Draconic Studios Q4 Fall, 1990 HQs: Atlanta, Georgia (US/CA) $16,350,000 (was $16,550,000) Bash Fighters announced! Rumors have it that Draconic Studios has been in a pre-development stage of a new type of fighting game, one that will crossover all over the videogames Draconic Studios has made to date in one big game. These rumors have been confirmed, Bash Fighters has been announced for the PC and will include characters such as Ferdinand Vilford from Throwing Daggers and Raphael from the Dracos Gems. Draconic Studios has also revealed that two known characters from Video Gadgeteer and Dark Solar Studios will appear in the game, people are hyped up! -$100k Development Costs --- Gensokyo: Great Fairy Stopper announced! Draconic Studios has recently announced Gensokyo: Great Fairy Stopper for the Arcade, a sequal to Gensokyo: Fairy Stopper, meaning Hiela will start in this one! Fans are glad to see Hiela yet again, seeing her in Gensokyo and the possibilities of seeing her in Bash Fighters makes everyone breath with anticipation! -$100k Development Costs A World Without Heroes Released! Draconic Studios presents... A World Without Heroes Genre: Adventure Topic: Dark Fantasy, Post Apocalyptic Audience: M(18+) Price: $40 Regions: North America, Oceania, Japan, UK/IE Languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Welsh Platform: PC Features -Beautiful 16-bit Graphics -Cleaned and Improved Stereo sound! -Animated Water, Environment, and Sprites! -Multiple Story Endings: 1 Evil, 1 Good, and 1 Neutral ending. -Unleash wicked powers such as the manipulation of disease or darkness. -Choose to follow God's will or betray him and follow the Prince of Darkness. -Moral Choices -7 hours of intense gameplay. -Two Difficulties: Softcore and Hardcore (Hardcore raises the difficulty a bit and once you die your file is deleted) -References to George Orwell's book, '1984' -A unique 'Corruption' System! -2 Save Files! Plot A normal man was walking home one day from work in the year 2030. The world has become a terrible place, filled with excessive amounts of crime, murder, and prostitution. This man does whatever he can to help other people as a sort of vigilante, he feels the world is slowly coming to the end. In a dream, God spoke to him as to do what he required him to do, this man was to be the Apocalypse himself. Though, in the dark corners of his mind, the Devil rang out to him to do his will instead. Will he follow God's will, or the Devil? Will he himself be corrupted? Corruption System Depending on what actions you take, such as trying to save someone instead of punish them (religion-wise for an example), your Corruption meter goes into the negatives, where-as if you do bad things you get further away from God and closer to the Devil, thus raising the bar in your corruption meter. The higher the meter is, the amount of Bad Actions you can do increases, where-as, the lower the meter is, the amount of Good Actions you can do increases as well as opening up different dialogue choices, powers and abilities, and determining the game's ending. --- Ojada, The Monster Summoner released! Draconic Studios presents.. Ojada, The Monster Summoner Genre: RPG Topic: Dark Fantasy Audience: MT(16+) Price: $40 (+10,000 Unit Sales) Regions: North America, Oceania, Japan, UK/IE Languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Welsh Platform: GamePocket Features -Detailed 8-bit Graphics -Cleaned and Improved Mono sound -A 6 hour long storyline! -Currency and Shops! -Over 300 armor and weapons to buy from shops and collect! -A Unique 'Monster Summoning' system! -Over 200 different monsters and animals to summon! -Once you finish the plot, the game allows you to travel back to the places you been, as to get all the monsters! -Concentrate Ojada more as a Warrior, or a Mage! (You still need summoning to get by) -Fire and Ice Magicks as to attack your foes magically! -A level up system! (Up to level 50) -Assigns your stats to Strength, Dexterity, Mana, and Life! -Classic Turn-based combat! -Animated Sprites, Water, and Environment! Plot In the Kingdom of Alqaria, the ruler of the land, King Nonique wishes to enslave the whole world under his iron fist, as he lusts for power and control. He is a cruel and ruthless king, son to the not-so-bad King Dante, who has recently passed away and had to give the throne to his son. Everyone is scared as he begins to torture, abuse, enslave, and starve the population; submit or be killed. Though, from the Academy of Mages, a recently graduated mage, Ojada, plans on stopping King Nonique! Unlike others he has the abilities to summon animals and monsters to his command, with his special ability, control of fire and water, and his skill with weapons, will he manage to stop King Nonique from ruling over the world?! Monster Summoning System Ojada can summon monsters at will with his book of spells and skill and understanding of the ability. To do so, he must "capture" a monster or animal to store in his book, to do so he needs the blood of the monster or animal, and not kill it. Once he has caught the Monster, he can summon it to fight against other enemies! Though once it dies, it's dead! There is a way of managing to permanently keeping a monster, depending on each monster and how powerful it is (Rabbit being the weakest, Elder Dragon being the strongest) you must capture the same monsters enough times to be able to summon it permanently, some monsters such as Dragons or Leviathans have special conditions to be met as well. In the story, there are THREE plot-based monsters that can be caught and summoned permanently at will that is; the Rabbit (you start with it) the Goblin, and the Baby Dragon. ---

