game trailblazer

Chapter 272
Kobayashi Yuji is a professional game writer and an avid game lover. He came to the Spring Festival Tokyo Game Show this time to see the heroic appearance of those upcoming games. Of course, the more important purpose is to see What is the legendary PS2 game console like? Unfortunately, the result is very disappointing. Sony Computer Entertainment’s booth does not even have anything related to the PS2 game console. Talking about the "PS2" brand can be regarded as completely blocking the delusion of many people.

There were only a few PS games under development on the Sony Computer Entertainment booth, and there was basically nothing particularly eye-catching, not even as good as "Shenmue" promoted by Sega. Yuji Kobayashi, who was so disappointed, had to walk to other booths, intending to watch See if there is anything else that can be seen, but it is a pity that he has not been able to achieve his wish all the way, until the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd. appeared in front of his eyes...

After Kobayashi Yuji left the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd., he happened to meet his friend Yamaki Guanghui who was an editor of a famous game magazine, so he grabbed him and asked, "Yamaki-san, did you go over there to have a look? There are many classic games on the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd."

"Mr. Kobayashi, this is impossible. I have never heard of Blue Bird Co., Ltd. There will be some classic games. Even if there are any classic games, there will definitely not be too many." Yamaki Guanghui obviously came late today. Having never seen the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd., he didn't seem to believe Kobayashi Yuji's words.

“山木君，不信的话你听我说。”不甘心被人误解的小林佑二一边板着手指一边说道：“你看，《生化危机：代号维诺尼卡》、《街霸ZERO3》、《寂静岭2》、《合金装备2》、《最终幻想9》、《前线任务3》、《寄生前夜2》、《勇者斗恶龙7》、《拳皇：极限冲击》、《合金弹头X》、《风来之西林2：鬼袭来!西林城》、《塞尔达传说：姆吉拉的假面》、《实况足球4》、《GT赛车2》……”

At the beginning, Shan Mu Guanghui really thought that Yuji Kobayashi was just talking about it casually. The two had a lot of contacts on weekdays. He could say that he knew Yuji Kobayashi's temper very well, but he didn't expect that a series of games really popped out of Yuji Kobayashi's mouth. Names, and all of them are classics, any one of them will make him excited, and his face will become more and more red because of the excitement.When the words "Dragon Quest 7" spit out from Yuji Kobayashi's mouth, Shan Muguanghui, who is a "brave man", grabbed Kobayashi's hand excitedly, and yelled, "God!" Hey, "Dragon Quest 7", Kobayashi-kun, you didn't lie to me, shouldn't this be launched on PS game consoles?"

"Of course I didn't lie to you. If you don't believe me, Yamaki-kun, you can go and have a look with me, but whether you can squeeze in depends on your luck." Kobayashi Yuji asked, gesturing at the booth of Asaoqing Bird Co., Ltd.

"Go, of course I'm going." Shan Mu Guanghui nodded again and again, grabbed Kobayashi Yuji and ran in the direction he pointed.

The same thing is happening in different corners of the Makuhari Messe, but the reason for the surprise may be different, such as the new legend of "Final Fantasy 9", the new secret of "Resident Evil", and the new shock of "Silent Hill" , and even some people just to see the legendary game screen that can surpass the Dreamcast host.

Under the ebb and flow, the crowds at the Tokyo Game Show began to gather around the booth of Blue Bird Co., Ltd. at the beginning of the opening, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sega, who were a little complacent because of the large number of people queuing up to try the game. The staff, at this time, had to helplessly look at the increasingly thinning crowd of onlookers, and the demo machines that could be played almost without queuing.

"The story of "Shenmue" mainly revolves around the two bronze mirrors (dragon mirror and phoenix mirror) brought back from China by the father of the protagonist Hazuki Ryo..." Suzuki Yu said with a smile to the newly arrived A group of game industry insiders and media reporters at the Sega booth introduced it.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the crowd, and after a few conversations with their companions, many people turned around and ran in the same direction. Although Suzuki Yu didn't know what these people were going to do, but only a few words passed over "The new "Legend of Zelda"? Oh my god...", "Final Fantasy has new material...", "..."Dragon Quest", then I must check it out...", He can also guess a little bit, and [-]% of them have discovered something new.

