America: The Godfather of Game Development

Chapter 342 The Birth of Code Sex

Should we accept this proposal or not?

That's ridiculous; anyone with a sound mind wouldn't say no.

After some adjustments, all AM8 programs were re-equipped with the N language development environment.

It would have been better if it hadn't been changed. After the sudden change, Yuji Nakamoto realized just how outrageous this thing really was.

Plain text!

Compared to the feeling of struggling with gibberish just now, the source code felt like it had been translated into plain language after changing the environment.

Any developer with proficient programming experience would likely be impressed upon seeing the source code of this project.

"beautiful--

So beautiful!

It's as beautiful as the best code that Yuji Nakamoto could ever imagine he could write.

She is as beautiful as a fairy with an ethereal air, or a sexy and mature woman.

This was the first time Yuji Naka had experienced this strange feeling with code.

"I think I'm in love."

Thus, a coder was born.

No redundancy, no waste, neat and concise —

Even more—Lin Lixin thoughtfully left annotations for several difficult parts!

That damn compiler optimized all of that out, making me rack my brains all night!

It turns out everything is that simple!

"President Lin! I finally understand what you mean!"

Lin Lixin took a step back in disdain.

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In any case, after a simple adjustment to the development structure, the development team caught up immediately.

After all, as long as you can understand what Lin Lixin left behind, the rest is just learning to write things by following the N language documentation.

If I encounter something I don't know, I'll naturally ask Yuji Nakamoto first. If even Yuji Nakamoto doesn't understand, then I'll try to bite the bullet and ask Lixin Lin.

"Alright, you guys write well. I heard from President Nakayama that he's planning to send you to GAMENOVA in North America for some experience. He'll bring you to GAMENOVA to broaden your horizons if there's a chance."

Yuji Naka is indeed very talented, but compared to our friend Carmack, who received early training, there is still a considerable gap between them.

The growth value is S because that's the highest the system can give.

"Yes! I will not fail you!"

Did Jia Meibei pass away?

If this had happened last year, it would have been tantamount to exile.

But given Sega's current situation, being able to join Sega North America would be considered a promotion.

With this experience as a guarantee, who knows how much my future value will increase?

Look at Hideki Sato from the Department of Hard Science!

Now he's been promoted to executive director, hasn't he?

He was promoted from section chief to executive director in a meteoric rise, and even received shares in the company.

With experience in developing Genesis NEO and ATHENA chips, he could practically do whatever he wanted within Sega.

Even if it were senior Suzuki Yu, he wouldn't dare to act too aggressively towards him.

Who knows what Lin Lixin thinks of Hideki Sato?

If you kick a hornet's nest, you'll have nowhere to turn for help.

"Um."

Seeing that Yuji Nakamoto and his project team had finally officially started working on the project, Lin Lixin stopped wasting time talking to him and went to the art team.

Besides art director Naoto Oshima, there's another familiar face here today.

Ken Sugimori is the lead artist at Game Freak and also the original artist for many of the Pokémon in the Pokémon series.

"President Lin!"

"Hey, long time no see."

Since the Pokémon Red/Green project came to an end, Lin Lixin has indeed had very little contact with Sugimori Ken.

After all, I haven't been to Japan many times.

Most of the time, I communicate with Xiaozhi directly by phone.

The two would only communicate occasionally when Satoshi wasn't at the company or when he genuinely needed to find Sugimori Ken.

"You know everything now, right?"

"Yes, President, Sonic the Hedgehog, right? I'm discussing this with Mr. Oshima right now."

Sugimori Ken nodded and led Lin Lixin to a pile of drafts.

"We've just decided to design a pair of red shoes for Sonic."

Upon hearing this, Naoto Oshima flipped through his drafts and pulled out a simply colored draft.

"Yes, Chairman Lin, I chose a contrasting color scheme, which will be more eye-catching than a pure blue color scheme."

Of course, there was something else he didn't say.

That is, they also referenced the design ideas of their neighbor Mario.

While using red as the main color, a pair of blue overalls was also added.

While the limited color depth of early 8-bit cameras played a role, the final result was indeed very impressive.

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Therefore, they also added a pair of red boots to it.

Although these features are easily overlooked by players as embellishments, their inclusion does make the overall composition more balanced.

At least the visual center of gravity has been adjusted to a lower position.

This is obviously a good design for a game that emphasizes high-speed running.

"not bad----"

Lin Lixin nodded.

The early version of Sonic was still very different from the young version of Sonic he remembered.

The tall, energetic young man in the story wasn't actually designed by Naoto Oshima.

Rather, it was the result of a redesign by another designer to cater to the trend of 3D.

However, for the time being, this Sonic is already a perfect version.

"Get the complete artbook out as soon as possible; I need it for our marketing campaign."

Lin Lixin calculated the timeline. If things went smoothly on Sam's side, then DC would probably be taken down soon.

This is one of the most important parts of the publicity and distribution process, so naturally the faster the better.

"Publicity and marketing?"

