was released.

Chapter 10 was released.

"Oh my god! That's it???"

The scene on the screen left Ethan in disbelief.

"I told you this is simple!"

Evelyn replied smugly, "Light gun reaction technology is from the 1920s! Photoelectric motion is a skill that engineers have mastered for many years! So-called video games are just a combination of these mature technologies, not a big innovation."

"Can I play it now?"

Ethan turned his head sharply and looked at Evelyn with anticipation.

At this moment, he had no interest in listening to any technical explanations!

He just wanted to grab the joystick and play a game!

Keep in mind, this is 1975!

What's in front of him isn't some future software game, but pure physical charm!

"certainly."

Ethan's joy made Evelyn very happy.

As an engineer, nothing is more gratifying than having your work recognized by others.

"Wait a minute, I'll connect the joystick."

As she spoke, Evelyn turned off the power again.

After reconnecting the remaining wires on the circuit board to the existing joystick, she turned the device back on.

This time, the TV screen stopped flickering.

Holding the rough crank, the silver object, which was no longer than a fingernail, was far too tiny.

Because the joysticks of that era were made of a linkage and a joystick mechanism, they could not rotate but could only swing repeatedly. So, to play the game, you had to use both hands at the same time, one to move left and right and the other to move up and down.

But that doesn't matter, right?

Ethan has used Nokia candybar phones before, so this little joystick is a piece of cake for him!

In less than two minutes, Ethan had already gotten the hang of it.

As he manipulated it, the little white snake slid nimbly across the screen. Each time it ate a "food" item, its body grew longer. When the dark world was completely filled with light, the game came to an end...

"Perfect!!!"

Staring at the screen that had gone dark, Ethan clenched his right fist and swung it forcefully!

"This is exactly the effect I wanted! It's fantastic!"

"Evelyn! Thank you! I absolutely love you!"

He flung off the joystick, opened his arms, excitedly picked up Evelyn, and spun her around a few times.

Wow~~~

Evelyn was caught off guard by the sudden enthusiasm and exclaimed in surprise.

But her genuine enthusiasm brought a happy smile to her face.

As she landed, panting heavily, she tossed her hair and laughed, "Okay! Okay! Ethan! I know you're satisfied! But next time you celebrate, could you please not spin me around? My head... I'm so dizzy!"

"Okay, I'll try my best!"

Ethan nodded casually, adding, "But I don't know if I can control myself, it's just so exciting!"

Ethan was naturally excited, because Snake was not just a game, it also meant countless Mane!

In other places, money may not be everything.

But in America, a country where everything can be traded, money is God!

Nobody doesn't love the green US dollar!

However, just as Ethan was about to say something, a "thump thump thump" sound suddenly appeared.

The sound made Ethan frown slightly, somewhat surprised, but Evelyn tilted her head and whispered, "Thomas."

Sure enough, when she opened the inner door from the garage to the house, Thomas, wearing pajamas, walked in.

His face was contorted with boundless rage, a volcanic eruption born from the disruption of his peaceful dream.

"Children! It's midnight! Why are you still making so much noise?!"

"Evelyn, I know it's the weekend and you don't have to go to school tomorrow. Ethan, I also know you're unemployed and don't have to go to work. But me! Your old man! I still have to go to the orchard tomorrow morning!"

"Although the spring orange harvest is over, they'll be flowering and bearing fruit again soon! I'm so busy!"

"I know you two made up! I'm so glad! But now it's time to sleep!"

"You can talk about whatever you have to do tomorrow, so now get back to your rooms and get out!!!"

The shower of spittle made Ethan and Evelyn exchange a glance.

The next second, the two raised their eyebrows and shrugged.

Their perfectly synchronized banter made them chuckle, then they quickly packed their things and left the garage under Thomas's death stare. As they went upstairs, they greeted him warmly.

Goodnight, Uncle Thomas.

"I love you, Dad~"

"Bang!"

However sweet their words were, all they received in response was the dull slam of the door closing.

