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“Young man… if you could go back in time, what period would you like to be in?”

Kang Junhyuk, a game developer in the year 2015, meets an old man in a run-down arcade store and travels to the year 1983, the era of retro gaming…

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Game Market in 1983
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Gadget
Gadget rated it
August 12, 2016
Status: c31
A good novel.

Entertaining, and with its share of comedy here and there (especially chap 30-31 XD)

The only thing that is a bit disappointing is that, even though he went back in time to make his own games, all that he's done so far is giving a hand to notable gaming companies to make them go out of the 83s gaming crisis faster.

... more>> So far, even though he has resources and knowledge, he hasn't started his own gaming company. At least, he made his first real steps toward that goal.

I recommand to gaming enthusiat who want to see the story of someone rising in the game industry and bringing small and big changes in gaming history <<less
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JustDiededed
JustDiededed rated it
July 28, 2016
Status: c23
For starters, let me just say that my reason for not giving a 5 stars is the english translation release rate. That aside, it's awesome for anyone that likes novels with game elements, but without really too OP characters. The characters are well thought and if you like games, no matter if you're an old gamer like me, or a new one. It'll be an interesting read for you and the characters are really interesting. As was said before, MC is a disgruntled game developer that gets a chance to... more>> travel in time after finding a 'secret' game store (kinda like that manga of the video girl) and chooses to go to the 80s, where he gets to meet and work with people who are, today, legends. Even if you don't know their names or played their games, you've certainly know of Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Metal Gear Solid, etc.

It's good, just go for it. <<less
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serguis
serguis rated it
July 13, 2016
Status: v1c23
Once again an amazing novel to read.

Very few cliffhanger making each chapter a clear part of the full story which allow us to enjoy reading without frustration. Amazing facts corresponding with the true story of the game-making world creating a believable background. Presence of a limited supernatural/magic actions pushing the story to become even more enjoying to read. Writing very clean so no long and annoying sentences/chapters/... however still maintain a certain complexity to form an attaching and real main character.

-->Read if you want a good story where you won't... more>> have headache concerning overly complicated thoughts. <<less
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Tras
Tras rated it
May 9, 2024
Status: Completed
The novel itself is decent, nothing especially great or horrible. The translation (Hollywood Novels) is mostly perfectly fine while some other times making me feel like I had a stroke. Sometimes entire chapters are missing or duplicated.
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detoxangels12
detoxangels12 rated it
November 12, 2019
Status: c78
if you want a change of pace or just a good read novels that won't make you frustrated and annoyed by the plot, characters, dialogues, and shitty author's writings BS, then I recommend this one. Although this novel is based on the gaming community in 80's and me who has no knowledge or whatever in gaming in that era and born in the 20's. I still enjoyed the novel, the author knows what he is writing and you can see how much he researched and thorough about it. I like... more>> the way how the characters are having a real life like expressions and conversations, each characters are unique and isn't bland, all of them are consistent. There's no villain s*upid illogical mentally disabled characters doing dumbass things for the sake of the plot. It has common sense and realism on what a human and real world is like. It has the thrill, comedy, romance, and excitement. You can't even hate the characters since there's nothing to hate about. Not necessarily a masterpiece like Tower Management but it has the feel and vibes to it. Though TM makes you on edge and thrilled mostly since there are chances things won't go as expected but on this novel makes you excited on how the story will go and what will happen, the reactions, inventions, dialogues etc etc. So all in all it's a good and serious read to pass time. <<less
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Monomololo
Monomololo rated it
September 2, 2018
Status: Completed
This story started a bit slow, as others have noted, with the MC playing more of a background role and supporting others.

I really enjoyed the way he was slowly shaping history and setting things up for himself to become a juggernaut in the future, but his cheats were pretty OP, what with him being both super rich and also having future knowledge, along with his Game and Watch giving him up to date inside information and evolving with his situation.

Later he does some pretty cool stuff from the shadows, although... more>> he does steal some concepts and designs from future games, like he pretty much hijacked Fire Emblem altogether, but I was fine with that because it's one of my favorite series.

