Monday, September 8, 1992.
The meeting room at ZAGE headquarters was filled with the company’s key leaders. Zaboru stood at the front, flanked by Yumi, his reliable assistant, as he prepared to explain the financial structure and launch strategy for the ZGB handheld.
"Alright...
2025-04-12 02:42:12 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday, September 6, 1992. After the big reveal of the ZGB on Monday, Zaboru and the ZAGE team had been laser-focused all week—finalizing September's ZEPS game releases, training the dev team on how to build games for the new handheld, and overseeing the production of ZGB's advertiseme...
2025-04-12 02:41:28 +0000 UTC View PostAfter the introduction of the ZGB, a wave of curiosity swept through ZAGE’s headquarters. While not every department was immediately interested—customer service, legal, and finance continued with their daily work—the R&D room quickly filled with eager tech staff and developers bu...
2025-04-11 00:41:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Monday, September 1, 1992
Zaboru continued working as relentlessly as ever. With the launch of ZAGE’s first handheld device just around the corner, he was already finalizing promotional materials, ad campaigns, and flyers. This was no ordinary project—this was the very first handhel...
2025-04-11 00:40:27 +0000 UTC View PostAugust brought another wave of events, each strengthening ZAGE’s momentum and cultural reach. First and foremost, SpongeBob officially premiered on TV Tokyo—the station known for consistently favoring ZAGE content. Airing weekly on Sunday mornings with reruns two days later in prime ev...
2025-04-11 00:39:45 +0000 UTC View PostHello guys, I’ve decided to take a break tomorrow because I’m really busy today and need to work until midnight. I don’t think I’ll be able to post a chapter tomorrow. Sorry, everyone! I’ll be back on Friday!
2025-04-09 00:55:33 +0000 UTC View PostIn July, many things unfolded across both Japan and the United States. One of the most notable developments was the rise in ZAGE’s overall efficiency and production quality, largely credited to the influence of Zanichi. His arrival had an immediate impact. With years of experience managi...
2025-04-09 00:53:24 +0000 UTC View PostIn the month of June, many things happened. First, the handheld batteries were completed and ready to use. Zaboru ordered Miyagi Batteries, ZAGE's partner in battery manufacturing, to mass produce them, and because the ZAGE handhelds are still in progress and they would be ready by Septemb...
2025-04-09 00:52:51 +0000 UTC View PostZaboru arrived early at the YaDo Studio, walking past the soundproofed walls and production rooms that would soon be home to one of his most unpredictable creative projects: the anime adaptation of SpongeBob SquarePants. Today was the voice actor audition day. Inside the studio, dozens of ...
2025-04-09 00:50:54 +0000 UTC View PostFriday, May 30, 1992. Night.
Zaboru sat alone in a quiet Tokyo café tucked away in a side alley, the kind of place where the ambient chatter mixed with the low hum of jazz from an old speaker behind the counter. The windows were fogged slightly from the warmth inside. He nursed a wa...
2025-04-07 21:31:15 +0000 UTC View PostThe Bakudan Boys were ready. Their hands hovered over the buttons. Their eyes locked on the screen. And then—Shredder appeared.
A powerful 8-bit cinematic played out, its pixel art more dramatic than anything they’d seen yet. Shredder leapt down from a high-tech platform in the h...
2025-04-07 21:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostFriday, May 30, 1992. Night.
At the neon-lit sanctuary of the Bakudan Arcade, four familiar silhouettes pushed through the door, their laughter echoing off the machines and glass. Sakaki, Kumogi, Rikki, and Sawada had already made a plan to come here after they back from work to spen...
2025-04-07 21:29:01 +0000 UTC View PostFriday, May 30, 1992.
Zaboru was back at it again, deep in the heart of ZAGE HQ, surrounded by whiteboards, artworks , cables, monitors, stacks of prototypes, and the never-ending buzz of ideas in motion. His thoughts, for once, weren’t on internal development but on the increasing...
2025-04-06 21:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostThursday, May 29, 1992.
After a casual yet loaded conversation with Sonaya's Hikaru Kurata and Junpei Hoshida yesterday, Zaboru made his way back to ZAGE HQ, brushing the tension off his shoulders. There was no time to dwell on rival schemes. June was coming fast, and his team had si...
2025-04-06 21:15:43 +0000 UTC View PostWednesday, May 28, 1992
Junpei Hoshida, head of Sonaya's gaming division, sat in his office surrounded by sketches, design notes, and game prototypes. A man driven by pure love for games, Junpei’s journey into the industry began with the simple joy of playing Atari . That joy grew ...
2025-04-06 21:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostSup guys!
Guess what? I'm getting healthier—still have some light headaches, but overall, I'm doing fine.
