Chapter 2749
New Era Game Machines
Chapter 2749 'New Era' Game Console
The three of them walked together after leaving the office.
"Xiao Yang, what are you busy with? I haven't seen you all Chinese New Year."
Old Qin asked from the side, and Yang Xiaotao sighed, "Isn't it because of the foreign trade people that I have to do nothing else during the first month of the lunar year?"
Old Wang chuckled, "What game console?"
Yang Xiaotao hummed in agreement, and Old Wang asked with even greater curiosity, "Is this game console fun?"
Yang Xiaotao chuckled, "You'll see when you play it."
"Never mind then, I'm not really into games."
Old Wang shook his head.
The three chatted about the alliance along the way, and all knew that it was a measure taken by the alliance to retaliate against the United States.
It may only be a part of it, but it shows that the league is really annoyed this time.
"Do you think the Alliance will still go to the moon?"
"It's said they lost billions this time. Do they even have that much money?"
Old Qin asked tentatively.
Old Wang, however, looked at Yang Xiaotao.
He had heard about this from Lao Qian; for anything related to the moon landing, Yang Xiaotao was the right person to contact.
Seeing the two looking over, Yang Xiaotao shrugged, "Nine times out of ten."
"What?"
The two asked in unison.
Yang Xiaotao walked to the car door and said, "It's not a matter of whether we know how or not; it's about having to do it."
"Man fights for a breath of air, Buddha fights for a stick of incense."
"The alliance is now in a precarious position. If it fails, doesn't that mean it's inferior to the United States?"
"If I lose my prestige, how will I be able to get my underlings to work in the future?"
After opening the car door, he added, "If they didn't know how, why would they buy semiconductors?"
"I suspect there might be something else going on behind this explosion, but what does it have to do with us?"
"I'm off, I'm busy."
After saying that, Yang Xiaotao greeted everyone and got into the car.
It wasn't until Yang Xiaotao left that Old Qin and Old Wang realized what had happened, and then they looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Old Wang, do you think we'll ever land on the moon?"
Old Wang shook his head, then smiled and said, "What does this have to do with us?"
Old Qin also laughed.
Back at the Ninth Division, Yang Xiaotao summoned Li Hongfeng and Liu Huaimin and explained Elder Chen's mission to them. The two immediately found someone to make arrangements.
As for what the alliance wanted to do, Yang Xiaotao had no interest in paying attention.
Fortunately, we still have twenty years; let them do whatever they want.
With nothing else to disturb him, Yang Xiaotao threw himself into researching game consoles.
He also wanted to see what kind of game console would finally come out.
The eighth day of the first lunar month.
Under Yang Xiaotao's personal guidance, the motherboard design for the game console was completed.
The system, based on its excellent performance, contributed 3,000 credits to Yang Xiaotao.
This allowed Yang Xiaotao's credits to once again exceed 30,000 points.
The tenth day of the first lunar month.
Wang Kun led his team to complete the tank battle module.
The twelfth day of the first lunar month.
Liu Yongqiang led his team to complete the Mario module.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Research Institute, Game Design Institute.
The door was tightly shut at that moment.
Apart from Yang Xiaotao and the rest of the research institute staff, there were no other people in the room.
In front of the workbench.
Wang Kun carefully twisted the screws with a screwdriver. In front of him was a rectangular black game console, about the size of a laptop and two fingers thick.
After the motherboard was installed piece by piece, the display screen was then installed as well.
After all the parts were installed, Wang Kun carefully inspected them before looking up at Yang Xiaotao.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Yang Xiaotao.
"Minister Yang, it's assembled."
As Wang Kun spoke, he still felt somewhat uneasy.
Success or failure, it all comes down to this moment.
"I'll give it a try."
Yang Xiaotao remained calm as he took the game console. It felt quite heavy, weighing about four pounds, and with the batteries, it would weigh at least five pounds.
Thinking to himself, the chubby boy next to him quickly handed over two size 2 batteries, which Yang Xiaotao took and put in.
I turned on the power switch casually.
Then you see a five-pointed star appear on the screen.
Then, after the five-pointed stars filled the entire screen, another image flashed.
The image is divided into two layers, top and bottom.
The top part is a little Mario figure, and the bottom part is a small tank.
Yang Xiaotao glanced at the buttons below, then pressed the control button, and a 'click' sound immediately came from the game console.
Press the up and down keys with your left hand, and each press will make a 'de' sound.
As the cursor on the panel hovered over the Mario figure, Yang Xiaotao pressed the control button again.
The next second, a voice suddenly rang out.
"Hello, I'm Mario!"
A somewhat familiar voice came from the game console, and Yang Xiaotao immediately looked up at Liu Yongqiang.
The latter scratched his head and said, "Director Yang, since we couldn't find anyone for the time being, I... I'll go myself."
