Of course, there is another module that is essential for the PC to run games before the graphics card, and that is the sound card.

The current computer, the built-in sound source, is basically the same as the sound source of the first "Space Invaders" produced by Lin Yan, which is a buzzer that can only make long and short noises.

It is not used to express music, but to indicate what is wrong with the user through different noises when the computer cannot be turned on.

For example, "Di Di Di" means that the memory is in poor contact, and "Da Da Da" means that there is a fault in a certain part of the circuit board, such as a short circuit.

If you force it to express music, you can express it, but that level of music really can't get into people's ears.

If you think about it, it's easy to see why professionals are so resistant to soundtracking video games. One is that this thing lowers its own force, and the second is that it is really not so expressive, in the eyes of professionals, the analog sound source on machines such as red and white machines is not much different from the noise of buzzers.

At present, the largest manufacturer of personal computer sound cards is in Singapore, and the name of the manufacturer is Shengli, and the sound card is called Shengba card no matter what the specific model is.

Nowadays, there are many text adventure games with soundtracks, but only a small number of users who play the game have sound blaster cards, so this part of the expressiveness can only be accessed by a small number of PC users.

This is also the difference between personal computers and game consoles, game consoles generally have only one model per manufacturer and one generation, even if it is updated, replaced with a new generation of machines, greatly improving the player's experience, and everyone's experience is still the same.

This is not the case in the PC market, first of all. There is no very clear transition in the PC market. As a producer of personal computer games, this is the time to think about a problem. What kind of level should your game be made?

With a high level, good graphics, and good sound quality, the number of computers that can run this game will definitely be small. And the development cost of such a game is a bit high.

The cost is high and the sale is less, and the unit price cannot be more expensive. So. It's not a good choice to make a game like this.

However, if you want to compromise with the lowest level of computers, then the quality of the game will drop too much, too much, in the eyes of those players who have high-end computers and have played high-end games, there will be such an idea, this is also worthy of being called a game?

Thus, the product of the final compromise. It is to add a moderator inside the game, allowing users to adjust it according to the configuration of their own computer.

The game can run on low-end computers with poor graphics and sound, and high-end computers with great graphics and good sound.

However, just because there is no obvious boundary between a computer and a computer is not that it is slow. In fact, the speed of his generation change is even much faster than that of game consoles. Almost every year.

Actually, this is not a personal computer with any black technology. So change fast. The speed of personal computer update represents the current level of development of electronic technology.

Home gaming consoles. Or portable gaming handhelds, which have been able to be replaced for many years. This is due to the number of machines.

Take the current red and white machine as an example, the number of units in the world is approaching 50 million units immediately, and if a new machine is suddenly released at this time, the old machine Chiba Games and third parties will no longer make games. It's no wonder that the owners of these home machines don't scold their mothers.

It is also for this reason that Chiba games do not change the red and white machine itself. By adding a display chip and an audio chip to the cartridge, the expressiveness of the game is enhanced.

After all, everything has to be progressive. If you fall behind, you will be beaten, and this is an unbreakable truth that has been unshakable since ancient times.

Let's say there's a game that's under review recently. Although the picture is not too prominent, the performance of the soundtrack really shocked the ears of all reviewers.

This game was made up by Chubby Dun, and during these two years, he also set up a small game production company and became a third party to Chiba Games.

Moreover, because the quality and sales of the game are excellent, although his company is small, its influence in the industry can be said to be one of the best.

After a long period of exploration, the company has also set up a hardware research and development department. Not only that, Catalpa, who resigned from Chiba Games, returned to Chubby Dun and established the "Rectangular Wave Audio Club".

Many of the music produced by this club is very popular. For example, the music of "Contra", which was based on the first drop of blood last year, came from this club.

The reason why the new game "Glarant Daypoint" can shock everyone's ears is not only because the game is made by these people, but also because the audio chip of the FM radio source is added to the cartridge. In other words, the audio expressiveness of this game is the same as the quality of the music that everyone turns on the radio and hears the broadcast. That's something that even an arcade machine can't do.

Compared with the home console of individual users, arcade machines played by many people tend to improve the game experience of players at any cost. And this time, the game of the red and white machine is not only in the gameplay of the game content, but also leads the video game industry. Also in terms of hardware, for the first time, it surpassed the arcade machine and stepped on the peak of sound quality of video games.

Of course, there are a lot of compromises made for the sake of such music quality. To put it simply, the game cartridge has become very expensive, and to what extent it is expensive, it can be said that it is almost the same price as a cheap red and white machine.

Game cartridges and game consoles for one price, what a horrible thing it is. However, after two years of player training, as well as the hardcore game fans that Chubby Dun has accumulated with his previous games.

Although this game is expensive, it sells well. Not to mention how much money you make, at least there is no problem in keeping your capital.

You must know that the R&D cost of audio chips, labor costs, cassette costs, advertising costs, and many other costs are all focused on cassette, the final consumer product.

Therefore, it is already a great thing to make such a bold hardware innovation to be able to save the capital.

In fact, in addition to a small number of small games with experimental significance and water exploration significance, Chiba Game is a real masterpiece. Nor will it be done with the most expensive new technology. Although a large part of the reason is because the technology has not been tested in practice, the most important thing is that it is too expensive to play in this way.

Chubby Dun was able to do this because he just wanted to release the game. Chiba Games doesn't just want the game to sell well.