So, in these past 3 days, I only made 3 chapters. Why? Because I focused on making time skip chapters, and they ended up being a staggering 2800–3900 words each! Damn!
B...
2025-04-05 20:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostTuesday, May 27, 1992
Rikki Kiwashi collapsed onto his bed, utterly exhausted after yet another grueling day at work. It felt like a minor miracle that his boss had let everyone leave early today. As he stared blankly at the ceiling, Rikki sighed deeply. "Man, I really envy Sawada. W...
2025-04-05 20:27:32 +0000 UTC View PostWataru continued to immerse himself deeply in Megami Tensei, completely losing track of time as the hours melted away unnoticed. His bedroom gradually grew dim, the warm hues of afternoon sunlight softly giving way to the gentle purple tones of twilight, yet he remained oblivious, complete...
2025-04-05 20:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostOn Monday, May 26, 1992, Wataru sat cross-legged on his bedroom floor, his ZEPS controller gripped tightly in his hands, a bowl of instant noodles sitting forgotten, slowly cooling beside him. School had dragged by unbearably slowly that day, each tick of the clock amplifying his anticipat...
2025-04-05 20:25:57 +0000 UTC View PostOn Sunday, May 25, 1992, the excitement surrounding Doom's PC game in the United States wasn't the only phenomenon captivating gamers across the nation. With the ZEPS console having launched just over two months earlier, American fans were already clamoring for fresh content, expressing insatiabl...
2025-04-05 02:44:40 +0000 UTC View PostMeanwhile, across the United States, excitement for Doom had reached fever pitch, particularly within the now rapidly expanding PC gaming community. Released on May 13, 1992, Doom immediately captured widespread attention through an unforgettable advertisement featuring Zaboru himself, com...
2025-04-05 02:44:16 +0000 UTC View PostSunday May 25 1992
After fully playing Duck Hunt yesterday, Kumogi sat cross-legged in front of his ZEPS, controller in hand, his expression serious. It was a new day, and his mission was clear — to infiltrate Zanzibar Land and complete Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake. Ever since he pick...
2025-04-05 02:43:40 +0000 UTC View PostEndo’s eyes were bloodshot but wide with energy. The clock read nearly 12:00 a.m., but he wasn’t backing down. His fingers, though sore, kept moving with precision. Ryu Hayabusa was deeper into enemy territory, and Endo was on a roll.
He had beaten Dando the Rage with pure timing...
2025-04-04 03:43:34 +0000 UTC View PostWhile Kumogi chose Duck Hunt as his first game, Endo was on a whole different level of excitement. He was a full-on Ninja Gaiden fanatic — obsessed with Ryu Hayabusa and his intense, action-packed world. So naturally, when he got the chance to pick up the brand-new Ninja Gaiden II for ZE...
2025-04-04 03:43:07 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 284 May Release and Light Gun Craze , Kumogi Play Duck Hunt
Saturday, May 24, 1992.
Kumogi grinned from ear to ear. Why? Because he finally got his hands on the latest ZEPS release featuring six newest MAY release games. Even better, he managed to snag the cov...
2025-04-04 03:42:28 +0000 UTC View PostSup guys, just a little announcement here!
You’ll notice in some latest chapter I posted that I accidentally made it way longer than I intended. Turns out it had over 1,200 words, sometimes even hitting 1,300! So yeah, I ended up compressing the reaction chapter quite a bit, I've als...
Friday, May 23, 1992
Zaboru sat at his desk surrounded by scattered documents, development sheets, and a whiteboard filled with timelines and project names. The May release lineup of six games was finalized and ready to drop the next day, and the June slate was already in motion. But...
2025-04-03 01:35:53 +0000 UTC View PostThursday, May 22, 1992.
With stacks of player reviews from ZAGE Power still fresh in his mind, Zaboru turned his attention to the upcoming May releases. Tomorrow marked the big day when six highly anticipated games would finally hit the shelves. As he meticulously reviewed the final ...
2025-04-03 01:35:08 +0000 UTC View PostThursday, May 22, 1992.
With the May game releases just around the corner, Zaboru sat in his office surrounded by towering stacks of ZAGE Player Forms. Letters and feedback had poured in from all across Japan — a response far greater than anyone at ZAGE had expected. Over 210,000 p...
2025-04-03 01:34:33 +0000 UTC View PostSaturday, May 10, 1992.
Sakaki, Sawada, Kumogi, and Rikki were now close friends. Aside from Sakaki, who was a part-time employee at Bakudan Arcade, the others were salarymen who shared a deep passion for ZAGE. They often gathered at Bakudan Arcade, where ZEPS rentals were available,...
2025-04-01 21:49:29 +0000 UTC View Post