"Can't you wait for me to finish talking before leaving!" Suzuki Yu looked at the two or three kittens left in front of him, and thought indignantly: "It's too disrespectful!"

At night after the first day of the Tokyo Game Show, Sony Computer Entertainment's office building was still brightly lit. Ken Kutaragi looked at the people in the conference room with a livid face, and shouted angrily, "Where did this damn Blue Bird Co., Ltd. come from?" It just popped up, why didn't any of you have heard of it before..."

Looking at Ken Kutaragi who was in a state of rage, everyone wisely chose to be an ostrich, keeping their eyes on the table and counting the textures on the table without saying a word.After crackling and roaring for a while, Kutaragi Ken, who was playing solo, also felt bored, and the depression in his heart was basically vented, so his tone softened a little: "Okay, I I believe that all of you are working very hard. It should be an unintentional mistake to ignore the Blue Bird Co., Ltd. this time. Just pay attention in the future. Then, let’s discuss how to deal with the DreamBox128 host of the Blue Bird Co., Ltd. Does our own plan need to be adjusted accordingly? Iwata-kun, what is the current stage of the PS2 you are developing, and when will it be officially launched."

"Yes, President." Manxing Iwata, who was named by Ken Kutaragi, stood up and bowed respectfully, and began to introduce the development progress of PS2: "...the current development progress has entered the middle stage, but it still needs to be developed according to the simulation. According to the test situation, we need to make some adjustments to the system layout...according to the current progress estimate, it will take at least April or May next year for the PS2 to actually go on the market."

"President, there are 2 PS12 games currently under development, none of which are highly completed, and 8 of them are expected to be completed before March next year... The development of the game also requires a certain period of preparation, otherwise the PS3 game cannot be guaranteed. When it was launched, there was enough game support..." Ryuichi Murakami also stood up and told the situation he was in charge of.

Someone started, and everyone gradually became more courageous, expressing their own opinions on the current situation, with various opinions, but there is one thing that is relatively unified, everyone did not regard Blue Bird Co., Ltd. I regard the DreamBox128 host as a strong opponent, thinking that it is just a sneaky advance, and when my own PS2 comes out, I will be able to completely defeat it, just like the PS game console against Sega's SS game console.

"President, I think we can take the initiative to contact those game developers and draw them into our camp as much as possible. I believe that except for those powerful big companies, the average game developers are very It is difficult to develop multiple games at the same time, especially when the platforms are different, so if we can persuade as many game developers as possible to develop PS2 or PS games, then it means that we can develop games for the DreamBox128 host The business has become less. As for those big companies, we can also consider using as favorable terms as possible to attract them to develop PS2 or PS games. The key is the first two years. The stamina of the game console will definitely catch up with this opponent who hit the road first." Akihiro Aoyama, who had lost a bit of information, also used his own brains to put forward his own suggestions for defeating Blue Bird Co., Ltd.

Apparently Aoyama Akihiro’s words reached Kutaragi Ken’s heart, he nodded in satisfaction, and ordered: “Mr. As long as the DreamBox128 host can be successfully sniped, appropriate concessions are acceptable."

"Yes, President, I will definitely handle this matter well!" Akihiro Aoyama nodded fiercely and replied respectfully.

"Iwata-kun, you must hurry up with your R&D work, and you must find a way to complete the R&D work as early as possible without affecting the quality and performance of the PS2. Murakami-kun, you should pay more attention to game development. The development progress is very important, but The quality of the game must not be ignored...Everyone, it is up to you whether our PS2 can hit the ground running, please hurry up!" Ken Kutaragi stood up and bowed to everyone.

"Yes, President!" Everyone stood up and bowed to Ken Kutaragi together.

