The God of Coding, Becoming an IT Conglomerate

99. zelda online

1992 was bright.

In the new year, there were two big issues around the world.

The first was Nintendo’s release of a new game console.

Originally, it was planned to be released at the end of 1991, but thanks to Shigeru Miyamoto’s desire to create a game console with performance that easily beat Sega’s Mega Drive, the hardware’s completeness was further improved instead of delaying the release date a little.

“Hoyoung! Nice to meet you. Thank you so much for coming all the way here.”

“no. How are you? I am sorry for not being able to contact you.”

Hoyoung went to Japan.

Hoyoung, who flew to Kyoto by plane, sat down with Shigeru in the parlor of Nintendo headquarters.

“Actually, I was expecting Kim Ju-jeong to come, but yesterday I was surprised to hear that Ho Young-sang was coming in person.”

“Are you disappointed that I came? I should have sent a drunken senior.”

“ah! no. no. I was glad I did. I apologize if I sounded that way.”

“haha. just joke. Joke.”

Hoyoung remembered a few days ago.

Originally, the person in charge of business trips to Japan at H&H was Kim Joo-jung.

So, Kim Joo-jung was scheduled to come on this business trip as well.

‘I can’t open my eyes to manage Hermes and Gate at the same time, but to Japan? It’s impossible. ah! Or would you like to see some company work? I’ll go to Japan and come back.’

Kim Joo-jung seemed to really want it, and Ho-young waved her hand and said that she would come and go, and Ho-young was finally here.

“I was asked to come to this meeting to discuss PC publishing of our Nintendo games.”

“yes. I have read all the letters and contents you sent. But in fact, the contents of the general lecture didn’t seem to be any different from the original contract I knew… I didn’t think you would have asked me to come all the way to Japan on a regular basis, so I came here myself.”

“okay. Thank you so much for coming. In fact, there is one game that our company is planning these days. That’s why I came all the way here to get advice on the game and discuss publishing. ruler. This is it.”

Shigeru showed Hoyoung a well-organized document.

Is it for Hoyoung, who is not perfectly fluent in Japanese?

The document was written in English.

“this is?!”

Hoyeong couldn’t help but exclaim when she saw the title written on the outside.

“The Legend of Zelda Online? Are you saying you’re making an online game with The Legend of Zelda IP right now?”

“you’re right. In fact, I did a lot of research on the legend of the wind serviced in Korea.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes. At first, I thought it was an RPG game that was nothing special. In fact, the unique oriental worldview caught my eye, and I thought that the game itself was not very different from our Zelda-like games or Ys-like RPG games. .”

“Whoops. If you look at the game itself, it might seem that way.”

“But when you’re watching a game with a lot of people on one server, it’s kind of interesting.”

Hoyeong admired it, thinking to herself that it was also Shigeru.

It was clear that he grasped the essence of MMORPG at once.

“Community, cooperation and competition. I think these three things have created a game that is distinctly different from the existing games. Isn’t it?”

“That’s right. The game itself should be fun as well as the online game, but it’s a game where community and cooperation are what makes the difference. That is the power to create the era of online games in the future.”

Shigeru nodded.

Seeing him like that, Hoyeong narrowed her eyes and asked.

“By the way, what on earth do you want to do with me regarding online games?”

“I’ll tell you with a grain of salt. Please help us.”

“You want help?”

Shigeru nodded.

His expression as he looked at Hoyoung was serious.

“In fact, there are two prerequisites for online game service.”

“Aha! The spread of personal computers and the spread of the Internet?”

As soon as Shigeru stopped talking, Hoyoung knew what he was about to say.

But at the same time, I had doubts.

“But there is a problem for me to help. It is true that our company has a company that provides Internet communication services, and that I have a relationship with Dell Computer. Therefore, it is not so difficult to spread PCs and the Internet in Japan. We are still in contact with the Japanese government and even with IBM for the supply of PCs, but the situation is not going as well as we thought. The other day, the Ministry of Communications of Japan even gave a ridiculous reply saying that we are doing well even without internet.”

Hoyeong’s words made Shigeru’s face slightly red.

“That is correct. Currently, Japan is achieving the highest economic growth rate and share price growth in history. That’s why I’m full of pride. I always tell the bureaucrats and high-ranking people I know that you shouldn’t be arrogant and vigilant at times like this, but… everyone is complacent.”

Hoyoung heard Shigeru’s words and thought that he had insulted his country in front of the Japanese.

“Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean it that way…”

“no. You were just telling the truth.”

Even so, Hoyoung was deeply impressed by Shigeru’s insight.

He seemed to be predicting, to some extent, the bubble bursting to come soon.

Shigeru continued as if nothing had happened.

“And what I was trying to ask for is not to help spread the Internet in Japan.”

“then······.?”

“I want to release the game we will make in Korea.”

“In Korea?”

Hoyoung couldn’t hide his surprise for a moment at Shigeru’s unexpected words.

“Shigeru. do you mean this? Or do you mean Nintendo?”

“It’s still my will, but as long as Ho Young-sang helps, I’ll make it with Nintendo’s will.”

Shigeru continued with a firm expression.

“Currently, Korea has the best PC infrastructure in the world. According to my research, I know that the penetration rate of PCs and the Internet is increasing day by day.”

“It is true.”

Hoyoung answered while recalling the company growth trends he had seen in the report a few days ago.

“I don’t think of making and distributing in Japan first. First of all, by the time it is launched in Korea and successfully operated, I think the Internet penetration rate in Japan will have increased considerably. Then you can bring it to Japan and service it. First of all, please help us to serve Korea.”

Hoyoung was deep in thought.

