After returning home, Uesugi Noboru tiptoed up the stairs.
But he was caught red-handed by his mother.
"Little Noboru, what are you doing?"
"Uh, I'm back." Uesugi Noboru hid the game disc in his arms, mumbled a reply, and then scurried upstairs.
His mother watched him from behind and couldn't help but shake her head.
He was getting more and more out of line.
...
Uesugi Noboru, like a thief, put the game disc in his room.
His grades in class weren't top-notch, he didn't have a particularly brilliant mind, and his athletic ability wasn't outstanding, but his one strength was that he was incredibly good at games.
At school, Uesugi Noboru was known as the Yu-Gi-Oh!.
However, while the children liked him, his mother wasn't too happy.
If Uesugi had good grades like Katō-kun next door, his mother probably wouldn't have bothered him so much.
Although he didn't always get zero like the protagonist Nobita in doraemon, his grades were pretty much at the bottom, and for this, his mother had placed many restrictions on his gaming.
He wasn't allowed to play games without finishing his homework.
So Uesugi really wanted to start playing, but he still forced himself to start doing his homework.
However, he was quite happy that the next two days were holidays.
As long as his homework was done, the rest would be happy gaming time.
After a while, his mother walked up the stairs, gently pushed open the door, and found her son actually doing homework.
She couldn't help but be surprised.
This was so unlike Little Noboru.
However, for parents to see their child being "sensible" was truly comforting.
For this, his mother even went downstairs to cut a plate of watermelon and brought it upstairs.
"Little Noboru, it's hot, eat some watermelon, and take good care of yourself while doing your homework, okay?"
"Mhm." Uesugi Noboru didn't even lift his head, deep in thought.
"You can come down for dinner in half an hour."
"Okay, Mom."
His mother smiled, not daring to disturb her son further, and quietly left the room, closing the door behind her.
...
After dinner, there was a knock at the door.
When the door opened, three children stood there.
Two boys and one girl.
They were all Uesugi Noboru's classmates.
"Hello, Auntie!"
The two boys: one was chubby and wore round glasses, looking very sturdy.
The other was thin but taller than Uesugi Noboru.
Only the girl was fair-skinned and very cute; standing with Uesugi, they had a bit of a childhood sweethearts' feeling.
The girl's name was Satō Reiko, and she greeted Uesugi's mother very politely.
Seeing her arrive, Uesugi's mother inexplicably became happy.
"Excuse us, we came to play with Uesugi." Reiko waved, then winked at Uesugi Noboru, looking particularly lively and cute.
"Uesugi-kun, we're here."
"Mom," Uesugi stood up and said, "Can I play games with them?"
"Of course." Uesugi's mother said with a smile.
"If tomorrow is the weekend, can we stay overnight here?" Reiko continued to pile on her sweet smile.
"Huh?" Uesugi's mother was slightly taken aback, feeling as if something wasn't quite right.
"Uesugi's mother, we've all already told our parents, please call them later and tell them we're doing very well here."
"Hm? Uh, okay." Uesugi's mother blinked.
"Then, we'll be bothering you for the next two days." The three children bowed very politely to Uesugi's mother and father, then followed Uesugi Noboru, clattering up to the second floor.
"Uesugi-kun, did you really buy pokemon 3d?"
"Yeah, really! This game can be played by four people," Uesugi said as he walked, "I'm telling you, this pokemon 3d is amazing."
"Huh? You didn't even wait for us to play together and started by yourself?"
"..."
The children upstairs let out bursts of screams, and the whole house immediately became lively.
Watching the children disappear onto the second floor, Uesugi's mother stood frozen in place.
"Uesugi's father, don't you think something's not quite right?"
"Hm?" Uesugi's father was eating when he heard her words and couldn't help but look up.
After only a few seconds of thought, a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"Little Noboru is 11 years old now. Reiko is very cute, if in the future..."
"Oh, no! That's not what I meant!"
His mother looked at her husband with some annoyance.
"What are you thinking about all day?"
"What I mean is, if this continues, will our Little Noboru lead other children astray? Always playing games will lead to neglecting one's duties."
"Hm... Children are naturally playful, there's no need to take it to that extent, besides, tomorrow is still the week..."
Before he finished speaking, Uesugi's father already sensed something was wrong.
His wife's eyes showed a fierce glint, and with her hands on her hips, she quietly stared at him without speaking.
Uesugi's father immediately lowered his head in shame, "Uh, but all of this is on the premise of academics."
"Sigh, it's because you always spoil Little Noboru that he's addicted to games."
His mother sighed, "Never mind, since the children are already here, let them play for a day. Tomorrow afternoon, I'll call their parents to pick them up."
...
Upstairs.
As soon as the children entered Little Noboru's room, they immediately frolicked like prisoners released from jail.
