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

Gameplay like Double Dragon was later called a beat-em-up side-scrolling game.

The famous games derived from this include Journey to the West, Swallowing the World, Famous Generals, etc., which were all very popular works in arcades later, and have been supported by a group of fans for more than ten or twenty years.

Later, there are also extensions of online games such as Dungeon and Fighter, which are still very popular until 2020.

Squirrel Wars and Double Dragon took about three months to complete in total.

This time Zuo Zhen is no longer anxious to make the game a finished product, resulting in the lack of many new gameplay and functions.

In any case, NGS can only be put on the shelves next year, so it doesn’t matter if it’s a little later. The saying that slow work yields good results is still very reasonable.

After the production was completed, Zuo Zhen specially organized a group of people to conduct a long-term vulnerability test on the game, using high-frequency play to find out the game's vulnerabilities.

The experience is free.

Ma Baocai and his group of children are the happiest because they can play games for free without spending money.

Then during this period, the two games gradually found some problems, big and small. Until the beginning of the year, the time limit agreed by NGS for game development in the new year was reached, and Zuo Zhen took the game straight to Kyoto, Japan.

It was January 3rd, 1987.

Arriving in the city of Kyoto, Zuo Zhen could see a very lively scene everywhere.

Everyone on the road put on the latest clothes, and everyone was filled with confident smiles.

It has been more than a year since the 1985 Plaza Accord.

During this period, the value of the yen has increased wildly, and the mentality of the Japanese people has changed day by day.

When I came here early last year, people were relatively conservative. They just felt that their lives were better, they had more money on hand, and they were willing to dress themselves up to make themselves look more successful.

And again this year, these people are now dressed more fashionably, and they look very expensive.

Wearing gold and silver has become the favorite thing for these people.

The cars that can be seen on the street have also changed visibly.

Japan's automobile industry happened to be very developed at this time, and there was naturally no obstacle to selling cars in the country. The whole country switched to the latest domestic car brands.

At the airport, Zuo Zhen wanted to flag down a taxi, but he couldn't hail one for a long time.

Then he noticed that other people taking taxis had 10,000-yuan bills in their hands.

Zuo Zhen had a strange expression.

Is this legend true?

In his previous life, he had seen some legends about Japan's bubble era on the Internet.

Only when the taxi driver sees the 10,000-yuan bill is he likely to stop, otherwise he won’t even bother you.

"Damn you, I've seen a ghost. Why are these Japanese so crazy?"

Next to Zuo Zhen, a Chinese man wearing a simple suit and slicked back hair was cursing.

He also noticed the Japanese people not far away who proudly took out ten thousand yuan bills to attract taxis to stop.

This is something that I dare not even think about.

A taxi costs six to seven hundred yuan?

Simply outrageous.

"It's normal. Japan is expanding rapidly." Zuo Zhen said calmly from the side.

"They are inflated, but it's hard for expatriates like us to go back and tell our work that a taxi will cost six to seven hundred yuan. Who can accept this?"

After the man finished speaking, he looked Zuo Zhen up and down: "Huh? You look familiar."

"Huh? You seem to have a bit of it too." Zuo Zhen looked at the other party carefully and seemed to have a familiar feeling.

"Oh, I remembered, you are the student who came with us last year."

"Student... translator? You are from the Magic City TV Factory,"

"Yes, yes!" The man looked very happy.

It's not easy to see an acquaintance here.

"Oh, I really didn't expect to see you here. Young man, are you assigned to translate for other units this time? Why didn't I see the people you came with?"

"No, I came alone. I have some personal matters."

"Private matters? Now it costs a lot to go overseas privately, right?"

"Yes, almost a few thousand dollars." Zuo Zhen nodded.

Simply flying from China to Japan is not expensive, just a few hundred yuan is enough.

But if you want to stay in Japan for a while later, it will cost you at least several thousand yuan.

And now looking at Japan's situation, it's not unusual to spend tens of thousands of dollars.

"Oh, it's so expensive." The man pinched his teeth.

"I also want my son to have the opportunity to go abroad and see it, but it seems I can't afford the money."

"There will be opportunities, but it is more expensive now. In five or six years, the situation may be different."

"Huh? How do you know?"

"It's just a feeling. Don't you see that China is also developing rapidly? The speed of development is not much worse than that of Japan. It just started late. Have wages increased recently?"

"Yes, it has indeed increased a bit. My salary at the end of last year was 80 yuan, which shocked me."

"It seems that your TV factory is doing well. Congratulations."

"Haha, thank you. By the way, let's take a taxi together. Where are you going?"

"I'm going to Kyoto."

"I'm going to Tokyo Bay, Kyoto... It seems that you went out alone when you came with us last time, was it to Kyoto?"

"Yes." Zuo Zhen nodded.

"Oh, that's great. It seems like you've been doing well recently. Have you gone to sea, little comrade? Have you stopped going to school?"

Recently, the craze for going into the sea has become more and more intense. Even the people around me who this person knows have begun to go into the sea and make a lot of money.

On the one hand, he was envious, but on the other hand, he was reluctant to part with his current job which was an iron rice bowl. He always felt that the big money they made was not stable enough.

Zuo Zhen said: "I still have to study, and it won't affect my work for the time being."

If Zuo Zhen left school, he might not be able to find so many people willing to help him.

Just because I have a university status, I have a lot of conveniences, so even if I want to imitate those successful people and drop out of school to develop their careers, I have to wait until the scale is large enough.

After Zuo Zhen finished speaking, he immediately took out 10,000 yen from his pocket and said, "Let's go, let's take a bus together and then go to the nearest Shinkansen. This should save the most money."

"Okay, then we will each share half of the travel expenses, but can you give me the invoice?"

"No problem, I don't need that thing either."

Zuo Zhen said indifferently.

Now he develops on his own and no one reimburses him.

"Haha, thank you, little comrade. By the way, do you have any plans to buy a TV set recently? I will arrange an internal price for you then."

"Okay, then I will have to trouble you more when I go to the Magic City."

"No trouble, no trouble."