Yang Xiaotao didn't mean anything by it; he just wanted to confirm.
Then he laughed and said, "Xiao Liu, I think your voice will go down in the history of the gaming industry."
Liu Yongqiang smiled awkwardly, thinking that Yang Xiaotao was joking.
No one around paid any attention; all their focus was on Yang Xiaotao's hands.
The game begins when the control key is pressed.
What happened next was nothing short of miraculous to everyone.
Yang Xiaotao was seen controlling Mario, bouncing around the room, occasionally pulling off a cool high-level jump, clearly a seasoned gamer.
As for why Yang played it so smoothly on his first try, everyone present attributed it to the fact that Yang was the chief designer of the game console, since most of the scenes were his ideas.
"I remember there was a treasure chest in here that could give you an extra life."
At this moment, Yang Xiaotao looked at the very simple game screen in his hand and began to talk to himself.
I want to make sure I'm already in the game.
Perhaps, in this era of limited games, the mere sight of a blurry little figure bouncing with your fingertips is a pleasure in itself.
Upon hearing this, people around immediately crowded around, seven or eight heads completely obscuring Yang Xiaotao's head.
Then we see Mario walk to a wall, then jump around forcefully, jumping seven or eight times until a brick pops out from above his head.
According to Yang Xiaotao's design, this should be a small mushroom, but the current technology is not up to par, and mushrooms are too difficult to make, so he simply used a brick instead.
So Mario ate a brick.
Of course, this piece of chocolate is used for external publicity.
In short, the effect is the same: an extra life is saved.
Total: four lives.
With a perfect pass of the second level, Yang Xiaotao entered the third level.
As a result, the third level became more difficult, and I died once right away.
Every resurrection has to start from scratch, which is unavoidable due to inadequate technical design.
So, on the third level, Yang Xiaotao wasted three lives before finally passing the level.
Then, I reached the fourth level, and the game ended.
At the moment of utter defeat, everyone was filled with disappointment.
However, Yang Xiaotao didn't care. As long as the basic rules were in place, winning or losing was no longer important.
Moreover, it seems that the game console is quite easy to operate; it can perform all the actions that are allowed.
After exiting Mario, Yang Xiaotao, under the watchful eyes of Wang Kun and others, started playing Tank Battle.
The same clicking sound rang out, and Yang Xiaotao took control of the tank and began the battle.
Compared to the tank battle game from the previous game, this one can only be played by one person. If it has potential for further development, we can add an online multiplayer version.
As Yang Xiaotao drove the tank forward, backward, and turned around to attack on the screen, a group of young people behind him were filled with excitement.
Compared to the humor of Mario, the simple and straightforward gameplay of Tank Battle is more likely to ignite the fighting spirit of passionate young people.
I played three levels, and then all three lives were gone. Game over.
Holding the game console in both hands, Yang Xiaotao looked serious.
At this moment, everyone in the room remained silent, waiting.
The next second, Yang Xiaotao solemnly put down the game console, then stood up and looked at everyone.
Papapa
He clapped his hands vigorously in front of his chest.
Papapa
Loud applause erupted from the surrounding area.
In an instant, everyone's face was filled with smiles.
"Congratulations, you've succeeded."
Yang Xiaotao extended his hand and shook hands firmly with everyone.
Yes, it worked.
In Yang Xiaotao's view, it is already a great success to have made a game this good in today's world.
This will be a groundbreaking step.
Everyone was excited; nothing is more exhilarating than tasting the fruits of success.
After Yang Xiaotao and the others finished their merriment, they began to get down to business.
"Comrades, we have successfully completed the first step of the game console project."
Looking at the cheering crowd, Yang Xiaotao spoke up, then continued to encourage them, "But this is only the first step; there are many more things we need to do."
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately calmed down.
Once the game console is made, the next step is to see if it will be well-received and sellable.
If others don't like it, then all their hard work over the past month has been for nothing.
However, after seeing how the game console performed, everyone felt that they would definitely like it if it were them.
Especially the gay men, who are now focusing their attention on video game consoles.
"You need to contact the Tianjin electronics factory as soon as possible to develop the production process to facilitate large-scale production."
"Especially the production of motherboards, Fatty, you're in charge of that."
"Wang Kun, Liu Yongqiang, you will each be responsible for the production of your respective modules."
"Others also have their own work, such as sound modules, power supplies, buttons, etc., to complete production as soon as possible."
Yang Xiaotao looked at everyone with a serious expression, "I want you to thoroughly understand every step of the production process, and more importantly, to ensure that the cooperating manufacturers complete production as soon as possible."
“In the future, you may have to go to Hong Kong to visit the factories there and provide guidance.”
Yang Xiaotao's words immediately filled the young people in the room with fighting spirit.
