head and saw it was the two of us. He was shocked at first and then immediately overjoyed:
"Buy the coins quickly, and we will work together on "Journey to the West"!"
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