Reborn America, this is my time

Chapter 98 Erdao Fan, Isaiah

Although the fact that "Pac-Man" advertised Apple 1 is a bit outrageous, but Ethan didn't get too entangled in this kind of thing.Because no matter how outrageous this matter is, he still earns it!The money is already in his pocket, so he can't take it out, can he?
All he can do now is feel bad for the other computer manufacturers in the market. These guys did nothing, but got kicked in the ass by consumers in the market for no reason. This is really unlucky ah!

After grinning in silence, Ethan changed the subject and asked Jobs about another matter.

"Hey Steve, I want to ask you something."

"Tell me." Jobs is also in a good mood now, "Don't be so polite, brother~"

"It's like this. Before the "Pac-Man" press conference, I heard from my company's employees that Atari will launch a new work ban on the market this summer, after the agreement with Mirova expires. A game called Breakout? Did you know about that?"

"I know, I've heard of it." Jobs asked doubtfully on the other end of the phone: "What's the matter? Is there a problem?"

'? 'This rhetorical question made Ethan purse his lips, and he reorganized his language.

"It's like this, I'm very interested in that game, because I think it's very interesting just by hearing the name, but you also know my relationship with Nolan, so... I want to ask, do you know about that game? ?”

At the beginning of April, Ethan returned to the company after developing Pac-Man. When he heard his subordinate Julis Noble talk about Atari's recent situation, he actually felt a bit of doubt in his heart, because he never The other party heard the game "Brick Breaker".

In his memory, this game is obviously the work of Jobs and Woz!

You know, in his previous life, it was precisely because of these two guys who created "Brickbreaker", so they left a strong mark in the history of video games, but in this life... Ethan doesn't say every day Let's be with them, but he also witnessed the birth of APPLE 1. When they are all bound so closely, how could Atari still launch the game "Brickbreaker"?
This……

Ethan couldn't figure it out!

Jobs, a guy with big eyebrows and big eyes, when did he rebel?
I didn't ask before because the timing was wrong, and it was in time for the release of "Pac-Man", so there can't be any problems, but now...

snort!
If this guy really sold the game to Atari while he wasn't paying attention...

Then this guy is dead!

However, Ethan's inquiry made Jobs on the other end of the phone a little confused.

"Oh Ethan, I'm not a prophet, how do I know what the game "Brickbreaker" is like?"

'? ? ? '

"You don't know?" Ethan instantly felt that he had time-traveled again.

Jobs didn't know "Brick Breaker"?
What a heaven-defying world this is!
His doubt made Jobs even more surprised, "Ethan, why should I know? I didn't make that game!"

"If you want to know the content of the game "Brick Breaker", then I really can't help you, but if you want to know when this game was born, then I can tell you, in my memory Here, this is Nolan's inspiration, long before he was sued by Mi Luohua, but at that time the market was full of ball games, so he had no intention of making it."

"Later, when Atari and Mirov signed an out-of-court settlement agreement on the infringement case of "Pong", Nolan couldn't make it anymore, because he didn't want to give up the copyright of this game to Mirov..."

Jobs' words solved the mystery in Ethan's heart.

'Brickbreaker' turned out to be Nolan Bushnell's inspiration? '

'Then this guy still has some stuff! '

At the same time, Ethan's filter on Jobs was also shattered.

He always thought that Jobs played the role of an inspiration provider in the game "Brick Breaker".

But I didn't expect that this guy is really a middleman!
Nolan Bushnell provided inspiration and asked Steve Jobs to make it. As a result, Steve Jobs found an outsourcer, contracted all the work to Steve Wozniak, and took all the bonus? ? ?
hiss……

What is a profiteer?

This kind of special is called a profiteer!

Ethan took it.

And when he smiled and shook his head, not knowing what to say, Jobs on the other end of the phone said, "Oh Ethan, I think your attention is unnecessary, because many game companies' products cannot be sold now."

"The market feedback of "Pac-Man" made them very painful, and this pain..."

"I think it will also be reflected in Nolan."

Ethan thought it was reasonable, so he didn't care about these little things anymore.

