Chapter 32: The Third Generation of Programmers
The attempt to pursue genuine games is divided into two directions, one is to continue to work the console of the red and white machine, like alien technology.
From a perspective of the future, this may be a foolish thing to do. Continuing to launch a game on a console that has been in development for fifteen years is not a wise choice by any means.
However, in the current era, it is a relatively correct choice.
In China, the number of red and white machines compatible with the machine is basically equivalent to the number of books. Although there are a large number of excellent games,But after so many years of tireless piracy by pirates,And one by one sinicization,Almost all the red and white machine games that have appeared,Have been sinicized more than onceγ
The number of red and white games played by Chinese players is, to some extent, not even inferior to that of the red and white players.
The old games have been played, and players naturally need new ones.
Game manufacturers such as Alien Technology see this demand from the player base.
However, it is a pity that if the strength is enough, it can actually make huge profits in this market. But game manufacturers like alien technology,It's pretty handy to carry out the sinicization of the game.,But let them make the game by themselves.,It's powerless.γ
You must know that although Nintendo has a dark side, its game review system still makes those games that are too low-quality eliminate the possibility of mutilating players.
But if you want a company like Alien Technology, it is impossible to have high standards and strict requirements for your own game standards.
In their opinion, the red and white machine compatible machine market is a money-grabbing market, you don't rob me. There is no first hand and no second hand.
Therefore, a large number of inferior "Chinese-style" red and white machine games made using existing game materials have been released one by one.
The subject matter of these games is not limited to being yes.
It's usually some popular works, like a hit on TV, I'll release it, and if it's a hit on TV, I'll release it.
It's not that they're tricky, but it's a quick way to make money.
On the other hand, it is an attempt at computer stand-alone games.
Because of the vigorous promotion of the state and the large-scale electronicization of enterprises and institutions, personal computers have been greatly popularized in China in recent years.
From this, a market for computer games was born.
Many of the kids who graduated from science and engineering universities with computer science majors are born with a good taste for games.
And making a video game on their own is also a very good thing for them!
What's more, there are high-achieving students like Lei Jun, who graduated from Wuhan University, and have already made a lot of money by making software.
In such a situation, it stimulates the idea of making a lot of money among people of the same age.
However, the office software produced by Lei Jun is office software, and video games are video games.
Although the price of office software is not cheap, it is bought for more money. Buying office software is an investment.
Video games, on the other hand, are bought for recreation, and nothing is left after playing.
People are very loyal to the investment, whether the investment pays for itself or not, they are willing to do it.
But when it comes to recreation, people have to think about not spending so much money. Isn't it okay to spend a little less money to play.
As a result, sales of single-player games are generally not very good.
Between these two general directions, there is also a strange direction that is the learning machine.
The hardware foundation of the learning machine is actually almost exactly the same as the red and white machine.
Because of the development of science and technology and the progress of the times, in fact, the circuit board in the new red and white machine is only the size of half a palm of an adult.
Such a large level of integration allows some people to see the possibility of miniaturization.
But if it is miniaturized into a portable host of red and white machines, it is still somewhat difficult.
Because if you use the current cassette, the cassette is too big, and if you use the miniaturized cassette yourself, then there is no compatible system, and players can't buy the game.
However, if you make a learning machine and put something like an electronic dictionary in it, it seems to be very interesting.
The digitization of dictionaries such as Chinese-English dictionaries and Oxford dictionaries has already set a precedent on study cards such as Xiaobawang learning machines.
You don't have to make your own software, even if it's software.
As a result, companies like Wenquxing have started to promote their learning machines.
Although a not small LCD screen is added, the actual cost is only two to three times that of the red and white compatible machine.
Plus the shipping cost, it will not exceed two hundred yuan.
But after packaging, the price can easily reach 1,000 yuan.
As I said before, people are irrational about investing a lot of the time. The emergence of learning machines such as Wenquxing is the embodiment of this irrationality.
Just by packaging and putting it in a basic dictionary, it can be sold for thousands of yuan.
And, as soon as it was launched, it ushered in a rush to buy.
It can be said that it is a big profit.
Wenquxing has been successful with parents, and I think the children will oppose it, but with the children, it has also been successful.
The secret of success lies not in those dictionaries, but in the games built into Wenquxing. This machine, with a game built-in.
That's right, it's a ported version of the game made by Takahashi.
Although it is said to be a puzzle game, when the price of all game handhelds is not cheap, this is already the portable video game console that children are most likely to be able to play.
And, because Wenquxing has an interface that can support subsequent software installation, an interface to install a new dictionary.
There is also a new possibility that Wenquxing can be used as a platform to develop games.
At first, it was just a legend circulating in a small circle.
But when there is really an iron-headed baby, who writes a game with the keyboard and folder that comes with Wenqu Xing, as well as the compilation environment of assembly language, the entire circle of Wenqu Star fans will explode.
Countless children who love games have devoted themselves to the creation of games.
Therefore, on Wenquxing, a platform that can never be charged, there are many high-quality games.
And the birth of Wenqu Xing, although it has the meaning of making money.
At the same time, however, a new generation of programmers has been enlightened.
If the older generation of medium and large computer user programmers are regarded as the first generation of programmers in New China, and graduates like Lei Jun are regarded as second-generation programmers, then the programming apes who have entered this field because of their hobbies after the enlightenment of Wenquxing and the red and white machine compatible learning machine are the third generation of programming apes.