Rebirth 86: I use games to kick open the door to the world

Zuo Zhen looked back when he left the NGS building.

In his early years, he heard that Nintendo was very domineering and unreasonable, but as a bystander, who could only understand the situation through books, he did not have much deep feelings.

But in this parallel world, he became a witness and realized that Nintendo was not as popular as he imagined.

At least in the early stages, it was still very unreasonable.

In the early days, NGS had a dominant position because NGS could indeed bring huge amounts of revenue to game companies, and there was no other choice.

But later on, when other game platforms rise, Nintendo in this parallel world will probably not fare well either.

If it weren't for Satoru Iwata, a fierce man who descended from heaven, it's hard to say what Nintendo would have done in the future.

By the way, maybe I can cut off more?

Is there Satoru Iwata in this world?

Go back and look for information.

Judging from the current time period, Satoru Iwata should be relatively unknown.

In this parallel world, there are many people and things that Zuo Zhen is familiar with, but there are also many unfamiliar people. Finding Iwata Satoru can only depend on luck.

But Shigeru Miyamoto still has it, and he also single-handedly created the legend of Mario and Zelda. Zuo Zhen actually met him in NGS, but now Shigeru Miyamoto is very shy, except for work. Not good at socializing with others anymore.

In the eyes of ordinary people, this person would look like a weirdo, so Zuo Zhen didn't interact much with him.

Later, Zuozhen left Kyoto.

Now that the negotiation with NGS has collapsed, there is no need to stay in Kyoto for a long time.

Then you have two choices next.

Return to China now, take a short rest, and then think about the next thing. Give yourself a month to think about it.

But Zuo Zhen actually thought about it during the Shinkansen trip, and it didn't take as long as a month at all.

Find another gaming platform.

And fast.

If this one doesn't work, can I just go to another one?

So how many are there to choose from right now?

Sega should be the first choice.

According to the timeline, Sega is still in the eight-bit console generation, and the version of The King of Fighters that it brought over can be seamlessly switched to Sega's game consoles for sale.

However, since we no longer plan to develop on NGS, there is no need to put all our eggs in one basket.

Find a few more.

Atari is now in decline, but the game business is still persisting, but the specific situation needs to be investigated.

At the same time, there is another option during this period, which is to log in directly to the PC platform.

The development of computers has been quite rapid in the past two years, and Moore's Law is quite strong. Computers in some areas have developed to 32-bit, and are no longer limited to 16-bit.

Well, anyway, use this time to investigate carefully.

It is not easy to find this information in China. At this time, the degree of integration between domestic and foreign countries is not high, and there is no way to understand a relatively niche industry such as video games, so we can only investigate in Japan.

Zuo Zhen already has the channels to find information, ready-made.

BEEP Magazine.

The magazine itself is also backed by a very large publisher. At this moment, the Internet is not yet developed, and the media channels are still mainly newspapers and magazines.

Especially for game-related information, BEEP must know better.

So Zuo Zhen took the Shinkansen directly to the headquarters of BEEP magazine, where he met his old friend Kenji Ozawa again.

Ozawa Kenci was surprised. He didn't expect Zuozhen to come again.

According to previous habits, Zuo Zhen should leave directly after talking to NGS. At most, he would make a phone call to make an appointment to see him again next time.

But since Zuo Zhen took the initiative to come looking for him, he would definitely not refuse.

Moreover, he really had many questions to ask Zuo Zhen.

The first question when meeting Zuo Zhenjian was about the King of Fighters.

"Zuo Zhen-san! Are you not finished as the King of Fighters?"

After Zuo Zhen came to the office floor of BEEP magazine and met Ozawa Kenci, Ozawa Kenci did not greet him politely, but was very eager to ask the questions he wanted to ask.

"Indeed, have you played to the end of the game?" Zuo Zhen looked at Ozawa Kenji who had big dark circles under his eyes with some surprise.

Good guy.

Is this guy playing King of Fighters day and night?

In addition to the ten characters, this version of NGS' King of Fighters created by Zuo Zhen also has a little plot.

Although the plot of King of Fighters has not been of much help to the game, King of Fighters has generated a lot of derivative income for a long time.

Including comics, collectibles, trading cards and other peripherals, it is also a relatively popular IP.

Zuo Zhen just wanted to make some plot points in case it was needed in the future.

The plot is probably from the perspective of one of the characters, Kusanagi Kyo, participating in a competition that invites fighting masters from all over the world.

Kyo Kusanagi made it all the way through at the age of only seventeen years old, and the final story stopped in the first five rounds of the group stage.

Before these five rounds, there are some small plots, and the total duration is about twenty hours.

I and Ozawa Kenji have only been separated for about a day, and this guy has already passed the level?

It's a bit fierce.

If Ozawa Kenji knew what Zuozhen was thinking, he would probably complain like crazy.

It's not because your game is too advanced.

Fighting games, this is a genre that is just starting to take off, and it’s actually not that new.

Because there is already a fighting game called Kung Fu on NGS, but it is not a two-player game.

Ozawa Kenji went home the same day he got Zoma's King of Fighters, eager to start playing the game.

At first, he heard from Zuo Zhen that it was a new type of game, similar to kung fu games. He thought it would be more challenging and didn't think too much about it.

But while playing, he discovered that things were not as simple as he imagined.

Kung Fu games only have the most basic punches and kicks, and you can't choose people.

But in this game, you can choose different characters to fight. Even in the story mode, the protagonist Kusanagi Kyo cannot be modified, but his teammates can.

In addition to the old enemy Yagami An, several other characters can join the protagonist group of the main plot.

Of course, things like selecting people can only be regarded as a small bright spot.

What really impressed Kenji Ozawa was the gameplay in the game.

Each character has his own unique moves, and different special effects will appear on the opponent when hit by different moves.

Every move is quite cool, which can be said to be a slight shock to Kenji Ozawa, an editor who is still in the era of eight-bit computers.

Can NGS game console make this kind of game?

I wouldn't have believed it even if I beat him to death before this.

Every time he fights against an enemy, his blood boils. Every time he defeats his opponent, the opponent is convinced and the process of congratulating the protagonist also makes him very happy.

In this way, he played directly until this morning.

Originally, he didn't want to go to work and wanted to play again.

But suddenly I found that the game story stopped abruptly and stopped in the group stage of the martial arts competition, which was very uncomfortable.

He wanted to know the future development and how many more opponents he could fight. Then he discovered that the game now only has ten characters.

If the entire martial arts competition is completed, ten characters will not be enough.

There are definitely more plots, and 80% of them are unfinished.

He really wanted to find a way to contact Zuo Zhen at that time, but unfortunately there was no convenient contact method yet, and Zuo Zhen didn't leave him any contact information. He even thought that he might have to wait half a year before he could see Zuo Zhen again.

Then he discovered that the game could be played between two people. He was still a little sleepy and came directly to the company with the game floppy disk.

Just when Zuo Zhen contacted him, he had just played against the King of Fighters with his colleagues in the company.

Two people each choose three people, and then compete to see who is more powerful.

This kind of gameplay is better than the plot. Even the president of the magazine put down the work at hand and ran over to play King of Fighters with them.