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Similar things happened at the headquarters of Sega and Nintendo. They also held meetings late into the night, and the atmosphere at the venue was more dignified than that of Sony Computer Entertainment.President Shinko Shoichiro was very angry, that damned Capcom dared to fool him, and clearly promised to launch a series of games including "Resident Evil" on the Dreamcast host, which is good, there is no movement here Well, I turned around and jumped to the DreamBox128 console of Blue Bird Co., Ltd., and this time I also showed a demo version. It is obvious that Capcom's empathy is no longer a day or two.

Hiroshi Yamauchi was also very angry. Although the cooperation with Tianzhiyuan these years has not been without some bumps and bumps, it is still quite pleasant on the whole. It started from the Nintendo red and white machine, to the GameBoy, Super Nintendo, VRBoy, and until now the N64. With the support, Tianzhiyuan has successfully created many best-selling games.But at the moment, he turned his face and refused to recognize anyone. Before Nintendo came to persuade him to join the development of the N64 follow-up model, Tianzhiyuan fell into the arms of the little-known Blue Bird Co., Ltd. Best-selling game brands such as The Legend of Erda were taken away, which almost didn't blow the lungs of the conceited Hiroshi Yamauchi.

But the anger turns to anger, and there is nothing to do after joining Shoichiro and Hiroshi Yamauchi. These years are not like the most glorious years of Nintendo. Whoever wants to develop can develop, and anyone who wants to be kicked can be kicked away. Since the new army Sony Since entering the game industry, the management and control measures that Hiroshi Yamauchi has been proud of have gradually disintegrated, and there are many game developers with two or more boats.If you want to be punished, except for those little ant companies that have just joined the game industry, basically there will be no company that will cheat on you, at worst, just switch to another platform.So the two can only be anxious and angry for nothing, but they coincidentally thought of a joke some time ago that "Sega helps Nintendo develop games". At least Hiroshi Yamauchi now thinks this idea is pretty good.

In the morning of the next day, many media who had seen the miraculous performance of the DreamBox128 host could not wait to organize reports on it, and those newspapers and Internet media that were more time-sensitive immediately reported the information about the DreamBox128 host in their hands. Announced, including the shocking team of game developers and the mouth-watering game development list, the powerful performance and configuration of the DreamBox128 host has attracted waves of praise, and even more good news has given it a "monster of terror" ", which was used to describe the shock brought about by its powerful performance, and then this nickname was even recognized by almost the entire RB game industry.

Some well-connected media also specially interviewed game developers who had seen the DreamBox128 console, and published them in newspapers as special comments, including many famous game developers.For example, Hironobu Sakaguchi, the main creator of "Final Fantasy", thought: "...a very powerful machine, whether it is performance, DVD-ROM or game controller, it is very exciting...I believe that "Final Fantasy 9" must Will get a better performance stage..."

The "Grand Racing" development team of Tianzhiyuan said: "...the PS version of "Gran Turismo" MOVIE screen can be displayed in real-time calculation on the DreamBox128 host, and the image quality will be several times or even hundreds of times improved... Future racing games will be comparable to televised shows..."

Yoshiki Okamoto of Capcom said: "When I first saw the data of the DreamBox128 host, I was as surprised as the arrival of the horror king... We think that the hardware has evolved to such a point that the developer's feeling is more important for future game development. ...This is also the reason why "Resident Evil: Code Veronica" will choose the DreamBox128 host as the development platform..."

Koichi Nakamura, the main creator of "The Wind Comes to Xilin", feels: "... I have seen all kinds of hardware, but this is the first time I have received such a big impact. Both the computing power of the CPU and the performance of the image have surpassed Beyond the category of home game consoles, it is the apex of the world's computers..."

The oncoming reports have aroused strong interest from the players. Many people made a special trip to the Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture just to see what the legendary "Horror King" looks like. Starting from the afternoon of the second day, Makuhari Messe ushered in a huge wave of visitors...

(End of this chapter)