The leisurely life of rebirth

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Every time Fang Monan makes a move, there are always cheers, but no matter how much he plays, he is just reminiscing about the past, without the unknown novelty. Maybe this is the price!

After Fang Monan played all the arcade machines, he stopped playing. It's not that he didn't play, but when it was time to get out of school in the afternoon, hula... the small game arcade was crowded with people, all half-sized.

boy.

Their faces were filled with excitement and excited smiles. The games they played most include "Contra", "Street Fighter", "Double Dragon", "Famous General", "Knights of the Round Table", and other games that were released later.

"Samurai Shodown", "King of Fighters", "Metal Head", "Moonlight Swordsman", etc., these classic arcade games have endured for a long time.[

In front of every simple arcade machine made of plywood, there was a large group of boys surrounding it.

Game consoles at this time were basically horizontal action or vertical shooting games. Although Fang Monan had never experienced it, during that period of lunch, he would find an excuse to run out and hang out in the game arcade until the school bell was about to ring.

The days when they were rushing to school. At that time, these children were really scrimping and saving money to play games. Even if they had no money, it was fun to just follow their classmates and watch them play.

But she has actually seen a long queue in front of the game arcade, and parents dragging their children out, beating and scolding them. But they can't stop their children's playful nature.

Speaking of how Fang Monan and his generation started playing games, although she had never played it, it did not hinder what she saw and heard. The journey was tortuous and embarrassing. In that era when entertainment had just been lifted,

, adults do not have a special favorable impression of such emerging things as video games, except for their novelty.

Since elementary school, "three bedrooms and one living room" has been banned. As for what "three bedrooms and one living room" means, it is not an apartment type, but some places that are taboo by the public. Billiard rooms, film and television screening rooms,

Electronic game room, dance hall, karaoke room.

"Three halls and one room" specifically refers to which entertainment venues that are not suitable for minors? Different places seem to have different opinions, but there is definitely one that cannot be escaped, and that is the "game hall" or "amusement hall".

I believe that many people’s “first intimate contact” with games happened in the game arcade.

Fang Monan looked at Brother Hu who was sitting next to her and said, "You have so many children here, you are not afraid of being investigated!"

You must know that in this era, game arcades are always easy to be inspected. If you don't manage it well and clear up the relationship, you will be fined or closed down.

Brother Hu smiled and said nothing, and asked the question, "What about you! You are not afraid that your parents will catch you! You are new here, but it doesn't look like you come here often."

Fang Monan's eyes froze when she heard what he said. Parents are here to catch her. It won't happen. She has lost the joy of childhood. She smiled sarcastically and cursed in her heart: "There are gains and there are losses. How can the facts not be as satisfactory as expected."

Fang Monan looked at his eyes and understood, how dare he open two living rooms and one room without any support or good relationship!

But until now, Fang Monan still doesn't know whether the "three halls and one room" is similar to the code for primary school students to restrain children from a moral level, or whether it has legal effect and can restrain the owners of entertainment venues. She guessed that

It must be the former! At that time, it was the era when "talking about games was a shame". As long as you went to the game arcade, you would be labeled as a bad boy or a poor student.

With the passage of time, there are many types of games and the popularity of computers. Looking at it, people may occasionally see father and son having fun together in large game arcades. Things are really changing, and it feels like a world away.

Fang Monan thought about the early days when she was in middle school, listening to the boys in the class whispering and sharing their experiences. She knew that at that time, everyone only played some traditional sports: hide-and-seek, pocket punching, and kicking.

For things like playing football, riding bicycles, etc., when the game arcade first appeared, most people didn't dare to go in alone. Most boys went to the arcade for the first time, probably with a few other guys who were a few years older than them.

Went with the kids.

In this way, the game arcades back then were indeed "viral marketing", just like the "stealing food" on the Internet in later generations. The game arcades at that time had no plaques at all, and the doors and windows were more closed and less open.

It is so secretive, but it has incredible magic power, attracting groups of children.

While I was thinking about the most dangerous thing in the arcade, a middle-aged parent hurriedly walked in and glanced around. When he saw his child, the expression on his face instantly became furious, and he rushed away in a few steps.

He went over there, twisted his ears and pulled it out.

"Hey! Who the hell is delaying me from playing games?" The little boy staggered out after him. He couldn't help it, his ears were being pulled!

He looked up at his father and said, "Dad..." He immediately succumbed. He lowered his head, waited for his ears to be free, and then ran out with a scratch. He hid first before talking.

He ran away so anxiously that I stomped my feet, "Little bastard, if you have the guts, don't go home, or I won't break your legs." Although he said it so viciously, I wanted to kick that scoundrel to death. But when I turned around,

Stomping his feet, he staggered out with Nai in pain and chased after him.[

"Poor parents in the world." Fang Monan shook his head and muttered.

