Kintaro advert, February 2004
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Sammy says AW-NET started in 2003 and keeps promoting Kintaro with four games, using development screens. The Three Kingdoms advert below is separate.
Arcadia No. 45
February 2004. Covers Guilty Gear Isuka, Net Select: Salaryman Kintaro.
Kintaro and Isuka adverts, February 2004
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Kintaro is an AW-NET table game due in February 2004. Its icons read 3人麻雀 (three-player mahjong), 大富豪 (Daifugo), 2人リバーシ (two-player Reversi) and 4人リバーシ (four-player Reversi). Isuka is AW-NET compatible and 好評稼動中, "now running to great response". Kintaro's line: まとめて俺が引き受けようじゃねェか！("I'll take you all on at once!")
How to join, and Isuka's first colours
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Arcadia's guide to joining at launch: buy an AW card (¥500), play Isuka with it, then register on your phone with the serial on the back. Membership was ¥300 a month before tax and opened up the PC site; results saved on the card before you joined carried over. Members got rankings, play information, profile editing, character settings and the shop. The PC screenshots are from the location test. A table shows three...
An Isuka tournament that needed AW cards
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A local tournament listing: Isuka Battle Royale at PlayStation MyTown Oyama on 24 January 2004 at 17:00. Four-player matches, ¥100 entry, and an AW card required.