Q3 Summer, 1990 Sales & Reviews A Story - 8 Neopolis - 8 Gaming Incorporated - 7 --- Current Game of The Year - Gensokyo: Flying Fallen Angels (PC) [9.25] --- Sales Eccojari (GamePocket) - $25 x 40,000 = $1,000,000 [15,000 (US/CA) 15,000 (JA) 10,000 (MX) ] (last quarter years) Gadgeteer Kiten 1.5 (GamePocket) - $15 x 80,000 = $1,200,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (MX) 40,000 (JA)] (1 quarter years) Titanium Titans (Arcade) - $1375 x 700 = $962,500 [150 (US/CA) 100 (MX) 300 (JA) 150 (EU)] (1 quarter years) The Dracos Gems - $20 x 52,500 = $1,050,000 [10,000 (US/CA) 2,500 (MX) 10,000 (JA) 10,000 (UK/IE) 10,000 (AU/NZ)] (last quarter years) Gensokyo: Flying Fallen Angels - $20 x 100,000 = $2,000,000 [30,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (MX) 50,000 (JA)] (1 quarter years) Duels of Honor - $20 x 60,000 = $1,200,000 [10,000 (US/CA) 10,000 (MX) 10,000 (JA) 10,000 (UK/IE) 10,000 (AU/NZ)] (1 quarter years) Mercenary: Romus Vindictus - $20 x 100,000 = $2,000,000 [40,000 (US/CA) 30,000 (EU) 30,000 (UK/IE)] (2 quarter years) A Story - $12.50 x 80,000 = $1,000,000 [80,000 (US/CA)] (2 quarter years) Neopolis (GamePocket) - $20 x 225,000 = $4,500,000 [40,000 (US/CA) 25,000 (MX) 40,000 (JA) 40,000 (UK/IE) 40,000 (EU) 40,000 (AU/NZ)] (2 quarter years) Gaming Incorporated - $20 x 112,000 = $2,240,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 12,000 (MX) 20,000 (JA) 20,000 (UK/IE) 20,000 (EU) 20,000 (AU/NZ)] (2 quarter years) --- Consoles GamePocket - $125 x 125,000 = $15,625,000 [25,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (MX) 20,000 (JA) 20,000 (UK/IE)] 20,000 (EU) 20,000 (NZ/AU)] --- GM Event A gang of unknown criminals undertaking the names of Gensokyo characters has contacted Video Gadgeteer, threatening to literally "freeze" the studio if their demands for $5,000,000 wasn't met. -Do you comply? -Call the Police? -Ignore them? -Other

Video Gadgeteer Q4 Fall, 1990 HQs: Medicine Hat, Alberta (CA/US) $74,352,500 (was $48,825,000) ((We've reached the time period I was born in! \(^_^)/ )) --- EXECUTE announced! A strange new game for PC has been announced by Video Gadgeteer. You play as a hacker in the vein of certain movies over the past decade, breaking into banks, government databases and other computers connected to the ARPANET to steal money and information using dedicated programs and typing skills. Servers will attempt to back-trace you, so you have limited time to get in and get out. All the while, your internet connection is racking up bills which you have to pay with your ill-gotten gains. If you're successful enough, you can buy better components and programs or even a whole new computer to boost your capabilities. (Like this but 8-bit) Video Gadgeteer made a statement that the "hacking" in the game is merely a simulation of "movie hacking" and that players would not be able to learn how to commit real computer crime by playing. The game will be available on PC next summer. --- Game Pocket devkits reduced in price! Video Gadgeteer has reduced the price of the Game Pocket devkit to $500,000 in the hopes of attracting more developers to the console. "We are glad that our friendly rivals at Draconic Sudios are supporting our console, but we would like to attract a larger portion of the gaming industry to our platform." said Lead Developer Oliver Zehn. Rumors are that the price drop was prompted by the impending release of the Game Machine and talk in the industry of a Goliath Entertainment console. --- A package arrives for the gang of criminals... (They open it up to find stacks of money and a note.) Here is your payment. They look at the money and see the face of "The Father" from Neopolis on the bills. A beeping sound is heard inside the box. They open it to find a military surplus tracking device. Suddenly police and the national guard burst through the doors and surround them. "Hands up! You're under arrest!" --- A letter arrives at Draconic Studios... To whom it may concern, Video Gadgeteer feels it has sufficient legal right to order the cease-and-desist of Ojada, the Monster Summoner immediately. You have 3 months to forward this letter to your legal counsel and comply. ~ Bright & Sunnay Law Offices

Pixel Power Magazine Q4 1990 A World Without Heroes - 8.5 Ojada, the Monster Summoner - 6.0 --- It seems Video Gadgeteer is getting even with Draconic Studios over Fractalspace. Inside reports say a cease-and-desist has been sent to Draconic Studios, telling them that Ojada, the Monster Summoner is a violation of their copyright on Eccojari. Will the charges stick? We shall see. In the meantime, Video Gadgeteer has issued a statement. "While we appreciate them choosing to release Ojada on our console, we feel it is too similar to our own IP, and combined with being on our platform, we believe we have precedent to press changes if they do not halt production and sales of the game."