The Nintendo he knew was never a company that would do anything like this.

The Nintendo in Ho-young’s memory was a company that used power to the extent that it could be seen as tyranny with their own stubbornness and stubbornness.

But now, Shigeru’s expression and tone were very serious.

Hoyoung thought that he could read the sincerity in Shigeru’s eyes without thinking deeply.

‘Are you saying that my approach changed Shigeru, or Nintendo?’

Hoyoung felt a little proud, but at the same time, she felt afraid.

It was a fear of whether it would be right to change history in this way.

But he soon decided to think on the good side.

‘It is impossible to correct what has been changed anyway. Rather, it would be much more reasonable to be thankful that the current Nintendo has a friendly relationship with me and to think about how to use it.’

After thinking, Hoyeong opened her mouth with a serious expression.

“All right. Everyone understood what they meant when they said they wanted to release in Korea. I will do my best to help you wherever I can.”

“thank you! After all, I believed that Ho Young-sang would help.”

“yes. Anyway, to publish an online game in Korea, you have to go through a portal site. The Legend of the Wind, which is currently in service, is also being published in the same way. And ‘Gate’, the only portal still in Korea, is also an affiliate of my company. Launching in Korea won’t be too difficult.”

Shigeru opened his eyes wide as if surprised.

“‘Gate’ is also Hoyoung’s company?”

“Oh, I thought you knew.”

“no! As expected, Hoyoung’s foresight is amazing! It is a triangular formation that perfectly complements each other, including the Internet, portal sites, and games. Where did you come up with this great idea?”

“Whoops. A lot of people just helped.”

Since he couldn’t tell Shigeru, who looked at Hoyoung with envy, that he was from the future, Hoyoung smiled awkwardly and evaded it.

‘Nintendo has entered the online game war. This is highly likely to change the world game market landscape.’

Hoyeong thought to herself and grabbed Shigeru’s hand as he reached out.

Shigeru couldn’t even guess what Hoyoung was thinking and was looking at Hoyeong with sparkling eyes.

“Then let’s talk properly about the game from now on. So, can Nintendo do all the production and level design, and we just have to help with the publishing?”

“Haha, unfortunately, it would be nice, but we don’t have much experience in making PC games. I know the development skills of Ho Young-sang from hearing about it. The other day, Kim Joo-jeong praised Ho-yeong’s development skills like that. How are you? Could you please pass on some of Ho-Sang’s knowledge to our development staff?”

“It is just a humble skill. It’s embarrassing to say that.”

Shigeru read the humility hidden in Hoyeong’s words.

“You don’t have to be so humble. ruler. Please go with me.”

After Shigeru had said this, Hoyeong could no longer refuse his words.

“All right. I don’t know how helpful I can be, but I’ll do my best to help. Instead, when signing a publishing contract with us, will you offer us favorable terms?”

“haha! Let’s go and talk about it then. It hasn’t even entered development yet. But one thing can be said for sure. The game we will develop this time will be exclusively for Chronos.”

Shigeru smiled broadly and took Hoyeong up to the development room.

And for several days after that, Hoyoung taught them the basics of PC online games and the networking and server knowledge needed in online games.

In fact, I thought it was a bit of a waste to teach this knowledge for free, but I thought it was not a loss-making business because I could make a stronger relationship with Nintendo, which is now properly entering PC games.

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And the second issue in early 1992 started right at Microsoft.

[Microsoft. See the end of the operating system. Windows 3.1 released]

Microsoft wasn’t just sitting around and watching Cronos’ market erosion.

The reason Bill Gates has seemed to neglect Kronos’ growth so far is very simple.

Confidence in Windows 3.1.

By using the concept of virtual memory in earnest, multitasking ability was greatly improved, and a more colorful screen was provided by maximizing the performance of the graphics card.

In addition, the optimal sound card driver is equipped with a function that can output sound quality that is almost similar to that of a real person.

“The real fight starts now. Mr. Yoon.”

Bill Gates muttered to himself while watching the PC screen with Chronos installed in his office.

It is unlikely that Hoyoung would hear that, but Bill Gates said it as if he had promised himself.

In fact, it wasn’t that he didn’t do anything else to knock Hoyeong down.

I even dug into what the hell H&H was doing, and as a result, I even found out that an investment corporation called Gaia Investment was no different from its parent company.

However, from that Gaia investment, it was completely unknown.

Of course, I couldn’t tell who the founder was or who the current owner was, and I could only find out that it was a corporation created in Dallas.

So he decided to take the regular method.

If you can’t cheat, use your skills.

He had no doubt at all that the Windows 3.1 he had just released was a much better operating system than Kronos.

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“Hoyoung! Sales of Windows 3.1 in the US are unusual. Rumors abound that it is incredibly well made. Even various magazines and experts are sending out articles and interviews saying that Windows has surpassed Kronos again.”

“it’s okay. senior. Do not worry too much.”

Returning to Korea, Ho-yeong smiled leisurely at Lee Jin-chan, who was making a fuss.

“How can you be so relaxed? Is there any way?”

“How? senior. Are you asking because you really don’t know? It is true that Windows 3.1 is a better operating system than our Chronos. But aren’t we too far away? The release of Chronos 2.”

“That’s true, but…”

“why. Don’t you have any confidence in seniors?”

“Rather than being confident…”

Lee Jin-chan continued to blur his words.

“haha. I’m not worried at all. Windows? We are told to sell a lot for a month before launch. The day we release Chronos 2. It will be until that day.”

Hoyoung calmed Lee Jinchan down with confident words.

and one month later

Chronos 2 was released, and the market turned upside down.