And while they were sneaking around, Nolan Bushnell's office at Atari was gloomy.

When someone knocked on the door of his office, the tone of calling for someone to come in was weak, and after seeing the figure of his subordinate holding the documents, he shook his head with a helpless smile and said, "Is it not?" Anyone coming to our new product launch event?"

This question made the young man in simple clothes nod silently.

Although he didn't say why, Nolan Bushnell knew it all.

"Oh--"

"This is really tragic—"

He sighed, put his head in his hands, and kept rubbing back.

Soon, the originally slightly curved hairstyle was directly twisted into a big back.

It seemed that he couldn't express his emotions like this, and after a while, his hands danced wildly again.

Then, a bird's nest appeared on his head.

"Okay, you put down the files and go out and do some work." Nolan Bushnell waved at his subordinates.

Following his greeting, he was the only one left in the entire office.

Picking up the document and rolling his eyes, the contact list was full of reasons, which made him chuckle and chuckle.

"They're all businessmen."

"Really realistic."

With a casual throw, Nolan Bushnell, who was leaning on the boss chair, turned his head up.

The white ceiling is like a magical screen, allowing him to see himself half a year ago.

At that time, he went to Warner because of the news that Ralph Bell joined the game of destiny, and met the CEO of Warner. Although he was apprehensive at the time, the other party did not lose his temper, but said in a friendly tone——

"Nolan, we know that it is not up to you to decide which company Ralph Bell chooses, so today's matter has nothing to do with you. The reason why we Warner bought your Atari is because we want to enter the electronics industry. The game industry, and you Atari are the most experienced group of people in this industry."

"So you don't have to worry about what happened today. We, Warner, have no intention of pursuing responsibility."

"At the same time, we also hope that you can reset your mentality, move on, and create greater glories in the game field..."

"Create another glory?" Nolan Bushnell smiled wryly.

"No one comes to buy games anymore, how can this make another glory?"

"unless……"

He thought for a while and opened the desk drawer.

Immediately afterwards, a document with the footer rolled up appeared in front of him.

A row of huge words are written on the slightly wrinkled cover——

'Atari Home Video Game Console Planning Case'

Nolan Bushnell picked it up carefully and placed it in front of him.

"Now, I'm afraid only you can save me."

He stroked the cover and muttered to himself.

"Ethan Jones, I lost in the arcade field, but it doesn't matter, because the home game industry is also a big market."

"I can't beat you, can I still beat Mi Luohua?"

Yes!

Even though Ethan Jones' "Pac-Man" has brought a huge shock to Nolan Bushnell and made his former supporters leave him, he still has the confidence to gain a foothold in the game industry!
If I can't beat you, then don't roll!

Can't we change the track?
You, Ethan Jones, don't do home consoles anyway!

However, just when Nolan Bushnell felt that if he did so, he would be killed by Gemirov...

After turning over the first page of the proposal, he froze.

Because in the machine specifications of the home game console, the CPU column says——

In this plan, the MOS 6502 chip is preferred.

"Oh—Ethan—how come you are everywhere—"

Nolan Bushnell is annoying.

At the moment, there is only one thought in his head, that is to contact Mi Luohua and see if they have the condition of 'Iranian disease'.

As for Mi Luohua...

To be honest, the situation of the old man is much better than that of Nolan Bushnell!
　Thank you [Fallen Eternal 001] for the reward of 500 starting coins.

　　Note: ① "Brickbreaker" is Nolan Bushnell's inspiration, and Jobs and Woz are just producing it.There is also a joke about this game. This game was officially released in 1976, and the copyright was not officially registered until 1992. The reason is that the group of idiots in the US Copyright Office said that individuals or companies cannot swear copyright ownership of computer graphics. Denied registration for Nolan Bushnell.An angry Nolan Bushnell sued them.The lawsuit went on for several years until it reached Judge Ginsberg of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals.This case was also Ginsburg’s last major case before she became a justice. It was her judgment that allowed this abstract game inspiration to obtain copyright protection.

　　
　
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