Goliath Entertainment Q4 Fall, 1990 HQs: Los Angeles, California (US/CA) $INFINITE ((NPC post, people! This is so Video Gadgeteer has competition.)) --- Big Box, Puppy Pug Racing and Super Mariachi World announced! Goliath's new 16-bit console is launching with two titles next summer. Super Mariachi World is the sequel to the critically-panned but financially successful Super Mariachi Sisters 3 for the PC. Puppy Pug Racing is a new "kart racing" game using their long-dormant Puppy Pug intellectual property. Both games will retail for $65 and will not be bundled with the Big Box. The console itself will cost $350. Advertizing is already seeping through the cracks well before release, but the flood of propaganda isn't expected to arrive until early next year.

Dark Solar Studios Q4 Fall, 1990 HQs: Hannover, Germany (DE) $4,000,000 (was $1,750,000) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Legend Released! Dark Solar Studios presents... Legend Genre: Adventure Topic: High Fantasy, Exploration Audience: M(18+) Price: $40 Regions: US/CA, EU, UK/IE, Oceania Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Serbian, Portuguese, Welsh, Irish Platform: PC Features -Beautiful 16-bit Graphics -Highest quality Stereo Sound -Animated Water, Environment, and Sprites! -Open-ended story line: one ending with various sub-endings for those that wish a different story -Shape Earth's early destiny -Moral Choices -7 hours of challenging, open gameplay -Room for two save files -Expanded and updated shop system -'Legendary' system -Puzzle sections for non-combat enthusiasts Plot Look at the stars. Do you see them? Each star burns bright and forever, an eternal watcher, vigilant in their guard. Certain moments come when these stars align and it is during these times that events of great and mysterious power occur. Barriers between world decay and things which are not from this dimension enter, leaving their mark permanently upon the Earth. Then there are some born to greatness. Extraordinary powers are bestowed upon them, granting them the ability to change the world in ways never imagined. You are such a person. As the barriers broke this time you were in your prime, a respected leader in the local community. Struck by the powers of an ancient magic older than time itself as the stars came together. Awaking alone after the incident, a spirit appears before you, tasking you with closing the tears that have opened on your planet. Something compels you to obey her no matter your doubts. As the story progresses, however, the spirit's true motives shall be unveiled. Will you continue with the task assigned or will you carve your own path? Legendary System Your powers alone make you more than human. But simply having such powers does not make you of note. As the story progresses you will be subjected to choices which will be morally dubious and emotionally stressing. Certain choices will lower your Legend rating while others raise it. As the rating rises, you will be afforded stronger and more varied powers as well as access to special areas and equipment. However, the higher your rating, the more difficult enemies are. -$800,000 publishing for 4 regions ---------------------------------------- Rule of Nations Marketed In this tactically engaging game you will play the role of leader of a nation. On an even grander scale than War of the Ancients, choices will be varied and difficult to make, each move influencing your standing with others. It is reported that two dozen countries will be available in this but there is no guarantee. Newspaper/magazine ads and demos have been released in multiple regions, matching Legend in terms of advertising size. -$3,000,000 for Small marketing in UK/IE, US/CA, EU, and Oceania ------------------------------------------- The Eden Initiative Announced Almost no information has been provided in regards to this game but employees have assured us that this is the actual title of the game. What it could mean we do not know but the we cannot wait to see the premise. -$100,000 in development

Draconic Studios Q4 Fall, 1990 HQs: Atlanta, Georgia (US/CA) $20,600,000 --- A package arrives at Video Gadgeteer's headquarters Mr Zehn, I am disappointed that you think Ojada, The Monster Summoner is too similar to Eccojari, inside this package is a copy of Ojada, the Monster Summoner, monsters die unless caught permanently which need to be caught a certain number of and complete special requirements to get that monster. I hope to keep this game on the market. From, Alexander Chaser, CEO & Head Developer of Draconic Studios --- GM Event (@SimYouLater) The Criminals are apprehended, but not before one of them seems to press a button on their keyboard before being shot on sight. A virus has infiltrated Video Gadgeteer's computers, it has corrupted most of the data of EXECUTE and thus will take ONE extra quarter year to develop. (must be released on Q3 1991 at least) ---

-sigh- I hate to do this, but it seems something tragic has come up. The RP will be paused for a whole week, I am so sorry for how annoying this has been for everyone...the RP may paused before the week is up but please bear with me people, this is important. PAUSED

