game trailblazer

Chapter 177 The Impromptu Handheld Plan

Back in the hotel room, the three of them sat down on the sofa in the living room.Zhang Lexing pointed to the refreshments on the coffee table and said, "Mr. Hengjing, do you want to taste it first?"

"Thank you." Junping Yokoi nodded, took a sip of the freshly brewed tea, and then took a small snack and ate it in one bite.Uemura Masayuki knew that it was not suitable for him to speak first on this occasion, so he also drank tea and ate snacks with a sullen head.

Zhang Lexing picked up the glass teacup on the table, watched the ups and downs of the hairs in the green clear soup, and sniffed the fresh and mellow aroma that rose with the steam. He was neither in a hurry to drink tea nor talk to him.

After a long while, Yokoi Junping couldn't bear it anymore, he put down the teacup in his hand, and said eagerly: "Mr. Zhang, I originally wanted to ask through Uemura-kun to see if there is a chance. Since you are here , then I will ask you directly."

Zhang Lexing took a sip of tea, then put the glass cup back on the coffee table, and said, "Okay, what do you want to ask Mr. Yokoi?"

"I heard Mr. Uemura say, Mr. Zhang, your game research institute here still needs research engineers for game console hardware. I wonder if you still need it now?"

"Of course we need it. We have always been very eager for talents. Mr. Yokoi, do you mean this? Then don't worry, we absolutely welcome it."

"That's not what I meant." Junhei Yokoi hesitated for a moment, and said, "Let me just say it straight, Mr. Zhang, you should know that I belong to Nintendo's first development department, and there are many subordinates under me. I am in charge of an improvement project of a portable game console, but recently for some reason, this project has been cancelled, and my subordinates basically have to be transferred to other departments, and some are even fired. I am very dissatisfied, and I am also very uncomfortable, so I want to find a new way out for my subordinates, and it happened that Uemura-kun gave me a business card..."

Only then did Zhang Lexing understand that the original variable was here. Without Uemura Masayuki's business card, Yokoi Gunpei might persist for a while, and maybe continue to develop according to the original track, but Zhang Lexing knew that the end of that track was not a good destination. Now that the beginning has changed, it is better to completely change to another track.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lexing said generously: "No problem, I believe Mr. Yokoi's recommendation, the technical level of your subordinates will definitely not be a problem. But if there is no leader, I can only break them up. Yokoi-san, you don't mind."

"This..." Junhei Yokoi took a breath, thought for a while and said, "Mr. Zhang, can you put them in one department, after all, they have been cooperating with each other before."

"This will make it very difficult for us. Basically, all departments of our research institute have no shortage of people. If a lot of people come in at once, they can only be dispersed to various departments." Zhang Lexing pretended to be embarrassed, and then changed the subject : "Well, why don't you continue to lead them, Mr. Yokoi?"

"I..." Yokoi Junpei didn't really think about his own affairs seriously. Although his handheld improvement project was cancelled, he was still a little reluctant to part with Nintendo.

"Mr. Yokoi, I know you are reluctant to leave Nintendo. In the past, you have achieved a lot of brilliance, Game&Watc consoles, cross keys on FC handles, and GameBoy, all of which are inseparable from your efforts. In fact, you are not reluctant to part with Nintendo. , but don’t want to leave in such a disheartened way, and want to make some more achievements. But you don’t even have this chance now. Since they don’t give you a chance, why don’t you want to change to another place to prove it to them. You , Yokoi Gunpei did not fail, he was not defeated by VRBoy..."

Every word of Zhang Lexing's words hit Yokoi Junping's heart heavily, and he couldn't help thinking: "Yes, why should I stick to a place where there is no hope? Why don't I create another sky and let the president see it?" Look, I, Gunpei Yokoi, am not the perpetrator, and let those ungrateful bastards see, I am not a loser, Gunpei Yokoi."

"Okay, Mr. Zhang, I promise you, I will bring my subordinates here. I believe that since Uemura-kun can live well here, we can get used to it."

"That's great, Mr. Yokoi, you are welcome to join. If you can prove your strength, you will be able to have your own department like Mr. Uemura in the future."

"Mr. Zhang, we will prove it."

"Well, now there is a chance that if you can complete the GameBoy improvement plan, then you will pass the test."

"We can do this for sure, but Mr. Zhang, the GameBoy is owned by Nintendo, so it's useless even if we make it. And now that the handheld market is shrinking, you don't need to invest any more."

