In honored microcomputer system earlier software "Normandy landing operation"
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最初期に発売されたタイトルは、パッケージに赤いラベルを使用していたことから、通称“赤箱”と呼ばれています。このパッケージは4,500円と印刷されていたので、値上がりした後期バージョンと思われます。右下にあるのは、テープのラベルが見える面です。押印されたタイトルなどは、シブサワ・コウ氏の手によるものです。A series of nostalgic advertisements and game screens at the time, a serial corner that is immersed in the history and nostalgia of domestic PCs.This time, the Normandy landing operation, the early software of the honorable microcomputer system that Shibusawa Kou worked on himself.
In the early 1980s, domestic microcomputer and computer games were mainly action, shooting, simulation, and tables.In such an era, the honored microcomputer system (now Koei Tecmo Games) will release full -scale simulation games such as "Simulation War Game Kawanakajima Battle", but this time it was released at the same time.It will be "Normandy landing operation" featured.The price was 3,500 yen at the beginning of the release, but it was later revised to 4,500 yen.The game starts in the following situations:
シンプルなタイトル画面です。アスキーアートで作られたロゴの下には、今ではすっかり見なくなった“KOEI MICOM SYSTEM”の文字列が表示されています。ゲームの難易度は4段階から選ぶことができるので、まずは0から始めるのがよいでしょう。
In 1944, the German troops, who were pushed on the North African front and the Italian front, tried to desperate counterattacks as the Allies under the command of General Eisen Hower began landing in the France and Normandy districts, and once again pushed the Allies to Dunkirk.I came out.However, the Allies, which are dominant in both the personnel and quantity, will start a major advance in Paris to release Paris when the air control is left in.The player, the commander of the German Army, was ordered by Hitler to protect Paris directly.The period is one month.In the meantime, he plans to suspend the Soviet Union and turn the eastern Army, which is nailed to Stalingrad, to West Europe.Overcoming the lack of personnel, lack of supply, and morals of each division leader, and confront the Eisen Hower!
メインの画面は、このようになっています。左側にドイツ軍の20師団が、右側に連合軍の戦力が表示されていました。さらに右側には日付と総戦力、戦闘時にデータが表示される部分、移動を選択した時の移動先地名が表示されるスペースとなっています。ここで、師団ごとに1-6までのコマンドを入力し、ゲームを進めていきます。なお、7を押すとコマンド説明が表示されました。戦闘を仕掛けた場合、一番上の部分に簡単な戦況と結果だけが表示されます。In this work, during World War II, the status of the Normandy landing operation, which is the largest in history, is reproduced at the start of the game, and the development ahead is left to the player.It was a work planned and programmed by Shibusawa Kou, and at that time it was a full -fledged simulation game.The player issues orders such as attack / movement / replenishment in 20 divisions, and will be able to hold for one month or win if the total power of the German Allied Allies is less than 20 %, but the divisions in Paris will be destroyed.If the Allied and German troops of the Allied German troops fall less than 20 %, they will be defeated and the game is over.
左の写真のように、コマンドから報告を選ぶとノルマンディーの地図が表示され、連合軍とドイツ軍がどの位置にいるかを見る事が出来ます。ボードがあれば、これを反映させてコマを配置すれば、戦況がグッと理解しやすくなる仕組みでした。また、右の写真のように、もっと近くの様子を見るコマンドもあります。The operation method was very simple and only entered seven commands.The order comes around each division, so if you repeat it 20 times and command all divisions, one day has passed.I will enter the command from the next day and I will think to meet the victory conditions, but if you are unlucky, one or two divisions may be annihilated on the first day, so it is quite easy for beginners of simulation games.I felt it might be a difficult game.
プログラムは、オールベーシックで書かれていました。冒頭部分のみを掲載しましたが、REM(BASICプログラムでのコメント文)によれば制作されたのが1982年だというのが分かります。In addition, the Normandy district, which was the stage of this work, was vast, so it is difficult to grasp the unit only by the part displayed on the monitor.Therefore, the board was sold separately along with this work.The board is made of cardboard, and the terrain at the time of Normandy is printed.With this, we prepared and left the frames of the Allies and German forces, and while playing games on a computer, we were able to play the strategy while checking the location of the unit on the board.It can be purchased at a microcomputer shop or an honorable microcomputer system nationwide, and the price at that time was 1,200 yen.The shipping fee is 300 yen.
When I interviewed Mr. Shibusawa Kou, he was able to press the package and cassette tape rubber stamps alone and fold the manual Kent paper.understood.Of course, the software used this time is also handmade by Shibusawa Kou.Many of the titles released around here seemed to have helped me to pack boxes with the help of those who lived close to the building that was working at the time.
発売直後に掲載された広告と、その後の広告です。価格を見比べてもらうと分かりますが、最初は3,500円だったものの、後に4,500円へと改訂されました。この時期は、第1回北関東マイコンショーを光栄マイコンシステムが主催したり、足利コンピュータ学院を開講していたりと、ゲームソフト制作以外にも色々とやっていました。
