America: The Godfather of Game Production

Los Angeles, 1984, May.

"The scale of the impact of Atari's impact on the game market is still expanding. Experts predict that it will take at least twenty years for the local game market to revive..."

The R-tube big-ass TV broadcasts today's programs intermittently, and the sound produced by the low-resolution speakers unique to this era is full of clutter and noise.

Lin Lixin stared blankly at the flickering screen in front of him, his expression very exciting.

A moment ago, he was carrying the N2 express package that had just arrived, happily preparing to go home and have a good time.

How come I was thrown into this ghost place in the blink of an eye?

He cast his gaze out the window. The California sunshine was as generous as ever. Even in the early morning, it was already a bit scorching.

Beige exterior walls, red tile roofs, and several apartments with almost the same style are lined up along the street.

,??

There are very few pedestrians on the street. There are a few young students who look like students riding bicycles, and occasionally cars with square lines pass by.

Lin Lixin's eyes stayed on the arcade at the corner of the street that had long been closed and the windows were smashed.

This is not his own community, or even any place he is familiar with.

This is Los Angeles in the last century.

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A transparent light curtain suddenly unfolded in front of Lin Lixin.

"Wait a minute, where are all this? Is it so careless to hang up?"

When the golden finger is put to the mouth, there is no reason to refuse it.

Although Lin Lixin has not yet understood the current situation, he still directly checked the box.

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"Godfather of Games? Are you asking me to engage in game development? In this ancient era, what kind of games..."

Lin Lixin's words were stuck in his throat, and he looked at the TV with wide eyes.

The news broadcast of Atari's collapse has just ended.

Just a year ago, Atari, the absolute dominant player in the North American gaming industry, had just made a terrible death.

Under the genius strategy of "quantity over quality", nearly 10,000 games appeared on the North American market in just one year.

The large number of homogeneous games caused North American players to completely lose confidence, and in the Christmas season of 1982, they were completely detonated by "E", the most notorious shit game in the history of gaming.

The game market, which was originally as high as 3.2 billion, dropped by more than 97%, completely ruining the future of the local game industry.

Lin Lixin stared at the TV and swallowed hard.

I seem to be standing at perhaps the most important crossroads in the entire history of gaming.

This year, Lao Ren is still killing everyone in his hometown with F red and white machines, and the other two of the future Big Three are not even there yet.

The old overlord has fallen, and the new king has not yet landed.

This is the only vacuum period in the history of the North American game market.

"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Lin Lixin's heart rate suddenly increased and he couldn't help but exclaimed.

『Bang Bang Bang』

Just as he was about to continue studying the golden finger, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Lin Lixin was excited, put away the panel, and then came to the door.

When he opened the door, he saw a brown-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian guy. The eye droppings from the corners of his eyes had not been wiped off, and he was yawning all over the place.

"Jesse, did you agree to wake me up? You're going to be late for class today!"

As the other party spoke in English with a French accent, a strange memory surged into Lin Lixin's mind and poured into his mind.

The person in front of me seems to be my roommate, Sam, who is also a college student majoring in computer science with Lin Lixin.

The two shared an apartment in a residential area not far from the University of Southern California.

"Sorry, Sam, I'm watching the news." Lin Lixin put on a slightly relaxed smile, "The Atari thing is really big, right?"

Hearing Lin Lixin talk about games, Sam ignored the fact that he was about to be late and spat angrily.

"F**K! Jesse, I heard that these beasts took the slow-selling "E.." to New Mexico and buried it. It's a shame I got up early to grab a few copies."

Thinking of the wasted money he spent, Sam felt a surge of blood.

Damn it, how did the gaming industry become like this!

Isn’t it just to follow in the footsteps of the great industry of video games that I started to major in computer science?

Unexpectedly, before he graduated, the gaming industry would disappear.

Lin Lixin Yile patted his shoulder and put on a "strong" posture.

"Let's go, I don't want to be late for today's class, oh yes, you are not wearing any pants."

...

Although today's class is early, it is not long.

The morning passed in the blink of an eye. Although the BAI language looks like a bible compared to the elegant # in the future, it is already easy to understand compared to the more obscure 6502 assembly.

There was no class in the afternoon, so the two of them had a brief exchange in the cafeteria, and then hurried home.

The pace of the two slowed down in front of the closed arcade on the corner.

"Jesse, do you think video games are really dead?"

"Of course not." Lin Lixin shook his head decisively. No one knew better than him what kind of terrifying behemoth the video game industry would grow into in the future.

Even at the lowest point in the North American gaming industry, Lao Ren in East Asia is still holding on. The F Famicom and the plumber who is about to become famous all over the world are ready to take over the hegemony.

"Atari does not represent the gaming industry." Lin Lixin said, walking towards the apartment again. "They regard games as commodities on the assembly line, thinking that they can win by quantity like a factory, and have lost respect for players, technology and developers."

Sam followed quickly, listening thoughtfully to Lin Lixin's particularly philosophical speech today.

"Jessie, when do you think the gaming industry will get better?"

Lin Lixin glanced at him with a smile on his face.

"It will be better this year."

He is ready for this perfect stage.

"Sam, you have played the late Atari games. I believe I don't need to say more. As long as there is a new work that can truly be called a game, the gaming industry will naturally recover."

Video games are not just a novel trick, but art, the ninth greatest art in the world.

"Sam," Lin Lixin stopped in front of the house, looking at Sam who was still shaking his head thinking about what he just said, and said slowly, "I plan to develop a game."

(Yeah)