"I will find a way to solve the GameBoy problem. As for the handheld market, wait a moment, I have something to show you." After speaking, Zhang Lexing stood up and whispered something in Yan Ruofei's ear.Yan Ruofei nodded, turned and left.

Junhei Yokoi watched inexplicably, but was too embarrassed to ask, so he had to take a few sips from his teacup. Five minutes later, Yan Ruofei came back, holding two GameBoys in her hands, which made Junpei Yokoi even more confused.

Yan Ruofei handed the GameBoys to Junpei Yokoi and Masaki Uemura respectively, Junpei Yokoi took the GameBoy, and finally couldn't help asking: "Mr. Zhang, this..."

"Play around first, and ask me if you don't understand anything." Zhang Lexing didn't answer directly.

Yokoi Junpei had no choice but to pick up the GameBoy and look it over first, and found that a cassette had been inserted into it, but there was no cover, so he couldn't tell what game it was, so he turned on the GameBoy and started playing.Masayuki Uemura, who was next to him, had been prepared for a long time, so he was not at a loss when he took over the GameBoy, turned on the power and started playing directly.

There is no difficulty in getting started with the game, and it is even easier for Junhei Yokoi who has been immersed in the game for a long time. He quickly mastered the control method of the game and tried the unique fighting and collection methods in the game.

After playing for a while, Junpei Yokoi put down the GameBoy in his hand, and said with emotion: "Well, this is indeed a very interesting game. The character design is very characteristic. It should be a good RPG game on the GameBoy platform."

"Don't jump to conclusions, Mr. Yokoi, try to connect this." Zhang Lexing put a cable in front of Junping Yokoi.

"GameBoy communication cable." Yokoi Junhei recognized it at a glance, and then he picked up the cable and connected it skillfully to the communication port on the side of the GameBoy, while he connected the other end of the cable to the GameBoy communication port in Uemura Masanobu's hand.

Yokoi Gunpei picked up the GameBoy again, but didn't notice any changes, so he asked, "Mr. Zhang, what's next?"

Zhang Lexing picked up a piece of golden cake, took a bite, and said while chewing: "You guys restart the game and have a look again."

Hearing what Zhang Lexing said, Junhei Yokoi and Masayuki Uemura restarted the game, and then they found that the "Battle" function that could not be selected in the game menu just now can be activated.

"This game allows two people to play against each other online?" Junhei Yokoi said in surprise.

"Not only that, after the connection, the two can exchange data with each other. Mr. Yokoi, the game card in your hand is actually a little different from that of Mr. Uemura. Although the general process is similar, the enemy creatures that appear are not exactly the same. , so the two players can make up for the shortcomings in the collection process through such an exchange." Zhang Lexing added.

"Mr. Zhang, the person who designed this game is really creative. It's almost tailor-made for GameBoy." Junhei Yokoi sighed for a while, and then asked: "Mr. Zhang, you have spent so much time Then show me this game, maybe I just want me to be a commentator."

"Of course not, Yokoi-san, I believe you can see how this game will boost the GameBoy market once it is released. I originally planned to sell it directly, but you have given me a A new idea. The current GameBoy screen doesn’t look very clear, and the size is a little bit bigger. If it can be improved and sold together with this game, it will definitely bring a new whirlwind of games.”

"But the GameBoy belongs to Nintendo." Yokoi Junping raised this question again.

"That's right, but now Nintendo has stopped the GameBoy's improvement research, and you have also given up Mr. Yokoi's first development department, which means that Nintendo is no longer optimistic about the GameBoy. This is an opportunity for us. If Yokoi Mr. can successfully complete the improvement of the GameBoy, and the sales of the game can be successful, then it means that everything Nintendo is doing to you is wrong, and there is a problem with their vision. Mr. Yokoi, what do you think?"

"That's right, they didn't see the potential of portable game consoles at all, and gave up the short, small, light, and thin development route. They only knew to stare at the screens of those next-generation games, forgetting that games should be fun first. Fundamentally." Yokoi Junping deeply sympathized with Zhang Lexing's statement.

"In that case," Zhang Lexing stretched out his hand, and said to Junping Yokoi, "Mr. Yokoi, first wish us a happy cooperation."

"Happy cooperation!" Yokoi Junping also stretched out his hand, and held Zhang Lexing's hand tightly.

