313 KiShin World
The KiShin World is a growing in popularity theme park in the USA. It grew in popularity, with the KiShin IPs such as Super Mario, Donkey Kong, Jurassic Park, and some Pokémon Café and restaurant also available within the KiShin World.
The KiShin World has become increasingly popular in the past few weeks since its opening. With the inclusion of the highly famous film "Jurassic Park" in the theme park alone, it's not surprising for it to be widely renowned.
Although the film "Jurassic Park" is from three years ago, its popularity and fame are still evident in the year 1995.
Moreover, the inclusion of famous IPs as part of the KiShin World, featuring beloved game characters such as Super Mario, Link, Zelda, Bowser, and even the Princess Peach mascot, entertains children who truly idolize video game characters like Mario.
However, what truly captures widespread popularity in the KiShin World are the Pokémon mascots, especially the well-known Pikachu. Even people who haven't watched its anime are drawn to Pikachu's popularity, particularly among kids and couples.
Many visitors take pictures with Pikachu, and the Pokémon Café and restaurant in the KiShin World are bustling with people. Some are playing on their Gameboy, while others are there just to capture moments in the café or restaurant.
The Pokémon Café and restaurant in the KiShin World are uniquely designed with themes from the anime and Pokémon. The bowl resembles a PokéBall, featuring iconic red and white halves forming a perfectly spherical bowl. The middle between the bowl and lid acts as a button, and when customers push it, the lid of the PokéBall bowl opens, releasing the enticing aroma of the food.
The smoky and fragrant aroma of the seafood dish, named after a Pokémon called Bulbasaur Bouillabaisse, fills the air. This flavorful seafood stew features shrimp, mussels, and clams, served with crusty bread for dipping. The green broth, colored with spinach, resembles Bulbasaur's bulb.
The PokéBall bowl employs technology similar to a rice cooker, keeping the food hot at the right temperature to maintain its freshness.
Desserts, such as Pika-Pancake Stacks – fluffy buttermilk pancakes shaped like Pikachu's face – are served with berry drizzle and whipped cream "ears."
The diverse and creative menu at the Pokémon Café and restaurant is one of the reasons why it has become a hit with customers.
"Mom, why did they name it after Bulbasaur? Did they cook Bulbasaur?" a curious boy asks, pointing at the seafood in the PokéBall bowl.
The woman in her thirties responds, "Of course not. Pokémon aren't meant for consumption..."
"Yeah, but we eat animals, right?"
"It's not the same, Chad."
With the notable establishments in the KiShin World and its widespread popularity with daily visits, even Walt Disney, currently in an ongoing partnership with KiShin for computer-animated films, expressed interest in negotiating with KiShin for the Pokémon license rights. They aimed to incorporate the Pokémon theme, including cafés and restaurants, along with the popular Pokémon mascots, into their Disney parks worldwide.
Walt Disney didn't particularly care about KiShin's famous video game IPs, except for Pokémon. They recognized the immense potential of Pokémon and even entertained the idea of directly and fully acquiring the rights from KiShin.
Rumors circulated in Hollywood, especially among circles in Beverly Hills, suggesting that Walt Disney was tempted to buy the Pokémon rights for $200 million from KiShin. While these rumors seemed crazy and exaggerated, they sparked discussions and speculations within the industry.
While Walt Disney might be interested in buying Pokémon, it shouldn't reach such a ridiculous amount.
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The "GTA III" has been in the USA market for a few days already, and even some gangsters who played the game were impressed.
The in-game character, named Claude, in Liberty City, along with the missions and the ability to freely roam around felt interesting. However, gamers have noticed that, compared to other games, "GTA III" actually stutters a little after playing for an extended period.
Although KiShin made significant optimizations and compromises to run the video game with its demands in graphics and memory, it seems not to be enough.
In fact, if not for the fact that the KS1 developed by KiShin is much superior to the PS1 in Shin's previous life, it would not be possible to create "GTA III" even with cuts in content.
It was only made possible with KiShin developing a custom 32-bit MIPS processor with a 64-bit data bus architecture, offering a larger instruction set and faster processing for complex calculations. The GPU with doubled the clock speed and additional texture memory improved texture filtering, resolution scaling, and allowed for early polygonal rendering for simple 3D elements.
With the KS1 CD ROM having a faster transfer rate, loading times were reduced...
But even with those specifications, "GTA III" was still too taxing for the hardware of KS1. Despite that, Shin felt that it was already impressive for his company to port such a PS2 game to the KS1.