Brother Hu was stared at by Fang Monan, looking embarrassed, as if this was a serious sin, "This really has nothing to do with me. There are so many game arcades in the city, but I am not the only one."

When something went wrong, Fang Monan looked at the people who were surrounding the game console just now and suddenly dispersed. They all looked sad and said, "What a tragedy, it was Ah Cheng's dad just now. I don't know if his dad will go back and tell my dad."

ah!"

The spot they vacated was never empty, and a group of people quickly gathered around it.

The most dangerous thing in the arcade is to see the parents of your friends appear. After your friends are taken home, the remaining people have no intention of playing. After they have dispersed, they have to watch their parents' faces when they return home to guess their friends.

Have your parents revealed that they went to arcades? From an early age, they had to fight wits and courage, constantly move their bases, and search for arcades without signboards on the street. They have the demeanor of an "underground worker".

Fang Monan shook his head in amusement. They had a chaotic and exciting childhood. When they grow up in the future, what they will miss most is playing hide-and-seek with their parents. However, the playing can never stop.

Dabao and Erya came over, "Sister, let's go!"

"Enough fun." Fang Monan said with a smile on their foreheads.

"Yeah! Enough fun." The two of them nodded and said seriously, "After dinner, I will complete the big characters for today's afternoon."

"Big characters?" Brother Hu asked curiously as he listened.

"Calligraphy, brush calligraphy." Fang Monan said with a smile.

Brother Hu stared at Fang Monan and the three of them with his eyes wide open, as if he were looking at aliens, and murmured to himself, "What a strange person. He plays the most 'high-tech' but learns the oldest

of."

Fang Monan smiled and said nothing, stood up and said, "Let's go! It's getting late." He turned around and looked at Brother Hu and said, "Don't mind taking your two game coins! Keep it as a souvenir." To commemorate the passing time.

Although Brother Hu didn't know why she took the game currency as a souvenir, he hurriedly shook his head and said, "I don't mind, I don't mind."

When I was a child, I always called it "game console". When I grew up, I realized that the scientific name of this thing is "arcade machine". Speaking of game consoles, there is one thing that cannot be ignored, and that is "game currency". I heard that it is also called "game currency" in some places.

", probably because it looks like steel.

In later generations, if you search for "arcade game currency" on the Internet, you can still find many companies that customize arcade game currency. Logically speaking, arcade machines should be directly inserted into coins, but why do they have to be exchanged for game currency in game halls?

This is because arcades first originated in bars in the United States. They are not a place dedicated to playing arcades. They are just accessories to the bar like a bead table or a karaoke machine. You can throw a few coins in for a little entertainment while drinking.

The classic coin toss at the beginning, haha... so cool.

But if it is an arcade that specializes in arcade machines, no matter how small it is, the flow of coins is huge, and the profits are huge. A small amount makes a lot. It is too troublesome to exchange banknotes into coins. It is better to customize a lot of them that only your own game arcade can do.

Use tokens, so that the tokens can only be circulated in the store, and the price can also be reduced.

Fang Monan led the two little guys to spend time in the game hall until evening before leaving.

"How's it going? Are you coming out to play?" Fang Monan held their hands and asked as they walked.

"My eyes hurt when I look at it!" Dabao said, blinking his big bright eyes.

"It's so sour." Erya blinked her eyes and muttered. "I wonder if they can't wait to stay in front of the screen 24 hours a day without getting tired?"

"The expression is extremely nervous and exciting. I still have to worry about where I am and whether I can withstand it physically. As long as I don't get tired and lie down, I must insist on fighting on the front line." Fang Monan glanced at the alley and said slightly.

He narrowed his eyes, and a bloodthirsty smile seemed to flash through his dark eyes. "Come out! Don't you feel tired after following me for so long?"

After the sunset faded, the sky and the earth turned into silvery gray. The gray dusk seemed to cover the walls, roof ridges, tree tops and street entrances with a thin layer of cellophane, making them looming and fluttering.

The cuckoo chirped with a hoarse voice, but it didn't know what had disturbed it, so it dragged its voice and flew away into the distance.

A gust of cold wind blew by, adding a touch of desolation to the warm spring day.

Dabao, Erya held Fang Monan's hand tightly, her eyes widened, her black and white eyes shone brightly, there was a flash of curiosity, and there was no sign of fear. It's true that the wise are afraid.

"Jie Jie... It seems that we underestimated you." A low and hoarse voice sounded in the darkness, and a chilling air came to my face. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to () subscribe,

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