Video Gadgeteer Q1 Winter, 1991 HQs: Medicine Hat, Alberta (CA/US) $2,552,500 (was $74,352,500) (("Welcome to the 90's, Stace! Word is out, image is in." ~ Bradley, Stickin' Around)) --- EXECUTE delayed! In an ironic twist, Video Gadgeteer's hollywood hacking simulator EXECUTE has been delayed due to the loss of several MB of data caused by a group of real hackers. Video Gadgeteer had this to say: "No, the irony is not lost on us. In all honesty, gamers should take a lesson from this; real unauthorized hacking can hurt people, including the hacker." --- Pzzl released! Video Gadgeteer presents... Pzzl Topic: Abstract Shapes Genre: Casual (Puzzle) Price: $30 Platforms: Game Pocket Audience: Rated E for Everyone Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish, Icelandic, Japanese, Gaelic Markets: North America, Japan, Europe, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand - Crisp black-and-green graphics - Place the shapes on the playing field before time is up, but watch out or you'll run out of room! - Perfect for wasting time at the doctor's office or recess! - A unique soundtrack! - Mono Sound - Compete against your friends and co-workers using the Game Pocket's infrared link! Race to place your blocks faster, the slower player loses! Plot: Pzzl doesn't actually have a plot, per-se, but it is a surprisingly fun time-waster and requires both coordination and a sharp mind. (-$100,000 for developing and -$800,000 for publishing Pzzl) --- Gadgeteer Kitten 2 and the Game Machine released! The Game Machine is now available for $250, or $300 in a bundle with Gadgeteer Kitten 2. Gadgeteer Kitten 2 is also being sold separately for $50. Notable Game Machine Features - Infra-red cordless controllers - Cartridge slot - Controllers require two AA batteries each - Devkit costs $1,000,000 Video Gadgeteer presents... Gadgeteer Kitten 2 Topic: Cartoon, Sci-Fi Genre: Action (2D Puzzle-Platformer) Price: $50 Platforms: Game Machine Audience: Rated E for Everyone Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish, Icelandic, Japanese, Gaelic Markets: North America, Japan, Europe, United Kingdom, Oceania - Amazing, cutting edge 16-bit graphics! - Over 32 different gadgets to find and use! - Two player mode! Explore split-screen with the second player! Choose between Gadgeteer Kitten's female mirror universe counterpart Widget Kitty, or the mechanical doppelganger Klokwerk Kat! - Explore alternate dimensions, from chilly-yet-festive Dimension X-Mas to the magic-reliant fantasy universe of Manaworld to the world-sized suburban-esque building known as The Great House! - Incredible stereo sound! 16-track OST! - Return to completed stages to explore with friends! - Transfer your old weapons from Gadgeteer Kitten 1.5 using infra-red! Plot: Having graduated from apprenticeship, Galvin K. Windup has officially earned the title of Junior Gadgeteer, and tasked with the maintenance of a subsystem of the Perpetual Motion Power Generator. Unfortunately the job isn't very exciting... A few weeks in, Galvin spills oil on a control panel, and the machine goes haywire, opening a portal to another dimension and sucking him into it! Now he'll have to find his way back home, but to do that he'll need a device that can open a portal to his universe on command... (-$100,000 for developing and -$800,000 for publishing Gadgeteer Kitten 2) (-$40,000,000 for developing Game Pocket console) --- Highway Robbery marketed! Extreme controversy! Video Gadgeteer's crime-focused action game Highway Robbery has been advertized in the United States and Canada, even sponsoring the yearly drag races held by the makers of trendy "glowing sweat" sports drink/carbonated beverage 3st Place ("Thirst Place"). Not all of the attention has been positive. Previews of the game unashamedly showed the player character shooting police, driving over civilians and jaywalking. Prominent political figures like Jake Stevenson are calling the game a "murder simulator" and demanding it be banned from releasing to market. The government is reluctant to step in, fearing Video Gadgeteer will attempt to solidify video games as a form of free speech if a court battle comes to fruition. ($10,000,000 for mega ad campaign) --- Horsepower marketed! Video Gadgeteer's street racing game has appeared on TV and billboards throughout Canada, the United States, Japan, the United Kingdom and various European nations. The ads are custom-tailored; ads in North America feature such vehicles as the Michigan Motor Corporation's Rumbler 4x4 truck and Scorpio sports car, while ads in the UK feature the classic Oncilla O-Type and X-CS grand tourers, ads in Japan feature a highly-modified Yamato Coral hatchback resembling a car from the anime "Racer D", and ads in Europe are more varied but include the Aütomobil Nova compact car and the Countess sports car. Rumor has it that one lucky purchaser of Horsepower will win a real car of their choice from the models seen in the game! ($20,000,000 for 4 large ad campaigns) --- A letter arrives at Draconic Studios... To whom it may concern, It has come to our attention and to the attention of Video Gadgeteer that your game Ojada, the Monster Summoner is still being sold in several markets. In fact, it looks like you have not made any effort at all to comply with our cease-and-desist. We will see you in court this spring. (We already did a coin flip. Come Q2 Draconic Studios is in deep $#!t.) ~ Bright & Sunnay Law Offices