Hong Kong, I've heard of it quite a bit in Beijing.
It is said that there are skyscrapers there, and dazzling nightlife.
The people living there can eat meat at every meal, and they wear brightly colored clothes.
Yang Xiaotao could tell what these people were thinking just by looking at their expressions.
He didn't say much, after all, he had never been to Hong Kong.
However, only after going there will these people realize that while it is prosperous, it is not necessarily a good place.
"Minister Yang, now that our game console is finished, shouldn't we give it a name?"
"That's right, Director Yang, we're always calling it 'game machine, game machine,' it needs to have a name!"
"Director Yang, how about we call it Mario Game Machine?"
Some people asked questions, and some offered suggestions, but they were quickly refuted by others, who said, "Why is it called the Mario game console? Why isn't there a tank battle game console?"
"Mario sounds better!"
"The Tank Battle theme is quite imposing!"
The two sides started arguing, while Yang Xiaotao stood by with his arms crossed, watching the show.
Finally, Wang Kun and a few others stepped in to stop it, saying, "Everyone, calm down, let's listen to Director Yang!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone turned to look at him.
Yang Xiaotao shook his head. "Don't look at me, you guys can discuss it."
"This is your right!"
Yang Xiaotao's words made everyone a little more reserved.
After all, Minister Yang said that this was something that would go down in history.
The group looked at each other and let the other person speak first.
Wang Kun looked around and then asked, "How about the Red Star brand?"
Everyone looked at Yang Xiaotao after hearing this.
That's how it used to be when naming things; if something was difficult, we'd just use the red star as a substitute.
Yang Xiaotao shook his head after hearing this, "No way."
"If Secretary Li finds out that a game console is branded with the Red Star logo, do you think he'll beat you up?"
Wang Kun shrank back, while Liu Yongqiang next to him laughed, "Minister Yang, what do you think of the Shidai brand?"
"New Era?"
Yang Xiaotao suddenly shouted out three words.
Liu Yongqiang was taken aback. I meant "the times"!
In Yang Xiaotao's annotation, Liu Yongqiang took a deep breath and then nodded vigorously, "Yes, I'm talking about the new era!"
Yang Xiaotao's eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled and said, "A new era game console."
"Our new era begins with video game consoles, haha."
"That's true, it's not even February yet, and it is indeed the first project that our Ninth Department has completed."
"That makes sense."
Yang Xiaotao continued talking to himself, then looked at the game console on the table and said meaningfully, "And it also ushers in a new era for games!"
"I think it's a good idea, what do you guys think?"
Yang Xiaotao looked at everyone.
Then everyone nodded in agreement.
Yang has given so many reasons, what reason do they have to object?
Thus, the 'New Era' game console was born and received unanimous praise.
Cheers and jumps filled the research institute; everyone was incredibly excited.
Outside the research institute, a group of people curiously observed the activity inside.
Little Fatty was overjoyed and quickly ran to the workbench, picked up the remaining parts, and began to assemble them.
Don't let his slightly chubby appearance fool you; when it comes to manual dexterity, he's unmatched.
The key is to have a clear mind and act on whatever comes to mind.
Yang Xiaotao ignored him and continued to explain things to Wang Kun and the others.
"The game console is finished, the instruction manual needs to be made too!"
Wang Kun nodded, "Minister Yang, we're already doing it!"
When they were making the Starlight Calculator, they made an instruction manual, and naturally, they wouldn't miss out on this game console.
Yang Xiaotao nodded in satisfaction, "We also need to provide a general instruction manual for how to play these two games."
"Ideally, one in Chinese and one in English..."
Everyone nodded again.
Yang Xiaotao saw a group of young people in the room, and then added, "I don't think there are many of us!"
"In this way, in the final production staff section, we'll list everyone here, everyone who participated in the production!"
"Write them all down?"
Liu Yongqiang asked in surprise.
Everyone else looked over too.
Yang Xiaotao nodded vigorously, "Write them all down!"
After he finished speaking, there was a three-second silence in the room, followed by an outpouring of intense emotions.
"Long live!"
"Minister Yang, you're so kind!"
"Commander Yang, we like you!"
Yang Xiaotao shoved Liu Yongqiang away as he lunged at him, feigning disgust, "Get lost, I don't like men!"
Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter again.
"Little Fatty, when will yours be ready?"
Yang Xiaotao suddenly shouted.
"Minister Yang, it'll be ready in no time!"
Little Fatty excitedly raised his head.
"Okay, then I'll take this back and continue testing it!"
Yang Xiaotao, without batting an eye, uttered shameless words, then picked up the game console and walked out of the research institute.
Everyone was taken aback, then gave a wry smile.
Then they all turned to look at Little Fatty.
In an instant, Little Fatty felt that the heating in the room was a bit weak!