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Chapter 114 "Concentration Camp" Notes ([-])
Fatty Xing moved quite quickly, and soon began to serve dishes one after another. When Brother Long came back from outside entertainment, the table was already filled with four plates, four bowls and one soup, which looked like some Ordinary home-cooked dishes, but the presentation is still attractive.

Zhang Lexing picked up the chopsticks and gestured for a while, but he didn't know where to start first.Brother Long was very considerate. Seeing that Zhang Lexing seemed to be a little difficult to handle the dishes on the table, he simply asked Fatty Xing, who was serving the dishes, to stay as the guide.

"These are all specialty dishes in our restaurant. Let me introduce them to you." Fatty Xing took a chopstick and began to introduce them one by one: "This is a small fish boiled with pancakes, and the one in the middle is made with sauce. Fried small yellow croaker with sauce, surrounded by tortillas baked on the side of the pot when the small fish was boiled. When eating, sandwich a cake, dip some sauce, and then put the small yellow croaker in the middle. People have endless aftertaste. Next to this is shredded pork with Beijing sauce, which uses selected pork tenderloin as the main ingredient, plus the special yellow sauce of "Liubiju" and the secret seasoning of our shop. Made with soy sauce' cooking technique, when it comes out of the pan, it is sprinkled with shredded green onion. This bowl is stir-fried mochi tofu, which uses motofu from the real four-eye well, with slick oil, sesame oil and fat oil Stir-fry, use a little old black soy sauce, add some leek segments, soybean sprouts, stir-fry, sprinkle with diced mutton, and mix with some chili oil, the taste is spicy and slightly sour, especially suitable for rice. This plate is coir raincoat cucumber ..."

As Fatty Xing continued to introduce the delicious food on the table, everyone couldn't hold back anymore and began to sweep up with their chopsticks. Zhang Lexing didn't hesitate any longer. He picked up a piece of corn tortilla with one chopstick and dipped it in sauce. Then put it in the mouth, it is really fragrant and crispy under one bite.

After eating and drinking for a while, the distance between everyone gradually narrowed a lot, and the conversation box also opened up. Since they are all in the game world, the topics between them naturally cannot avoid games.

"Mr. Zhang, forgive us for being ignorant, what kind of games does your company called Creative Workshop do?" Brother Long couldn't hold back and opened his mouth first.

Zhang Lexing put down his chopsticks and introduced his company: "I can't blame you. In fact, the creative workshop was established in August last year. It mainly develops games that run on computers. In addition to some recruitment advertisements at the beginning of its opening In addition, there is no additional publicity, and no work has been officially released yet, so the company is not well-known, and naturally not many people know about it."

"Oh, computer games are the kind of games that run on IBM-PC." Long Ge made a look of sudden realization.

When it comes to computers, Zhang Lexing couldn't help explaining a few words: "Actually, your statement is not accurate. IBM-PC can only be regarded as one brand among many computers. The blue giant in the computer world is calling the wind and calling the rain, and now is the era when all the heroes in the world are rising together."

"Oh, that's right, but I only play games on game consoles, and I'm not familiar with computers." Brother Long confessed what he didn't understand very straightforwardly.

After listening to what Zhang Lexing said, the editor-in-chief Xun Feng came in high spirits: "Mr. Zhang, it sounds like you are very familiar with the situation abroad."

"It can't be considered too familiar, I just stayed abroad for a while." Zhang Lexing said modestly.

"Then don't you know that Mr. Zhang knows about the foreign game market?" Editor-in-Chief Xunfeng asked again, and Brother Long, Old D, and Lin Musen next to him also moved closer, looking very attentive, but it was Tian Song who was still He looked like he had nothing to do with himself, and ate his food in a leisurely manner.

"I know some, but I don't know which aspect you are interested in? Is it the game console hardware? Or those games on the game console? Or computer games?"

"Game consoles, hardware and the games on them are all fine!" Several people said in unison.

"Well, but before I say it, I want to know about those who already know, so as not to say some outdated news."

It was Brother Long who said: "Nintendo's red and white machine is very old, so I'm currently researching Nintendo. If there is any latest news in this regard, I can tell you about it. There are also Super Nintendo and Sega MD. research, as well as the PC-E of NEC, and the Neo-Geo of SNK.

Zhang Lexing thought for a while, and said: "There is not much shocking news during this period. In the video game market, Super Nintendo and Sega MD are still two strong contenders, but Sega in North America has a slight upper hand, and RB Super Nintendo is stronger. As for the newly-launched game software, there are slightly more Super Nintendo, among which Nintendo's "Star Fox" and Sega's "Phantasy Star 4" are worth looking forward to. To say that there is one shocking event, 1 On March 21, 3DO Company launched a 3DO game console. , EA and many other companies injected capital, and the game industry veteran Trip Hawkins initiated the establishment."

"3DO game console? What performance? Are there any games released?" Brother Long asked curiously, as if he had never heard of this console.

"The 3DO game console is known as an epoch-making game console. It is a 32-bit game console. It uses the first-bit RISC processor produced by Motorola. The operating frequency is 66MHz, and the screen resolution is as high as 640×480. The same screen supports more than 600 million colors. It supports map materials, with large memory and video memory, and has up to 32 channels of high-guaranteed PCM sound effects. Although it is very good, in my opinion, the background picture is finer, and the movie picture can be inserted on the background picture. It’s good to make movies with real-life interactions. From the perspective of game consoles, it can only be regarded as mediocre, but there may still be a certain market in North America. As for the game, it’s not available yet, and now only the demo version is available. In fact, it’s Even the 3DO host can only be regarded as an engineering prototype, and it will take at least half a year before its official release."