Q4 Fall 1990 Sales Reviews A World Without Heroes - 8.5 Legend - 8.75 --- Current Game of The Year - Legend (PC) [8.75] (+$2,000,000 to Draconic Studios for last year) --- Sales Gadgeteer Kiten 1.5 (GamePocket) - $15 x 60,000 = $900,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (MX) 20,000 (JA)] (last quarter years) Due to unknown reasons, Titanium Titans has gone off the market, all the money from the sales of the Arcade game were stolen, the culprits got away Gensokyo: Flying Fallen Angels - $20 x 70,000 = $1,400,000 [30,000 (US/CA) 10,000 (MX) 30,000 (JA)] (last quarter years) Duels of Honor - $20 x 60,000 = $1,200,000 [10,000 (US/CA) 10,000 (MX) 10,000 (JA) 10,000 (UK/IE) 10,000 (AU/NZ)] (last quarter years) Mercenary: Romus Vindictus - $20 x 80,000 = $1,600,000 [30,000 (US/CA) 30,000 (EU) 20,000 (UK/IE)] (1 quarter years) A Story - $12.50 x 60,000 = $750,000 [60,000 (US/CA)] (1 quarter years) Neopolis (GamePocket) - $20 x 205,000 = $4,100,000 [40,000 (US/CA) 5,000 (MX) 40,000 (JA) 40,000 (UK/IE) 40,000 (EU) 40,000 (AU/NZ)] (1 quarter years) Neopolis doesn't seem to be too popular in Mexico Gaming Incorporated - $20 x 100,000 = $2,000,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 10,000 (MX) 10,000 (JA) 20,000 (UK/IE) 20,000 (EU) 20,000 (AU/NZ)] (1 quarter years) A World Without Heroes - $20 x 110,000 = $2,200,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (JA) 10,000 (MX) 20,000 (UK/IE) 20,000 (AU/NZ) (3 quarter years) Legend - $20 x 120,000 = $2,400,000 [30,000 (US/CA) 30,000 (UK/IE) 30,000 (EU) 30,000 (AU/NZ)] (3 quarter years) --- Consoles GamePocket - $125 x 125,000 = $15,625,000 [25,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (MX) 20,000 (JA) 20,000 (UK/IE)] 20,000 (EU) 20,000 (NZ/AU)] [base of 75k] --- GM Event A letter arrives at Dark Solar Studios Dark Solar Studios, To whom it may concern, I have recently deposited $20,000,000 in a safe bank account and are ready to give it to you at any time. Please send $1,000,000 as a confirmation fee which will be used to invest in the oil industry in Saudi Arabia, I trust you will be quite happy as will I. From, Niger Aprince --- Legal Problems Ojada, the Monster Summoner has been taken off the market by Draconic Studios at the end of the first three months on the market, people are disappointed and now Ojada, the Monster Summoner and its planned sequal finisher will be left in the dust. The sales racking up to a total of $1,500,000 have been sent to Video Gadgeteer as to try and reconcile with them. +$1,500,000 to Video Gadgeteer

Draconic Studios Q1 Winter, 1991 HQs: Atlanta, Georgia (US/CA) $22,500,000 (was $25,400,000) --- The Draco's Gems II and Throwing Daggers II announced! The Draco's Gems II and Throwing Daggers II have been announced for the PC! The sequels to both these games promise expansion to their predecessors. Not much is revealed for either game, but Draconic Studios has released a "soft" non-official version of one of the game's track that is not to appear in the game, it is currently unnamed and the final version will be much better than the "soft" version! They will be given out at participating retailers for free! The floppy disc will contain the single song (titled how it is below) and contain artwork for a sort of wolf man....who could this be? "Soft Version" - Current Use is Unknown -$200,000 Development Costs Throwing Daggers II & The Draco's Gems II. --- Bash Fighters Marketed! Bash Fighters has been marketed with Mini Marketing Campaigns worldwide! Full color ads in magazines and newspapers are advertising the game all over! The ads reveal almost the ENTIRE roster in the game which hype people up a lot! Hiela, everyone's favorite ice fairy will appear in Bash Fighters as well as Dark Solar Studios' Quintilius Arros! Here is the current roster! Fans are suspecting that Video Gadgeteer's character may be their favorite pet cat! Though nothing has been confirmed yet fans are excited! -$1,500,000 Mini Marketing Worldwide Draconic Studios has made action figures for each of the playable characters (Save for Quintilius and Gadgeteer Kitten) though they are a bit shabby they are designed pretty well. They should be wonderful toys and collection items, made out of plastic and cloth as well as having detailed faces! Everyone wants one...or all seven now! They even come with equippable weapons! (Raphael, Hiela, Ferdinand, Draco, and Ako only!) Draconic Studios has also produced, slightly shabby, plushies of the seven Draconic Studios Characters! (Hiela, Raphael, Ferdinand, Sessat, Draco, Joshua, and Ako Yakami) They are ten inches tall and good for cuddling and playing with, just make sure to not play around with them roughly! These plushies are being produced in a "cute" more plushie-worthy version, and "realistic" version which has more details and don't look too cute, they each cost the same! -$1,000,000 Cheap Toys merchandise x2 (+25% Money boost) Draconic Studios has published a six-issue comic book series for Bash Fighters, each issue is twenty three pages long and has extremely detailed artwork and a good plot-line! The first two issues have been released this month, another two are coming the month after that, and finally, when Bash Fighters is released, the last two comics will be published and released! -$1,000,000 Comic Book Series (+25% Money boost) Total = +50% Money Boost

