Chapter 32 The third generation of programmers
The attempt to pursue genuine games is divided into two directions. One direction is that alien technology continues to work hard on the Red and White Machine console.
If you look at it from a future perspective, it might be stupid to do this. It is not a wise choice to continue to launch games on a console that has been in development for fifteen years.
However, from this era, it is a relatively correct choice.
In China, the number of red and white machines compatible machines is basically equivalent to that of Japan. Although there are a large number of excellent Japanese games, after so many years of tireless piracy by pirated merchants and the Chineseization of one by one, almost all the red and white machines that have appeared have been Chineseized more than once.
To some extent, the number of red and white machine games played by Chinese players is not even inferior to that of Japanese red and white machine players.
Having played old games, players naturally need new games.
Game manufacturers like alien technology are seeing this demand from the player group.
Unfortunately, if you have enough strength, you can actually make huge profits in this market. However, game manufacturers such as alien technology are quite easy to Chineseize games, but letting them make games themselves seem overwhelmed.
You should know that although Nintendo has a dark side, its game review system still allows games with too low quality to eliminate the possibility of harming players.
However, companies like Alien Technology cannot set high standards and strict requirements for their gaming standards.
In their opinion, the market for red and white machine compatible machines is a market for grabbing money. If you don’t grab me, do I have to take it first or later?
Therefore, a large number of "Chinese style" red and white machines that are made using existing game materials have been released one by one.
The themes of these games are not limited to "Journey to the West" or "The Romance of the Gods".
Generally, there are some works that are taking advantage of the popularity. For example, if "Journey to the West" is popular on TV, I will release "Journey to the West" and if "Fengshen Romance" is popular on TV, I will release "Fengshen Romance".
It’s not that they take shortcuts, but that they make money quickly.
Another direction is the attempt to play computer stand-alone games.
Due to the vigorous promotion of the country and the large-scale electronicization of enterprises and institutions, personal computers have become very popular in China in recent years.
As a result, a market for computer games was born.
Many boys who graduated from the University of Science and Technology majoring in computer science have a natural affection for games.
And to make a video game yourself, it seems to them that it is very cool to them!
What's more, there are top students like Lei Jun who graduated from Wuhan University who have already made a lot of money by making software.
Under such circumstances, it stimulates people of their age to make a lot of money.
However, the office software produced by Lei Jun is office software, and electronic games are electronic games.
Although office software is not cheap, it is used to buy it to make more money. Purchasing office software is an investment.
When buying electronic games, it is a pastime, and after playing, nothing is left.
People are very happy about investment. No matter whether the investment can recover the cost, they are willing to do it.
But for entertainment, people should think about whether to spend so much money. Just spend less money to play.
Therefore, the sales of stand-alone games are generally not very good.
Between these two major directions, there is another strange direction, which is the learning machine.
The hardware foundation of learning machines is actually almost exactly the same as that of red and white machines.
Due to the development of technology and the progress of the times, the circuit boards in the newly released red and white machines are only the size of an adult half a slap.
Such a great degree of integration allows some people to see the possibility of miniaturization.
However, if the size is miniaturized into a portable host for a red and white machine, it is still a bit difficult.
Because if you use the current cassette, the cassette is too big. If you use the miniaturized cassette yourself, then is there a compatible system that players can't buy the game.
However, if you make it into a learning machine and put things like electronic dictionaries in it, it seems to be very troublesome.
The electronicization of dictionaries such as Chinese-English dictionaries and Oxford Dictionary has already given precedents on learning cards such as Xiaobawang learning machines.
Even the software doesn't have to be made by yourself.
Therefore, companies like Wenquxing began to promote their learning machines.
Although it is added to a small LCD screen, the actual cost is only two to three times that of a red and white machine compatible machine.
In addition, the transportation cost will not exceed 200 yuan.
However, after packaging, the price can easily reach 1,000 yuan.
As mentioned before, people are often irrational about investment. The emergence of learning machines such as Wenquxing is the embodiment of this irrationality.
Just after packaging and putting it in the basic dictionary, you can sell it for thousands of yuan.
Moreover, as soon as it was launched, it ushered in a rush to buy.
It can be said to be a big profit.
Wenquxing has achieved success with parents. I think the children will object, but it has also achieved success with the children.
The secret to success is not those dictionaries, but the games built in Wenquxing. This machine has a "Magic Tower" game built in.
That's right, it's the ported version of the game made by Takahashi.
Although it is under the banner of puzzle games, when all game consoles are not cheap, this is the portable electronic game console that children have the most hope to play.
Moreover, because Wenquxing has an interface that can support subsequent software installation, an interface that installs new dictionary.
There is another new possibility, which is to use Wenquxing as a platform to develop games.
At the beginning, this was just a legend circulating in a small circle.
But when there was really an iron-headed kid who wrote a game using the keyboard and folders that Wenquxing came with, as well as the assembly language compilation environment, the entire Wenquxing enthusiast circle was exploded.
Countless children who like games have devoted themselves to game creation.
Therefore, there are many high-quality games on Wenquxing, a platform that can never be charged.
Although the birth of Wenquxing has the meaning of making money.
However, at the same time, it has inspired a generation of programmers.
Chapter completed!