Denpa Shonenteki Kenshoseikatsu Soft Nasubi no Heya | July 22, 1999
Denpa Shonenteki
Kenshoseikatsu Soft Nasubi no Heya
It was a gamified adaptation of the television program Denpa Shonenteki Kenshoseikatsu Soft Nasubi no Heya, which included a mode for entering fictional phenomena as well as a mode for entering real prize draws using electronic postcards.
By utilizing the Dreamcast's communication feature, it is easier and cheaper to enter prize draws than actually writing postcards. Prize information is provided through the prize magazines Sato Ru Magazine (Baekya Bookstore) and Chance It!, and the entry method is via "electronic postcards." It is even possible to win prizes like cars or trips. Additionally, there are virtual prizes exclusive to the game. When you win a virtual prize, "Nasbi's room" becomes more elaborate, and Nasbi celebrates by performing the "winning dance" to enhance the joy.
In January 1998, when Jinzen! Denpa Shonen was revamped into Jinnu! Denpa Shonen, a new project began. The theme was a provocative and experimental question: "Can a person live only on prizes?" When the project started, producer Toshia Toshio gathered young comedians for what was called "Today's Final Audition for Jinzen! Denpa Shonen." He said, "This audition is purely about luck." After those words, a lottery box appeared, and everyone was asked to draw lots, with the message "The winner is the one who is chosen."
The participants in this audition included Yonton, R Mania (Nakajima Yuri), King the 100 Ton (Sasaki Sunao, Kumagai Kazuhiro), Koume-chan’s (Umezawa Motoyuki), Takeuchi Eiji, Goukyu (Akaoka Noriaki, Shimada Shuhei), Picabu (Hamada Ryoji, Kobayashi Nobuo), Gokigensham (Ishikawa Kotaro, Skegawa Akihiro), Rakuten House (Akae Kenichi, Umezawa Yoshiaki), Ookuma Ichiro, Ito Takashi, Nango Count, Machamacha, Russ, Kawano Jun, and more. Eventually, one of them, the young comedian Nasbi, who was not well-known at the time, became "the chosen one."
After being selected, Nasbi had no idea what he was supposed to do. He was told to wear an eye mask and headphones and was then taken to a small apartment. There, the producer told him, "Take off your clothes." Nasbi, bewildered, immediately took off his clothes, and when instructed to remove his underwear, he complied, ending up completely naked. His clothes, underwear, and wristwatch were confiscated and placed on a table. Left in the nude, the producer told him, "From now on, you will live solely on prizes." Nasbi was shocked by this, but without thinking much, he agreed to the project, and his life living only on prizes began.
However, contrary to his expectations, living solely on prizes was not easy. At first, he didn’t win many food-related prizes, and in the middle of the project, he ran out of rice and had to survive by eating dry dog food. When he continued winning only paper-related prizes, he endured very tough times. Ultimately, Nasbi had to physically experience the reality of living solely on prizes.