Naoto Oshima blinked.

Does this mean GAMENOVA is going to personally handle the streaming for them?

"Yeah, I found Sonic a buddy, he's super fast too."

Lin Lixin chuckled and patted Oshima Naoto on the shoulder, "Anyway, we have to make him look really tough, so that our character doesn't lose face in front of others and they don't think that our Sonic is an old man in his seventies or eighties who can't run anymore."

"yes!"

I couldn't understand it, but I was deeply moved.

"By the way, Sugimori Ken, you can work together briefly today, then return to Game Freak tomorrow. I've already handed things over to Satoshi."

With Naoto Oshima in charge of art direction, there doesn't seem to be much to worry about in terms of Sonic's character design.

It's enough to have Sugimori Ken oversee the key areas.

After all, GAMENOVA itself has an important project that Sugimori Ken needs to take charge of.

A week is enough time to do a lot of things.

Especially for AM8, which has changed its development technology stack, this week's experience will be unforgettable.

It's about the smoothness of development, the ease with which you can write whatever you want.

Lin Lixin personally guided them step by step through the project, meticulously designing the style.

This week is one that will be remembered for a lifetime.

It's like entering a Taoist temple of a master and studying under a senior master for a week.

The amount of knowledge is vast, far exceeding everyone's capacity to absorb it.

So much food that it takes them a long time to chew and digest it all.

But as long as they can thoroughly understand what Lin Lixin has taught them this week, it's no exaggeration to say that AM8 will definitely be qualified to sit firmly in the top position in Sega's game division in the future.

Clearly, Hayao Nakayama also realized the importance of this matter.

Starting the next day, people began to be drawn from different development teams and sent to AM8 to audit and learn.

For a time, the not-so-spacious AM8 felt like a popular course at a university.

The seats were packed, and the place was overflowing with people.

It wasn't until Lin Lixin discovered that this bastard was still sending more people that he finally couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to stop the whole thing.

"In any case, everything about the Sonic the Hedgehog project is now on track, so I don't need to keep an eye on it anymore."

In GameFreak, Lin Lixin looked at the tearful Yuji Nakamoto in front of him and unconsciously took another half step back.

"President Lin————"

If only I could learn from Chairman Lin for a few more days —

"Emmm... well, anyway, my work here isn't finished yet."

Lin Lixin waved the Sonic art book in his hand, "I've prepared a big gift for you AM8, don't disappoint me."

After saying that, ignoring Yuji Naka's dejected appearance, Lin Lixin looked at Hayao Nakayama, whose face was ashen, and laughed, "He's not bad, President Nakayama. It's a pity that this trip is so tight, otherwise I was planning to go to AM2 to see Yu Suzuki."

"Naka Yuji is young and hasn't been tortured before. If he offends you, I'll take care of him for you."

Honestly, I really regret handing over such an important project to that greenhorn from AM8.

Fortunately, Lin Lixin was fairly satisfied with him, otherwise he would have had nowhere to cry.

"That's settled then. Oh, and Sugimori Ken, you should understand how important this project is, right?"

"I have fulfilled my mission!"

"it is good."

Lin Lixin nodded, thus completing the handover of matters here.

The Namco matter isn't urgent; GenesisNE0's lifespan has only just begun.

As for Illusion Entertainment —

Let Muranishi Toru do whatever he wants.

As long as it doesn't harm NX, whether it's making arcade games or creating uncensored and illegal games for GenesisNE0, it's up to him.

Xiao Zhi prepared the car and drove Lin Lixin directly to the airport.

With half of January already passed, Lin Lixin, who had traveled to the other side of the ocean, finally returned to California.

Sam, whom I hadn't seen in a long time, was naturally waiting at the airport to pick me up.

Just by looking at the lighthearted expression on his face, Lin Lixin knew that it seemed he had done everything he had asked him to do.

"Is everything taken care of?"

"Of course! With me personally handling things, what can't I handle?"

"You? Tsk tsk, Lucas must have helped you a lot, right?"

Lin Lixin smiled.

In any case, things going smoothly is a good thing.

Anyway, Lucas is one of us.

"How much did it cost? Don't let it wipe out our wafer fab."

"hey-hey----"

Sam, sitting in the driver's seat, chuckled sinisterly a few times, then gestured a "7" to Lin Lixin.

"For 7360 million, they acquired a 60% stake. Including the stakes held by Lucasfilm and MicroNova, that brings their total to nearly 71%."

Even if DC is a money-losing business, Warner Bros. can't possibly give it all back completely.

Now that the video game business has been completely lost, if Warner Bros. loses its comic book business and related IPs as well, it will be a huge financial blow.

However, through the mediation of several parties, Warner Bros. surprisingly relinquished over 70% of its shares in one go, which was indeed somewhat unexpected for Lin Lixin.

According to his plan, as long as he could secure around 20% to 40%, he could gradually increase the percentage through subsequent capital injections and technology investments.

After all, the only purpose of acquiring DC was actually to borrow that IP.

"flash"