Neither of them took it to heart, since they had indeed been quite noisy just now.

Upon arriving at their bedroom door, they said goodnight to each other.

See you tomorrow, Evelyn.

Ethan smiled and waved his hand.

See you tomorrow, Ethan.

Evelyn leaned against the door and said, "Don't wake me before nine o'clock. I want to sleep a little longer."

"You are the boss."

Ethan agreed.

His languid demeanor piqued his curiosity. "How did you know I needed to see you again tomorrow?"

"Because I'm a genius!"

Evelyn made a face, then said, "Last night, no, judging from this time, it should be the night before last. The circuit diagram I rushed to make the night before last had many flaws. It only designed the photoelectric reaction of the game process and didn't do anything else, so you will definitely make me complete it."

"Okay, I admit you're a genius." Ethan nodded and said, "Goodnight."

Hehe~ Goodnight~

Just as Evelyn said, the Snake game that Ethan had just played was actually very rough.

There was no interface, no background music, no operation sound effects, and no scoring indicator.

Aside from the game content itself, there's nothing else that can help players enjoy the game better.

If this were in the 21st century, Evelyn's creation would only be considered a half-finished product.

But now...

A single successful gameplay session is enough to be considered perfect.

Ethan believed that given enough time, Evelyn, this tech-savvy older sister, would be able to turn a circuit board into a game console. And indeed, when Evelyn woke up the next day, she came to ask Ethan for his complete requirements, and then, according to Ethan's vision, she began to add or subtract parts.

She first redid the three circuit boards labeled 1, 2, and 3 to house the game's start screen.

Once the main circuit board labeled 1 starts operating, the game logo of "Snake Game" will appear on the TV screen, and power will be supplied to circuit board 2 at the same time to start the background music.

Next, once the circuit board labeled 3 detects the player inserting a coin by physical pressing, it will turn on the power to the circuit board 4 that was made at the beginning, allowing the machine to enter the game interface.

Evelyn also modified this circuit board number 4.

Originally, this circuit board directly adopted the NTSC standard, wrapping around the 640 pixels horizontally and 480 pixels vertically to act as walls. However, after the modification, the game interface was shrunk a bit, the game name was displayed at the top, and the score was displayed in the upper right corner.

Every time the player controls the snake to eat food, the snake's light source increases by one point, and it also discharges electricity, causing the counter to start counting. When the player's level can be directly represented by a score, wouldn't that be the fun of the game?

Because it can stimulate people to compare themselves with others.

Of course, in addition to the interface changes, circuit board number 4 is also connected to a music circuit board. Ethan spent a long time recording the sound of himself eating an apple. Now, every time the snake eats something, a clicking sound comes from the speaker.

By the time all the core components were completed, a week had actually passed.

Next, Ethan spent another day or so putting a shell on them.

It was a giant, upright refrigerator, which, if I had to describe it, was actually quite similar to a future self-service payment machine.

With the arrival of April 13, 1975, this arcade machine printed with "Snake Game" was finally released.

Looking at the simple but not ugly thing painted green, Ethan felt satisfied.

"At least I didn't embarrass my fellow villagers."

He patted the guy on the back of the head.

"What are you talking about?"

For the past week, Evelyn had been attending classes during the day and building machines at night, and was almost exhausted, but she was very happy and didn't understand.

"It's nothing," Ethan replied with a smile. "What I meant was, the next step is to sell it."

Evelyn, who already knew this was going to happen, wasn't surprised, but she also had something to say about Ethan's eagerness.

"No, there's one more thing before that."

Ethan was taken aback by the old man's tone. "What?"

"Milohua," Evelyn said, referring to Ethan's former company.

"Oh!" This reminder made Ethan realize something.

He nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, there's one more thing. We need to find a lawyer first to resolve that damn copyright issue!"

"Bingo!"

Evelyn was very pleased with Ethan's reaction, and this time, it was her turn to snap her fingers.

(End of this chapter)