The story slows down once he gets in a relationship, as the number of characters becomes pretty bloated, and the translation is terrible past around chapter 65, lightly edited MTL quality at best, with names changing constantly and the wrong names being used altogether pretty often.

Finally later on in the story the authors focus seems to mainly be on dating sims and music games, which aren't really something I'm very interested, and the expy names can be a bit convoluted and hard to parse, so it can be difficult knowing what is being referred to.

Overall a fun time, if you're willing to sacrifice a few neurons with the translation and just have a vague idea what's going on pretty often. <<less
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Chachingmel
Chachingmel rated it
April 28, 2018
Status: --
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This story is pretty good however in the later chapters the story just nose dives for me.

I don't understand why the MC has to meet his younger self or even meet a younger version of his family.

I don't understand why a women who is barely even fleshed out is enough for the MC to stay in the time period.

The MC literally has a tool that allows him to be anyone at any place in history. He could become literal god and yet he takes a step back and manipulates things from the shadows.

Are you kidding me?

The same things that are bound to happen anyway without his meddling.

Its such a shame for this story, the Author just decides to shove love or anything else into it, forgetting what was the main draw in the first place.

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airesten
airesten rated it
December 18, 2017
Status: c64
I thought the whole thing was great and was a very interesting idea, it's a second chance novel, with a slightly different concept centered around video games and developing them. The only part that you sort of have to take with a grain of salt is the part where he leaves to go back to Japan after he kisses his secretary and when he is with the girl he likes in Korea after that.
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Trent
Trent rated it
July 12, 2016
Status: c22
It's interesting and enjoyable. The MC's likable.

The few bad things about the novel aren't super important, and are more matters of opinion than anything:

-Time passes perhaps too quickly, with the MC's actions often painted in broad strokes. On the other hand, it's refreshing that years actually pass, unlike in many stories where a year might drag on for hundreds of chapters.

-So far, the MC has been acting modestly, and he's gotten next to no recognition from the world at large for his accomplishments. He should be considered the Father of... more>> the Game Boy, if nothing else. It'll be annoying if this continues. Still, his inconspicuousness is an intentional choice by the author, so we'll see what comes.

-Partly because of the above, the expected plot seems underutilized. On a related note, though it's nice that the MC doesn't rely on his cheat item, that fact has made its existence superfluous. The thing is OP, and truly unnecessary for the MC to succeed; it'd be better if he didn't have it.

-The bit of romance so far wasn't unexpected, but it was flung in.

4.5 out of 5, though that's likely to change depending on whether the faults will remain, or whether the author will end up negating them.

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Chapter 40-ish update: I've gotta admit, it's been pretty boring for a while. The story's dragging on with an unexciting plot, characters have become distant, and there's little worth praising. It's, hopefully temporarily, lost its charm. <<less
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nj
nj rated it
July 15, 2016
Status: --
Novel is good, will give a pleasant read. The atmosphere is positive, story is impressive, MC is strong, but still this novel fails to make you curious. Anticipation for the future cannot be seen. Well the novel still have a lot of chapters to give so I hope everything will be okay.

If you are a person who enjoyed playing the video games and is still feeling nostalgic about that past; this novel can give you nice ride through the history of video games.
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nzz
nzz rated it
May 2, 2024
Status: c248
Video game nostalgia in novel form. I think the work is more slice of life video game enthusiast than comedy or drama, which are usually secondary elements. The novelty comes mainly from how the author tries to bring a richer world to the video game industry (higher quality and richer experiences from the games and interactions with other players) while correcting some of the corporate flaws from the gaming industry in this parallel universe.

As for the ending: It’s a shame the author didn’t actually explore the MCs final dream (not... more>> as a nostalgic rehash of the near VR worlds and infinite dungeons of the present but as an extrapolation into the future) but left it as an aspiration, as it seems the author wanted to put an end to the series rather quickly. I could imagine a (mixed, and darker) future arc where the MC resets to the present time to correct the undesirable futures surrounding both the creation and the experience of virtual game worlds. <<less
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