Video Gadgeteer Q1 Winter, 1991 HQs: Medicine Hat, Alberta (CA/US) $26,677,500 (was $2,552,500) --- "What do you mean it's gone off the market?! We had a deal! Fine, then we want our money back! You lost ALL of it?!" could be heard from Oliver Zehn's office at Video Gadgeteer's HQ, as he talked on the phone with the manufacturers of Titanium Titans. "Screw it! We'll port it to the Game Machine!" --- Titanium Titans: Hometown Rumble announced for Game Machine! After a major "mishap" with the Titanium Titan game cabinets, the long-awaited giant robot rampage game is being ported to the Game Machine.

Draconic Studios Q1 Winter, 1991 HQs: Atlanta, Georgia (US/CA) $21,300,000 (was $22,500,000) --- Gensokyo: Great Fairy Stopper Draconic Studios presents..... Gensokyo: Great Fairy Stopper Genre: Action, Shooter Topic: Shooter, Danmaku/Bullet Hell Audience: E11+ Price: $6,000 Regions: North America, EU, UK/IE, Oceania, Japan, Languages: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Welsh, Dutch, German, Russian, Portuguese, Icelandic, Platform: Arcade Difficulty: 14 at Easy, 16 at Normal, 17.3 at Hard! (Range is 1-20, 1 being immensely ease; 10 being average; 20 being near impossible) Features -Beautiful 16-bit graphics! -Hand-drawn backgrounds -Cleaned and Improved Stereo sound -Leaderboards! -Four tough and long stages to go through! -Three difficulties! Easy, Normal, and Hard! -You get 1 continue per play if you lose all your lives, you just get your score back down to 0 if you use it. -Beautiful 16-bit and 8-bit soundtrack. -Two shot types, same as always; Cautious and Reckless! -Two bomb types, this time you can choose your bomb as well as your shot type. Plot Hiela has lately been relaxing and freezing frogs as always, but something is wrong. The other fairies are restless and attacking random people, more than normal, anyway. Umbria is not behind this it seems but something else perhaps....this thing is controlling the Fairies as to take over Gensokyo, will Hiela stop this being and save the Fairies?!

Dark Solar Studios Q1 Winter, 1991 HQs: Hannover, Germany (DE) $0 (was 4,000,000) --- Dark Solar Studios presents..... Rule of Nations Genre: Strategy, 4X Topic: Nation ruling, war, diplomacy Audience: E11+ Price: $35 Regions: US/CA, EU, UK/IE, Oceania Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Serbian, Portuguese, Welsh, Irish, Russian Platform: PC Features -Beautiful 16-bit Graphics -High quality Stereo Sound -Hex grid for movement -Special Diplomacy system -No set story -Choose Earth's destiny as one of its leaders -Endless hours of game-play, each time different -Room for two save files -Local multiplayer for up to 4 people on one computer -Diverse technology tree and unit/building list -24 countries from which to choose -Up to 6 factions in one game Plot Rule of Nations has no specific plot which one can accomplish, much like in War of the Ancients. Instead, the player plays as the leader of one of the available 24 nations which are provided. They then attempt to become the 'winner' by achieving one of several ends. End 1: Conquest Victory- As simple as it says, conquer all other factions in the game End 2: Wonder Victory- After reaching the end of the tech-tree, you can build a wonder. The wonders require 3 pieces to build and as such can be denied. End 3: Leadership Victory- Become the undisputed leader of the world by completing sufficient missions without losing to others. Must be in good standing with the other factions for this to happen and only in an AI-only game. Diplomacy System Throughout the course of the game, you shall be presented with missions or policy decisions by the leaders of other factions. Both will influence your standing with other nations through the Diplomacy system. A higher rating with another faction makes them less likely to attack you and provide support in various manners. A low rating does the opposite. -$800,000 in publishing ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Eden Initiative Marketed The Eden Initiative, Dark Solar Studio's upcoming game, has been marketed in a campaign of a size never seen before! In various regions of the world, extensive newspaper and magazine ads, game demos, and exclusive reviews and interviews are underway, exposing many to the existence of the game. The setting appears to be some time in the future, people utilizing technologies undreamed of in the current age. Although the main character has not been revealed in the demos except for a shadowy, cloaked figure, we have been provided with various characters and ships which will be included in the game. -$7,500,000 Medium Campaigns in US/CA, EU, and UK/IE In addition to the massive campaign undertaken on the advertisement front, Dark Solar has decided to release its first ever merchandise! Though lacking a bit in refinement and accuracy to form, the plastic models come in various positions, depicting various supporting characters and vehicles from the game. Although most are static, several feature changeable stances or parts, allowing for customization. -$500,000 Cheap Toy Merchandise in EU (+12.5% money boost) Complementing the models being distributed in the EU, official posters from the game are being given away in the US/CA and UK/IE. Many clamor for these pieces and trade for them is fierce, many desiring to acquire the posters. All feature characters or scenes from the game, all of which will hopefully become recognizable and worthy of reminiscence as time passes. -$200,000 Poster Merchandise x 2 (+10,000 unit sales) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A letter arrives at Niger Aprince's Home Dear Mr. Aprince, We thank you for your offer. After considering the proposal, Dark Solar Studios has decided to agree to the investment. We have wired $1 million to the account and await to hear from you soon. Sincerely, Amand Becker, Co-President of Dark Solar Studios -$1,000,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Amand, you bastard, you lost all of our damn money! What the hell are we supposed to do without anything!?" rings out through the studio, all looking as one of Amand's friends, Peter, berates him. "Calm down Peter, calm down. It's all under control. We'll get our money back with this venture, trust me. Rule of Nations and the further sales of Legend will see us through this quarter. Trust me." "You better be right. If not, well... You just made homeless men out of us all." The door slams as Peter walks out, leaving Amand to brood. (Yay zero cash! The number will end up being strange for the income on Eden so just round it when we get there)