When he was about to leave the house, Junping Yokoi suddenly remembered something: "Mr. Zhang, what is the name of your game?"

"Hmm..." Zhang Lexing thought for a while, and then said, "Pokemon, PokeMon."

Junhei Yokoi stopped, and said with a smile, "It's a good name, very interesting."

The next day, Yokoi Junpei, who had a night's rest, hurriedly left Hong Kong and returned to Kyoto, planning to discuss the future with his subordinates.And Zhang Lexing stayed in Hong Kong, discussing with Hua Ziqing, Xu Yeming and others how to win the relevant patents and further development rights of GameBoy from Nintendo.In fact, in Zhang Lexing's plan, the handheld should be ranked after the game console, but the appearance of Junhei Yokoi and Nintendo's neglect of the GameBoy gave Zhang Lexing an opportunity, and there will be no disputes with Sony in the short term. To provide a new development platform for domestic game companies, and by the way, to poach Nintendo's corner, it can be said to serve multiple purposes.

After several days of deliberation, Zhang Lexing, Hua Ziqing, Xu Yeming and others decided on the strategy of "purchasing VRBoy-related technologies as a cover, after a feigned shot, take advantage of the unpreparedness and then go straight to the GameBoy". Xu Yeming is in charge of the specific operations. Then Zhang Lexing returned to BJ, because the last game of Fengyun Interactive's summer vacation will be released soon.

August 8th is the Victory Day of the Anti-Japanese War. This day is not a weekend, but the launch ceremony of "Blood Battle on the Bund" still attracted many players to the scene.The band on the stage is playing "Big Sword March", while the players off the stage are chatting and waiting in twos and threes amidst the exciting music.

"Have you heard? Damn little RB actually denied the invasion of China, saying that they just 'entered' China to help the Chinese people overthrow the colonial rule." Player A said angrily to his friend beside him.

"Nonsense, let's 'enter' RB a few times to have a look some other day, so that these damn things can also enjoy themselves... OO you XX" Player A's friend also responded angrily.

"That's why I came here to buy "Blood War on the Bund", and I'm going to go back and teach these devils a lesson. Moreover," Player A took out his membership card and shook his voice, saying in a low voice, "I heard that there will be a lot of money this time. If you have a Fengyun Game Club membership card, you can get a 48% discount, a set is only [-] yuan, and if you don’t have one, you can also get a [-]% discount, which is super cheap.”

"Hey, I have it too." Player A's friend also took out a membership card and said proudly, "And my number is even higher than yours."

Player A was about to make a disdainful expression, but unexpectedly, someone patted him on the shoulder and said, "Stop arguing, the game is now on sale."

Player A couldn't care less about talking nonsense with his friends, so he quickly took out his number plate and lined up according to the staff's guidance. Player A looked at the number "26" in his hand, and secretly thanked: "Fortunately, I came morning."

Wu Yufei's home is in the south, but he doesn't go back every summer vacation. On the one hand, he finds some part-time jobs or tutoring jobs to exercise himself, and on the other hand, he also saves some money to buy his favorite games.For a long time, Wu Yufei mainly likes role-playing and adventure decryption games. He has never been too interested in FPS games like "Wolf3D" and "Doom Warrior", but this time "Blood Battle on the Bund" is different. Because it is a devil, and the price is not expensive.

Although "Blood Battle on the Bund" released by Fengyun Interactive and produced by Creative Workshop is not Li Wenbo's favorite simulation game, as an omnivorous player, he will not miss it, because he is not short of money.Since he bought several games in one go, Li Wenbo has been upgraded from an ordinary member to a bronze card member, and can enjoy the treatment of pre-ordering a limited edition, so this time he did not go to the scene to squeeze, but sat at home and waited, according to the phone number As mentioned in the article, the limited edition he pre-ordered will arrive today (August 8th).

Waiting is always boring. Li Wenbo was absent-mindedly playing "old" games on the computer, but his main attention was on listening to the movement outside the house.When the doorbell rang several times, Li Wenbo was overjoyed, but when he opened the door, he found out that it was either the milkman or the newspaper, which made him very disappointed.At a quarter past ten in the morning, when Li Wenbo opened the door for the sixth time, the game he had dreamed of finally appeared in front of him.After signing his name on the receipt, Li Wenbo ran into the house with the game in his arms, almost forgetting to close the door.

