I want to make a game

In the largest Carrefour shopping mall in the United States, Liu Zhiyuan and his group stood in front of a booth and looked at it.

“On July 1, Atari’s new product LYNX will make its global debut, the world’s first color screen handheld game console, so stay tuned.”

The gimmick in the color screen gaming industry is still very effective, at least there are many players watching and consulting.

"It's so ugly. The elves are much prettier than it."

Liu Zhiyuan very much agrees with Ji Ou's words. To describe LYNX in one sentence, it is clumsy and heavy.

"Sister, how much does this handheld device cost?"

The clerk smiled and offered a price that shocked Liu Zhiyuan and others.

"It's 300 US dollars each. Sir, you'd better make an appointment in advance, otherwise it may be difficult to buy it then."

Liu Zhiyuan, Minoru Arakawa looked at each other, and suddenly they all laughed. Atari was too arrogant. It had not grasped the vitality of handheld consoles at all. It cost 300 US dollars! How dare you. They didn't even dare.

MD only sells it for $500.

"Okay, sister, give us one for each of us."

Keep it as a memory and treasure. After all, the life of this handheld console is less than 2 years, and it will be difficult to buy it again at that time.

The clerk took the registration form very happily.

"Gentlemen and sisters, please register your name and pay a deposit of US$100. When LYNX is released, you can use the exchange ticket to purchase it."

Liu Zhiyuan took the pen and wrote his name with a smile. The clerk couldn't understand Chinese characters, but he still smiled. Li Huagui, Jin Shanshan, Ji Ou and others followed suit and wrote their names until Minoru Arakawa wrote his own.

The Japanese name made the clerk exclaim.

"You...are you Arakawa Minoru?"

She doesn't know Chinese characters, and she doesn't know much about Japanese characters, but Minoru Arakawa's name is within her range of knowledge. After all, in North America, Minoru Arakawa is the ruler of the game industry.

"Then...are you from the Han Dynasty?"

She was not a temporary recruit. She was a senior salesperson at Atari, otherwise she would not have been sent to the largest Carrefour branch. She knew the news about Minoru Arakawa joining the Han Dynasty.

"It seems that in North America, my reputation is far inferior to that of Minister Arakawa."

Liu Zhiyuan picked up the registration form and smiled.

"That's because, President, you haven't officially come to North America yet. It won't be long before your name will spread throughout this continent."

Several people communicated in English, and the clerk naturally understood it. Arakawa Minoru called the young man who was looking at the registration form president? Doesn't president mean boss?

"You...are you Mr. Liu?"

Liu Zhiyuan looked at the registration form and nodded.

"If you're asking about Liu Zhiyuan of the Han Dynasty, it's me."

The clerk was at a loss for a moment. Liu Zhiyuan was not someone she could contact at all, not to mention, they were enemies now!

"Don't be nervous, we are just hanging out."

The clerk didn't believe Liu Zhiyuan's words at all. They must have come to inspect Atari's LYNX.

"Your registration form is not very good."

"ah?"

The clerk was completely confused at this time.

"The number of people is too small. As an epoch-making product, the number of people who have reserved it from morning to now is only over 30 pages, which is a bit small."

Liu Zhiyuan put down the registration form and smiled at the nervous clerk.

"If I were to do this, no matter whether someone has made a reservation or not, I would write 100 pages of names first. Only in this way can I remind players that LYNX is in hot demand, and players will be nervous and spend money."

The clerk had no idea whether Liu Zhiyuan's words were sarcasm or something else, so she didn't dare to reply.

When Liu Zhiyuan saw the nervous look on the clerk's face, he felt bored and stopped teasing her. The group of people walked over to Eric, who had been waiting for a long time.

"Hi, Eric."

Eric took the lead to greet Liu Zhiyuan and others before they could come over.

"President Liu, Director Arakawa, Li..."

Eric can't be related to Liu Zhiyuan, but he can't help it. He is so lucky. The first Master Ball came from the mall he was responsible for, as did the first customized DDR. Liu Zhiyuan didn't want to pay attention to him.

All difficult.

A group of people left the shopping mall, and not long after they sat down in Eric's office, Eric couldn't bear it any longer.

"President Liu, does Atari next door want to think of something?"

One look at Eli's expression and Liu Zhiyuan knew that his method was not a good one.

"Eric, relax. The Han Dynasty is not afraid of competition. Rentang is not a rival. Atari is even less afraid of the Han Dynasty. It is just a dead tree that cannot see the development of the times."

Outdated rotten wood? Liu Zhiyuan calls that color screen handheld device an outdated gadget?

"That's a color screen, President Liu, we in the Han Dynasty can't just look at it like this."

"You are from Carrefour, not from the Han Dynasty. If President Sam knows about you, I am afraid your position as store manager will have to be replaced."

Looking at Eric, who still had a serious expression, Liu Zhiyuan stopped joking.

"Okay, okay, Eric, there's really no need to be nervous. LYNX has a fatal flaw, a flaw even more fatal than GB. The elves are not afraid of it at all. Just play fair."

Fair competition is the biggest unfairness to Atari. Six AA batteries can only supply a mere 3 hours of gaming time. Not many people can afford this kind of cost. Today’s battery prices are not cheap, even if compared to those of later generations.

The price is one yuan per section, 6 yuan for 3 hours, and 12 yuan for 6 hours. How many people can afford it?

What's more, Atari's game lineup is very average. Without some unusual paths, LYNX has no hope of defeating Elf. LYNX will not collapse as quickly as GB. LYNX's fatal flaw requires players to experience it for themselves. When people discover

When I can no longer afford LYNX, that's when it collapses.

However, this does not allow other predators who peek into the handheld market to understand that handheld consoles are the territory of the Han Dynasty, and if you dare to reach out, you must be prepared to have your hands cut off! LYNX sales have been good at the beginning in history. After all, it has a color screen, but

Now, Liu Zhiyuan doesn’t allow it anymore. Why hasn’t he announced the rules of Han Dynasty’s new competition yet? He’s just waiting for LYNX to be released!

"What's the fatal flaw?"

Eric asked impatiently, but Liu Zhiyuan just smiled and shook his head.

"Calm down, Eric, you will know after LYNX is released."

"All right."

Eric didn't dare to force Liu Zhiyuan to come out. The two of them were not on the same level at all. If it weren't for some previous friendship, it would not have been his turn to receive Liu Zhiyuan.

"I heard Eric that you opened your own arcade? Is it near this store?"

Eric was a little embarrassed because of his arcade store name.

"Yes."

"Eli Ke Lucky Arcade Hall, it's a good name. I hope you can continue to be lucky. The new arcade machine of the Han Dynasty is about to be launched. This is a test machine, costing 100,000 US dollars each. I wonder if you are interested?"

"10...$100,000!?"