Super Okuman Chouja Game
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is a Super Famicom
business strategy
video game about living the life of a billionaire
businessperson
. The object is to purchase as much real estate
as possible and eventually develop a global empire. Anime
-style graphics show off every emotion of the rival characters, and sometimes the AI
-controlled characters taunt the human-controlled player.
; absolutely no input is allowed by the player. Players are only allowed to choose their opponents in practice games; these games do not count towards the overall standings
of either the computer-controlled participants or the participants that are controlled by human players. Rival computer characters range throughout the age demographics. One of the youngest is a cutthroat 18-year-old female while the oldest is a senior citizen who often wishes for an additional turn. Their skills are rated from S (for super) to D (for below average). These AI
opponents are also sorted by rank (how good the computer-controlled rival is at the game).
of the property
in question). World map regions to dominate include North America
, South America
, Western Europe
, Eastern Europe
, OPEC
(Middle East), Japan
, and the People's Republic of China
. The game will reach its rightful conclusion once either all the cash and real estate are gone
or a player reaches a certain number of money in stocks (known as the goal).
and players eventually earn the right to compete for profits in the modern day world in addition to the cyberpunk
21st century landscape of Neo Tokyo
. The Neo Tokyo and Edo period maps are in Japanese
while the names of the major cities are in their native languages (i.e., with the Polish
word Warszawa used instead of the English language
word Warsaw). The player starts out with both cash
and stock
. If the player runs out of cash, then either he or she can make more cash by selling his or her stocks. Once all stock is depleted, real estate must be sold. Bankruptcy occurs if the player is still deficient in funds after selling off all real estate and stocks; resulting in elimination from the game.
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
business strategy
Strategy game
A strategy game or strategic game is a game in which the players' uncoerced, and often autonomous decision-making skills have a high significance in determining the outcome...
video game about living the life of a billionaire
Billionaire
A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
businessperson
Businessperson
A businessperson is someone involved in a particular undertaking of activities for the purpose of generating revenue from a combination of human, financial, or physical capital. An entrepreneur is an example of a business person...
. The object is to purchase as much real estate
Real estate
In general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
as possible and eventually develop a global empire. Anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
-style graphics show off every emotion of the rival characters, and sometimes the AI
Game artificial intelligence
Game artificial intelligence refers to techniques used in computer and video games to produce the illusion of intelligence in the behavior of non-player characters . The techniques used typically draw upon existing methods from the field of artificial intelligence...
-controlled characters taunt the human-controlled player.
Gameplay
Players can play as either male or female avatars. In an actual game session, computer controlled opponents are entirely chosen by a random drawingDrawing
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; absolutely no input is allowed by the player. Players are only allowed to choose their opponents in practice games; these games do not count towards the overall standings
League table
A league table, standings, ranking chart, or ladder is a chart or list which compares sports teams, institutions, nations or companies by ranking them in order of ability or achievement. A league table may list several related statistics, but they are generally sorted by the primary one that...
of either the computer-controlled participants or the participants that are controlled by human players. Rival computer characters range throughout the age demographics. One of the youngest is a cutthroat 18-year-old female while the oldest is a senior citizen who often wishes for an additional turn. Their skills are rated from S (for super) to D (for below average). These AI
Game artificial intelligence
Game artificial intelligence refers to techniques used in computer and video games to produce the illusion of intelligence in the behavior of non-player characters . The techniques used typically draw upon existing methods from the field of artificial intelligence...
opponents are also sorted by rank (how good the computer-controlled rival is at the game).
Stocks and real estate
Trading stocks and real estate is used to drastically change the balance of power in the game. Stocks can be improved by developing property and buying more stocks. Stocks can decline, however, if more than a certain amount are sold (thus lowering the price and profit marginProfit margin
Profit margin, net margin, net profit margin or net profit ratio all refer to a measure of profitability. It is calculated by finding the net profit as a percentage of the revenue.Net profit Margin = x100...
of the property
Property
Property is any physical or intangible entity that is owned by a person or jointly by a group of people or a legal entity like a corporation...
in question). World map regions to dominate include North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
, Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
, Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
, OPEC
OPEC
OPEC is an intergovernmental organization of twelve developing countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. OPEC has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings...
(Middle East), Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, and the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. The game will reach its rightful conclusion once either all the cash and real estate are gone
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an organisation, that is, one that cannot repay the debts owed to creditors. In most jurisdictions bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor....
or a player reaches a certain number of money in stocks (known as the goal).
Game boards
The first mission in the actual games (i.e., not the practice rounds) takes place in the Edo periodEdo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
and players eventually earn the right to compete for profits in the modern day world in addition to the cyberpunk
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
21st century landscape of Neo Tokyo
Neo Tokyo
or "New Tokyo" is a common name for a fictional futuristic version of Tokyo often depicted in manga, anime and video games and may refer to:* The fictional setting of the Akira manga and anime film* Neo Tokyo , a science fiction anthology anime...
. The Neo Tokyo and Edo period maps are in Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
while the names of the major cities are in their native languages (i.e., with the Polish
Polish language
Polish is a language of the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages, used throughout Poland and by Polish minorities in other countries...
word Warszawa used instead of the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
word Warsaw). The player starts out with both cash
Cash
In common language cash refers to money in the physical form of currency, such as banknotes and coins.In bookkeeping and finance, cash refers to current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately...
and stock
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
. If the player runs out of cash, then either he or she can make more cash by selling his or her stocks. Once all stock is depleted, real estate must be sold. Bankruptcy occurs if the player is still deficient in funds after selling off all real estate and stocks; resulting in elimination from the game.