"Mr. Zhang, is there any news?" This time it was the editor-in-chief Xun Feng who asked.

"Actually, the 3DO game console is just the beginning. According to me, companies such as Nintendo, Sega, and NEC have research and development plans for the next generation of consoles, but there is no news yet. Atari, which failed in the past, is now launching In addition, another home appliance giant Sony, which is as famous as Panasonic, also plans to enter the video game industry. In February, it officially announced the development codenamed 'PS -X''s 2-bit game console with some technical details, and at that press conference, a section of Tyrannosaurus rex CG images generated by real-time computing was announced, which shocked many people at once."

"Sigh, the foreign game world is really full of flowers. In comparison, the domestic game industry is a stagnant pool." Editor-in-chief Xun Feng shook his head, sighing.

Hearing such words, Zhang Lexing resigned, and his own efforts would not be counted, so he waved his hands and said, "Editor Liu, this is not right."

"Mr. Zhang, why do you say that?" the editor-in-chief Xunfeng asked in puzzlement.

"Let me start with the game. Pioneer Cartoon started relatively late, and I'm from my own country, so I won't mention it, and I won't talk about those in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Just talking about the mainland, it's not like you. As imagined, there has never been any game development. In Fuzhou and Shanghai, there are two companies under the name of Tianzhiyuan. The one in Fuzhou was established in 87. In 88, there were already two games " 88 Tank Wars and Missile Tank entered Nintendo's sales list."

Brother Long felt something was wrong, so he leaned over and asked, ""Tank War"? Does that seem to be made by Namco?"

"The original version was made by Namco, but after Tianzhiyuan bought the right to adapt it, it launched two modified versions of "88 Tank Wars" and "Missile Tank". After that, Tianzhiyuan continued to be popular in Nintendo. 35 Nintendo games have been launched on the white machine, including "FC Cube" with a global sales volume of more than 500 million copies. There are also many Chinese games such as "Feng Shen Bang". However, in recent years, the main force has been transferred to Super Nintendo and GameBoy are on the two platforms, and Nintendo’s red and white machines mainly do localization of classic games, and basically no longer develop new games. The works of Tianzhiyuan are mainly exported, so they are not well-known in China.”

"There is still such a company, so we must find an opportunity to interview. I wonder if Mr. Zhang is familiar with Tianzhiyuan, and can you help us introduce it." Editor-in-chief Xunfeng was in high spirits. It's like arranging for someone to visit.

"No problem, I can help you guys get connected. Next, let me talk about the game hardware. There is a learning machine alliance in the south. Have you heard of it?"

Brother Long said with a displeased face: "I know this, but a learning machine is neither a computer nor a game console, and it is said that it is a pirated version of Nintendo's technology. I don't think it has any future development."

"You don't know that the learning machine launched by the learning machine alliance is indeed from Nintendo's technology, but this patent was transferred through proper procedures. The domestic owner of this patent is the pyramid company in the learning machine alliance. At present, this company There is also a Chinese selection plan, intending to support a batch of original Chinese FC games and Sinicize a batch of classic FC games. In this way, the learning machine can also become a good game platform. Although the technical specifications are a bit behind, but from the national conditions It is indeed very suitable for people with low income.”

Long Ge was silent, and then the editor-in-chief, Xun Feng, said again: "Then this company can also consider interviewing, it can be regarded as working hard for the domestic game industry."

At this time, old D Liu Rude interjected: "Mr. Zhang, you specially invited us to dinner, probably just for the sake of chatting."

"Of course not," Zhang Lexing waved his hand and said, "By the way, after talking for so long, I still don't know what the name of this future publication is."

Brother Long said: "The game concentration camp gathers the world's games in the camp, and brings together the gamers on the ground and the camp."

"The name is not bad." Zhang Lexing nodded, and continued: "There is still a lack of professional game media in China. Since your editorial department is planning a game magazine, there should be a relationship between you and a game development company like Creative Workshop. There is a lot of room for cooperation, such as advertising in future magazines.”

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, the official publication number of our publication has not yet been approved, so it can only be listed in the form of a book, and it is not convenient to accept advertisements for the time being. And the matter of this advertisement is now under the control of Pioneer Cartoon The sales department is in charge, and the distribution is also placed there, so the cooperation in advertising may not work for the time being." The editor-in-chief, Xun Feng, shook her head with a look of regret.

"I have an idea." Zhang Lexing didn't want to give up just like that, and thought up another idea: "Can you add a column, such as a game preview, and put some pictures of the games that our company is developing in it? , plus some text introduction, it can be regarded as supporting the development of the domestic game industry, and in return we can purchase some publications. Editor-in-Chief Liu, do you think this is okay?"

The editor-in-chief, Nanfeng, pondered for a while, then nodded in agreement.In fact, this is beneficial to everyone. Anyway, the creative workshop develops computer games, and there is no conflict with Pioneer Cartoon. It can also expand the sales of publications, retain a future advertiser, and also support the domestic game industry. The banner of development can definitely expand the influence of the publication, it is simply killing multiple birds with one stone.

Now that everyone has a cooperative relationship, the next meal will be more harmonious. Before leaving after eating, the editor-in-chief Xunfeng did not forget to ask Zhang Lexing for the contact information of Tianzhiyuan and Pyramid. The next two interviews are running It's over, I hope to give future readers of "Game Concentration Camp" a surprise.

(End of this chapter)