Pixel Power Magazine Q1 1991 Gensokyo: Great Fairy Stopper - 6.0

Winter Q1 1991 GM --- GM Event for @Durandal Niger Aprince seems to have been a scammer, you lost that money forever, hey, at least you're not bankrupt! (Bankrupcy happens when you have no games on the market and reach -$100k you will be given loans that you have to pay off at the end of the year known as Mini Credits or Mega Credits...be careful!) --- GM Event for @NoobCW Someone has spray painted ALL of Ortus' HQ that says 'WE ARE WATCHING" perhaps a punk or a criminal? Doesn't matter, it'll take $100k to get the HQ cleaned up to what it used to be. Alternatively you can get your employees to clean it and pay a cheaper price but it's not guranteed that they'll fix the building.

Q1 Winter 1991 Sales & Reviews Gensokyo: Great Fairy Stopper (Arcade) - 6.0 Rule of Nations - 8 --- Current Game of The Year - Legend (PC) [8.75] (+$2,000,000 to Draconic Studios for last year. FORGOT TO CALCULATE IT IN MY LAST SALES!) --- Sales Mercenary: Romus Vindictus - $20 x 60,000 = $1,200,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (EU) 20,000 (UK/IE)] (last quarter years) A Story - $12.50 x 40,000 = $500,000 [40,000 (US/CA)] (last quarter years) Neopolis (GamePocket) - $20 x 180,000 = $3,600,000 [40,000 (US/CA) 40,000 (JA) 40,000 (UK/IE) 40,000 (EU) 20,000 (AU/NZ)] (last quarter years) Gaming Incorporated - $20 x 80,000 = $1,600,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 10,000 (MX) 10,000 (JA) 10,000 (UK/IE) 20,000 (EU) 10,000 (AU/NZ)] (last quarter years) A World Without Heroes - $20 x 90,000 = $1,800,000 [20,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (JA) 10,000 (MX) 20,000 (UK/IE) 10,000 (AU/NZ) (2 quarter years) Legend - $20 x 100,000 = $2,000,000 [30,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (UK/IE) 30,000 (EU) 20,000 (AU/NZ)] (2 quarter years) Gensokyo: Great Fairy Stopper (Arcade) - $3,000 x 500 = $1,500,000 [100 (US/CA) 50 (MX) 50 (UK/IE) 100 (AU/NZ) 100 (EU) 100 (JA)] (1 quarter year) Rule of Nations - $17.50 X 140,000 = $2,450,000 [40,000 (US/CA) 40,000 (EU) 30,000 (NZ/AU) 30,000 (UK/IE ] (2 quarter years) --- Consoles GamePocket - $125 x 150,000 = $18,750,000 [25,000 (US/CA) 20,000 (MX) 20,000 (JA) 20,000 (UK/IE)] 20,000 (EU) 20,000 (NZ/AU)] [base of 100k] --- GM Event Draconic Studios has recently lost $2,000,000 due to a bank robbery, luckily this was the only money they had in their bank and Draconic Studios continues to evenly distribute their money safely across banks. (Can't be asked to calculate that $2m for myself + I need a bad GM event, right?)