Fat Bear and Skinny Monkey jumped up and down in the room, shouting for Uesugi to quickly get the game disc out.
"Pokémon!"
"Pokémon!"
Reiko stood by, watching them amusedly, then quietly walked over and sat down on Uesugi's bed.
Before sitting down, she carefully smoothed her little skirt.
Hmm...
Did she perhaps bring a set of pajamas?
But maybe Uesugi's mother would arrange a separate bedroom for her tonight.
"This is great, your coming here really saved my life."
Uesugi Noboru spoke as he walked to the cupboard, pulled open the door, and took out the collection of discs inside.
Fortunately, he was clever enough, and fortunately, Pokeni Co., Ltd.'s game was for 4 players, otherwise, he might still be immersed in the "ocean of knowledge" by now.
"Wow, is this pokemon 3d?" Fat Bear reached out, wanting to snatch it and look.
But Uesugi Noboru skillfully dodged him.
"Wait, don't damage the disc."
Uesugi Noboru said.
"Exactly, Fat Bear, can't you be a little calmer?" Skinny Monkey was now eager to play this new game as soon as possible, so he firmly stood on Uesugi Noboru's side.
Fat Bear gave an awkward laugh and stood aside, "I just wanted to see the cover."
Uesugi Noboru took out the disc, put it into the game console, and then handed the box to Fat Bear.
"Here, you can look."
With Uesugi's permission, the three children quickly crowded together to look at the cover of pokemon 3d.
"Wow, Pikachu."
"Charmander."
"And my favorite Bulbasaur."
Everyone excitedly pointed at the characters on the cover, rattling them off as if they were family treasures.
Although it was a 3D game, the covers were all finely retouched "3D-feeling" flat images.
Several famous Pokémon gathered together, all showing happy expressions, and at the same time, the background of the cover was divided into black and white.
It looked like it corresponded to two different weather conditions.
Or perhaps one was day, and one was night.
And in the white part, there were many black Pokémon silhouettes.
The black side was the opposite.
This disc was unlike any Pokémon they had known before.
While previous Pokémon also emphasized interactivity, each game cartridge was like their "private property" to the players.
Because every Pokémon you collected in the game was your own.
The stronger the Pokémon, the more advantageous you would be when battling other players.
A Pokémon game that required 4 people to cooperate simultaneously like this was truly a first.
So everyone was both excited and nervous, because pokemon 3d had exceeded their imagination.
...
"Did you bring your controllers?" Uesugi Noboru asked.
"Mhm."
The friends all nodded, then took their controllers out of their school bags.
Reiko smiled and stuck out her tongue.
"My mom would beat me if she knew I had this in my school bag."
"No, you're a girl. We'll definitely get beaten, but you'll at most get scolded a couple of times."
Fat Bear's words made quite a bit of sense.
However, this guy was thick-skinned, like Ursaring from Pokémon.
Pokeni Co., Ltd.'s Pokémon, so far, only had two generations, and the order of release was actually quite messy.
After all, Aoki Haruhi wasn't a god; he couldn't remember everything that came out in each generation of Pokémon. He just threw in what he was familiar with or what he wanted to do.
Sometimes he even made things up as he went along.
There were also many Pokémon that were original creations of the team, and Lisa Asano made a huge contribution to Pokémon in this regard.
Ursaring is the second evolution of Teddiursa. Teddiursa first evolves into Ursaring, and then into Ursaring.
In Pokémon 2: Gold and Silver, Ursaring had already appeared.
At that time, everyone laughed with joy when they saw the character's design, because it was a spitting image of Fat Bear.
So sometimes the friends would also call Fat Bear "Ursaring" or "Ursaring."
...
Sony PS had made many changes and concessions for Pokeni Co., Ltd., such as the controller structure, and specifically adding two extra ports to support 4-player simultaneous gaming.
Don't underestimate two ports; adding two ports would bring significant changes to the entire console body and corresponding host design.
The PS itself came with two original controllers, so even if one person didn't bring a controller today, Uesugi Noboru could solve the problem.
He had even prepared one for Reiko long ago.
When he saw Reiko take out a controller from her school bag, Uesugi's eyes dimmed slightly.
Uesugi Noboru patiently put a name sticker on each person's controller, then plugged the controllers into the game console and turned it on.
The TV screen flashed, and a large LOGO appeared on the black screen—
POKEMON
3D World
"Oh yeah!"
The children immediately jumped up happily, bouncing back and forth on the floor and bed, while excitedly shouting, "POKEMON!"
"POKEMON!"
"I can't wait."
"Me too, let's try to beat it tomorrow, everyone!"
"Charge!"
Below the large letters was a small line: "Produced and distributed by Pokeni Co., Ltd."
"Huh? Did you guys notice that Pokeni Co., Ltd. and Pokémon are quite similar?" Reiko asked curiously.
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