mesbooks Chapter 50 German Headquarters... 3D!
Chapter 50 German Headquarters... 3D!
During this month, aside from ensuring the overall direction of the console development was sound, Lin Lixin devoted all his remaining time to the planning of The Legend of Zelda.
Who would have thought that the earliest open-world RPG was released on a machine as weak as the Famicom?
Lin Lixin believed he had been working at full efficiency, but there was someone else who was even faster than him.
early morning.
Sam was awakened by a series of urgent knocks and groggily opened the apartment door.
"Hey, you. I'm looking for Mr. Lin."
The speaker was a kid Sam didn't recognize, who looked to be about high school age.
He was carrying a medium-sized suitcase, displaying an arrogant attitude as if he were ordering Sam around.
"Where did this little devil come from, playing pranks so early in the morning? Go play somewhere else."
Sam had been working overtime and staying up late every day lately, but he still felt very...
I finally had a free day today, but some brat interrupted my sleep.
During the conversation, Lin Lixin yawned from behind.
When he saw that the person who came was John Carmack, he was taken aback for a moment.
What's going on?
Did this kid secretly run away from home and come here?
Lin Lixin had no doubt that Carmack would do such a thing, and felt a chill run down his spine.
"Lin, I've made what you asked for."
Carmack completely ignored their attitude towards him and took out a storage chip from his backpack.
Lin Lixin scratched his head helplessly, but still welcomed him in.
"Didn't I tell you to focus on your studies? Did you sneak out? From Kansas all the way to California??"
Carmack rolled his eyes at Lin Lixin, then reached into his bag and pulled out an opened mailed document.
Lin Lixin took the bag, pulled out the contents, and immediately felt dizzy.
University of Kansas acceptance letter.
"You got your high school diploma in a month and then got into the University of Kansas?"
"Wait, is he the person you said you went to Kansas to find?"
Sam jolted awake, completely jolted from his dream.
The conversation between the two men implied that Lin Lixin's previous business trip to Kansas was apparently to find this kid.
……
In Santa Clara, the active members of GAMENOVA stared at each other wide-eyed at the arrogant little brat next to Lin Lixin.
"Ahem... Anyway, that's settled for now. Carmack will stay with me for the time being."
"No, Lin, are you serious?"
Vivian looked Carmack up and down; his stubborn and arrogant attitude was really not very likable.
"Come on, Carmack, give them a job."
Lin Lixin didn't explain much, but simply patted Carmack on the shoulder, signaling him to show the program he had written.
A few minutes later.
Even high-level technical personnel like Gerald and He Guoyuan had changes in their expressions.
A small room was clearly rendered on the screen.
It's not the usual horizontal 2D or top-down view, but 3D.
It's 3D!!!
Blue brick walls, earth-gray floors, and concrete-colored ceilings.
Although there are no shadows or highlights, it is still clearly visible to the naked eye that this is a three-dimensional room.
As Carmack pushed the joystick, the viewpoint even moved around in the small room.
It can move forward and backward, turn its head left and right, and has everything it needs.
The only drawback is that it cannot tilt up and down; the image remains on a horizontal line.
Carmack crossed his arms, his chin practically sticking out to the sky.
"This is a pseudo-3D technique I implemented using ray tracing algorithms."
There is no more powerful proof than this procedure.
Even Lin Lixin, who had anticipated this, was somewhat surprised.
The 3D rendering effect has completely met his expectations.
Plans have changed; we're now preparing to develop Wolfenstein 3D!
Guns are one of the three major weapons in North America, and they are also an evergreen element in video games.
……
New Jersey, NOA (Nintendo of America), Engineering Department.
Minoru Arakawa, the president of Nintendo of America who was invited by his father-in-law Hiroshi Yamauchi to establish Nintendo of America in the 80s, is facing a square, flat box-like machine.
"President, the NES prototype is complete."
NES stands for Nintendo Entertainment System.
The name was given by Minoru Arakawa. In reality, the NES was just a North American special version of the FC with a different shell, and there was almost no difference in configuration.
This was naturally done to adapt to the North American home console market, which had been almost completely ruined by Atari.
Whether it's gamers or parents, they all have developed a strong sense of PTSD from the word "game console".
A more neutral name would help them revitalize this market with huge business potential.
"Atari has ruined its reputation, so we don't need to worry about their new phones. The real problem is..."
His gaze fell upon a piece of intelligence.
[Report on Sega's new console, MasterSystem]
If the report is true, then Sega is the competitor they should be most worried about.
The Sega MS has almost completely upgraded features compared to the NES, but the price is the same at $199.99.
This machine was clearly designed to thwart their North American strategy.
"President, should we also adjust the configuration?"
The engineering department staff were aware of MS's situation and were also somewhat worried.
Arakawa Minoru pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"No, this is enough. Let's test it out and arrange a trial sale in New York this week."
He had a sharp eye and saw through the seemingly sweet trap at a glance.
They are not Atari. Nintendo's greatest strength is not the configuration of the machines, but their luxurious lineup of games.
In order to win this war that was destined to be bloody, Arakawa Minoru prepared an extremely ruthless strategy.
Bundling Super Mario with other products
A Super Mario game cartridge is included with every NES purchase.
That's a phenomenal video game developed by the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto from Japan! No player can resist its allure.
Minoru Arakawa doesn't believe there's any game in the world that can be as good as Ultra Mario or have a greater impact.
It wasn't that he was arrogant, but Atari and Sega alone could never have done it.
Unless a dark horse suddenly emerges from the dead-end North American video game industry!
That kind of thing is even more impossible!
That shouldn't be possible, right?
……
'Click'
Lin Lixin pushed the floppy disk into the NovaBox prototype.
After a few seconds of loading, the CRT TV connected to the host flickered, revealing the game's main interface.
Wolfenstein 3D
Looking at the shirtless, tough guy on the cover carrying a rotary machine gun, Lin Lixin clicked his tongue.
"Is it my fault? Why does it feel like I've made another game in this 'Schwarzenegger' style?"