Back at the computer, Li Wenbo unwrapped the package, took out the game CD, put it into the computer CD drive, and started to install it, without caring about carefully counting the contents inside.Taking advantage of the gap in the installation, Li Wenbo took out the game manual. The manual was still as thick as before, and he didn't have the energy to read it carefully. He just glanced at the part of the game operation guide, and then put the manual aside, because the game has already been released. The installation is complete.

According to the method suggested in the manual, Li Wenbo activated "Blood Battle on the Bund", stepping into that special era...

A black-and-white movie-like cutscene tells the background of the times. On August 1937, 8, due to the Shanghai Hongqiao Airport incident, the Chinese army began to attack the Japanese army entrenched in Shanghai...

More than two months later, the Chinese army's attack did not work. On the contrary, the reinforcements of the Japanese army have already approached Shanghai, and even the forwards have penetrated into Shanghai...

The black and white movie on the screen gradually changed to color, and the protagonist of the game appeared. He is a soldier who has received special military training abroad. The area has been occupied by the Japanese army, and he must go through many obstacles to complete this task.

The smoke dissipated, and Li Wenbo (the name of the protagonist in the game can be customized) appeared on the top floor of a building. On the wooden box in front of him, there were daggers, reflux guns and several maggot clips. He picked them up casually. Next, the main weapon in his hand, since the Japanese army had penetrated into the city, the support personnel only had time to store some weapons and equipment on the route of action, and the ones under him could only find a way from the enemy.

Li Wenbo was holding a shell gun, and walked down the stairs carefully. He had just walked two floors, when suddenly the sound of RB soldiers' leather boots stepping on the floor came from the corridor.Li Wenbo lowered his waist (squatting down) and looked out cautiously. An RB soldier with a Tomosaka [-]-style rifle ([-] big cover) was walking towards the other end of the corridor with his back turned.After estimating the distance, Li Wenbo put on a dagger, touched the back of the RB soldier lightly, covered his mouth with one hand, and swiped with the other hand (the assassination stunt of the dagger), the RB soldier slid slowly and silently down.

Li Wenbo picked up the Tomosaka [-]-type rifle left by the RB soldier, searched for [-] rounds of bullets from the RB soldier, and then replaced it with a shell gun. After carefully searching the corridor, he continued to walk down the stairs.This time it went smoothly, and I didn't meet any new RB soldiers until I walked out of the building.

Just as he was about to cross the street, Li Wenbo found an RB soldier with a machine gun standing on the balcony of a building not far away, blocking the street. Good position, picked up the rifle and aimed at the RB soldier on the balcony, with a "pop" gunshot, the RB soldier fell down...

As the game progresses, Li Wenbo gradually approaches the area where the intelligence team is located, and the number of enemies is also increasing. Not only are there riflemen and machine gunners, but also engineers (who can lay mines and clear mines, but their combat effectiveness is relatively weak), and cavalry. (Strong combat effectiveness, fast speed), grenadier soldiers, communication soldiers (their own combat effectiveness is extremely weak, but they can call for artillery support), armored combat vehicles (must use rocket launchers to destroy, the number is not many) and other new enemies, the difficulty of the battle getting bigger.

Correspondingly, Li Wenbo also obtained a lot of weapons and ammunition, such as M1903 Springfield rifle, Thomson submachine gun, Mauser 98k sniper rifle, Czech light machine gun, and even fixed heavy machine guns can be found in some places, and of course there are also guns for destroying The rocket launcher, the ultimate weapon of the armored vehicle, is unfortunately limited in quantity. Except for the shell gun and fixed heavy machine gun, which can also be supplied openly, the others are basically counted, especially the rocket launcher, which cannot be wasted.

Fortunately, sometimes we can get the support of friendly troops, especially when Li Wenbo was walking along a relatively wide street, a group of enemy cavalry rushed towards him. He only had a rifle in his hand. At that time, he thought He was doomed, but suddenly a few Czech light machine guns protruded from the windows on both sides of the street, and immediately knocked out that group of enemy cavalry who were showing off their might.

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Just when the players were fighting on the streets of Shanghai Bund, Zhang Lexing received the news from Yan Ruofei that Yokoi Junping left Nintendo with a dozen subordinates and formally joined the game research institute in Hong Kong. GameBoy improvement research will also be carried out in the near future, and Zhang Lexing's new handheld plan is about to take a crucial step...

(End of this chapter)