Video Gadgeteer Q2 Spring, 1991 HQs: Medicine Hat, Alberta (CA/US) $20,502,500 (was $2,552,500) --- EXECUTE marketed! After a 3-month hiatus, EXECUTE has finally appeared in magazine ads in Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and most of Europe. The ads feature the mysterious tagline "Who controls the computer?" displayed on a computer command line (most likely MicroDyne's CLOS, or "Command Line Operating System" for the computer geeks). ($1,000,000 for 4 mini ad campaigns (North America, Europe, United Kingdom and Oceania).) --- Highway Robbery released! Video Gadgeteer presents... Highway Robbery Topic: Crime Genre: Action/Simulation (Open World) Price: $50 Platforms: Game Machine Audience: Rated M for Mature Languages: English, Spanish, French Markets: North America - State-of-the-Art 16-bit Graphics! - Make your living as a car thief in the dark underbelly of Orchard City and the surrounding Midwest county of Appleseed! - Buy up to 3 personal vehicles! - A radio when inside vehicles! - Decorate your hideout with snazzy exotic furniture like a jacuzzi, a minibar, an entertainment center, sex dungeon toys and a shark tank! Plot: The main character of Highway Robbery is a complete mystery, as the idea of the game is to have a character you won't associate with any one person or group while committing unspeakable acts. Regardless, Video Gadgeteer has stated in the manual that the game is meant to be a "stress reliever" rather than a "murder simulator", and says "have fun, because you'd never get away with this in real life and you shouldn't try to". What is known is that the character has connections to illegal car exporters, allowing him to jack cars or steal them from parking spots and take them to be crushed, scrapped or (if expensive enough) exported. (-$100,000 for developing and -$200,000 for publishing Highway Robbery) --- Horsepower released! Video Gadgeteer presents... Horsepower Topic: Street Racing Genre: Action (2D Overhead Racing Game) Price: $40 Platforms: Game Pocket Audience: Rated T for Teen Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, German, Italian, Swedish, Icelandic, Japanese, Gaelic Markets: North America, Japan, Europe, United Kingdom, Oceania - Crisp black-and-green graphics. - Over 16 different cars to choose from! - Buy a car and personalize it with modifications like spoilers, neon and custom rims! Want a different car? Trade it in for what you paid for the car plus upgrades! - 8 racetracks around the world! Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Paris, Tokyo and Sydney! - Mono Sound - Race against a friend using infra-red! Plot: (-$100,000 for developing and -$800,000 for publishing Horsepower) (-$40,000,000 for developing Game Pocket console) --- Titanium Titans marketed! Coming soon to the Game Machine! Video Gadgeteer's giant robot rampager from the arcade has been advertized in the United States and Canada, appearing on TV, billboards and of course Pixel Power magazine. ($5,000,000 for large ad campaign)

Draconic Studios Q2 Spring, 1991 HQs: Atlanta, Georgia (US/CA) $23,400,000 --- The last character has been revealed! It's Gadgeteer Kitten! Draconic Studios presents... Bash Fighters Genre: Action Topic: Fighting, Crossover, Smash Bros Audience: E11+ Price: $40 Regions: North America, EU, UK/IE, Japan, Oceania Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Serbian, Portuguese, Welsh, Irish, Russian Platform: PC Features -Beautiful 16-bit Graphics -Stereo sound -Great 16-bit and 8-bit soundtrack! -Animated Characters, Sprites, and Backgrounds -10 different stages to choose from! One for each character and one native to the game! (Note, both third party characters have stages that are relevant to the character but not from the game as to prevent copyright issues.) -9 different characters to play as! Raphael, Ferdinand Vilford, Ako Yakami, Hiela, Sessat, Draco, Joshua, Gadgeteer Kitten, and Quintilius Arros! -Bash Attacks! Charge them up (up to a length of 3 seconds) as to knock the opponent off the stage or screen! They deal pretty good damage! (Side Bash, Up Bash, and Down Bash) -Up to four players can play at the same time! -Unique fighting game where up to four can play! Successful hits deal damage which heighten your percentage! The higher your percentage the more you get knocked back, you can die due to falling off the stage or getting knocked off the screen! -Four different game modes to play: Classic, Versus, Survival, and Practice. -Items! Two Handed Sword, Homing Amulet, Frozen Frog, Super Power-Up Orb (the next Special Attack you do, it does a bit more damage and lets you withstand one hit with super armor.), Attack Orb (Random elemental projectile), Back Shield, Laser Gun, Rock, and Banana Peels! -Grabs: Each character gets one (save for Sessat and Gadgeteer Kitten) Plot There is no plot! Just pick your favorite character and play! Up to four can play, human and computer players! Endless hours of gameplay, a crossover fighting game where an ice fairy all the way to a Spanish ninja deck it out and fight! --- Tier List Like before, Draconic Studios has made an official tier list for Bash Fighters like they did with Duels of Honor!