One of the main reasons why Chiba Games has worked tirelessly to develop new types of games. It's about developing these new types of games. You can circle more players. Sell more red and white machines, and only by desperately making the whole platform bigger, will the third party honestly develop games on your platform.

Otherwise, under the slightly high-pressure rules of Chiba games, I don't know how many third-party manufacturers have run away.

Of course, for the current third-party manufacturers, the hardest time has passed. As the saying goes, it's hard to get started. Sometimes those veteran employees of third-party companies who have just joined the red and white machine camp will remember the days when it was like a nightmare.

Make a game to go to. It's almost never possible to pass, constantly hitting back and redoing it, and there seems to be no end in sight. The bosses of the company also looked at the million-level sales of the red and white machine and the vast market it represented, so they persevered.

It's not that there are no companies dissolved, it's not that there are no companies that go bankrupt. In the memories, it seems to be a little magnificent. But. Only those who have experienced it know the real situation at that time. It seems to be very calm. However, the risks are no less than those of the huge waves.

A new console for Chiba Games is also in development, and two years is enough time for electronic technology to take a big step forward. The integration of the circuit is greatly increased, and the performance is enhanced. I can lower it well.

Of course, there are also side effects, that is, the integration is high, the heat dissipation becomes difficult, and the original metal flakes dissipate heat. I can't cool down well. Thus, the active cooling fan appeared. Of course, while the heat dissipation effect is significantly improved, it also makes these machines a little more noisy.

Lin Yan went to the arcade hall to take a look, and there was no flower cluster when he went to the arcade hall two years ago. Two years is a long, long time, enough for most people to forget him.

Occasionally, someone thinks of him, and some sigh a few words in a tone that describes an urban legend. The rest is gone.

After watching it for a while, the league system of the arcade machine is quite decent, and there are many enthusiastic spectators around the contestants, watching the chic operation of professional players.

Lin Yan has also passed the age of liking to be competitive and competitive, although he is confident that with his current level, he can still kill the scum of the professional player who looks about the same age as himself. But there's no need for that.

If they win him, and the owner of the arcade comes over and hugs his thigh, begging him to join their team, it will be a lot of fun.

My dream in this life is not to become a professional player in video games. It's about improving the environment of video games and providing a stage for these video game players to show themselves.

In fact, the best age to be a professional video game player is probably between the ages of thirteen and twenty-five. No matter how big it is, the reaction will be slower. No matter how small it is, the game can't be played very clearly.

At the age of thirteen, he was a fledgling, at the age of sixteen, at the age of nineteen, at the age of twenty-two, and at the age of twenty-five.

This is probably the career trajectory of a professional video game player who is on the right track.

For most young people, playing a career in video games is actually not a good choice. Because, behind those glamorous and well-known figures, there are many losers. One will succeed in ten thousand bones, and this is true in any industry. However, this is especially true of esports.

Because, the best age for e-sports happens to be the best age in a person's life, this age has a fast reaction speed and the strongest ability to accept new knowledge.

At this age, if you play video game career, everything is good if you become famous, but if you don't have any achievements, you can't achieve anything, and every time you use it as a background wall for the champion.

After retiring, there are no other skills in what you can do. Maybe it's like a football player retirement, and becoming a football coach is a good way out.

However, with so many esports players, how can everyone become a coach.

Lin Yan thought about it again and again, and he didn't know whether the professionalism of e-sports was good or bad.

After leaving the arcade hall and stopping a taxi, Lin Yan ran to a small port.

Today he gave himself a holiday, firstly, because he wanted to see what the arcade game event was like, and secondly, today Chiba Yuki invited her to her cruise ship as a guest.

A large family-owned consortium like the Chiba Group will, of course, have its own cruise ships.

When I arrived at the port, I first went out on a black hovercraft, and about a kilometer out, a white cruise ship appeared on the vast sea.

There are three big characters written on the cruise ship, "Chiba Maru", which probably means "Chiba". However, Hayashi Hiko, who doesn't know much about Japanese culture other than video games, really doesn't know what this "pill" means, and this boat is not round.

Boarding the ship, Hayashi asked, "Chiba-senpai, what does 'Chiba Maru' mean?" ”

Standing on the deck with a table in front of her with rice paper and inkstones, she looked at the vast sea for a while, bowed her head and wrote the three words "Chiba Maru", and replied.

"In ancient Japan, the land was barren, and people relied on fishing and hunting for their livelihood. At that time, you also know the level of industry, building a boat is slow and not easy, so the cost is very high. As a result, a ship is very, very precious. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the most important asset of a family. Precious things are called 'pills', and many ship owners name them 'pills' in order to show how valuable they are to their boats. Later, it became a custom that was handed down.

By the way, Lin Yan, if you have a ship, how do you name it? ”

Chiba Yuki stepped aside from the table and handed the brush in his hand to Hayashihiko, seemingly meaning to ask him to write down the name of the ship he wanted.

Lin Yan is still relatively confident in his calligraphy, so he is not afraid of showing timidity.

His brow furrowed, not knowing what name he should choose.

Peeing cow pills?

The name looks a little sassy, and a bit like it's about to burst. If the ship bursts, it's not a good sign. There is not much chance of surviving in the vast sea.

By the way, it's better to give a more excessive name, the worse the better, the so-called thing must be reversed, otherwise the pole Tailai, maybe the ship will be fine.

Lin Yan was angry, raised his arm, carefully moved the pen, and wrote four big characters on the white rice paper.

"Eat jujube pills!" (To be continued......)